UMZE Ensemble: Eötvös, Vajda, Varga Premieres

UMZE Ensemble: Eötvös, Vajda, Varga Premieres

Program:
Vajda Gergely: Bagatelles canoniques – in memoriam György Ligeti – Premiere
Varga Judit: Veszekedős - Csend, néma csend (Zankend – Stille, stumm, still) – Hommage à M. Kurtág – Premiere
Kurtág György – Olivier Cuendet: Játékok – Games – Selection – Hungarian Premiere
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Eötvös Péter: Fermata – Premiere
Ligeti György: Piano Concerto

Featuring:
Zoltán Fejérvári – piano
UMZE Ensemble
Conductor: Gergely Vajda

Judit Varga’s new composition is dedicated to the memory of Márta Kurtág, while Gergely Vajda’s Bagatelles canoniques is an homage to György Ligeti, featuring a dynamic combination of order and chaos, unleashed fantasy and strict canon form. The world premiere of Fermata by Peter Eötvös, an ensemble piece co-commissioned by UMZE is a significant event for the ensemble, which is a member of a consortium including the Ensemble Intercontemporain of France and the Frankfurt-based Ensemble Modern. The concert also features György Ligeti’s Piano Concerto, which has by now become a classic of concert repertories around the world. The soloist will be Zoltán Fejérvári, one of the most renowned musicians of a new generation of Hungarian pianists.