CONCERTS
Date & Place
Repertoire
Venue
31 May, Weimar
Students of B. Szokolay
Forum Seebach
2 June, Weimar
István Lajkó (student of prof. Szokolay) diplom concert with Orchester
Weimarhalle
3 June, Weimar
Students of B. Szokolay
Am Palais
7 June, Weimar
Students of B. Szokolay
Forum Seebach
13 June, Weimar
Students of B. Szokolay
Liszt Haus
16 June, Weimar
Piano recital
Forum Seebach
PAST EVENTS
January
14. Weimar, Am Palais
B.Szokolay with his students
24. Budakeszi, Erna Czövek Music School
B.Szokolay with his Hungarian students
26. Abony, Hungary, Cultural Center
Concert with Dongó Szokolay (Bartók, Kodály and Folk music)
February
2. Forum Seebach, Weimar
Students of B.Szokolay
5. Altenburg, Liszt Salon, Weimar
Students of B.Szokolay
7-12. Valletta International Piano Competition, Malta
Jury, masterclass and concert. (His prize winner’s students: Kevin Fan Yu, Marcell Molnár, Máté Szirtes)
15. Forum Seebach
Students of B.Szokolay
17. Festsaal Fürstenhaus, Weimar
B.Szokolay and his students
28. Hungarian Radio, Budapest
CD recording of F.Farkas Chamber works for oboe and piano with Lajos Lencsés
March
3. Hungarian Radio, Budapest
60 minutes interwiew in the Hungarian Radio
9. Tirgu Mures (Marosvásárhely), Romania
Liszt piano concertos with Orchester. conducted by Kaspar Zehnder
18. Festival ClaviCologne, Mühlheim
Piano recital (Schubert, Liszt, A.Shor)
23-26. Unzgorod (Ungvár), Ukraine
International Piano Competition – Jury. (1.prize winner his student – Máté Szirtes).
Piano recital at the Philharmony, Great Hall
April
18. Pécs, Hungary
Conference (jury member)
19. Uránia Theatre, Budapest
Kodály and Folk music with Dongó Szokolay and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
21. Budaörs, L.Mozart Music School
Family concert
22. Old Academy of Music, Budapest
Piano recital with his son, Dominic Szokolay
26. Forum Seebach, Weimar
Students of B.Szokolay
May
5. Forum Seebach, Weimar
Family concert
6. New Apostolic Church, Weimar
Family concert
12. Forum Seebach, Weimar
Students of B.Szokolay
January
5. Sopron, Liszt Hall
Chamber concert with Wespa quartett
18. Weimar, Forum Seebach
B. Szokolay and his students
24. Weimar, Am Palais
B. Szokolay plays with his students (Piano concertos of Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninov)
March
16. Budapest, F.Liszt Academy of Music, Great Hall
Piano recital
24. Budapest, MOM Cultural Center
B.Szokolay with Anima Musicae Orchestra, conducted by Kristóf Baráti
29. Budaörs, Leopold Mozart Music School
Family concert
April
5. Forum Seebach, Weimar
Family concert
12. Budapest, F.Liszt Academy of Music, Great Hall
Contemporary Folk music “In the footsteps of Kodály and Bartók” with Dongó Szokolay, Andrea Rost
24-25-26. Budapest, Hungarian Radio
CD recording with András Adorján from Ferenc Farkas’s works for flute and piano
May
20. Budakeszi, Erna Czövek Music School
B. Szokolay and his students
July
27-30. Balassagyarmat, Hungary
Mastercourse and gala concert
August
2-8. Kesztely, Festetics Castle
Mastercourse and gala concert
6-12. Bydgoszcz, Poland
Paderewski Festival (Piano concertos – masterclass)
17-19. Budapest, Bartók Conservatory
International Masterclass
22. Esztergom, Liszt Festival
Piano recital
September
8-19. Jury member of International Chopin Piano Competition in Moscow
(Opening concert – Liszt, Chopin, Scriabin)
29. Budakeszi, Erna Czövek Music School
Liszt recital
October
1. Budapest, Old Academy of Music
Liszt Festival – recital
2. Budapest, F.Liszt Academy of Music, Great Hall
“All concertos of Bach for 2, 3 and 4 pianos” with his students and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
12. Forum Seebach, Weimar
Piano recital
19 Győr, Richter Hall
Piano recital (Liszt, Chopin, Scriabin)
20. Budapest, Old Academy of Music
Grand Prix award ceremony and Gala Concert of the Franz Liszt Society. Grand Prix for the CD “Widmung” with live recordings of Schumann and Liszt piano works
29. J.Nepomuk Hummel Music School, Weimar
Benefit-concert, B.Szokolay plays and conducts Mozart
November
3-4. Hungarian Radio
CD recording of Ferenc Farkas’s piano trio with Miklós Perényi and Kristóf Baráti
20. Budapest, Pesti Vigadó, Music Festival
Gala concert (Bartók, Kodály -Folk music with Dongó Szokolay)
December
4. Kulturgut, Germany
Concert with Orchestra in Ulrichshalben
5-9. Weimar, Festival “Wege zu Liszt” (organized by B.Szokolay)
Invited artists: Michail Voskresenski (piano), Balázs Szokolay (piano), Piotr Anderszewski (piano), Dorota Anderszewska (violine), Kerstin Schönherr (viola), Diemut Poppen (viola), ), Kirill Troussov (violine), István Várdai (violoncello), Maria-Luise Leihender-Ewald (violoncello), Katalin Halmai (sopran), Judit Varga (composer and pianist), Wally Hase (flute), Thomas Steinhöfel (piano), Gábor Csalog (piano-concert, masterclass), Bruno Monsaingeon (film regiseur), Stephan Mai with Chamber Orchestra of Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar.
Invited students from the Liszt Academy of Budapest: Anna Kissjudit (mezzosopran), Eszter Karasszon (violoncello), János Mátyás Stark (violine), Fülöp Ránki, Róza Radnóti, Jan Vojtek, Apor Szüts (piano).
From Weimar: Evgeniya Kleyn (piano), Elena Graf (violine), Charlotte Kirst, Anna-Lena Zenner (viola), Marina Sturm (sopran), Maria Grazia Insam (mezzosopran), Gabriel Sin (tenor), Jaejun Kim (bass), Eric Domenech (composer and pianist).
B.Szokolay played Chamber music and solo at:
5. Festsaal Fürstenhaus, Weimar, Opening Concert (with all Mozart program)
6. Festsaal Fürstenhaus, Weimar (Chamber music program)
9. Gala Concert, Festsaal Fürstenhaus, Weimar (Chamber music program)
January
2. Budapest – Old Music Academy
Class concert of Balazs Szokolay
22. Weimar – Seebach Stiftung
Szokolay class concert
23. Weimar – The Liszt School of Music
Student’s concert of Prof. Szokolay
April
28. Budaors – Leopold Mozart Music School
Family concert
January
3. Budapest – Old Music Academy
Szokolay class concert
9. Weimar – Altenburg
12. Weimar – Liszt Academy
17. Weimar – Seebach Stiftung
Szokolay class concerts
24. Budapest – Bartok Emlekhaz
Concert with Csaba Erdelyi – viola
February
5. Budapest – Liszt Academy
Trio-concert with Miklos Perenyi & Adam Banda
7. Weimar – Seebach Stiftung
Szokolay class concert
16. Weimar – Altenburg
Szokolay student’s recital
March
25. USA – Miami Piano Festival
Liszt recital / with the lecture of Alan Walker
April
26. Budapest – Szokolay family concert
29. Budaors – Leopold Mozart Music School
Family concert with chamber music
May
9. Weimar – Seebach Stiftung
Szokolay class concert
10 – 11. Weimar – Liszt Academy
Szokolay student’s concerts
18. Budapest, Liszt Music Academy small hall
Student’s concert
22. Budapest, Szokolay house concert with
contemporary music
June
2. Weimar – Liszt house
Szokolay student’s concert
6. Weimar – Seebach Stiftung
Szokolay class concert
10. Weimar – Liszt Academy
Szokolay class concert
16. Weimar – Liszt house
Szokolay recital
July
3. Weimar – Seebach Stiftung
Szokolay student’s concert
6. Weimar – Liszt Academy
Szokolay class concert
9 – 15. Hungary – Bartok Festival
Masterclass and recital
18. Weimar – Summer Festival
Duo concert with Miklos Perenyi
20 – 25. Belgium – Antwerpen
Szokolay recital(s)
August
10-16. Keszthely – Festetics Palace
Szokolay masterclass and concert
17-19. Budapest – Bartok Konzervatorium
masterclass
September
8 – 15. Spain – Vila Seca
Paul B.Skoda Festival
27. Seoul – Art Center
Chamber concert
30. Budapest – Concerto Budapest Zenehaz
Recital of Balazs Szokolay
(Works by Kurtag, Szokolay, Bartok, Debussy)
October
1. Keszthely – City Hall
Bach Concerto
22 – 25. Weimar – Hungarian Liszt Festival
Masterclasses of Katalin Halmai, Andras Kemenes, Kristof Barati, Laszlo Fenyo
22. “Liszt meets Liszt”
Opening concert on the birthday of Ferenc Liszt
23. Old Hungarian Music / Excanto Ensemble
Gabor Kallay, Katalin & Agnes Kallay, Istvan Gyori, (Balazs Szokolay)
Recital of Andras Kemenes (C.Ph.E.Bach, F.Schubert)
24. Bartok, Kodaly and the Hungarian Folk musicDongo Szokolay, Aliz Agod, Katalin Halmai, Balazs Szokolay
25. Concert of the participants of masterclasses
Gala concert of the Liszt Festival
Kristof Barati, Laszlo Fenyo, Balazs Szokolay
November
5. Budapest – Liszt Academy
2 Piano recital with Jean Efflam Bavouzet (and Amadinda)
(Debussy: 3 Nocturnes, Jeux, Bartok: 2 Pictures, Sonata for 2 pianos & percussions)
December
12. Weimar – Seebach Stiftung
Concert of the students of Prof. Szokolay
16. Weimar – Liszt School
Class-concert of Prof. Szokolay
January
8. and 12. Class concert of Prof. Szokolay
in Weimar Liszt Academy
(with orch.accompaniments)
31. Chamber concert in Budaors
L.Mozart Music School
February
2. 4 hands recital with his wife
Diana Szőke / in Budapest,
old Liszt Academy
14-16. Zagreb / concert, and masterclass + competition jury
27.Budapest, Music School
Student’s concert
7.Transylvania, with the Orchester of Sibiu
cond.by Gábor Horváth
Brahms: 2. Concerto “debut”
March
12. Graz, his ex student’s diplom concert
(orch.accompaniment of Prokofjev III. Conc.)
April
18. Budakeszi, Music School
piano recital
20. Budapest, old Liszt Academy
solo concert
22. Budapest, Music School
“in memoriam Erna Czövek”
(Schumann)
May
7. Biatorbágy, Hungary
piano recital
9. Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
piano recital
17. San Francisco
piano recital
25. Castle of Kochberg, Germany
duo-concert with Birgit Erichson – cello
27. Weimar – Liszt House
Students matinee Konzert
June
5. Weimar F.Liszt Hochschule
Class concert
24. Weimar Liszt House
Student’s matinee concert
27. Weimar Förstensaal
4hands concert with his collegue Prof. Grigory Gruzman
30. Weimar Liszt Hochschule
Student’s concert
July
1. Weimar Förstenhaus
Class concert of Prof. Szokolay
5. Frankfurt
with Birgit Erichson cello-piano duo concert
(Rachmaninov, Franck…)
7. At the Castle of Weimar
cello-piano matinee concert with Birgit Erichson
17-26. Masterclass
piano recital in Sebők Festival / France
August
7-12. Masterclass and concert, Keszthely
15-17. Masterclass and Recital
at the Bartók Conservatorium Budapest
October
24. 4 hands recital in Budapest
with Diana Szőke
November 28. – December 3.
Competition jury in Sofia
November
29. Concert in Sofia
(Liszt)
December
7. Recital in Weimar Liszt Academy
19. Budapest, Great Hall of the
F.Liszt Academy / recital