FERENCSIK bérlet

The Ferencsik subscription series of the Hungarian National Philharmonic traditionally invites audiences to rediscover the music of the 18th and 19th centuries – the Classical style and the decades that followed. It does so not only by highlighting especially beautiful overtures, concertos and symphonies from the greatest composers – Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Mendelssohn in the 2026/2027 season – but also by introducing lesser-known yet fascinating rarities to the spotlight. Across the series’s five concerts, audiences can become acquainted with two symphonies and an overture by Antonio Casimir Cartellieri (1772–1807), who was born in what is now Poland of Italian descent on his father’s side and Baltic-German on his mother’s. We will also hear the Symphony in D major by Ferdinand Ries (1784–1838), known as Beethoven’s pupil, friend and secretary, and also delight in the overture to The Water Carrier by Luigi Cherubini (1760–1842), the Florentine-born composer who spent a significant part of his life in Paris and is thus cherished as part of French music history. The audience is also invited to discover Symphony No. 3 in C minor by the German Louis Spohr (1784–1859). Of course, the greatest masterpieces have not been overlooked, such as Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp, his motet Exsultate, jubilate, the Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, and the Prague Symphony. From Haydn, we will hear Symphonies No. 28 in A major and No. 52 in C minor, alongside the Cello Concerto in D major and the Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major. Schubert contributes the Overture in C major “in the Italian Style” and the incidental music to Rosamunde. Finally, Mendelssohn is represented by his Italian Symphony. The series features conductors such as György Vashegyi, Attilio Cremonesi, the violinist-conductor Kristóf Baráti, and the world-class oboist François Leleux, the Hungarian National Philharmonic’s first permanent guest artist. Among the guest vocal and instrumental soloists are the likes of Csilla Kovács, Arne Zeller, Máté Szűcs and Gábor Tarkövi. When it comes to Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp, the audience will hear the solos performed by two outstanding members of the orchestra: Anita Szabó and Deborah Sipkay.