Concert

Location: Ceremonial Hall

Budapest 1956

This memorial concert, featuring the programme music of the classical piece entitled Budapest 1956, conjures up composer Tommy Vig’s memories of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and, through the language of music, presents his recollections of this historic event in his artistic interpretation. Photo:  Márta Hegedűs

On Tommy Vig (for the sake of those who do not know him)...

After five decades of artistic success in USA, musician Tommy Vig moved back to Hungary and has been living in Budapest for over ten years now.

His artistic activity has not diminished since he returned to his home country. Seven years ago he published a CD entitled Welcome to Hungary!, which featured one of the leading contemporary American tenor saxophonists David Murray as a guest soloist. Later, Tommy Vig turned to sports and composed music in honour of Hungarian Olympic champions thereby inspiring them.

In his latest musical piece, the creation of which was sponsored by the National Cultural Fund of Hungary, he pays homage to his most favourite Hungarian literary writers and poets. Critic for American JazzTalent Dustin Garlitz could have written the following words practically about any of Tommy Vig’s albums: “Tommy Vig’s instrumentation is incredibly accurate: we seem to be beating together with the band when we listen to the tracks of the album, and the musicians perform in great harmony.”

Tommy Vig has also been engaged and interested in classical music for several decades. He keeps track of the events that take place on the contemporary Hungarian music scene and he also composes modern classical pieces.


Tommy Vig with MÁV Symphony Orchestra’s String Players in Palace of Arts, Budapest

Programme music of the classical piece entitled Budapest 1956 conjures up composer Tommy Vig’s memories of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and, through the language of music, presents his recollections of this historic event in his artistic interpretation. Tommy Vig dedicated his latest orchestra piece entitled Concerto to MÁV Symphony Orchestra, which sounded the piece at its world premiere. This 5-movement musical composition features Tommy Vig’s esteem for sports: the title of the first movement is Hajrá magyarok, jók vagytok! (Go Hungarians go, you are faring well!), which Tommy Vig composed for Hungarian sportspersons and their supporters. The composer’s passion for playfulness is revealed in the second and fourth movements; while the third movement is dedicated to Tommy Vig’s wife Mia Kim Vig. In the closing Finale, the composer, who often expresses human feelings with the help of dissonance and atonality, attempts to offer a summary of his worldview through music.

Program:

I. TOMMY VIG: "BUDAPEST 1956"

Programme music, movements follow without intermission:

1st movement: The impending deadly struggle

2nd movement: The theme of the immaculate Hungarian nation

3rd movement: The unbearable monotony of oppression

4th movement: Suppressed pain

5th movement: Secret plans of breaking free

6th movement: Speculations about a potential revolt, fight, victory and fall

7th movement: Feelings of the Hungarian nation, considering the odds of a revolution

8th movement: the outbreak of the revolution, the heroic fight begins, a few days of uplifting freedom; the Soviet tanks are already approaching

9th movement: Bitter fight

10th movement: A prayer for Hungary

11th movement: The fight is lost, but Hungary’s love of freedom is eternal

12th movement: Fight for an ultimate victory, Hungarians will not back down

13th movement: The Hungarian spirit’s desire for freedom speaks to the Heavens

Interval


II. TOMMY VIG: CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA

1st movement: Go, Hungarians, go! You are faring well! Fanfare. Dedicated to Hungarian sportspersons, who are so successful all around the world

2nd movement: Moods and for musical instruments

3rd movement: Dedication  to my wife Mia Kim Vig. The melody of love

4th movement: Orchestral playfulness

5th movement: Finale

Tommy Vig dedicates this piece to MÁV Symphony Orchestra, which sounds the music at this concert.

Compère: President of the Hungarian Composers’ Union MÁTÉ HOLLÓS.

Conductor: TOMMY VIG.


Organiser: Klasszikus Jazz Nonprofit Közhasznú Kft.

Entry to the concert is free but you must register online prior to the event.

We would like to inform you the registration is available just in Hungarian, please click here.

event-dates
2018.10.27.-19:00