Liszt Concert in the Hungarian Cultural Garden July 14, 2012
The beautiful Hungarian Cultural Garden was the stage for the annual Liszt Concert in the Garden.
A large tent was set up (not as easy as it sounds!) but the weather cooperated that afternoon.
Tent Builders - John Szucs, Steve Reger, Zoltan Mestrits and Jim Balogh
The Aurora School of Music donated a 9 foot Yamaha grand piano for the concert
Carolyn Balogh
Carolyn Balogh welcomed the crowd and the program began with the US National Anthem and the Magyar Himnusz sung by Theodore Horvath and accompanied by Vera Holczer on piano.
Vera Holczer and Ted Horvath
Ted Horvath
Ted Horvath and Carolyn Balogh
Greg Polyak introduced the performers
Greg Polyak introduced the concert. The performers were under the direction of Vera Holczer, founder and director of the Aurora School of Music. Vera was born in Budapest and began her piano studies at age 9. Her advanced studies are from the Cleveland Institute of Music and she regularly performs on WCLV 104.9 FM.
Vera Holczer
The first performance was by Pianist Weiwen Ma from Shanghai China and now of the Aurora School of Music. She performed Liszt's Polonaise.
Pianist Weiwen Ma
Pianist Yuka Nakayama and Clarinetist Jennifer Hublin performed Debussy's Rhapsody.
Pianist Yuka Nakayama and Clarinetist Jennifer Hublin
Bartok's Rhapsody No. 1 for violin and piano was performed by Swiss native Chiara Fasani on violin and Vera Holczer on piano.
Chiara Fasani
Vera Holczer and Chiara Fasani
Anjin Srewart-Funaa sang a A French song by Debussy accompanied by Vera Holczer.
Anjin Srewart-Funaa
Vera Holczer and Anjin Srewart-Funaa
Julie Beistline on violin and pianist Vera Holczer of the Aurora School of Music performed a Czardas Hungarian folk song.
Julie Beistline
Clarinetist Jennifer Hublin and pianist Vera Holczer of the Aurora School of Music performed 2 pieces of Gypsy Music by Brahms.
Vera Holczer and Jenny Hublin
Pianist Yuka Nakayama and Clarinetist Jennifer Hublin of the Aurora School of Music performed Hungarian folk songs.
Pianist Yuka Nakayama and Clarinetist Jennifer Hublin
At the end of the concert, the performers received a rousing ovation from the crowd.
