Péter Csaba, permanent guest conductor of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, has put together the first season pass programme of the 2022/23 season from Spanish music. The first piece of the concert is a musical travel guide written by an excellent French composer, Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894). He has composed his rhapsody Espaňa from his own collection of Spanish folk songs. Next , the audience will hear a piece from Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999); his highly successful concerto for harp will be performed by the harpist Sofia Kiprskaya. Afterwards, our orchestra will play pieces by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), who is considered the greatest Spanish composer. This evening will feature two orchestral suites from the famous ballet ‘The Three- Cornered Hat’ from his opera ‘The Brief Life’.
The conductor Csaba Péter has been living in France for decades. He organizes festivals and teaches at numerous institutions. His efforts to promote music has been recognized by high state honours in numerous countries. In 2017, he received the “Legion of Honour” (Knight class) from the President of the French Republic, and was awarded the “Order of the White Rose” of Finland for his outstanding musical and artistic activity in Finland. Between 2012 and 2019, he was the artistic leader and chief conductor of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, and is still the guest conductor of the orchestra.
Sofia Kiprskayahas been the leading harp soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra since 2011. Born in Russia in 1991, she started studying music at the age of five. She graduated from the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory and perfected her skills in Prague. She has won several prestigious prizes at international competitions (Munich, Paris, Moscow, St. Petersburg). In addition, she has received numerous awards and scholarships in Russia, which have led to invitations to international congresses and festivals, including the World Harp Congress in Sydney and a recital at Carnegie Hall in New York. In Budapest, she will be the guest soloist of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra on September 22, 2022, at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music.
