New Year'S Symphony Concert

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 Orchestra consists of 60 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.

Spend the first evening of the New Year with our symphony 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 Symphony Orchestra, including well-known and popular works of famous composers.

The Concert starts at 20:00, and it is 2*45 minutes with an intermission.

PROGRAM OF THE NEW YEARS CONCERT
BY DANUBE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Part I

Berlioz:
Rákóczi March
Erkel:
Palotás from the opera “László Hunyadi”
Haydn:
104th Symphony -Finale
Bartók:
Rumanian folk-dances
(7 little movements)
Liszt:
Les Preludes

Part II

Kálmán:
Devil-rider – Palotás
Lehár:
Gold and Silver Waltz
Kodály:
Háry János suite – Intermezzo
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