Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055
Georg Anton Benda: Harpsichord Concerto in g Minor
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Joseph Haydn: Harpsichord Concerto in D Major, Hob.XVIII:11
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050
Featuring:
Borbála Dobozy – harpsichord
Vera Balogh – flute
Andrej Kapor – violin
Benedek Rábai – violin
Balázs Tóth – viola
Anna Scholz – violoncello
Vilmos Buza – contrabass
“The instrument sounds heavenly and reveals a flexible, relaxed technique: the range of articulations and the sophistication of the agogics are remarkable, and the expression is always natural and pure”, as French magazine Classica
praised one of Borbála Dobozy's Bach albums. The internationally renowned Hungarian ambassador of the harpsichord has already released four albums on BMC Records – the most recent one in June 2025 –, which are among the label’s most successful recordings on music streaming platforms and received international critical acclaim. However, this concert is an even more significant event than an album premiere: the celebration of Borbála Dobozy’s 45-year career. Alongside two beloved concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach, she will perform a rarely heard work by Georg Anton Benda and Joseph Haydn’s Concerto in D major, usually played on a piano.
Borbála Dobozy has studied with such artists as Zuzana Růžičková, Liselotte Brändle, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Johann Sonnleitner. Her repertoire spans almost the entire harpsichord literature, including 20th century and contemporary music, but her activity focuses on the oeuvre of Johann Sebastian Bach: she has performed almost all of his compositions for harpsichord, including solo pieces, orchestral and chamber works. She is also committed to discovering the music of hardly known or even forgotten composers. Dobozy is a professor at the Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, teacher of several international masterclasses on Baroque music, and a member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.
