The recently 60-year-old Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra was formed in 1963 by graduating students of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest.
Operating as Hungary's national orchestra, the ensemble plays a prominent role in our country's musical life, and over the past six decades, they have also gained significant international fame. Today, they are recognized worldwide as one of the most outstanding representatives of the chamber music genre due to their precision, genre versatility, and exceptional adaptability. Since their formation—under the leadership of Frigyes Sándor, then János Rolla, and since 2016 Péter Tfirst—they have visited more than fifty countries, performing at venues including Carnegie Hall in New York, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Sydney Opera House, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. They have not only been guests at world-famous concert halls but have also performed alongside such outstanding artists as Sviatoslav Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich, Isaac Stern, Yehudi Menuhin, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Martha Argerich, Julia Fischer, Vadim Repin, András Schiff, Emmanuel Pahud, Vadim Gluzman, Denis Matsuev, Mischa Maisky, Maxim Vengerov, Ilya Gringolts, David Fray, Denis Bouriakov, Júlia Pusker, Gábor Boldoczki, and Gábor Takács-Nagy. From January 2020, world-famous cellist István Várdai joined as artistic director to participate in professional preparation and the development of artistic concepts.
Program:
- Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K. 136; Rachmaninoff: String Quartet No. 1; Haydn: Notturno in G major; Mozart: Divertimento in B-flat major, K. 137 - 2nd movement; Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile; Mozart: Divertimento in F major, K. 138 - 1st movement
Admission:
- HUF 3,500
Tickets:
- tixa.hu/idotlen-mestermuvek-a-liszt-ferenc-kamarazenekar-kvartettjenek-hangversenye-20260330
- In person: Tourinform Office (3300 Eger, 9 Bajcsy-Zs. Street)
