The news of György Vukán’s passing on 12 August this year was greeted with shock and disbelief by every lover of the arts in Hungary, whose grief could barely have been processed within such a short time. Vukán gave major concerts at the Palace of Arts on numerous occasions. It was here that he celebrated the 60th anniversary of his first performance on stage, and where he gave charity concerts, recitals of his own works and tributes to the giants of composition – naturally in his own distinctiv...e style. Now it is the turn of his fellow artists – outstanding representatives of the jazz and classical music scenes alike – to pay tribute to him in the form of a large-scale two-part concert. Lining up to invoke the spirit of the Kossuth Prize-winning pianist and composer are his partners in duets and trios over several decades, members and soloists of various jazz formations, beloved classical wind instrument players, and interpreters of Vukán’s work “Missa Ad Dominum Jesum Christum,” originally written for Pope John Paul II’s visit to Hungary. Young winners of the Creative Art Award he himself instigated will take to the piano, as well as young pianists who represent the future of the art of improvisation on two pianos. Only Vukán’s own compositions or pieces which he frequently played will be heard during the evening. At what promises to be a moving tribute concert, Vukán himself will also be present – on the film screen. Projected excerpts of films, interviews and concerts will conjure this sparkling and vivacious personality back among us, his thought-provoking words perhaps carrying even more weight in the knowledge that we can now only hear them thanks to technology or to our own imagination. Presented by: Palace of Arts
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