MÁV Lukács/2. ZA 2016.

Alig találunk ikonikusabb alkotást az operairodalomban a Toscánál, amely Victorien Sardou francia drámaíró színdarabjának feldolgozásaként, Puccini zsenialitásának köszönhetően nyerte el a remekműveknek kijáró öröklétet. A főszerepekben ezúttal olyan hazai kiválóságokat hallunk, mint Boros Csilla, Fekete Attila és Molnár Levente. A zenekart az opera műfajának nem hivatalos nagykövete, a Liszt Ferenc-díjas Kesselyák Gergely vezényli.

It is no exaggeration to say that Péter Eötvös, who passed away recently, was an outstanding composer of recent decades, whose broad vision and directness set an example for many musicians. In this concert, we will be the first to present one of his last works to Hungarian audiences: the Harp Concerto. It was premiered in Paris in January 2024, and since then, it has been performed in numerous concerts from Geneva to Tokyo. The Hungarian premiere will feature Xavier de Maistre, to whom Eötvös dedicated his composition. We also remember the composer with Barber's poignant Adagio and Stravinsky's Funeral Song. Finally, the audience will hear Mozart's last symphony, Jupiter, entitled so for its grandiose and majestic opening harmonies.

Birds sing, then startle at the approaching storm, then the sounds of divertissement can be heard in the village: Vivaldi's Violin Concerto, Spring, contains some of the most beloved melodies in music history, this time played by solo violinist Jin Xi in our matinee concert. First published in French almost a century ago, in 1931, The story of Babar, the little elephant is a tale of an orphaned elephant who, thrown into modern Paris, learns the rules of civilised behaviour and returns to his own to become their king. Francis Poulenc's composition for orchestra, like Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, is narrated by a narrator. The orchestra is conducted by the rising conducting talent Dárius Teremi.