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March 17, 2021
19:00
Recital at the Old Academy of Music, Budapest
Debussy: 12 Preludes Book 2
Granados: 12 Spanish Dances Op.37
November 30, 2020
19:00
Recital at the Marble Hall of the Hungarian Radio
with Vilmos Oláh, violin.
Program TBA
October 15, 2019
18:00
Cozy Classical Concert: Piano and Wine
Hungarian Piano Music in a cozy setting: sit, relax, eat and drink some Hungarian wines while listening to piano music by Hungarian composer giants: Liszt, Weiner, Bartók, Kodály... Feel free to ask your questions to our musicologist host Endre Tóth who will explain to you the background of the pieces you will hear. All this happens in a music antique shop!
October 13, 2019
18:00
Classical Contemporaries – Contemporary Classics, Budapest Music Center
Piano works by young contemporary composers: András Gelléri, András Derecskei, László Sándor and Péter Zombola, matched with classical repertoire works of their choice by Mozart, Schubert, Liszt, Scriabin and Ligeti.
September 26, 2019
19:00
"The Unknown Chopin" – Recital at the Solti Hall of the Liszt Academy, Budapest
Chopin: Introduction et Polonaise Brillant Op.3
Chopin-Liszt: Six Polish Songs
Chopin: Rondo in E-flat major Op.16
Chopin: Allegro de concert Op.46
Chopin: Polish Songs
Chopin: Grand Duo Concertant
– with Eszter Karasszon, cello and Zsófia Staszny, voice
June 03, 2019
18:30
Classical Beats at CEU: Music meets literature – Tolstoy and Music
"Music is the shorthand of emotion" (Leo Tolstoy) – Concert lecture in English at the Oktober Hall of the Central European University
Endre Tóth – musicologist
Éva Szalai – piano
Miranda Liu – violin
May 21, 2019
13:15
Doctoral lecture & recital at the Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest
Couperin's keyboard works in Bartók's editions
November 23, 2018
15:00
Interactive Concert for Music Teachers and Children, Music School of Sárvár, Hungary
"Carnival of Animals":
from Couperin's Eel to Debussy's Elephant
March 23, 2018
10:30
Bach in the Subways, Fővám tér Market Hall, Budapest
J. S. Bach: Partita No.4 in D major – Ouverture
J. S. Bach - Gy. Kurtág: Actus tragicus cantata – Sonatina
with Endre Tóth – musicologist, piano
January 20, 2018
12:00
Solo recital at Op Hodenpijl, Schipluiden (The Netherlands)
Program:
A. Dvorak: Dumka en furiant Op.12
C. Debussy: Estampes
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"Pagodes"
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"La soirée dans Grenade"
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"Jardins sous la pluie"
E. Grieg: Transcriptions of Songs Op.52
- A Mother's Grief
- The First Meeting
- The Poet's heart
- Solveig's Song
- Love
- The Old Mother
Z. Kodály: Dances of Marosszék
Presenter: Marco Bons
December 15, 2017
19:00
Concert In Memoriam Zoltán Kodály at the Paleiskerk, The Hague
Soloists:
Blanka Mester, Orsolya Kirkósa, Katalin Kovács, Gabor Bálint and Máte Brucker - Vocal
Örs Kőszeghy - cello
Éva Szalai - piano
Trio Dumas
Marcsi Banda
Het Karpaten Ensemble
The Hague Hungarian Choir (directed by Orsolya Hedyi-Markolt)
Amsterdam Hungarian Choir (directed by Máté Lachegyi)
Presenter: Endre Tóth, musicologist
Organized by the Embassy of Hungary in The Netherlands
November 23, 2019
18:00
Dances and Songs – Solo Recital at Budapest Music Center
Robert Schumann - Clara Schumann: Liederkreis (Song cycle), op. 39
– In der Fremde, Op.39 No.1
– Intermezzo, Op.39 No.2
– Die Stille, Op.39 No.4
– Mondnacht, Op.39 No.5
– Schöne Fremde, Op.39 No.6
– Frühlingsnacht, Op.39 No.12
Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze (Dances of the League of David), op. 6
Edvard Grieg: Song (transcription by the composer) Op.52
– Modersorg, Op. 15, No. 4
– Det forste mote, Op. 21, No. 1
– Du fatter ej Boigemes evige Gang, Op. 5, No. 2
– Solveigs Sang, Op. 23, No. 18
– Kjaerlighet, Op. 15, No. 2
– Gamlemor, Op. 33, No. 7
Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Marosszék
Featuring:
Éva Szalai - piano
Host: Endre Tóth