Interviews

On the anniversary of Ferenc Liszt’s birth, 22 October, the composer’s unfinished opera Sardanapalo will be performed as part of the Liszt Festival, and we interviewed Cambridge University music historian David Trippett, who not only found but also orchestrated the unique piece thought to be lost.

Allison Pataki is a New York Times bestselling author mostly known for her refreshing historical female fictions. We asked about her Hungarian roots, her latest novel, The Queen’s Fortune, published in Hungary.

Maestro Riccardo Frizza is back to Budapest for his second season as the leading conductor of Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir.

David Philip Hefti was awarded the Composer Award 2023 of the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA).

Grzegorz Chojnowski (Radio Wrocław Kultura) talks with Giovanni Antonini, Artistic Director of the International Festival Wratislavia Cantans.

We asked Judit Körmendy-Ékes, President of the Foundation of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, about the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the orchestra.

“Mallets are personal,” says Budapest multi-percussionist Dániel Janca, who will be packing up his mallets to fly to Taiwan.

The Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra celebrates its 60th anniversary, which, in addition to being a significant occasion for reflection, also calls for continuous renewal.

Karol Mossakowski, titular organist of the Cavaillé-Coll organ in Saint-Sulpice in Paris since last February, is a prizewinner of the ICMA this year.

On 21 April, the National Forum of Music in Wrocław, Poland, is hosting the annual ICMA Award Ceremony and Gala concert.