Concerto Armonico Budapest A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

Formed in 1983 by final year students of the Liszt Academy, Concerto Armonico Budapest is one of the most exciting period ensembles in Hungary. The orchestra, under the artistic direction of Miklós Spányi, first attracted considerable attention in Hungary and then became a recognized name internationally following concert and festival appearances abroad. Of the many album recordings by Concerto Armonico Budapest the series comprising all Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach’s keyboard concertos (BIS Records) is of outstanding importance, and was greeted by critics worldwide as a sensation. Their pre-New Year concert in the Liszt Academy, the second since its reopening, features a harpsichord concerto from the Bach son, born three hundred years ago this year, alongside the Suite in B minor by Johann Sebastian (with flute solo by Liszt laureate János Bálint) and the Vivaldi concerto for violin in the same key, dedicated to one of his students (solo by concert master Márta Ábrahám). And to ensure that Händel is not omitted from this pure Baroque line-up, the concert opens with his Concerto grosso in D major complete with dramatic French overture.