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Concert to Commemorate the Holocaust of the Roma and the Sinti
The Embassy hosted a special event January 31. Ferenc Snétberger, internationally known guitar-virtuoso and tbe Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra from Hungary gave a concert with the motto „In Memory of My People”. The event was opened by Ms. Nada P. Simonyi, then Mr. Imre Helyes, Consul General spoke about the tragedy of the Roma and Sinti people during Word War II. Solo and orchestral guitar works by Snéterber, as well concerto pieces by Bartók, Liszt and Mendelssohn were performed with great success.
Due to the ovation of the audience the orchestra gave two encores.
The orchestra came right from New York where they had performance at the UN Headquarters and the Hungarian Consulate General and are now heading for New Jersey.
At the reception followed by the concert where the press and media was also present interviews were made with the musicians, and impressarios among the invitees discussed further concert possibilities with them.
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