7. Concert: Hungarian Evening

Fri, June 12th at 18

Lauttasaari Church

  • György Kurtág (*1926): Pieces for the Játékok

    • I/17b Flowers we are (4a) 

      VII/16 Roaming in the Past – Ligatura for Ligeti

      II/31

      VII/7 Hommage a Farkas Ferenc 90 

      I/5b Little Chorale 

      VII/23 Tears

      2 Hommage a Nancy Sinatra

      VII/31 Rodica lui Ionescu - To Martha, for October 1st, 2001 (pianino)

      II/96 Hommage a Kabalevsky

      I/17b Flowers we are (4b)

Mackenzie Melemed, piano

  • Béla Bartók (1881–1945): String Quartet no. 5 (1934)

    • I Allegro

      II Adagio molto

      III Scherzo: alla bulgarese

      IV Andante

      V Finale: Allegro vivace

Quatuor Arod

  • Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, op. 25 (1856–1861)

    • I Allegro

      II Intermezzo: Allegro ma non troppo – Trio: Animato

      III Andante con moto

      IV Rondo alla Zingarese: Presto

Mackenzie Melemed, piano,, Petteri Iivonen, violin, Alexander Gordon, viola, Marko Ylönen, sello


All of the evening’s composers were inspired by Hungarian folk music. Johannes Brahms’s Rondo alla Zingarese combines classical form with the energy of folk music, which Béla Bartók carried in a modernist direction in his work. The concert opens by celebrating György Kurtág, who will turn 100 in 2026.

Tickets 30 €, pensioners 25 €, students and children (7–17yo) 15 € + fee 1,5 €

Photo: Mackenzie Melemed