“The two most important elements of this concert programme, the prelude and Isolde’s Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde and Strauss’s symphonic poem Ein Heldenleben, attempt to capture a sense of cosmic beauty. This beauty cannot avoid the decadence of the artistic outlook of the era. The musical thinking behind Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde is essentially a succession of harmonic sequences that almost never reach a resolution. Ein Heldenleben marks a certain turning point in the output of Richard Strauss. Here, the ‘hero’ is not necessarily a leader figure who stands out from his community, but is instead his equivalent in moral terms and, in relation to this, the embodiment of man-made beauty. Enhancing this concert will be the visual world designed by Viktória Nagy.” (Gábor Hollerung)

Magdalena Anna Hofmann – vocal
Viktória Nagy – visual design

Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra

Conductor: Guido Mancusi

Wagner: Tristan and Isolde – Prelude and Isolde’s love death
Strauss songs: Heimliche Aufforderung, Allerseelen, Morgen, Cäcilie
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life)