Passport to Hungary is the title of the program to be performed three times in Chapel Hill and in Raleigh by the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra (conducted by SARAH HICKS) on 12th-14th January. The concerts are focused on compositions inspired by Hungarian folk music. Along with works by Kodály, Bartók and Ravel, Kamilló Lendvay's Concerto semplice for cimbalom and orchestra will have its US Premiere by PETRA BERÉNYI, who currently lives in Raleigh and is a devoted performer of contemporary cimbalom repertoire. The traditional Hungarian hammered dulcimer occupies an important place in the oeuvre of the 83-year-old composer - he uses cimbalom several times in his solo and chamber works and in his concertos as well.