Premieres in Frankfurt – The Works of László Tihanyi and Gergely Vajda
The Frankfurt Radio Symphony will perform a program of Hungarian compositions on 5th May. The title of the concert is 'Eötvös’ Ungarn', and it is a part of the three year cooperation in which Péter Eötvös participates as curator in the work of the orchestra. The programme includes József Sári’s Concertino for orchestra, Levitation for two clarinets, accordion and strings by Péter Eötvös, Passacaglie for viola and orchestra by László Tihanyi and Drums Drums Drums for timpani, drumset, bass drum and orchestra by Gergely Vajda. The last two works were recently published by Editio Musica Budapest. Vajda Gergely is a part of the programme not only as a composer, but he is also going to make his debut as conductor with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony. The concert is going to be recorded and broadcast by Radio Hr2 on 16 May 2017.