New Year's Chamber Concert + Dinner Cruise

Mozart, Liszt or Gershwin for symphony orchestra and Hungarian cimbalom (hammer dulcimer)?

Outside Hungary it sounds unusual to include a typical Hungarian folk instrument, the cimbalom to perform with a symphony orchestra, but in Hungary the beauty of this instrumental combination has been known since the 19th century. Join us for an unforgettable musical travel á la hongroise through the most beautiful classical melodies ever.

The Danube Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1961. Since then they have given many performances both in Hungary and abroad. The Chamber Orchestra consists of 20 professional musicians.

They have had international contacts since 1983 and have been invited to play in many foreign countries. They have often accompanied solo artists at music competitions and participated in colourful operettas, ballets and oratorio performances as well.

Not only do the musicians work together in this orchestra but in several chamber orchestras as well. Besides their permanent conductor András Deák, they are often conducted by other Hungarian and foreign conductors. Many Hungarian and foreign guest artists have performed with the orchestra, including Giuseppe di Stefano from Italy, James Galway, a flautist from Ireland and Ray Charles, the jazz star from the USA. They have given performances in Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Italy.

The program of the concert and the orchestra is expanded with a world-known typical Hungarian instrument Cimbalom (concert hammer dulcimer). This instrument is played primarily with beaters. It is equipped with a heavy frame for more dynamic power and added many strings courses for an extended range of sounds and a damper pedal to allow more dynamic control.

Their permanent concert hall is the theatre of the Danube Palace.

Spend the first evening of the New Year with our chamber concert organised in the beautiful neobaroque theatre of the Danube Palace. You can listen to a special programme which was compiled just for this evening by the Danube Chamber Orchestra, including well-known and popular works of famous composers.

The Chamber Concert starts at 17:30, and it is 70 minutes without intermission.

 PROGRAM OF THE NEW YEAR’S CONCERT

BY THE DANUBE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

01. 01. 2014.

Kálmán: Czardas
Erkel: Palotás from the Opera Hunyadi László

Lehár: Gold and Silver Waltz

Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 5
Massenet: Thais – Meditation

Strauss: The Blue Danube — Waltz
Kálmán: Devil — rider – Palotás

Cymbalo solo
Grinspun: Choric Dance
Strauss: Pizzicato Polka
Haydn: Rondo all’Ongarese

Monti: Czardas

Strauss: Radetzky March

The Danube Chamber Orchestra is lead by

Tatyjana Rudnyitzky

After our Danube Symphony Orchestra we would like to invite you to see the Budapest in the romantic atmosphere of a dinner by candlelight surrounded by the friendly lights of the Danube capital. After the end of the performance in the Duna Palota (Danube Palace), our hostesses will accompany you to of one of our ships, which will take you on a one and a half hours long cruise with an excellent warm buffet-dinner. In the romantic candlelight atmosphere you can enjoy the wonderful view of the city swimming in light. After dinner you can also admire the panorama from the open upper deck of the ship

Cold entrées

Spiced cottage cheese cream and traditional greaves cream

Soups

Alföld style goulash with noodles

Vegetable soup with tarragon and noodles

Main courses

Mini stuffed cabbage

Meatballs in tomato sauce

Turkey cutlets with vegetables in parsley sauce

Chicken Paprika

Csongrád style pork slices in garlic sauce

Garnishes

Boiled potatoes

Potato Lángos (Hungarian potato scones)

Noodles

Steamed jasmine rice with corn

Grilled polenta with feta cheese

Vegetarian

Grilled vegetables

Salads

Vinegary potato salad

Caesar salad

Corn salad in dill and yoghurt dressing

Cucumber salad with sour cream dressing

Desserts

Mini tiramisu cup

Chocolate mousse

Mini strudels

Somló style sponge cake pudding

Blueberry fruit cream with chocolate sponge cake

Drinks

1 Glass of wine (or juice) and 1 bottle of mineral water