On ClassicsToday: Checking Out The Budapest Orchestral Scene Part III
Jenő Koppándi & Zsolt Hamar
For my ongoing survey of Budapest’s orchestral scene, I picked out an all-Bartók evening with the Hungarian National Philharmonic after having heard a great Concerto Budapest concert and the Hungarian RSO in the Ring. The National Philharmonic came to (Western) fame under its longtime director János Ferencsik and again when it was led for two decades by Zoltán Kocsis until the latter’s death in 2016. The ambitious bill on this season-opening night included the Two Portraits Op. 5, the Third Piano Concerto, and Bluebeard’s Castle for the main course. Fab stuff, mosty:
All-Bartók Season-Opener With The Hungarian National Philharmonic
Below are a few photos from the concert to go with that review.
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All pictures ©Szilvia Csibi, courtesy Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Dezső Ránki & Zsolt Hamar
András Palerdi (substituting for Krisztián Cser) & Ildikó Komlósi
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