Concert, music, Classical music

Az a zenekar, amelyet Kobayashi Ken-Ichiro életében először vezényelt szülőhazája határain kívül, az a budapesti MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar volt. 2024. május 24-i koncertünkre a Zeneakadémián néhány óra alatt elkeltek a jegyek, és mivel sokan lemaradtak a lehetőségről, ezért úgy döntöttünk, megismételjük a koncertet másnap, május 25-én, 19:00 órakor az Erkel Színházban!

Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), like several other composers (e.g. Brahms), opened his series of orchestral pieces with lighter works, serenades. The first of his two early serenades was for string orchestra, following the example of Mozart's early serenades. In the second, he only uses wind instruments and lower-pitched string instruments, and in this piece, he anticipates later Slavonic dances.

Miklós Perényi, who just recently celebrated his 75th birthday, holds a prominent place among the world-famous and highly esteemed instrumentalists of our time. He has cultivated a close friendship with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra for decades, which is why he will be honoured with a special concert, where he will be making his debut as a chamber musician and even as a teacher, for he will be performing Vivaldi's double concerto with one of his students.

The program presents three of the highest peaks of the string orchestra literature (hence the title of the concert). Grieg speaks the musical language of the 19th century, Britten and Bartók of the 20th. Grieg's work evokes the style and mood of an era long passed, while Britten dresses his own childhood genius in 'adult clothes’; his work is sweet and joyful. Bartók's Divertimento (although the title means 'entertainment') is a heartbreaking testament of the greatest tragedy of the 20th century, the outbreak of the Second World War.