Hungarian Rhapsody with guest conductor Zoltán Pad


Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin

16 October 2022


Programme

Zacharias Zarewutius (c. 1605-1667)Magnificat primi toni
György Ligeti (1923-2006)Lux aeterna
Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886)Pater noster
Miklós Csemiczky (b. 1954)Two Sacred Songs of the Nativity
Márton Levente Horváth (b. 1983)O salutaris hostia
László Lajtha (1892-1963)Quatre madrigaux op. 29, 'III. Les en voulez vous garder?' & 'IV. Petit mercier, petit pannier!'
Barna Szabó (b. 1976)Lachrymarium, 1 & 6
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)Magyar népdalok (Hungarian Folksongs)
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)Norvég leányok

Performers

Chamber Choir Ireland
Zoltán PadConductor

A concert of Hungarian choral music, from Ligeti's Lux Aeterna to Bartók's Hungarian Folksongs.

Zoltán Pad, chief conductor of the Hungarian Radio Choir, leads Chamber Choir Ireland in an afternoon concert of Hungarian choral music, bringing the rich choral tradition of his home country to the beautiful Hugh Lane Sculpture Gallery, as part of the gallery's free Sundays @ Noon concert series.

Featuring works by some of the world's most celebrated choral composers, such as Ligeti's Lux Aeterna (made famous in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey), Bartók's Hungarian Folksongs, as well as works by Zoltán Kodály, Ferenc Liszt, and composers from the surrounding region.

Tickets are free, and will be available to book online from Monday 10th October.