Eszter Karasszon chamber recital A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

Eszter Karasszon has compiled a daring concert programme for her cello recital: instead of classical masterpieces she appears on stage to play various 20th century Hungarian solo and chamber works. The opening piece in the concert (part of the Talent Oblige series showcasing top talents from the Liszt Academy) is János Vajda’s Just for you solo written in 1984. This is followed by Seven Short Pieces for Two Cellos by Kamilló Lendvay, which the composer penned in 1999 for Eszter Karasszon’s Liszt Academy professor, Csaba Onczay, and his son, Zoltán Onczay. But the family connections don’t end there: Eszter Karasszon’s chamber partner in the Lendvay work is her brother, Dénes Karasszon, cellist with the orchestra of the Opera House. The concert’s first half ends with Kodály’s Duo, written in his youth and a piece that poses considerable musical challenges for the performer. Vilmos Szabadi, Liszt Prize artist and professor at the Liszt Academy, plays the violin part. In the Sonata by Zoltán Gárdonyi he is partnered by the Prima Junior Prize Winner pianist, István Lajkó.