...a country (Hungary) whose population, even today, is barely over ten million has produced so many musicians and so much outstanding music. I am grateful for having been born and trained there.

Sir Georg Solti
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

23 March 2021, 19.30-22.00

Grand Hall

Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Cancelled

Mozart: Lucio Silla, K. 135 – Overture
Mozart: ‘Fuor di queste urne’ – Choir from the Act 1 of the opera Lucio Silla
Mozart: ‘Ah se il crudel periglio’ – Giunia’s Aria from the Act 2 of the opera Lucio Silla
Mozart: ‘Se gloria il crin ti cinse’ – Choir from the Act 2 of the opera Lucio Silla
Mozart (?) Salieri (?): Basta, vincesti…
Salieri (?) Mozart (?): Basta, vincesti…

INTERMISSION

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Mozart: The Magic Flute, K. 620 – Overture
Mozart: ‘O Isis und Osiris’ – Sarastro’s Aria and choir from the Act 2 of the opera The Magic Flute
Mozart: ‘O zittre nicht’ – Queen of the Night’s Aria from the Act 1 of the opera The Magic Flute
Mozart: ‘Die Strahlen der Sonne vertreiben die Nacht’ – Sarastro’s Aria and final choir from the Act 2 of the opera The Magic Flute

Martina Masaryková, Krisztán Cser (vocals), Gábor Farkas (piano)
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir (choirmaster: Zoltán Pad)
Conductor: Tamás Vásáry

The final concert in the orchestra’s Mozart series again recalls the beginnings and closure of the mature opera oeuvre: the 31-year-old composer meets his 16-year-old self. Choral pieces, two fantastically virtuoso coloratura soprano arias and a puzzle offer the opportunity for comparison: is the text set to music the same, and who is the author? Mozart or Salieri? It is not easy to work out since just a few years separate the two arias, in addition to which both are masterpieces, marvellous and a wonderful challenge for a female singer. A prize for the correct answer!

 

 

Dear Audience,

Due to the deterioriating pandemic situation, the management of the Liszt Academy has decided not to hold live broadcast concerts between 8 and 24 March.

Thank you for your understanding!

Presented by

Hungarian Radio Art Groups