In Concert - McEncroe's Down Under Suite shines beside the beautiful blue Danube
Orchestral concert "OVERTURE - PRELUDE - SUITE - DANCES", was presented by Budapest Symphony Orchestra and Blue Danube Musikimpresario on 27th January 2025 in the Stunningly Beautiful Ceremonial Hall of the Pesti Vigado overlooking the Danube.
The evening featured works by Mozart, Brahms, Mussorgsky, and Zoltán Kodály, alongside pieces by contemporary French, Australian, and American composers, and includes Mark John McEncroe's Down Under Suite - a suite of four Symphonic Poems with Celtic overtones which express McEncroe's Celtic origins.
It was a full house, with seven standing ovations, and was such a great success that it marks the start of a series to continue in the coming years. Mark will be pleased to be able to attend the next one in April 2025.
The concert was performed by the internationally recognised ensemble Budapest Symphony Orchestra, with conductor Anthony Armore, an Italian-American currently living in Vienna.
Formed in 1992 from members of Hungary's best symphonic orchestras,The Budapest Symphony Orchestra has recorded numerous film scores, classical and pop music albums, and is a regular performer in Hungary's music scene, playing at venues such as the Vigadó, the Liszt Academy, the Müpa, and the BMC. The orchestra's unique musicality and versatility make it truly exceptional.
Full Programme:
• W.A. Mozart: The Magic Flute – Overture
• Gerald Wilhelm Braden: Symphonic Dances
• Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 1, 3, 10
• Stephane Tesan: The Last Folklore – Hungarian Dances for Orchestra
• Stephane Tesan: Symphonic Diorama (Storm and Passion) INTERMISSION
• P. Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina – Prelude: Dawn over the Moskva River
• Mark John McEncroe: Down Under Suite
• Zoltán Kodály: Galanta Dances
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