PAPA HAYDN - IN SEARCH OF HAYDN

Featuring: 
Beatrix Fodor, József Csapó – voice
Dániel Villányi – piano
Budapest Strings (artistic director: Károly Botvay)

Editor, presenter: Miklós Fáy

Haydn: Symphony No. 8 in G major (“Le soir”), Hob. I:8 – 1st movement
Haydn: Symphony No. 38 in C major, Hob. I:38 – 2nd movement
Haydn: String Quartet in D major (“The Lark”), Hob. III:63 – 1st movement
Haydn: Capriccio in G major, Hob. XVII:1
Haydn: Orlando paladino – Pasquale’s aria, Hob. XXVIII:11
Haydn: Scottish and Welsh Songs – Auld Lang Syne, Hob. XXXa:218
Haydn: The Mermaid’s Song, Hob. XXVIa:25
Haydn: The Creation – Auf starkem Fittiche, Hob. XXI:2  
Haydn: Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor (“Farewell”), Hob. I:45 – 4th movement

When Haydn’s grave was opened in 1820, only his body was found, without the head. As it was later revealed, the head was stolen with the intention to find out what makes a genius. In other words, two hundred years ago it was still evident that the key to the secret of brilliance was the spirit of Haydn. Then why is he still often considered to have been overshadowed by his younger contemporaries, Mozart and Beethoven?
Among other things, the bizarre story of the skull inspired Péter Esterházy’s drama, Thirty-three Variations on Haydn’s Skull. Now, at this concert of the Festival, singers, musicians, and a music critic will look into one of the great myths associated with Haydn. How did he become “Papa Haydn?” How to discover the flamboyant, adventuresome man behind the portrait of the gentle-eyed, impishly smiling pioneer of the great genres, the symphony and the string quartet?

An event jointly organized with Budapest Spring Festival.

Tickets: HUF 2000, Student tickets: HUF 1000