Pannon Philharmonic

Conductor

Tibor Bogányi

In 2017/2018, he is spending his seventh season as chief conductor of the Pannon Philharmonic.

Tibor Bogányi is of Hungarian descent and is regarded as the most interesting and talented member of the generation of Finnish conductors. At the age of 28 he was appointed Chief Conductor of… More

Soloist

Gergely Bogányi

piano

About the Programme

In Russia and Finland, the orchestra works, symphonies, concertos for a long time had followed the German symphonic tradition. In the second half of the 19th century Tchaikovsky and Sibelius, among other composers sought to find their own national voice. For Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto in B minor, Ukrainian folk songs served as basis of several themes. You can not find such a specific folkloric basis in Sibelius’s Symphony No.1, but it is known that the composer turned wit interest towards the Finnish epos, especially the Kalevala. The evening's soloist and conductor are brothers who know Finland very well: Gergely Bogányi and Tibor Bogányi.