Cairo Symphony Orchestra performs the Hungarian Revolution’s Melodies
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Parallel to the celebrations of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture – established in 1958- for its 60th anniversary, the Hungarian Embassy and cultural centre in Cairo – Balassi Intézet – were honoring the Hungarian revolution’s anniversary.
On this occasion, at the Cairo Opera House on Saturday, conductor István Dénes was invited to lead the Cairo symphony orchestra for a concert under the title of “Viva Hungaria”.
Along with Dénes, soloists Peter Olah –performing a flute- and Mohamed Shames –performing a piano- were the heroes of the night.
After Hungarian Ambassador to Egypt Péter Kveck delivered an opening speech, the event was divided into four parts. Firstly, the overture was a performance of Hunyadi László for the Hungarian composer Ferenc Erkel. Then Fantasie Pastorale for Franz Doppler was played. Afterwards, a track for Franz Liszt was preformed. The event was concluded by the symphony no.7 “Revolution” for László Lajtha.