The opening concert of the György Cziffra memorial year will take place on 9th of February 2021, starting at 19.30 CET. The free to watch event called "Cziffra's Heritage" will be streamed online from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary. 

 

With: Gergely Bogányi, Kálmán Dráfi, Károly Mocsári, János Balázs (piano)

Host: Ádám Bősze

The Programme:

Chopin: Impromptu in A-flat major, Op. 29
Chopin: Impromptu in F-sharp major, Op. 36
Chopin: Waltz in A minor, Op. 34/2
Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, 1ere année, Suisse – 6. Vallée d'Obermann (Obermann's Valley)
Beethoven–Liszt: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major – 3. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
Chopin: Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 28 – 1. Prelude in C major, 17. Prelude in A-flat major
Liszt: Liebesträume
Debussy: Suite bergamasque – 3. Clair de lune
Rahmanyinov: Thirteen Preludes, Op. 32 – 12. Prelude in G-sharp minor
Ponce – János Balázs: Estrellita
Puccini – János Balázs: Lauretta’a aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi
Brahms – Cziffra – Balázs János: Hungarian Dance No. 5
ifj. J. Strauss – Cziffra – Balázs János: Reminiscences

The stream is free of charge, can be accessed from www.cziffrafesztival.hu or from the webpage or social media pages of Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music.