Crescendo Concert in Budapest

On 26 February, Crescendo Hungary held a concert at the Palace of Arts in Budapest, performed by students from the Crescendo Summer Institute (CSI). Artistic leader of the concert was Erika Dallos who has been part of the CSI faculty since 2004. Greeting speech was given by Crescendo Summer Institute president and co-founder, Eszter Dudás, who initiated the conert.

Pieces by Georges Bizet, Joseph Haydn, Iván Madarász, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Rózsa Miklós, Alessandro Scarlatti, Robert Schumann and Giuseppe Verdi were perfomed by Anita Csóka (soprano), Zsófia Nagy (soprano), Xénia Sárközy (soprano), Judit Anna Kiss (mezzo-soprano), Benjámin Beeri (tenor), Ádám Dávid Pete (bass), Balázs Havalda (trumpet), Dániel Bögös (guitar), Bálint Bress (guitar), Gergő Olgyay (guitar), Előd Ambrusz (piano). Kossuth and Erkel prize winner Iván Madarász, composer of the also performed Missa Brevis attended the concert. Many friends and partners of the Crescendo Summer Institute came to provide a full house event.

We would like to congratulate all participants for their performance and we are awaiting the future encounters with our audience this upcoming spring and also in summer, during the 14th Crescendo Summer Institute and Festival!