2022

ARMEL FESTIVAL 2022

22 July 2022 / 8 PM

Városmajor Open Air Theatre, Budapest (Hungary)

10 August 2022 / 8:30 pm

Gyula Castle Theatre, Lake-stage, Gyula (Hungary)

MONARCHY MEDLEY – THE QUARANTINE BALLET

A one of a kind journey to the era of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy with well known melodies and dances that have been inspiring audiences for 150 years. World-famous melodies and dazzling period costumes evoke the whirlwind of balls and the fiery dances from the countries of the Monarchy. The polkas, the waltzes, the ‘palotás’ and the gypsy dance are presented by young ballet dancers and accompanied by a live orchestra.

These nostalgic and brilliant moments in music, dance and history are matched with the reality of the pandemic and war presented on photos and film by photographers and filmmakers of the youngest generation, telling a story of the inconceivable events we all faced at the time the production was created.

The result is an encounter between sweet, splendid nostalgia and contemporary ideas, a show that creates a bridge between our past and present to prove that despite all hardships, art, music, dance and the beauty and values of our common European past are an inexhaustible source of joy across all ages.

Creators:
Accompanied by the Dunakeszi Symphonic Orchestra  / Dancers: Sziget Art Ballet Company  / Choreographer: András Nádasdy  / Costume designer: Ildikó Debreczeni  / Visual Design: Balázs Horesnyi, János Madarász / Editor: László Dunai  / Assistant director: Benjamin Szabó  / Conductor: Farkas Pál  / Artistic director: Máté Szabó

ARMEL FESTIVAL 2022

12 August 2022 / 9 PM

Ella Fitzgerald Stage, Geneva (Switzerland)

THE CONCERT OF CAMERATA PELSONORE

Leos Janáček: Idyll for String Orchestra

Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E major Op. 22

Founded by violinist Mikola Roman in 2013, the cooperation among the orchestra members traces back twenty years which has led to a youthful dynamic style and through a universal musical language, it has become the orchestra’s trademark. The group’s repertoire spans from French, German, and Italian Baroque to Romantic, the 20th Century and to contemporary music. The orchestra tours in Hungary and also internationally. It has close links with various significant concert halls, such as the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, the Danube Palace, in Budapest, the Festetics Palace, Keszthely, and several venues in the Balaton Uplands. The ensemble maintains a strong artistic relationship with soloist Kristóf Baráti, has performed with Gyula Stuller and conductor Péter Dobszay. They have all contributed to the orchestra’s success. In 2020, the ensemble has received an invitation to perform at Kaposfest, Kaposvár. The Camerata Pelsonore Chamber Orchestra’s mission is to embrace traditions of the Hungarian chamber orchestra and provide engaging performances for all audiences.

“Born into a veritable musician dynasty, Róbert Szakcsi Lakatos began his studies at the Béla Bartók Secondary School of Music in Budapest and then attended the Basel Conservatory of Music. He later won a series of prizes, including first prize in the solo piano competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Dennis Adu is a Ukrainian artist of Ghanaian origin who was invited to perform with the Alexander Gebel Orchestra at the age of 8. He currently teaches at the Rheinhold Glière Music Academy in Kiev. He frequently performs at international festivals and competitions, and has won the Best Trumpet Player prize at the Do#DJ International Jazz Festival.”