Bouquets in an empty hall: Concerto Budapest's Beethoven Day

Von Zoltán Szabó, 30 November 2020

Laden, bitte warten...

“their genuine dedication to the work, the never-ceasing attention to details”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Liszt Academy: Grand Hall, Budapest, am 28 November 2020

Beethoven, Violinsonate Nr. 9 A-Dur, 'Kreutzer', Op. 47

Beethoven, Klaviertrio Nr. 5 D-Dur "Geistertrio", Op. 70 Nr. 1

Beethoven, Cellosonate Nr. 3 in A-Dur, Op.69

Beethoven, Streichquartett Nr. 15 in a-Moll, Op.132

András Keller, Violine

János Pilz, Violine

Gábor Homoki, Violine

László Fenyö, Cello

Miklós Perényi, Cello

Dénes Várjon, Klavier

János Balázs, Klavier

Hungarian Quartet

Licht im Dunkeln des Krieges

Larissa Schütz, 7th August

Music in the shadow of war - Musik im Schatten des Krieges. Wie kunstvoll Angst und Schrecken auf das Schaffen unterschiedlicher Komponisten Einfluss nahmen, zeigten Steven Isserlis & Friends im Großen Saal der Stiftung Mozarteum an Werken von Debussy, Fauré, Strawinsky, Zoltan Kodály und Edward Elgar.

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Major Mozart with Hungarian guests at the Singapore Symphony

Chang Tou Liang, 15th May

Gábor Káli and pianist Dénes Várjon appear with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for a last hurrah before another pandemic shutdown.

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West Cork Chamber Music Festival ends in style

Michael Roddy, 7th July

British cellist Laura van der Heijden proved herself to be the sister of soul on the cello for the second night in succession.

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Mahler : de la splendeur symphonique au substitut chambriste

Jan-Jakob Delanoye, 16th May

Dénes Várjon et Izabella Simon exécutaient la première symphonie de Mahler dans une version pour piano quatre mains. Gagne-t-on au change ?

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Accents hongrois aux Jacobins, en compagnie de Dénes Várjon

Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 7th September

Après Elisabeth Leonskaja, c’était au tour de Dénes Várjon d’enchanter le cloître des Jacobins de compositions hongroises. Le Festival Piano aux Jacobins, dans sa 38ème édition, choisissait pour son deuxième concert le virtuose formé à la Franz Liszt Académie de Budapest.

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Mendelssohn multiplied at Wigmore Hall

Sophia Lambton, 24th July

Violinist Joshua Bell and cellist Steven Isserlis came together with three other players to showcase the composer’s chamber music.

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Zoltán Szabó

Zoltán Szabó is a cellist and musicologist. Having migrated from his native Hungary to Australia in 1985, he worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney until 1991, when he became Principal Cello with Opera Australia. In 2017, he was awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). Currently, he is teaching music history and musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.