The 100th birth anniversary of Hungarian piano virtuoso György Cziffra will be marked in 15 countries worldwide in 2021. The György Cziffra Memorial Year includes nearly 100 cultural events and concerts with the participation of world-famous artists in Hungary and abroad. The opening concert featuring Gergely Bogányi, Károly Dráfi, Károly Mocsári, and János Balázs will be live-streamed from the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest on 9th February 2021.
Programme:
Chopin: Impromptu in A-flat major, Op. 29
Chopin: Impromptu in F-sharp major, Op. 36
Chopin: Waltz in A minor, Op. 34/2
Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, 1ere année, Suisse – 6. Vallée d'Obermann (Obermann's Valley)
Beethoven–Liszt: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major – 3. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
Chopin: Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 28 – 1. Prelude in C major, 17. Prelude in A-flat major
Liszt: Liebesträume
Debussy: Suite bergamasque – 3. Clair de lune
Rahmanyinov: Thirteen Preludes, Op. 32 – 12. Prelude in G-sharp minor
Ponce – János Balázs: Estrellita
Puccini – János Balázs: Lauretta’a aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi
Brahms – Cziffra – Balázs János: Hungarian Dance No. 5
ifj. J. Strauss – Cziffra – Balázs János: Reminiscences
Gergely Bogányi, Kálmán Dráfi, Károly Mocsári, János Balázs (piano)
Host: Ádám Bősze
The concert will be available at the link below at 18.30 (UTC), 9 February 2021.