Danubia Orchestra Óbuda A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

This is a chance to witness a unique meeting of artists: the several-decade-old ensemble, undoubtedly ranked among the foremost Hungarian orchestras, is conducted by Zoltán Kocsis, and what’s more, with a repertoire of which the pianist-conductor is recognized worldwide as being one of the finest interpreters and exponents. As we have become accustomed to from this artist, all the pieces in the programme bear some relation to the others, whether it be the period in which they were written, their stylistic hallmarks or other common characteristic. For instance, the Bartók work, written to mark the 50th anniversary of the unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda, and Stravinsky’s virtuoso Capriccio basically date from the same time, that is, the second half of the 1920s. Debussy’s beautiful three-movement Ibéria, rich in lyrical and exciting colour-shade combinations – indeed evoking fragrances – was composed in the years leading up to the outbreak of the First World War, while Ravel’s Baroque-like suite was penned just a few years later. The solo role is taken by 29-year-old Zoltán Fejérvári, who has already played together with Zoltán Kocsis and the Hungarian National Philharmonic on several occasions – a better letter of recommendation one cannot imagine.