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Since its foundation in 1998, the choir, led by the Szabó Soma Liszt Prize-winning conductor, has achieved significant results in both national and international terms in recent years.anniversarywith a year-long series of concerts. In the 25 years of its existence, the Cantemus Choir has become a significant part of the Hungarian and international music scene […]
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Cantemus Choir Season Pass 2023/24 Dear audience! On 08 July 2023 we will open the season ticket sale for the Cantemus Choir Season 2023/24. The choir season ticket will include 5 concerts, in keeping with tradition. In this season, we will celebrate the 40-voice a cappella, the Mass compositions of György Orbán and Mozart, the […]
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Since its foundation in 1998, the choir, led by Soma Szabó, a Liszt Prize-winning conductor, has achieved significant results in Hungary and internationally in recent years. We celebrate this anniversary with a year-long series of concerts. The first of the four-concert series, on 20 May 2023 at 21:00, will feature Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vespers, a masterpiece […]
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Interview with István Párkai Kossuth Prize-winning conductor I spoke to István Párkai, 82-year-old Kossuth Prize-winning conductor, the master of generations of Hungarian choir conductors, before the first concert of the “Maestro” choir season of the Cantemus Choir of Nyíregyháza. – Conductor, pianist, retired professor, honorary president of the Association of Hungarian Choirs and Orchestras, founder […]
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The Day of Hungarian Culture has been celebrated on 22 January since 1989, in memory of the fact that – according to the manuscript – Ferenc Kölcsey cleaned and dated the manuscript of the Hymn in Szatmárcseke as part of a larger manuscript package on this day in 1823. The idea of commemorating the day […]
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Our BEETHOVEN: MISSA SOLEMNIS concert “Holy Monster” on 14 January 2023 at 18:00 is CANCELLED! Tickets can be refunded or used for the concert below. In its place, the HUNGARIAN CULTURE DAY CHOIR CONTEST will be added to our Cantemus Choir Season Ticket Series! DateSaturday 21 January 2023 at 18:00 VenueKodály Zoltán Primary SchoolKODÁLY HALL
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‘Who brings the music close!One of this year’s recipients was already awarded an Artisjus in 2009 – but then as a performer, a member of the Cantemus Choral Institute. This time, however, the prize is for him as a teacher, since the thirty years he has spent in the field have also shown that as […]
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On 11 December 2022, the Music Section of the Hungarian Academy of Arts held a concert in honour of the birthdays of the Hungarian composers in the Great Hall of the Budapest Vigadó. This year, Péter Nógrádi and Ferenc Sapszon celebrated their 70th birthdays, Dénes Szabó and Kálmán Záborszky their 75th, and Károly Botvay his […]
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The Cantemus Mixed Choir’s “opera adventure” in Helsinki. Schubert is widely regarded as the composer of songs, piano works, chamber compositions and symphonies. Fewer people know that the short-lived composer, who created so many masterpieces but achieved so little success, also tried his hand at opera. One of the most notable of these experiments is […]
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A 2022/2023-as Cantemus Kórusbérlet első hangversenyét, „Velence öröksége” címmel rendeztük október 29-én a Kodály Zoltán Általános Iskola hangversenytermében, melyen a SzegEd TRombone ENsemble és a Cantemus Vegyeskar közös produkcióját láthatta és hallhatta a közönség. A koncert programja szinte teljes egészében a velencei születésű Giovanni Gabrieli műveire épült, melyet Szabó Soma Liszt-díjas karnagy összekötő szövegei tettek […]
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CLASSICAL MUSIC, OPERA, THEATRE Helsinki Baroque Orchestra Conductor: Aapo Häkkinen Performers: Alfonso Patrick Grahl Estrella Lydia Teuscher Froila Krešimir Stražanac Mauregato Johannes Weisser Adolfo Arttu Kataja Featuring: Cantemus Mixed Choir (choirmaster: Soma Szabó) Helsinki Baroque Orchestra Creators: lighting design Mika Haaranen visualisation Sampo Pyhälä costume designer Elina Ström stage director Vilppu Kiljunen Schubert composed his […]
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For those who have attended the Kodály Primary School of Nyíregyháza or still study here it is natural to have music lessons and rehearsals regularly. The Family Season Ticket and later the Family Season Ticket Plus, which were especially designed for them years ago, is a great opportunity for all of them to be able […]
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The season ticket of the Cantemus Choir of Nyíregyháza, which we have launched to specifically promote high quality choral music, has been exceptionally successful in the circles of performers and the audience in the past. Our concert series to date has all received enthusiastic recognition and great interest from the audience. The choral season ticket […]
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International Charity Concert (from 20th June 2021 Sunday 7:00 p.m. to 10th July 2021) Performing Choirs at the Charity Concert Cantemus Gyermekkar Young Voices of the Philippines – The Philippines Stellenbosh University Chamber Choir – South Africa Puzangalan Children’s Choir – Taiwan Pilgrim Children’s Choir – South Korea Resonanz Children’s Choir – Indonesia Kantabella – […]
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The idea of organizing a Cantemus International Choral Festival first ocurred more than twenty years ago, after our ensembles had made friends with so many singers in other choirs in Hungary and abroad during their worldwide concert tours over the past few decades. We thought ’Why don’t we create an opportunity in Nyíregyháza for our […]
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FRESCO – Online concert A live streaming concert by the Cantemus Choir of Nyíregyháza at the The Patrona Hungariae Co-Cathedral (Roman Catholic Church) online at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, 6 March 2021. The concert is featuring the new album by the Cantemus Mixed Choir titled Fresco, which creates a colourful tableau of the […]
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From Bakelite To Spotify Thinking about the number of recordings and the venues used for these during the 45 years of Cantemus is like opening the lid of an old treasure chest. Even those who have had an active relationship with the choirs of this family for decades may sometimes discover something unexpected or forgotten […]
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TRADITIONS CANTEMUS SECRETS FROM BEHIND THE STAGE DOORS Everybody can have habits which over time can become traditions. It has been the same for the 45 year old Cantemus. Here Dénes Szabó shares the origins of some of these . ‘The infection ward’ To date we’ve never found out who to blame – or to […]
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The story of the Cantemus concert dresses During the past 45 years of the life of Cantemus the stage appearance of our choirs has always played an important role. The precious concert attires worn by our choir members at various performances have always been custom made with the greatest care and professionalism by both the […]