OMIKE Concert
8 June 2023 (Thursday)
19:00-22:00
Rumbach Street Synagogue

Program
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Octet, Op. 20
Letter of the day: Bet

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György Ligeti: Six bagatelles for wind quintet
Literature: Memoirs of Glikl Hameln
Ferenc Darvas plays the piano and Kristóf Darvas plays the accordion

The Budapest Festival Orchestra led by Iván Fischer

Details
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Octet, Op. 20
Daniel Bard – violin
Tímea Iván – violin
Gábor Sipos – violin
Krisztina Haják – violin
Csaba Gálfi – viola
Nikoletta Reinhardt – viola
Péter Szabó – cello
Gabriella Liptai – cello
Mendelssohn’s famous Octet was composed in 1825. When it was written, the author was only 16 years old. The location of the presentation is interesting: those who are familiar with Berlin know where Leipziger Straße 3 is. The land where the Bundesrat building stands today was owned by the Mendelssohn family in the 19th century. Here, in the middle of the large park, the Mendelssohns built their palace, where everyone who mattered in the Berlin of the time, from Alexander von Humboldt to Hegel and E. T. A. Hoffmann, had an entrance. A series of concerts entitled „Sonntagsmusik” (Sunday music) was organized in the Mendelssohn Palace every two weeks between two and four in the afternoon, which enjoyed immense fame and attracted a large audience. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s youthful masterpiece was also presented on such an occasion. The Octet is significant not only for its musical history, but also for its historical significance, as the composition of the performers and the audience illustrates the intellectual life and musical sophistication of Berlin at the time, and commemorates the virtuosic skills of Eduard Rietz, the first violinist to conduct a performance of the Octet. The author subsequently dedicated his play to him, to his friend who died in 1832 at the age of only 29. Mendelssohn wrote his work in 1825, a few months after the family moved into the new palace, but he did not intend to publish it until 1832.
1. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
2. Andante
3. Scherzo
4. Presto

Letter of the day: Bet
In the Torah, the Almighty created the world with the 22 Hebrew letters – and according to our mystics, He still does. Let’s get to know our letters together, that is, ÁlefBet! Let’s travel together from the superficial meaning of the letters to Jewish mysticism and arrive in the present. Presented by Ádám Zeitler, rabbi candidate, leader of the Lauder Javne School parent community and a Lauder student.

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György Ligeti: Six bagatelles for wind quintet
Anett Jóföldi – flute
Márta Berger – oboe
Roland Csalló – clarinet
Dániel Tallián – bassoon
Dávid Bereczky – horn
This year, the world celebrates the centenary of the birth of one of the great Hungarian composers of the 20th century, György Ligeti (1923-2006). At our concert, we will perform one of his most popular works, created in Hungary. Ligeti’s works composed in Hungary show a strong Bartók influence, but were also influenced to a lesser extent by Stravinsky and Alban Berg. One of the most significant works of the period in Hungary is the study of 11 short pieces, the piano cycle entitled Musica ricercata (1951-53). In 1953, he transcribed six of its movements into a wind quintet.

Literary program:
Memoirs of Glikl Hameln (excerpts, translated by László Jólesz) – read by Kriszta Bíró

Ferenc Darvas plays the piano and Kristóf Darvas plays the accordion