Kristóf Baráti, István Várdai and Dénes Várjon in concert / BTF 2017

Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, Hob. XV:25 “Gypsy”

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49

Interval

Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor

Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 44

Featuring: Máté Szűcs– viola

Founded in 2012 by Tamás Körner, the Classical Concert Agency represents three instrumentalists, who follow in the footsteps of great predecessors as they add to the prestige of Hungarian music with performances in the best-known concert halls across the globe. Though Kristóf Baráti, István Várdai and Dénes Várjon are the most sought-after Hungarian musicians, they luckily find time away from their busy solo schedules to make chamber music together. They gave their first joint concert a little over three years ago, and it was apparent from the start that the three struck the right chord with each other.

János Malina wrote about their most recent concert: “Following a change of generations, we again have outstanding soloists who are interested in the genre of chamber music, and can fill one or two piano trios. Of them, the Baráti–Várdai–Várjon formation is the one that has become set, and can now provide audiences with a ‘dream trio.’”