- Beethoven, König Stephan – Overture
- Haydn, Piano Concerto in D major – Rondo all’ungherese
- J. Strauss II, Die Fledermaus – ‘Klänge der Heimat’
- Lehár, The Land of Smiles – ‘Dein ist mein ganzes Herz’
- Brahms–Apor Szüts, Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor –Rondo alla Zingarese
- Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
- Delibes, Coppelia – Czardas
- Sarasate, Gypsy Songs
- Suppé, Leichte Cavallerie – Overture
- Kálmán, Countess Maritza – ‘Hej, cigány’
- Lehár, Giuditta – ‘Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß’
Date: 12 December
Time: 18:30
Venue: Flagey
Place Sainte-Croix, 1050 Brussels
Place Sainte-Croix, 1050 Brussels
For centuries, what has been Hungary’s most impactful cultural export to Europe? Heart-pumping music! Thanks to the Gypsy bands of the 18th and 19th centuries, all of Europe got to encounter an exotic world of music that the peoples of the continent have been enjoying ever since in the Hungarian (or at least, Hungarian-style) melodies of Beethoven, Haydn, Brahms, Johann Strauss, Delibes, Sarasate, Suppé, Berlioz, Monti and, of course, popular Hungarian composers like Liszt, Lehár and Kálmán. Featured at this closing concert of Hungary’s presidency programme will be a unique selection of these that is uniquely diverse in terms of genre, ranging from overtures, a piano concerto, and rhapsodies to operetta, a dance movement and a march, all performed under the baton of Gábor Hollerung by the Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra, one of the most popular ensembles in Hungary, joined by Rita Rácz, Zsolt Haja and Roby Lakatos, Apor Szüts.
Programme
Performers:
- Rita Rácz, soprano
- Zsolt Haja, baritone
- Roby Lakatos, violin
- Apor Szüts, piano
- Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra
- Gábor Hollerung, conductor
This programme is organised by Müpa Budapest within the framework of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.