The backbone of the concert is provided by the music of Béla Bartók, but reimagined in a new light: the Balanescu Quartet’s minimalist, avant-garde sensibility and Söndörgő’s infectious tambura music are sure to create a unique sonic world. The works to be performed will build bridges between classical and folk music, past and present, the Balkans and Central Europe. Alongside Söndörgő’s original compositions, Bartók’s folk music collections will come to life as contemporary chamber music arrangements, while the sound of Southern Slavic tamburas will be presented in a context rarely heard on Hungarian stages.
Söndörgő:
prime tambura, tambura samica, darbuka, vocals Áron Eredics
viola tambura, trumpet, vocals Benjámin Eredics
clarinet, saxophone, kaval, prime tambura, bass prime tambura, vocals Dávid Eredics
accordion, flute, hulusi, bass prime tambura Salamon Eredics
double bass Ábel Dénes
Balanescu Quartet:
1st violin Alexander Bălănescu
2nd violin James Shenton
viola Helen Kamminga
cello Nicholas Holland
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
