The first marathon, which was organised in February 2008, displayed the Tchaikovsky’s works with huge success. After that, the similarly overwhelming success of the Dvořák marathon in 2009 was not a surprise. As the protagonist of the 2010 marathon, Iván Fischer chose one of the most popular composers of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven.

n the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall and in the Festival Theatre a total of eleven concerts will take place, each 45-minutes long. The symphony orchestra concerts will be at 10.30, 12.30, 14.30, 17.00, 19.00 and 21.00 in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, and the chamber orchestra concerts will be at 11.30, 13.30, 16.00, 18.00 and 20.00 in the Festival Theatre. The schedule allows for those who feel like it (and have the endurance for it) to listen to all eleven concerts. The concerts are supplemented by free video screenings and an exhibition from the Beethoven Museum of Bonn.


Within the context of the Workshop Discussion connected to the concert, prominent representatives of different types of art and other invited guests are talking about the programme. The discussion, which is presented by Gábor Fenyő, will take place on 3 February at 17.30, in the Stairway Hall of the Palace of Arts, which is furnished like a club.   The Workshop Discussions are open and the admission is free.



CONCERTS
Ticket prices: 600 HUF/concert; 4 concerts: 1800 HUF; 11 concerts: 5400 HUF

10.30 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61
Concerto Budapest
conductor: András Keller
featuring: Barnabás Kelemen - violin


11.30 Festival Theatre
Twelve Variations on a Theme from Händel’s oratorio Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45
Cello Sonata No. 1 in C major, op. 102
Seven variations on a Theme from The Magic Flute, WoO 46
László Fenyő – cello, Mária Kovalszki – piano


12.30 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (“Eroica”), op. 55
Danubia Orchestra Óbuda
Conductor: Domokos Héja


13.30 Festival Theatre
Violin sonata No. 5 in F major (“Spring”), op. 24
Variations on “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”, op. 121/a
József Lendvay – violin, Klára Würtz – piano, István Kádár – violin, Mahdi Kousay – cello, Péter Nagy – piano


15.00 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Egmont – incidental music to Goethe’s play, op. 84
The Orchestra of the Budapest Philharmonic Society
conductor: János Kovács
featuring: Eszter Wierdl – soprano
narrator: János Kulka


16.00 Festival Theatre
Allegro and Minuet in G major, WoO 26
Quintet in E flat major for Piano and Wind, op. 16
Gabriella Pivon, Anett Jóföldi – flute, Emma Schied – oboe, Ákos Ács – clarinet, Dávid Bereczky – horn, Dániel Tallián – bassoon, Jenő Jandó – piano


17.00 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
King Stephen – overture, op. 117
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58
MÁV Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy
featuring: Dimitris Sgouros – piano


18.00 Festival Theatre
String Quartet No. 3 in C major (“Rasoumovsky”), op. 59
Eckhardt String Quartet (Violetta Eckhardt, Gábor Sipos – violin, Cecília Bodolai – viola, Rita Sovány – cello)


19.00 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Mass in C major, op. 86
Zita Váradi – soprano, Lucia Megyesi-Schwartz – mezzo, Alessandro Codeluppi – tenor, László Szvétek – bass, Pannon Philharmonics, Budapest Academic Choir Society (choirmaster: Gábor Hollerung)
conductor: Zoltán Peskó


20.00 Festival Theatre
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G major, op. 14
Piano Sonata in F-sharp major (“A Thérèse”), op. 78
Piano Sonata in E flat major (“Les Adieux”), op. 81/a
Dénes Várjon – piano


21.00 Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92
Budapest Festival Orchestra
conductor: Iván Fischer



VIDEO SCREENINGS
Lecture hall

11.30–12.05
Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), op. 67
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Herbert von Karajan

12.30–14.15
Copying Beethoven – American-German film drama (104’)
directed by: Agnieszka Holland, screenplay by: Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, cameraman: Ashley Rowe, starring: Ed Harris (Ludwig van Beethoven), Diane Kruger (Anna Holtz), Joe Anderson (Karl van Beethoven), Angus Barnett (Krenski), Matthew Goode (Martin Bauer), Nicholas Jones (Archduke Rudolph)

15.00–15.35
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, op. 60
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Herbert von Karajan

16.00–18.30
Fidelio – opera in two acts, op. 72
recorded by the Vienna State Opera in 1978
Florestan: René Kollo
Leonore: Gundula Janowitz
Don Ferrando: Hans Helm
Don Pizarro: Hans Sotin
Rocco: Manfred Jungwirth
Marzelline: Lucia Popp
conductor: Leonard Bernstein
directed by: Otto Schenk


19.00–19.40
Symphony No. 6 in F major (“Pastoral”), op. 68 – recorded in 1967
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor: Herbert von Karajan
directed by: Hugo Niebeling

20.00–20.40
Piano Concerto Nr. 3 in C minor, op. 37 – concert recorded in 1973
Artur Rubinstein, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor: Bernard Haitink
You can buy your ticket for this concert in the Palace of Arts’ own ticket offices. Accor Ticket Culture Vouchers and Sodexho Pass Culture Vouchers are accepted.

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