Monthly Archives: January 2005

First Concert at the National Concert Hall, January 8, 2005

My heart tells me I should devote my report to the celebration, that I should employ grand words to do so, but sadly “I can't find words”. Additionally the entire event seemed to contradict such behaviour. What was most moving about the way this inauguration was organised was its lack of protocol and pathos. They […]

Testing, testing

If a fairy were to appear and say: “my dear boy, you are living in Budapest, you know that nothing can be perfect, so please make a choice. Should the new concert hall be beautiful or should it have good acoustics?” I don't think I would have hesitated to think for a moment. Let it […]

Majesty; clear, deep crimson, the aroma of cloves. Masculine energy. Obscurity. Happy love, pure conscience, hope. Affability and tenderness. The dignity of superiors. Soft, sweet, feminine. Glory. Peace. – These terms are just some of the descriptions used by musical theoreticians between 1770 and1815 to describe the tonality of B flat major. E. T. A […]

The start of a new era – the first concert in the new hall

There are events and distinguished celebrations, the very experiencing of which are worthy of praise and should be remembered. It was no accident that Miklós Barabás left me out of his famous picture depicting the foundation stone of the Chain Bridge being laid. Nor could I be present when the Budapest Metro was inaugurated. I […]

There are events and distinguished celebrations, the very experiencing of which are worthy of praise and should be remembered. It was no accident that Miklós Barabás left me out of his famous picture depicting the foundation stone of the Chain Bridge being laid. Nor could I be present when the Budapest Metro was inaugurated. I […]

The Triumph of Music

Great event. Great fuss, Great hall. Great composer. Great works. Great performers. Great preparations. Great expectation. Great exodus. Great queue in the cloakroom. Great search for our seats. Great distance. Great acoustics. Great coughing. Great interval. Great show of strength. And a great victory for music. This is perhaps how we can sum up the […]

Majesty; clear, deep crimson, the aroma of cloves. Masculine energy. Obscurity. Happy love, pure conscience, hope. Affability and tenderness. The dignity of superiors. Soft, sweet, feminine. Glory. Peace. – These terms are just some of the descriptions used by musical theoreticians between 1770 and1815 to describe the tonality of B flat major. E. T. A […]

Majesty; clear, deep crimson, the aroma of cloves. Masculine energy. Obscurity. Happy love, pure conscience, hope. Affability and tenderness. The dignity of superiors. Soft, sweet, feminine. Glory. Peace. – These terms are just some of the descriptions used by musical theoreticians between 1770 and1815 to describe the tonality of B flat major. E. T. A […]

Majesty; clear, deep crimson, the aroma of cloves. Masculine energy. Obscurity. Happy love, pure conscience, hope. Affability and tenderness. The dignity of superiors. Soft, sweet, feminine. Glory. Peace. – These terms are just some of the descriptions used by musical theoreticians between 1770 and1815 to describe the tonality of B flat major. E. T. A […]