Hungarian Classical Music Day: In memoriam Zoltán Kocsis

30 May 2026, 07:30 p.m.
Liszt Academy - Grand Hall
1061 Budapest, Liszt Ferenc tér 8.

As is the case every year, the Day of Hungarian Classical Music celebrates our musical heritage on the anniversary of the birth of Zoltán Kocsis. Classical values are represented by Liszt and Kodály in Ave Maria and the Hungarian Folk Music series respectively, with both works played in the form of arrangements by Kocsis. The cello of Miklós Perényi will sound out Dohnányi’s rarely heard masterpiece, his Konzertstück in D major for Cello and Orchestra, and the programme will close with a contemporary opus from Levente Gyöngyösi entitled Missa “Vanitas vanitatum”. The Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir will be conducted by György Vashegyi, while Anna Sára Nagy, Jenő Dékán, István Gáspár, Csilla Csővári and Zsombor Cserményi will sing in the vocal works.