Modern Eastern and Central European Symphonies – International Conference

PROGRAM

9.00 a.m. Opening Remarks

9.10 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. KEYNOTE SPEECH

Maia Sigua (Tbilisi State Conservatoire)

„Three Dimensions of Life in Sulkhan Nasidze’s Symphonic Triad”

10.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. SESSION 1: NATIONAL TRADITIONS

– Miloš Bralović: „A Curious (and Sad) Case of Six Symphonies by Stanojlo Rajičić”

– Ketevan Chitadze: „Tradition and Novelty in the Symphonies of Kancheli”

– Magdalini Kalopana: „The Greek Symphonists and the Pivotal Case of Dimitris Dragatakis”

11.20 a.m. – 11.40 a.m. Coffee break

11.40 a.m. -1.00 p.m. SESSION 2: HUNGARIAN PERSPECTIVES

– Bálint Horváth: „The Transylvanian Tradition in György Orbán’s Orchestral Pieces”

– Ákos Windhager: „A Quest for the Symphony — Ede Terényi’s Orchestral Models”

– Eszter Veronika Kiss: „Rediscovering the ‘Beautiful 20th Century’: New Perspectives in Contemporary Orchestral Programming”

– Máté Hámori: “The Contemporary Concert Repertoire from the Aspect of a Conductor”

1.20 p.m. – 2.20 p.m. Lunch Break

2.20 p.m.- 3.20 p.m. SESSION 3: ONLINE PRESENTATIONS

– Constantin Houy: „The Symphonies of Róbert Wittinger — Reading of a Dialogue”

– Iulia Mogoșan: „The Modern Romanian Symphonies (Herman, Țăranu, Toduță)”

– Viktorija Kolarovska-Gmirja: „The Symphony in Macedonian Music: Issues of Creation, Performance, Reception”

3.20- 3.40 Coffee break

3.40 p.m. – 5.20 p.m. SESSION 4: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES

– László Gombos: „Hubay’s ‘Modernism’ in his Late Romantic Symphony”

– Domagoj Marić: „Five Main Characters of Dora Pejačević’s Symphony Op. 41”

– Ivana Medić: „The First Generation of Homegrown Symphonists in Serbia: From Great Expectations to Oblivion”

5.20 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. KEYNOTE SPEECH

László Dubrovay: „A Contemporary Symphonic Career”

(with simultaneous interpretation)

6.00 p.m. Closing Remarks

Conference language: English

(Simultaneous interpretation provided for László Dubrovay’s keynote speech)