DISCOVERIES

It is always an exciting experience to listen to a new work by a Hungarian composer. At this concert in the Discoveries series, the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, playing under the baton of Róbert Farkas, will introduce the audience to Tímea Dragony's Onyx. The programme has another discovery in store for us as well, as Prokofiev's late composition for cello and orchestra, his Sinfonia concertante, is a neglected treasure. And for many listeners, of course, the playing of cellist Bence Temesvári, the soloist for this work, and/or pianist Valentin Magyar, who will take the lead in Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, will also offer the experience of a pleasant first encounter.

Tímea Dragony was born in Nyíregyháza and gained her first musical experience there as a member of the Cantemus family of choirs. She later went on to study at the Zoltán Kodály High School of Music in Debrecen and Budapest's Liszt Academy under György Orbán. Her works have been performed for audiences in Budapest and several other European cities: Dresden, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Madrid. This concert will feature the world première of her composition for symphonic orchestra Onyx.

Magyar Valentin a Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem hallgatója Némethy Attila, Szokolay Balázs és Dráfi Kálmán növendékeként. Számos nemzetközi versenyen szerepelt sikerrel. Temesvári Bence a Bécsi Zeneakadémián tanul, mestere Somodari Péter és Várdai István. Az elmúlt években több hazai és külföldi nemzetközi versenyen ért el előkelő helyezést. 2022 óta a Bécsi Szimfonikusok szólamvezetője.

Organizer: MÜPA