Season Ticket, Liszt Academy 5/5
Artistic director and conductor: István Várdai
Concert master: Péter Tfirst
Soloist: Signum Saxophone Quartet
Programme:
Schubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor "Quartettsatz" D703
Signum transcriptions from Bach choralles:
- Was Gott tut, ist wohlgetan - for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra
- Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland - for saxophone quartet
- Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren - for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra
- Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Signum transcription for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra
Interval
Jörg Widmann: 180 Beats per Minute
Philip Glass: Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra
The artists of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra have been at the forefront of the recent renewal of the chamber music repertoire, and their concert programmes have been constantly opening up to modern international trends while preserving and presenting classical music values. Their season-closing concert at the Academy of Music will be part of this trend, with a successful group of musicians whose names are associated with huge successes in the greatest concert halls. In an inspiring setting with a quartet of world stars, audiences may expect an unforgettable musical experience of the highest quality.
