Concerts

September

24

24 September 2024 - TUESDAY, 7:45 pm

Kronberg, Casals Forum, Grand Hall

Kronberg Festival

Mozart, Haydn, K. A. Hartmann, Bartók

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Cosima Soulez Larivière, Hana Chang (violin), Wassili Wohlgemuth (viola), István Várdai (cello), Dominik Wagner (double bass), Pablo Barragán (clarinet)

Artistic director, conductor and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloists:

Cosima Soulez Larivière, Hana Chang (violin), Wassili Wohlgemuth (viola), Dominik Wagner (double bass), Pablo Barragán (clarinet)

Programme

Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D major KV 239 „Serenata notturna“
Haydn: Cello concerto No. 1 in C major Hob VIIb:1

Interval

K. A. Hartmann: Chamber concerto for clarinet, string quartet and string orchestra
Bartók: Romanian folk dances


October

01

01 October 2024 - TUESDAY, 7:00 pm

Óbudai Társaskör

World Music Day concert

Mozart, Haydn, Liszt, Bartók, Popper

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello)

Artistic director and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Mozart: Serenata notturna, K. 239
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIb:1

Interval

Liszt-Péter Wolf: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody


October

08

08 October 2024 - TUESDAY, 7:00 pm

Kecskemét, Hírös Agóra Kulturális Központ

Filharmonia - Kodály Season Ticket // Kecskemét

Hugo Wolf, Schumann, Csajkovszkij

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello)

Artistic director and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129

Interval

Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, op. 70


October

09

09 October 2024 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Liszt Academy Series 5/1

Hugo Wolf, Schumann, Csajkovszkij

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello)

Artistic director and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129

Interval

Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, op. 70


October

12

12 October 2024 - SATURDAY, 9:00 pm

Cremona, Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi

12. Stradivari Festival – Cremona

Hungarian Rhapsody - Mozart, Haydn, Liszt–Péter Wolf, Weiner, Popper

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello)

Artistic director and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Mozart: Serenata notturna, K. 239
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob.VIIb:1

Interval

Liszt-Péter Wolf: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Weiner: Divertimento No 1, op. 20
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody


October

19

19 October 2024 - SATURDAY, 7:00 pm

Budapest, Reformed Church in Pozsonyi Street

Musical Favourites in 60 minutes - with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra – 4/1

Baroque - Bach, Handel and Vivaldi

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello)

Artistic director and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Handel: Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, op. 6/7, HWV 325
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Vivaldi: Cello concerto in D minor, RV 407
Bach–Busoni: Chaconne from the Violin Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 – transcription for string orchestra, arranged by Zoltán Tfirst


November

22

22 November 2024 - FRIDAY, 7:00 pm

Budapest, Festetics Palace

Musical Favourites in 60 minutes - with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra – 4/2

Viennese classicism - Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K. 136
Mozart: Little Night Music, K. 525, 1st movement
Haydn: Symphony No.3 in G major, Hob.I:3
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in c minor, Op. 18, No. 4 - performed by chamber orchestra


December

04

04 December 2024 - SZERDA, 19:30

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Liszt Academy Series 5/2

Liszt, Shostakovich, Brahms

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Roman Simovic (violin)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist and guest concertmaster:

Roman Simovic (violin)

Programme

Liszt: Mephisto-Waltz No. 1. for string quartet - transcription by Devich Sándor
Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin, Percussion and String Orchestra, Op. 134 - transcription by Mikhail Zinman and Andrei Pushkarev

Interval

Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, op. 111 - performed by string orchestra


January

23

23 January 2025 - THURSDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Liszt Academy Series 5/3

A. Marcello, Haydn, Beethoven

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet)

Programme

A. Marcello: Trumpet Concerto in D minor
Haydn: Symphony No. 49 in F Minor "La Passione", Hob. I: 49

Interval

Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, op. 133
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe: 1


January

24

24 January 2025 - FRIDAY, 7:00 pm

Békéscsaba, Csabagyöngye Culture Centre

Filharmonia - Összhang season ticket // Békéscsaba

A. Marcello, Haydn, Beethoven

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet)

Programme

A. Marcello: Trumpet Concerto in D minor
Haydn: Symphony No. 49 in F Minor "La Passione", Hob. I: 49

Interval

Beethoven: Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, op. 133
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe: 1


February

14

14 February 2025 - FRIDAY, 7:00 pm

Budapest Music Center

Musical Favourites in 60 minutes - with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra – 4/3

Romanticism - Grieg, Dvořák and Tchaikovsky

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Grieg: Holberg Suite, op. 40, 1st movement – Prelude
Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22 - excerpts
Suk: Serenade for Strings in E flat major, Op. 6
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 - excerpts


February

24

24 February 2025 - MONDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Liszt Academy Series 5/4

Bach, Mendelssohn

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Abouzahra Amira, Abouzahra Mariam, Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Abouzahra Amira, Abouzahra Mariam (violin)

Conductor and soloist:

Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin)

Programme

Bach: Concerto for Three Violins in D major, BWV 1064R
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor

Interval

Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988-re-arranged for violin and string orchestra by Dmitry Sitkovetsky


February

25

25 February 2025 - TUESDAY, 7:00 pm

Szeged National Theatre

Filharmonia - Tisza season ticket // Szeged

Bach, Mendelssohn

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Abouzahra Amira, Abouzahra Mariam, Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Abouzahra Amira, Abouzahra Mariam (violin)

Conductor and soloist:

Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin)

Programme

Bach: Concerto for Three Violins in D major, BWV 1064R
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor

Interval

Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988-re-arranged for violin and string orchestra by Dmitry Sitkovetsky


April

10

10 April 2025 - THURSDAY, 7:00 pm

Budapest Music Center

Musical Favourites in 60 minutes - with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra – 4/4

Contemporary - Miho Hazama, U. C. Erkin, Christopher Cerrone, Pavel Fischer

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Miho Hazama: Chimera - for strings
U. C. Erkin: String Quartet
Christopher Cerrone: High Windows
Pavel Fischer: String Quartet No. 3 “Mad Piper”


May

14

14 May 2025 - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 pm

Liszt Academy, Grand Hall

Liszt Academy Series 5/5

Veress, Mussorgsky

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Zoltán Fejérvári (piano)

Artistic director:

István Várdai

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Soloist:

Zoltán Fejérvári (piano)

Programme

Veress: Four Transylvanian Dances
Veress: Piano Concerto

Interval

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - arranged for strings and percussion


May

25

25 May 2025 - SUNDAY, 7:30 pm

Wien, Musikverein

Concert in Wien with conductor and cellist István Várdai

Dvořák, Brahms

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, István Várdai (cello)

Artistic director, conductor and soloist:

István Várdai (cello)

Concertmaster:

Péter Tfirst

Programme

Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 10

Interval

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, op. 90