The Hungarian Information and
Cultural Centre presents a Christmas Concert by the
clarinet piano duo PETER SZUCS and PETER KISS on Sunday,
7th December, 2014 at 7:00 pm at the Hungarian
Centres Auditorium. About
the Duo Pter Kiss pianist and Peter Szucs
clarinetist rank among the most excellent young musicians in Hungary. After
graduating from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, one of their main missions
is to acquaint the world with Hungarian music. Therefore, they made a concert
program that has been performed in many European cities (Rome, Paris, Warsaw,
Budapest, Bucharest, Miercurea Ciuc among others) and in India. The program
focuses on the works of the greatest Hungarian composers of the 20th century:
Bartk, Ligeti, Kurtg and Etvs. Biography of the Artists Peter Szucs, clarinetist Peter Szűcs (clarinet) is
a graduate from Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and is currently a part of the
doctoral (DLA) program at the Academy. The most important influences in the
development of the young artist came with the association and lectures of
various eminent musicians. He has been a prize-winner at several international
competitions. Besides playing compositions of classicism and romanticism, he
has a special interest in the 20th and 21st centurys music. As a chamber
musician, he frequently collaborates with many well known Hungarian ensembles
and orchestras. .Peter Kiss, pianist Peter Kiss (piano) began to play
piano at the age of 9 and is a doctoral student at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of
Music, Budapest. He won several prizes at national and international
competitions. He has toured in many European countries and in the USA and as a
chamber musician, he has been a part of various music festivals and summer
courses. He got his first CD made in 2007. He is committed for contemporary
music and made several world and national premieres, followed by radio
recordings. He has also worked several times with UMZE Ensemble. He is also a
member of Trio Inception and Ludium Ensemble and is primarily focused on the
works of Gyrgy Kurtag. Programme Zoltan Kodly - Epigrams (selection) Bela Bartok - Andante Bela Kovcs - Carnevale di Venezia II Sergei Rachmaninov - Vocalise Op. 34 Michele Mangani - Pagina d'Album Gyorgy Vukn - 13 Bagatelles(selection) Graham Lyons - Sonata (Movements III and IV) Gerard Finzi - Five Bagatelles (Romance, Carol) and some Christmas Songs... |