In keeping with our tradition, the evening concert of this year’s BDO DAY will feature a diverse line-up: a complete work, and excerpts or individual movements from five different musical pieces.
The prestige of the evening is increased by the fact that three contemporary composers, János Vajda, György Orbán and Guido Mancusi – all friends and colleagues of the orchestra and Gábor Hollerung himself – will each offer the gift of their own work to be performed. There will be a première, that of János Vajda’s Piano Concerto, and the programme also includes the first movement of a symphony currently being composed by György Orbán, as well as Guido Mancusi’s composition entitled A Summer Day. All three composers have an extremely audience-friendly musical approach and style, and their works are colourful, at times entertaining, and at times poignant.
The traditional virtual symphony of the second part of the concert features movements selected by the conductor, who is celebrating his 70th birthday, and will include excerpts from Dvořák, Wagner and John Williams.
