Pannon Philharmonic

Conductor

László Kovács

He obtained his degrees as a conductor and trombonist from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, transferring to the Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Bolshoi in Moscow to study under Yuri Simonov. He made his first appearance as a conductor at the age of 22… More

Soloist

Miklós Lukács

cimbalom

József Barcza Horváth

double bass

Mihály Borbély

Turkish pipe

András Dés

percussions

László Kovács

About the Programme

If Kálmán Oláh’s Dulcimer Concerto is because the hammered dulcimer (cimbalom) and as well as because the strong presence of jazz is “double unusual” for the soloist Miklós Lukács - whom the work was written -, then what about Mihály Borbély’s Double Concerto? There is another rarely heard instrument, the Turkish horn, which the composer himself will play on. After all this exciting novelty and the cowboy tunes of Copland's Rodeo Suit, the series of specialties continues. You would hear a rhapsody for two pianos and orchestra: a British composer Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto, which was originally written as a soundtrack of a war movie, and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, which we could feel classical if it is inserted into this programme. The latter two compositions will be conducted by Laszló Kovács, who took also the soloist role, from the piano.