Classical music lovers can choose from special organ concerts around Lake Balaton.
On August 13th, Attila Dankos and the professors of the KÜRT Academy await a music-loving audience in the reformed church of Balatonfüred. The performers will perform selected works by Anonymus, Buxtehude, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Gigout and organist Attila Dankos. The program also includes an Elgar composition with an unusual origin story.
British composer Edward Elgar wrote Salut d'Amour in 1888, originally for violin and piano. He chose the French title (Love's Greetings) because his wife, Caroline Alice Roberts, was a French teacher. Elgar composed the work as a wedding present for Alice when they became engaged. The piece quickly became popular and Elgar covered it in several versions, including for orchestra and cello. This short but emotional piece remains one of Elgar's best-known and best-loved compositions and perfectly reflects the composer's romantic and lyrical style.
The Műemlék Churches - Műemlék Organák 2024 series of festive concerts entitled "The Faces of the Organ" will continue in August, the next venue of which will be the Bűnbánó Magdolna Church in Velzőörs. The 211-pipe monument organ of the rectory church, which rests on medieval foundations and preserves Romanesque and Gothic stone carvings, was completed in 1745. This is the third oldest organ in Hungary and currently the only one that is functional in its original condition, so playing it requires serious skill. At the free concert starting at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, Liszt Prize-winning organist András Virágh will play the monumental instrument with the participation of mezzo-soprano Zsuzsanna Gion and trumpeter László Borsódy.
