Philharmonia Orchestra, Juraj Valcuha, Evgeni Bozhanov

Philharmonia Orchestra, Juraj Valcuha, Evgeni Bozhanov

at Royal Festival Hall, London
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Bartok And Kodaly

The Philharmonia Orchestra performs Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra and Kodály’s Dances of Galanta.

Bartok’s witty Concerto for Orchestra darts and dives across the orchestra, spotlighting each section as melodies race from one instrument to the next.

Bartok described the work as `apart from the jesting second movement, a gradual transition from the sternness of the first movement.. to the life-assertion of the last one’. This 'jesting' refers to Bartok’s tongue in cheek quotation of Shostakovich’s Leningrad Symphony. Bartók detested this piece, and made sure to give his borrowed theme an orchestral raspberry.

A lifelong friend of Bartok’s and fellow collector of Hungarian folk tunes, Kodaly crafted his Dances of Galánta from the memory of a gypsy band he had heard as a child.

Filled with evocative melodies and glittering colours, the dances play with the traditional verbunkos style, in which alternating slow and fast passages end by give way to irresistible foot stamping.

Performers:
Philharmonia Orchestra
Juraj Valcuha - conductor
Evgeni Bozhanov - piano

Repertoire
Kodaly - Dances of Galanta
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.3
Interval
Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra

Philharmonia Orchestra appearing at this event

One of the top orchestras in the UK. Since its formation in 1945 it has made thousands of recordings, as well as giving over 100 concerts per year.

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Also Appearing

Juraj Valcuha, Evgeni Bozhanov

Rated Excellent

Royal Festival Hall

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX

Disabled Booking:
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Royal Festival Hall

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX

Disabled Booking:
020 3879 9555

See all events at Royal Festival Hall