The Liszt Institute New York, together with the Palace of Arts (MÜPA) Budapest, are thrilled to present an online New Year's Celebration concert on January 1, 2024 at 1:30 PM EST featuring Joseph Haydn's magnificent masterpiece, The Creation.
Haydn's The Creation is a monumental oratorio that narrates the story of the creation of the world as described in the Book of Genesis. With its grandeur, sublime melodies, and vibrant orchestration, this composition brings to life the beauty of the universe's formation, painting vivid musical landscapes of light, darkness, and the emergence of life.
In the context of a New Year's classical music concert, "The Creation" serves as a majestic reflection on new beginnings and the awe-inspiring power of creation. Its triumphant choruses, lyrical arias, and evocative orchestral passages transport audiences on a journey through the cosmos, evoking a sense of wonder and renewal.
Listening to a New Year's concert featuring Haydn's The Creation offers a transformative experience, inviting us to reflect on the past, embrace the present, and look forward to the boundless opportunities that lie ahead. It's a celebration of the beauty of creation, a musical journey that uplifts the spirit and ignites a sense of wonder as we step into a new chapter.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
Conductor: Adam Fischer
Featuring:
- soprano: Mojca Erdmann
- tenor: Gyula Rab
- baritone: Benjamin Appl
- Hungarian Radio Choir (choirmaster: Zoltán Pad)
- Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
To watch the live stream, click on the website of the Palace of Arts on January 1, 2024 from 1:30PM EST.
About the performers
The audience can welcome a celebrated artist to the conductor's podium in the person of Adam Fischer, who as a musician entirely fluent in the Haydn idiom and as artistic director of the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, has recorded all 104 of the composer's symphonies. The Kossuth Prize-winning conductor has performed at the Salzburg and Bayreuth festivals, and has directed the Wagner in Budapest Festival at Müpa from its inception.
Versatile in terms of styles, German soprano Mojca Erdmann feels particularly at home in the world of Viennese Classicism. The tenor, Gyula Rab, continued his studies in the United Kingdom after graduating from Budapest's Liszt Academy and now successfully interprets works by a wide variety of composers, ranging from Purcell to Mozart, Bach and Kodály.
The German-British lyric baritone Benjamin Appl is fond of singing the masterpieces of the song repertoire, and no wonder, since he had the honour of being Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's last student. He first dazzled the audience at Müpa Budapest a few years ago in the Rising Stars series, and most recently, we got to hear his ethereal take on Bach at the Liszt Academy as part of the Bartók Spring International Art Weeks. He is currently a member of Munich's Gärtnerplatz Theater.