The concert is titled Alla Ungherese and will take the audience back to historical times: the two soloists, tárogató player Zoltán Erdő and cimbalom player Jenő Lisztes, will present rarely heard Hungarian musical relics from the 1700s in an unusual way, the organisers told MTI.

Zoltán Erdő performs his musical mission on a 120-year-old rosewood tárogató inherited from his grandfather. The instrument was made in the time of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the First Hungarian Instrument Factory. In the family of Jenő Lisztes, the special craft of cimbalom art has been passed down for the fourth generation, and his playing has conquered the most famous concert halls in the world. 

The two soloists are accompanied by the Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra, one of the most dynamically developing young ensembles in Hungary, a permanent fixture at prestigious venues in Budapest and Europe.

The concert begins with the Overture composed for the Rákóczi note string orchestra, then the original work is also performed with the tárogató solo. In the continuation, the most well-known melodies from the 1700s are recalled, but masterpieces of the kuruc romanticism and the verbunkos era are also performed. 

Some pieces from the repertoire of Lajos Oláh and Vilmos Jäger, the most popular tárogató artists of the 1900s, will also be performed, as will works by Leó Weiner and Henrik Hiekisch, or Ott Rezső's Concertino for tárogató, cimbalom and chamber orchestra.

The National Tárogató Institute's tárogató ensemble, in which the institute's teachers and outstanding students play music together, is a new addition. 

Zoltán Erdő established the National Tárogató Institute Foundation this spring, whose main goal is to teach and popularize the tárogató, a wind instrument belonging to the Hungarian musical tradition. 

Over the past six months, they have provided assistance to ten students studying tárogató, all on a charitable basis.

Venue:
Pesti Vigadó
1051 Budapest, Vigadó tér 2.

Meanwhile, Free Screenings and Advice on Music & International Day of Older Persons

On 1 October, to mark both International Music Day and the International Day of Older Persons, the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and Széchenyi István University will host a special event at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences’ ceremonial hall. The programme, called Senior Day & Gala, combines a charity concert with free health screenings and expert advice.

Now in its fifth year, the event offers visitors free medical checks, scientific talks and, later in the evening, a concert featuring retired members of the orchestra. The organisers emphasise that the day highlights the role of music as well as the importance of active, healthy ageing. Entry to both the gala and the accompanying daytime programmes is free of charge.

The programme begins at 2 pm, with university staff from Győr offering lectures and health screenings. Visitors can take part in reflex, concentration, memory, balance and stress level tests, and receive personalised advice and exercise plans based on the results.

The scientific talks will cover topics including happiness in later life, movement and coordination, nutrition, stress management and the positive effects of interaction with animals. Registration for the health checks and lectures is required by email at idoseknapja@gmail.com.

From 5:30 pm a public dress rehearsal will be held, followed at 7:30 pm by the official Senior Gala concert. The evening’s programme features the overture to Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Albinoni’s Adagio, the first movement of Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major, and Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances.

Soloist Hodos Dániel will perform on violin, with retired members of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Dénes István. The concert will also include a lecture by Stephens-Sarlós Erzsébet on the connection between physical, mental and spiritual health.

In connection with the event, a new publication titled Golden Years in Harmony will be released. Produced jointly by Széchenyi István University and the Budapest Philharmonic Society, the volume presents the values and possibilities of ageing from scientific and cultural perspectives.

This year’s Senior Day also has the support of Rotary Hungary, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2025. Through its member organisation Rotary Club Budapest–Akadémia, donations will be collected to support a university research project in Győr entitled Primitive Reflex Intervention to Reduce Cognitive Decline in Older Populations.


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