We would like to inform our audience that according to the government decision effective from 11 November 2020, no public events can be held, so we are unable to hold concerts at the Liszt Academy with an audience. However, our audience will not be left without a concert experience, as most of our performances will be held and broadcast online in our Digital Concert Hall, and most of the concerts of the orchestras organizing concert series at the Liszt Academy will also be available online.

25 October 2019, 19.00-21.00
Solti Hall
Silent Strings
Edin Karamazov Lute Recital
Presented by Liszt Academy
Zamboni: Lute Sonata No. 9
J. S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010 (transcription by Edin Karamazov)
intermission
Leo Brouwer: Sonata de los Misterios
J. S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (transcription by Edin Karamazov)
Edin Karamazov (lute)
The lute was a popular solo and accompaniment instrument during the Renaissance. The small, easily portable instrument that was suitable for constant polyphonic play enjoyed massive popularity and was to be found in nearly all social classes: it was the indispensable accessory for the musical entertainment of the aristocracy and bourgeois families, and at the same time it was the tool of the trade of itinerant minstrels. In the Baroque period it lived on mainly as an accompanying instrument but solo works were also dedicated to amateurs and professional artists. The significance of the lute declined in the second half of the 18th century, with J. F. Reichardt complaining in 1805 that “who is familiar with the totally unique fineness and charm of the lute will really be sorry for the fact that this most excellent and fine instrument is pushed completely to the background by the new, rattling music of our age, which […] makes a real racket.” He could have had no idea that in the middle of the 20th century, the lute would undergo a true ‘renaissance’ in our age that is noisier than ever. Bosnian lutist Edin Karamazov gained international acclaim as a partner to Sting in his 2008 Dowland album Songs from the Labyrinth, in addition to which he has appeared with such famous classical ensembles and artists as Hespèrion XXI, L’Arpeggiata, Hilliard Ensemble and Andreas Scholl.
The concert is followed by CODA – which is an informal conversation with the performers.
Tickets:
HUF 3 500, 4 500