Danubia Orchestra Óbuda

There is always something to be surprised about with the Russians: so much poverty, suffering, longing, and yet so many brilliant creators, so many artistic souls, so many never-heard-before colours! Tchaikovsky erected tributes to his great idol Mozart in several works: his most fervent desire was to compose the same translucent, unforced music as his great predecessor. Shostakovich’s student, composer Galina Ustvolskaya, took a completely different path. She did not head west, but rather east: her unique tonalities and unexpected shifts are echoes of her great master as well as the unpredictable irrationality of the Russian landscape (not to mention the Communist era). She was an artist of near genius level who after gaining popularity in the West can be heard increasingly in Hungary, too.