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Noble Melodies – An Evening of the Széchényi Composers

Venue: MESZL Ötpacsirta Salon, 1088 Budapest, Ötpacsirta utca 4.
 
Date & Time: June 19, 2025, 6:00 PM
 
Sirákné Kemény Kinga, Barlay Zsuzsanna, Deák Péter és Király Miklós
 
A special concert in honor of the Széchényi composers, presenting a unique combination of lecture and musical performance. The audience will become acquainted with the Széchényi family's musical heritage as the most beautiful vocal and piano works of Count Lajos Széchényi, Countess Franciska Széchényi-Batthyány, Count Imre Széchényi, and Count Imre Széchényi III are performed.

Program:
Presentation on the Composer Members of the Széchényi Family
Lecturer: Ákos Zahorán-Széchényi 
Count Imre Széchényi (1825–1898): Csardas (piano)
Countess Franciska Széchényi-Batthyány (1783–1861): Lied der kleinen Anna (Song of Little Anna)
Count Imre Széchényi: Lullaby
Count Imre Széchényi (III) (1899–1922): Bountiful Harvest
Count Lajos Széchényi (1781–1855): Three Hungarian Dances: No. 1 (piano)
Count Imre Széchényi: Il Ritrovo in Mare (The Meeting at Sea)
Countess Franciska Széchényi-Batthyány: Es war der Abend (It Was the Evening)
Count Imre Széchényi: Si j’étais petit oiseau (If I Were a Little Bird)
Count Imre Széchényi: Le Rosier (The Rosebush)
Count Imre Széchényi: Winter Fairy Tale Waltz (piano)
Countess Franciska Széchényi-Batthyány: Church Songs (excerpts)
Countess Franciska Széchényi-Batthyány: Sympathy 
Countess Franciska Széchényi-Batthyány: The Memory
Count Imre Széchényi: Es fällt ein Stern herunter (A Star Falls Down)

Performers:
Soprano: Kinga Sirákné Kemény
Alto: Zsuzsanna Barlay
Tenor: Péter Deák
Bass and Piano: Miklós Király
Artistic Director: Sylvia Leidemann (Argentina-Hungary)
 
Sylvia Leidemann is an Argentine-Hungarian conductor and composer, and the artistic director of the Ars Hungarica Music and Arts Association in Buenos Aires. She studied harpsichord and choral conducting at the Liszt Academy of Music in Hungary from 1986 to 1989 on a scholarship. As a researcher, she has discovered and published numerous 17th–18th century Baroque works from Hungarian archives. She has received the Pro Cultura Hungariae Award and the Gold Medal of Merit from the Government of the Republic of Hungary for her efforts in promoting Hungarian music internationally. Her achievements were further recognized with the House of Hungarians Award in 2021 and the László Bíró Award in 2023.

A short film in memory of the Széchényi composers, featuring works performed at the concert as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEF8Lby872U
 
 
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Photo: The Performers