This evening, the National Philharmonic Orchestra will give a special concert at the Italian Institute with a programme comprising of 20th century composers. It will be conducted by the ensemble's music director, Zoltán Kocsis, and feature Swiss pianist Ueli Wiget and the Amadinda Percussion Ensemble. Zoltán Kocsis would like the National Philharmonic orchestra to master […]
INGRID FLITER performed for the second time in Budapest. ZOLTÁN KOCSIS, who discovered this young pianist for Hungarian audiences while a member of the jury of an international competition (Bolzano, 1998), had already invited the 28 year old Argentinean in February 2000 to perform the Prokofiev 3rd Concerto (in C major) with the National Philharmonic […]
In the light of the celebration, we must think of death for a minute On December 23rd, the National Philharmonic Orchestra will give a concert, conducted by Zoltán Kocsis and featuring Éva Marton. The program presents works by Wagner, Richard Strauss and Schoenberg. – With Christmas approaching, every ensemble is giving a Christmas concert. The […]
On Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attended a concert given by the National Philharmonic Orchestra at the Théatre des Champs Élysees. Zoltán Kocsis was both soloist and conductor. The program featured Beethoven's St Stephen's Overture, the Liszt E flat major piano concerto and Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra. There was not a single empty seat in […]
The French temperament does not heat up in a matter of minutes, as the Hungarian does. There is no enthusiastic clapping, applause comes only from simple politeness. However, at the National Philharmonic Orchestra's Paris concert, the ice was nevertheless broken. Zoltán Kocsis' Liszt playing was greeted by applause and cries that showed no signs of […]
The National Philharmonic Orchestra has begun a series of young people's concerts, under the direction of Zsolt Hamar, which attempt to address the youngest age group in unusual locations, environments and interesting repertoire. Besides his work at the National Philharmonic, since last year Zsolt Hamar has been the music director of the Pécs Symphony Orchestra: […]
It is rare to be able to sense from the happy buzz of the public leaving the Music Academy that the concert gave them such a memorable experience that it survived the scrum to retrieve hats and coats. On a ghastly November evening, when the final concert was heard of the National Choir's Verdi series […]
The National Choir's jubilee Verdi cycle – celebrating the ensembles 15th anniversary – reached a fitting finale (November 22) with a concert hall performance of Un giorno di regno at the Music Academy. Its premiere in Milan in 1840 was a catastrophic failure. Ever since, this comic opera has been regarded (fairly) as a folly […]
The State Audit Office (ASZ) has issued the results of its examination into the operation of the National Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir and Bibliotheque. In summary the report paints a favourable picture of the institution's finances and structural transformation, but also draws attention to certain defficiencies. Géza Kovács, the director of the National Philharmonic Orchestra, in […]
