The classical music season continues in January 2024 with a world-renowned star-studded line-up, acclaimed Hungarian musicians and classics of the musical literature. The Grammy-winning The Kings Singers and the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing, while the Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra of Debrecen, celebrating its 100th anniversary this season, will be back with its usual high-quality concerts. The January and February program will include works by Mozart, Strauss, Haydn, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov, carnival and romantic tunes, cartoon hits and jazz.
Disney 100 – concert by Grammy Award-winning The King’s Singers
Date: January 17, 2024 – Wednesday – 18:30
Venue: Főnix Arena
Featuring: The King’s Singers / Kodály Philharmonics Debrecen
Conducted by: Péter Illényi
Program:
Dukas: The Sorceress (Fantasia, 1940)
Fain – Cahn, arr. Young: The second star to the right (Peter Pan, 1953)
Washington-Wallace, arr. When I see an elephant fly (Dumbo, 1941)
Morey – Churchill, arr. L’Estrange: Someday my prince will come (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937)
Tchaikovsky: “Grande valse villageoise” (Sleeping Beauty, 1959)
Huddleston – Rinker, arr. Young: Ev’rybody wants to be a cat (The Aristocats, 1970)
Menken – Schwartz, arr. Young: The bells of Notre Dame (The Tower Guard of Notre Dame, 1996)
Newman, arr. Lawson: When she loved me (Toy Story 2, 1999)
Menken, arr. Clements: Prince Ali (Aladdin, 1992)
Respighi: Pines of Rome – details (Fantasy, 2000)
Jacob – Olmo, arr. Young: Aloha, e komo mai (Lilo és Stitch, 2002)
López – Anderson-López, arr. Clements: Remember me (Coco, 2017)
Phil Collins, arr. Jim Clements: On my way (Brother Bear, 2004)
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (Fantasy, 2000)
Harline – Washington, arr. Rutter: When you wish upon a star (Pinocchio, 1940)
López – Anderson-López, arr. Muhly: Let it go (Frozen, 2013)
Elton John – Tim Rice, arr. Jamey Ray: Can you feel the love tonight? (The Lion King, 1994)
Richard és Robert Sherman – Kostal, arr. Bruerton: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary Poppins, 1964)
Tickets: 4 900 Ft, 6 900 Ft, 8 900 Ft, 9 900 Ft
Tickets are available at the ticket office of Kölcsey Center, on the spot before the concert or online at www.jegymester.hu.
Lyrics and epilogue – concert by the Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra
Date: January 30, 2024 – Tuesday – 19.00
Venue: Kölcsey Center, Grand Hall
Program: Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, op.62 / Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. I (D major), op. 19 / Mozart: Symphony in E flat major, K. 543
Featuring: Joanna Kamenarska (violin) / Kodály Philharmonics
Conducted by: Tibor Bényi
Tickets: 3500 Ft, 2700 Ft
Tickets are available at the Tourinform Office and the Klassz Point.
Jazz for you! – carnival concert with jazz
Date: 2024. February 2. – Friday – 19.00
Venue: Kölcsey Center, Ball Room
Featuring: Steve Jazz Trio / Kodály Choir Debrecen
Conducted by: Zoltán Kocsis-Holper
Tickets: 2200 Ft
Tickets are available at the Tourinform Office and the Klassz Point.
Concert of the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra
Date: February 6, 2024 – Tuesday – 19.00
Venue: Kölcsey Center, Grand Hall
Program: Sibelius: Symphony No. II (D major), Op. 43 / R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration Op.24, TrV 158
Featuring: Győr Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by: Rajna Martin
Tickets: 3500 Ft, 2700 Ft
Tickets are available at the Tourinform Office and the Klassz Point.
Valentin Magyar’s piano concert
Date: February 15, 2024 – Thursday – 19.00
Venue: Liszt Hall of the UD’s Faculty of Music
Program:
Joseph Haydn: Sonata in E flat major, Hob. XVI:52
Sergey Rachmaninov: Elegy Op. No. 1 in E flat minor Op. No. 5., G-sharp minor Prelude Op. 32. no. 12., C minor etude Op. 39. no.1.
Kreisler-Rachmaninov: Liebesleid
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in E major Op. 109.
Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Tickets: 2.500 Ft, tickets for students and seniors: 1.500 Ft
Tickets are available on the day of the concert from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Art Management Office of the UD’s Faculty of Music, or on the spot before the concert.
Constellar – concert by the Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra and the Kodály Choir Debrecen
Date: February 20, 2024 – Tuesday – 19.00
Venue: Kölcsey Center, Grand Hall
Program: Gershwin: Cuban Overture / R. Strauss: The Merry Pranks of Till Eulenspiegel op. 28 / G. T. Holst: Planets, op. 32
Featuring: Kodály Philharmonics / Kodály Choir Debrecen (Director: Zoltán Kocsis-Holper)
Conducted by: Grigor Palikarov (Bulgaria)
Tickets: 3500 Ft, 2700 Ft
Tickets are available at the Tourinform Office and the Klassz Point.
Concert of Francesca Provvisionato (vocals) and Judit Böszörményi (piano)
Date: February 22, 2024 – Thursday – 19.00
Venue: Liszt Hall of the UD’s Faculty of Music
Tickets: 2.500 Ft, tickets for students and seniors: 1.500 Ft
Tickets are available on the day of the concert from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Art Management Office of the UD’s Faculty of Music, or on the spot before the concert.
Concert by the SONUS percussion ensemble
Date: February 25, 2024 – Sunday – 19.00
Venue: Liszt Hall of the UD’s Faculty of Music
Art director: István Szabó
Tickets: 2.500 Ft, tickets for students and seniors: 1.500 Ft
Tickets are available on the spot before the concert from 6.30 p.m.
Homage from the Romantic era – concert by the Kodály Philharmonic Orchestra
Date: February 27, 2024 – Tuesday – 19.00
Venue: Kölcsey Center, Grand Hall
Program: Borodin: In the Deserts of Central Asia / Liszt: Dance of Death / Glazunov: Symphony No. II (F minor), op.16.
Featuring: József Balog (piano) / Kodály Philharmonics
Conducted by: Anton Shaburov (Russia)
Tickets: 3500 Ft, 2700 Ft
Tickets are available at the Tourinform Office and the Klassz Point.
Concert of Hermina Szabó (violin) and Judit Váradi (piano)
Date: February 29, 2024 – Thursday – 19.00
Venue: Liszt Hall of the UD’s Faculty of Music
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in C minor BWV 1017
Franz Schubert: Sonata in D major Op. posth. 137 No. 1.
Camille Saint-Saëns: Dances Macabre Op. 40.
Jenő Hubay: Violin solo
Kornél Ábrányi: What the castle ruins tell us – Music picture
Béla Kéler: Farewell to Lower Hungary
Astor Piazzolla: Café 1930
Astor Piazzolla: Bordel 1900
Tickets: 2.500 Ft, tickets for students and seniors: 1.500 Ft
Tickets are available on the day of the concert from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Art Management Office of the UD’s Faculty of Music, or on the spot before the concert.
