Bogányi Tibor és a Pannon Filharmonikusok / CAFe Budapest 2015

The concert of the Pécs-based orchestra will be special not only because they will perform pieces which are rarely heard in Hungary: the same works also bear testimony to the ways in which vocal and instrumental genres can communicate. This may take the form of song heard in parts the least expected, and remaining silent when the title or the genre seem to suggest otherwise.

Almost 20 minutes long, the four Sea Interludes, which are part of the first opera by Britten to be presented after the Second World War, are often played independently, as an orchestral suite. Nor is there a singing voice in Arvo Pärt’s tribute to the British composer, Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten, it is only the ethereally clear melodies of the strings that sing. Sibelius’s five-movement symphonic poem on Kullervo, a tragic character from the Kalevala, becomes a so-called choral symphony, thanks to the use of soloists and a choir.

Program:

Arvo Pärt: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes

Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7

Featuring: Johanna Rusanen / Kullervo’s sister, Juha Uusitalo / Kullervo – voice, Pannon Philharmonic, Army Male Choir (choirmaster: Kálmán Strausz)

Ticket prices: HUF 1500, 2500, 3200, 3900