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classical music, opera, theatre
Gala Celebration Concert Marking the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Béla Bartók with Pinchas Zukerman and the MÁV Symphony Orchestra
25 March 2021, Thursday
6:30 pm - 9 pm
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The program was cancelled

We regret to inform our dear audience members that the concert of the Gala Celebration Concert Marking the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Béla Bartók concert and the online broadcast of the event, have been cancelled.

Thank you for your understanding!

Kodály

Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7

Bartók-Serly

Viola Concerto, Sz. 120, BB 128

Bartók

Divertimento, Sz. 113, BB 118

We're broadcasting this performance live!

In spite of the fact that the current extraordinary situation prevents us all from meeting at Müpa Budapest in person, we would still like to make the coming days nicer and more uplifting. This is why we are going to transmit our live performance, without an audience, on our website and YouTube channel.

We look forward to welcoming you to the event, through your screen!

The performance will be broadcasted on our website and YouTube channel.


It is a beautiful tradition in Hungary that the birthday of Béla Bartók is celebrated with performances of his works in most of the country's concert halls. This is particularly important on the milestone anniversary that will take place on 25 March 2021. Making this concert by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra even more festive will be the presence of world-renowned violinist and violist Pinchas Zukerman.
It was his idea to present a special 'birthday gift' at the start of the concert by performing Zoltán Kodály's Duo for Violin and Cello together with his wife, the superb cellist Amanda Forsyth. This thoroughly Hungarian-sounding piece, composed in 1914, makes beautiful use of the attributes of both instruments. It was just a few years before Kodály wrote Duo, on the collection trips to Transylvania, that the composer's friendship with Bartók deepened: they had great respect for each other, and playing this composition is a fitting tribute to the latter. Bartók wrote his Viola Concerto after having emigrated to America. His illness, however, prevented him from completing it. 'The only thing I regret,' he told his doctor, 'is the fact that I'm leaving here with a full suitcase.' The concerto was completed by his friend Tibor Serly based on the composer's outlines and personal guidance. The Divertimento was the final work Bartók composed before emigrating, as the shadows of World War Two grew. Amidst this entertaining genre developed for an earlier time, he placed his despair over the catastrophe threatening the entire world. However, this was also joined by hope for a better future.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Conductor:

Gábor Takács-Nagy

Featuring:

violin, viola Pinchas Zukerman
cello Amanda Forsyth
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