Piano Recital by Alexei Volodin A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

The festival showcasing the most recent and former winners of the Géza Anda International Piano Competition in Zurich celebrates one of the most exciting musicians of the 20th century, who started out from the Liszt Academy and reached the apogee of his career in Zurich. Géza Anda (1921–1976) was dubbed the troubadour of the piano by Wilhelm Furtwängler, and this poetic and enthusiastic artistic personality is reflected today in Alexei Volodin, winner of the 2003 competition and member of the jury last year. The career of the 35-year-old Russian artist was given huge impetus by the competition win, he was invited to perform at concerts conducted by Riccardo Chailly, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Valery Gergiev and Carlo Rizzi, while he has also played in Budapest together with Zoltán Kocsis and the Hungarian National Philharmonic. Indeed, Volodin has already given a concert in the Grand Hall of the Liszt Academy, so in the wake of his 2008 appearance this solo recital represents a return to the most distinguished venue on the Hungarian music scene.