Press conference at Richter Hall on next season

A mid May press conference has been held in Richter Hall’s Festival Room by the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra hosted by GYPO’s director Géza Fűke, and his deputy, Gábor Ősz. The event was all about giving the public a general idea via the media about the forthcoming new orchestral season. Deputy mayor of the city of Győr, Dr. Tivadar Somogyi, was also present at the conference. The motto of it was: „it is a must for everyone’s ears!” „Experiences for the ears” is GYPO’s new buzzword and the orchestra will try to live up to that with carefully put together, unique programs in the 2014/15 orchestral season for all music lovers. Apart from the usual exciting concert programs for the respective season-ticket holders GYPO will keep serving all who want to have a memorable night at the hall. World-renown stars, outstanding Hungarian performers, Kossuth prize winning artists will all be here in Győr. One of GYPO’s prime season tickets, the Artur Nikish series offers great entertainment right at its first concert featuring the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra on September 13, 2014. Bartók, Kossuth, and Pásztory Award winner, Kristóf Baráti, is to play the violin that evening. Mezzo soprano Andrea Meláth and bassist Krisztián Cser will also appear that night under the baton of Tibor Bogányi. The second night of the same series entitled „Taras Bulba” on October 7 will feature the Győr Philharmonic conducted by Brazilian conductor Claudio Cohen. The program includes works by Janacek, Dvorák, and Robert Schumann. Next in line in the Artur Nikish series is Liszt Award winning pianist, Dénes Várjon, playing pieces by Haydn, Schubert, and Chopin on December 3, 2014. The first „two generational” concert of the new year entitled „Kocsis+NFZ+Kocsis” on January 9, 2015, promises to be a real treat when the National Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by two-time Kossuth Prize winner, Zoltán Kocsis, while the piano is played by his son, Krisztián Kocsis. GYPO is to give the next concert called „Musical periods” on February 27, 2015, with Márton Rácz conducting, and Szabolcs Zempléni playing the French horn. Some of our interested season ticket holders may just decide to come along with us to one of the world’s most famous concert halls, the Musikvereinsaal in Vienna where GYPO is scheduled to play on April 11, 2015. (The price of the season ticket also includes the bus fare to Vienna and back!) This afternoon performance is to be conducted by GYPO’s artistic director, Kálmán Berkes, also featuring Kossuth Prize winner cellist Miklós Perényi. Concluding the Artur Nikish series is to be yet another concert after the last season with Japanese conductor, Kobayashi Ken-Ichiro. The János Richter season ticket series is scheduled to commence on the International Day of Music, on October 1, 2014. To mark this notable day and create the right atmosphere for it GYPO will play music by Schubert, Haydn, and Mozart with two time Kossuth Prize winner Dezső Ránki as soloist, conducted by Kálmán Berkes. On November 24 GYPO will perform the concert version of Rossini’s most popular opera, The Barber of Sevilla, conducted by a German conductor of Belgian descent, Jean-Pierre Faber. Singers in the main roles will be Zsolt Haja, Ottokar Klein, Rita Rácz, and Marcell Bakonyi. On February 20, 2015, our city’s orchestra will welcome the great Zoltán Kocsis yet again when he conducts Anton Bruckner’s c minor (no. 8) symphony. Some time later on April 24 the usual „Our Soloists” act is to be staged when GYPO’s very own musicians can prove their talents led by South African conductor Gerard Korsten. A genuine international celebrity, the Argentine singer José Cura, will be our guest star on May 3, 2015, who used to be called „the fourth tenor” at the time of the class act called „The Three Tenors”. This much awaited event will be incorporated into the János Richter, the Tibor Varga, and the Sándor János season ticket series as well. The venue of this great event will be a multi-functional building at present still under construction. Another illustrious guest appearance will be put in by the lovely Kossuth and Liszt Prize winner soprano, Andrea Rost. The Tibor Varga concert series offers high quality but light-hearted entertainment to music lovers. This line of shows will kick off on November 8, 2014, with a concert entitled „Strings” at which the soloist will be international prize winning violinist, Ádám Banda, GYPO is to be conducted by Tibor Bényi. On January 15, 2015, popular opera and operetta arias can be enjoyed at Richter Hall sung by Attila Dolhai, accompanied by GYPO. Vocalist Barbara Bordás will also participate at the event. The next occasion of this series will be conducted by Domonkos Héja, when the brilliant cellist, László Fenyő, is to play amongst others works by Richard Strauss, Reményi, and Zoltán Kodály. The next performance promises to be rather special when music is combined with visual aids as well to assure a more well-rounded enjoyment of motion picture music from Bach to John Williams. Conductor and speaker is Gábor Hollerung. To bring this series to a closure on May 3, 2015, our Tibor Varga season ticket holders can attend a very special evening with the acclaimed Argentine tenor, José Cura.Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Gilbert Varga, Zoltán Kocsis, and José Cura – these names are on offer for those who purchase the János Sándor season ticket launched only two years ago. The first event is to take place on November 14, 2014, when GYPO is conducted by Kálmán Berkes, the French horn is played by our orchestra’s László Gál, while the trombone by András Fehér. We’ll be able to extend a very warm welcome to Gilbert Varga, son of internationally famed, Győr-born Tibor Varga after whom one of our concert series is named. Zoltán Kocsis will again dazzle his Győr audience with his piano playing on March 13, 2015, GYPO conducted by Kálmán Berkes. Again, the János Sándor season ticket holders will be able to see and hear the great José Cura, and Andrea Rost, as the last act of this series. Traditionally, our Károly Flesch series offers the gems of chamber music at the University Concert Hall (Synagogue). These Sunday performances feature GYPO’s very own artists giving their best to please their public. Those who attend these events can also familiarize themselves with contemporary Hungarian chamber music represented amongst others by László Melis, György Kurtág, Ferenc Farkas. It is invariably a unique experience with the backdrop of one of Győr’s most beautiful neological buildings from the 19th century. Our old season ticket holders may renew their subscriptions until January 6, 2014. New subscriptions can be purchased between June 10 and June 27. Our ticket offices are closed to the public during the summer between June 30 and August 19, 2014. We do regard it as a great success that we were able to keep our season ticket prices at former rates and we are certain we can offer the usual high standard performances to our patrons in the forthcoming new season as well. 

Do come along to our concerts and buy your tickets now for the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2014/15 performances. Be part of a special musical experience!   (fotó: Krizsán Csaba)