1101 Bedford St, Stamford, CT 06905
We are thrilled to invite you to an exciting concert featuring excellent Hungarian musicians organist Áron Dóbisz and trumpet player Bence János Samodai on July 13 from 6pm at the First Presbyterian Church of Stamford.
The program will showcase some of the most brilliant works written for organ and trumpet from the 19th-21th century.
PROGRAM
- Vivaldi-Bach: Concerto di D, BWV 972
- Berlioz-Liszt: Rákóczi March
- Bálint Karosi: Canonic Fanfare
- Dezső Zsiross-Antalffy: Madrigal
- Bálint Karosi: Processionals 1-2
- Zsolt Gárdonyi: Mozart Changes
- Vivaldi: Aria
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2.
- Péter Tóth: O salutarsi Hostia
- Zsolt Gárdonyi: Blues for Trumpet
- Bálint Karosi: Toccata
- Ilona Dobszay-Meskó: Agnus Dei
- István Nagy: Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song
The concert is free of charge.
About the artists
Áron Dóbisz, organ
Áron Dóbisz was born in Ózd, Hungary. He graduated as an organ artist and teacher from the Faculty of Music of the University of Szeged in 2007. In 2011, he graduated as a piano teacher at the same university. In 2006 he studied in Italy on an Erasmus scholarship. He has won prizes in many domestic and significant European organ competitions. He was the grand prize winner of the 2006 Szeged Organ Competition. Also in 2006 he was the Second Prize winner of the Premio Bucchi International Organ Competition in Rome, Italy. In 2015 he won the Second Prize in the Timorgelfest International Organ Competition in Timisoara, Romania. He has given concerts in many countries in Europe and Canada. The Hungarian organ music of the 20th century plays a significant role in his repertoire. He has been actively participating in an organ-trumpet duo with Bence János Samodai for three years. Their first music album was released on Spotify two years ago featuring Baroque masterpieces.
Bence János Samodai, trumpet
Bence János Samodai is a prestigious Hungarian prize winner trumpet player, acclaimed for his interpretive maturity, expressive depth and technical clarity with awards and accolades. From 2020, he is a lecturer at the Béla Bartók Faculty of Arts of the University of Szeged and a doctoral student and researcher at the University of Pécs. As a soloist, he toured the concert halls of Toronto, Florida, Berlin, Potsdam and Budapest. As an orchestral musician, he was a member of the Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra, the Wiener Akademie Orchester, the Wrocław Baroque Ensemble and the Hannoversche Hofkapelle. He has currently recorded four solo and chamber music albums. Since graduating from the University of Szeged Music Faculty with First Class Honours, he has been in demand as both a freelance orchestral musician and soloist.
In 2019, Bence was honored as a recipient of the International Competition for Young Trumpet Players in Stara Zagora. Recent 1st prizes include the 11th Varasdy Frigyes National Trumpet Competition in Budapest and the 42nd National Brass and Percussion Instrumental Competition in Debrecen. He is currently completing his Doctoral Study in the University of Pécs. Engaged in all aspects of trumpet performance, in 2019 he was invited to perform as solist with the Tirgu Mures Philharmonic Orchestra, serving under the batons of Theo Wolters. Additionally, as a substitute musician, Bence has appeared with the Alba Regia Symphony Orchestra and plays regularly in that capacity with the Szeged Symphony Orchestra.