PATHOS - Sosztakovics / Szymanowski / Csajkovszkij - L/1

Róbert Farkas has selected Slavic music for his concert program, and will also introduce the music of the Romantic period and the 20th century. Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) was born and in Ukraine and began his musical studies in his home-country, but identified himself as Polish. He was a forerunner of modern Polish music that later became world famous. The soloist in his Violin Concerto No. 2, Abigél Králik, was born in the United States, and has been living in Hungary since the age of 10, playing the violin with great success ever since.  more