World Classical Music Series | István Várdai | Master of Cello

István Várdai – solo recital

Experience one of the 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 C𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙨ts– István Várdai on 14th September 2019, when dcc-Dubai Concert Committee continues Dubai’s classical concert season in the magical Royal Ballroom, One & Only Royal Mirage.

István Várdai has been honoured with several prestigious international prizes: in 2014 he won the significant ARD Competition in Munich. In 2009 he was awarded the Junior Prima Prize as the best young artist of the year, and in 2012 he received the prestigious Prix Montblanc awarded to the world's most promising young musician. He won the 63rd Geneva International Cello Competition, along with three special prizes: Audience Prize, “Pierre Fournier” Prize, and “Coup de Coeur Breguet” Prize in 2008, and he took third prize in the Tchaikovsky Music Competition in Moscow in 2007. Since the beginning of his career, István has played with world-famous musicians and orchestras including: Mikhail Pletnov, Ádám Fischer, Zoltán Kocsis, Howard Griffiths, Gilbert Varga, and St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, The Mariinsky Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, L'Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Manchester Camerata, and American Symphony Orchestra. He has been invited to perform in several music festivals including, Festival of Radio France, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Verbier Festival, Schwetzingen Festival, and Budapest Spring Festival. His chamber music partners include amongst others András Schiff, Yuri Bashmet, Gidon Kremer, Nelson Goerner, Yura Lee, Kristóf Baráti, Shai Wosner, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Víkingur Ólafsson, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Mischa Maisky, and Dénes Várjon.

His debut album of Janáček, Prokofiev and Elgar’s Cello Concerto was released in October 2009 by Ysaÿe Records. This was followed by a recording by Hännsler in 2013, where he plays works by Mendelssohn, Martinů, Paganini, Beethoven and Popper. In 2014 he released an album of both versions of Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations released by Brilliant Classics. His CD released in 2015 "Singing Cello" (Hungaroton) features famous encores, and his most recent recording of Bach's solo cello suites is also released by Brilliant Classics.

Program:

Bach: Cello suite No 1 in G major

Cassadó: Suite for cello (3rd movement)

-interval-

Bach: Cello suite No 5 in C minor

Kodaly: Sonata for solo cello (3rd movement)

Venue: One and Only Royal Mirage, Royal Ballroom, 14. September 2019 at 8pm-10pm

Doors open at 7pm, concert starts at 8 pm.

Latecomers will only be permitted after the intermission.

Dress code: evening attire

Food and beverage: Before or after the concert please book your dinner at the Beach Bar & Grill at 04 3999999. (dinner not included in the ticket) 

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We are building a community of Classical Music Lovers in Dubai & around the region and are proud of providing high-quality classical music concerts since 1996 in over 230 concerts.

This exceptional concert is supported by the Hungarian Embassy in Abu Dhabi.