04.02.2026 19:00
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In the Mood for a Little Lightheartedness, Humor, Imagination, Animals, Poetry, and Great Music All at Once?
If so, don’t miss this concert!
Even in the world of Renaissance madrigals, composers experimented with portraying the distinctive traits of animals through music. Later generations of composers followed in their footsteps, but perhaps Camille Saint-Saëns went the furthest, depicting a whole Carnival of the Animals in a multi-movement suite.
Yet, this carnival is not populated by animals alone – the composer also included piano students practicing their scales among the creatures, and here and there slipped in a playful parody of Offenbach or Wagner. Saint-Saëns originally intended the work as lighthearted carnival entertainment.
On this evening, however, it’s not only the French master’s humor and keen sense of character that will delight the audience, but also János Lackfi’s witty verses written and performed especially for this piece, the evocation of other composers’ animal-inspired music, and János Balázs’s dazzling piano virtuosity. Although Saint-Saëns wrote the score for two pianos, Balázs performs it alone – joined by members of the BDZ À la cARTe Chamber Ensemble.
János Lackfi wrote the following about creating his poems:
“The astonishing behavior and appearance of animals vividly reflect the Creator’s inexhaustible playful spirit.
… It was a great joy to craft something witty, charming, and mischievous about each creature in Mr. Saint-Saëns’s menagerie — to play with the strength of the kangaroo that could crush an iron bucket, the swan’s graceful aggressiveness, the gruffness of the lion who’s gone vegan, the clumsiness of the elephant wandering through a china shop, the sly slowness of the slow-motion turtle, the leaping antelopes, the grotesque grimaces of the aquatic beasts, and the obsession of poultry squabbling over worms…”
And now, the program is enriched with Rimsky-Korsakov’s frenzied Flight of the Bumblebee, Bartók’s ensnared little fly and his dancing, smelly bear, and Rameau’s silly clucking hens.
The production was created and premiered at the Cziffra Festival in 2024.
A joint concert of the Cziffra Festival and Filharmonia Hungary.
The Cziffra Festival is supported by the Bethlen Gábor Fund Management Ltd. and the Prime Minister’s Office.
ARTISTS:
BDZ A'la cARTe Chamber Orchestra:
Hajnalka Kalla-Tóta - violin
Tünde Bánhegyi - violin
János Markó - viola
Dániel Helecz - cello
Bence Botár - double bass
Dávid Kanyó - flute
Bence Szepesi - clarinet, saxophone
János Balázs - piano
János Lackfi - poem, prose
PROGRAMME:
János Lackfi: Overture (poem)
János Lackfi: The Lion King\\\'s royal procession (poem)
Saint-Säens: The Carnival of the Animals - Overture and The Lion King\\\'s Royal March
János Lackfi: Chicks (poem)
Muszorgszkij - János Balázs: The Dance of the Little Chicks
János Lackfi: Hens and Roosters (poem)
Saint-Säens: The Carnival of the Animals - II. Hens and Roosters
János Lackfi: Hens (poet)
Rameau - JánosBalázs: The Hen
János Lackfi: Antelopes, gazelles, and others... (poet)
Saint-Säens: The Carnival of the Animals - III. Wild donkeys, fast animals
János Lackfi: Turtle
Saint-Säens: The Carnival of the Animals - IV. Turtles
János Lackfi: Rattling (poet)
Korszakov - János Balázs: The Bumblebee
János Lackfi: Elephant
Saint-Säens: The Carnival of the Animals - V. The elephant
János Lackfi: Wobbling baby elephant (poet)
Poulenc - János Balázs: Babar\'s melody
János Lackfi: Kangaroo (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - VI. Kangaroos
János Lackfi: Aquarium (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - VII. Aquarium
János Lackfi: The trout
Schubert - János Balázs: The trout
János Lackfi: Eared friend (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - VIII.
Daquin - János Balázs: Kakukk
János Lackfi: Kakukk (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - IX.
János Lackfi: Bird House (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - X. Bird House
János Lackfi: Owl (poet)
John Williams - János Balázs: Harry Potter - Hedvig\'s melody
János Lackfi: Pianist (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - XI. Pianist
János Lackfi: Fossils
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - XII.
János Lackfi: Swan (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - XIII. The swan
János Lackfi: Final (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - XIV. Final
BDZ A'la cARTe Chamber Orchestra:
Hajnalka Kalla-Tóta - violin
Tünde Bánhegyi - violin
János Markó - viola
Dániel Helecz - cello
Bence Botár - double bass
Dávid Kanyó - flute
Bence Szepesi - clarinet, saxophone
János Balázs - piano
János Lackfi - poem, prose
PROGRAMME:
János Lackfi: Overture (poem)
János Lackfi: The Lion King\\\'s royal procession (poem)
Saint-Säens: The Carnival of the Animals - Overture and The Lion King\\\'s Royal March
János Lackfi: Chicks (poem)
Muszorgszkij - János Balázs: The Dance of the Little Chicks
János Lackfi: Hens and Roosters (poem)
Saint-Säens: The Carnival of the Animals - II. Hens and Roosters
János Lackfi: Hens (poet)
Rameau - JánosBalázs: The Hen
János Lackfi: Antelopes, gazelles, and others... (poet)
Saint-Säens: The Carnival of the Animals - III. Wild donkeys, fast animals
János Lackfi: Turtle
Saint-Säens: The Carnival of the Animals - IV. Turtles
János Lackfi: Rattling (poet)
Korszakov - János Balázs: The Bumblebee
János Lackfi: Elephant
Saint-Säens: The Carnival of the Animals - V. The elephant
János Lackfi: Wobbling baby elephant (poet)
Poulenc - János Balázs: Babar\'s melody
János Lackfi: Kangaroo (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - VI. Kangaroos
János Lackfi: Aquarium (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - VII. Aquarium
János Lackfi: The trout
Schubert - János Balázs: The trout
János Lackfi: Eared friend (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - VIII.
Daquin - János Balázs: Kakukk
János Lackfi: Kakukk (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - IX.
János Lackfi: Bird House (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - X. Bird House
János Lackfi: Owl (poet)
John Williams - János Balázs: Harry Potter - Hedvig\'s melody
János Lackfi: Pianist (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - XI. Pianist
János Lackfi: Fossils
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - XII.
János Lackfi: Swan (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - XIII. The swan
János Lackfi: Final (poet)
Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals - XIV. Final
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