Chamber orchestra rehearsal

“Today, with my chamber music colleagues, Balázs Huber and Antónia Polgár, we traveled to Budapest to begin our preparations for the Life Path Festival. Our repertoire was enriched with a piece titled ‘Turkish Tango’ and ‘A Night Waltz,’ which were composed for us by Nadin Varga, one of the pianists of the Chamber Orchestra and a student of composition at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. The first piece is a clarinet and piano composition, while the second is a cello and piano co-production. I played the clarinet, and Tonka played the cello, both accompanied by Nadin on the piano. Balázs shared his future plans with us, and we also had a professional discussion about potential chamber orchestra joint productions and their specifications. In Pest, alongside Nadin, Noémi Majláth impressed us with her viola pieces, which we listened to with great pleasure. A rehearsal is nothing without a leader, so our orchestra leader, Adriána Kalafszky, spent the day with us, assisting us with her professional knowledge to ensure a productive rehearsal. We thank Adriána Kalafszky for the meaningful, refreshing day and the professional assistance she provided; it means a lot to us. We are very grateful to the Csányi Foundation for supporting our trip, providing a venue for us in Budapest, and assisting in our successful preparation for the Life Path Festival!” – Zsombor Barkóczy, Pécs 2nd group