Budapest rolls out the red carpet for Kurtág

By Alexandra Ivanoff, 22 February 2016

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“Aimard’s obvious affinity for this repertoire burned brightly”

Reviewed at Liszt Academy: Grand Hall, Budapest on 19 February 2016

Kurtág, Üzenetek (Messages), Op.34

Kurtág, Double Concerto, Op.27 no.2

Kurtág, Petite musique solennelle en hommage à Pierre Boulez 90

Kurtág, ...quasi una fantasia..., Op.27 no.1

Kurtág, Új üzenetek (New Messages), Op.34a

Kurtág, Zwiegespräch

András Keller, Conductor

Concerto Budapest

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano

Tamara Stefanovich, Piano

Louise Hopkins, Cello

György Kurtág jr., Electronics

Saint Ephraim Male Choir

Concerto Budapest delivers Beethoven with high-octane fire in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 29th November

András Keller’s orchestra offers intensity, finesse and sheer dramatic sweep, from Tchaikovsky’s infernal tragedy to a Beethoven Fifth Symphony driven with exhilarating momentum.

****1

Concerto Budapest and András Keller deliver a Dublin tour de force

Andrew Larkin, 19th September

Masterful accounts of two great symphonies by Concerto Budapest in Dublin and fascinating Bartok from Pierre-Laurent Aimard.

****1

Concerto Budapest delivers Beethoven with high-octane fire in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 29th November

András Keller’s orchestra offers intensity, finesse and sheer dramatic sweep, from Tchaikovsky’s infernal tragedy to a Beethoven Fifth Symphony driven with exhilarating momentum.

****1

Concerto Budapest and András Keller deliver a Dublin tour de force

Andrew Larkin, 19th September

Masterful accounts of two great symphonies by Concerto Budapest in Dublin and fascinating Bartok from Pierre-Laurent Aimard.

****1

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.

****1

Julian Anderson Day at Wigmore Hall

Paul Kilbey, 2nd November

With a debut opera for ENO in the pipeline for next year and residencies with both Wigmore Hall and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, things are currently looking bright for Julian Anderson. To celebrate this, Wigmore Hall turned 2 November into Julian Anderson Day, devoting two concerts and a talk to exploring his music.

****1

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Alexandra Ivanoff

Alexandra Ivanoff is an American journalist who, after singing for five seasons with the San Francisco Opera, lived for eight years in Istanbul, where she began her career as a music journalist with Time Out magazine and Today's Zaman newspaper in that city. After one year in Berlin and now in Budapest, she reviews from various cities and festivals in Europe, as well as Istanbul, New York, and Los Angeles. She has degrees in music from the Eastman School of Music in NY and Yale University Graduate School of Music.

Budapest rolls out the red carpet for Kurtág on his 90th