The evening starts with a bang, with the first piece being an utter sensation which has been received with – if we may say so – dropped jaws all over the world. Max Richter has reinterpreted one of Vivaldi’s best-known works, The Four Seasons, using the musical tools of the 21st century, giving the Baroque work an exciting new understanding. The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra invited the dancers of the Győr Ballet to join the production, and their joint performance will create an even more elemental effect by amplifying the sound with the world of images and movement. After the intermission, the ensemble dares to take on the contrast of being “left alone” on the stage, performing a Beethoven String Quartet, one of the most technically challenging and demanding pieces of outstanding artistic quality, in a string orchestra version. The night closes with the glittering music of the Viennese Classical period, bidding farewell to a new generation of music lovers and loyal audience members for decades. No celebrations can be complete without the contribution of the world-renowned artistic director István Várdai; his intense and suggestive performance surely brings the Kraft Cello Concerto to life.
Good luck to the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra for its 7th decade!
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Artistic director and soloist: István Várdai (cello)
Concert master: Péter Tfirst
Soloist: Ballet Company of Győr, Sayaka Shoji (violin)
Programme
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons recomposed by Max Richter
Interval
Beethoven: String Quartet in F major op. 135 – transcription for string orchestra
A. Kraft: Cello Concerto in C major, Op.4
