Dénes Várjon celebrates the Liszt Bicentenary

By David Karlin, 30 January 2011

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Reviewed at Kings Place: Hall One, London on 29 January 2011

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie: Sposalizio, S 161 no. 1

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie: Sonetto del Petrarca no. 104, S 161 no. 5

Liszt, Schlaflos! Frage und Antwort, S 203

Liszt, Valse oubliée in F sharp minor, S215 no.1

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Troisième année: Les jeux d'eaux à la villa d'Este, S 163 no. 4

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Troisième année: Sursum Corda, S 163 no. 7

Liszt, Piano Sonata in B minor, S 178

Dénes Várjon, Piano

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

Zoltán Szabó, 28th November

The marathon chamber concert leg of the Beethoven Day in Budapest's Liszt Academy featured artists such as Miklós Perényi, Dénes Várjon and the Hungarian Quartet.

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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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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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Franz Liszt: from exuberance to ascesticism

Frances Wilson, 7th October

An insightful and engaging talk by Alfred Brendel on Liszt's B minor Sonata was followed by an intelligent and colourful performance by pianist Dénes Varjon.

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Fine chamber playing from Budapest's visiting musicians in Edinburgh

Alan Coady, 14th August

A morning of wonderful and varied chamber music from the Budapest Festival Orchestra Soloists in Edinburgh.

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.