Standing Ovation at the Concert of Dóra Seres (flute) and Steve Beck (piano) at the Embassy in Cooperation with the Embassy Series

 

 

 

Ms. Dóra Seres was named the Best Hungarian Classical Musician by Gramophone in November 2005 one of the New York's most admired young pianists. Within a year this was the young artist's second concert at the Embassy attracting large audience.

 

 

Ambassador András Simonyi opened the event, lauding the artistic cooperation over the long run between the Embassy of Hungary and Embassy Series. He expressed his utmost admiration for Dóra's most sensitive play and introduced the young talented pianist Steve Beck.

 

 

Ambassador Simonyi delivers his opening speech

 

 

Jerome Barry, director of Embassy Series introduced the upcoming program and the concert began.

 

 

Duos were performed by Mozart, Philippe Gaubert, César Franck, Béla Bartók, Francis Poulenc, and Franz Doppler. The long lasting applause of the audience drove the artists to play - as encore - a short piece of Rahmaninov.

 

 

The artists in full swing

 

 

The fabulous event – followed by reception of tasty Hungarian food and wine – was attended by multinational and multicultural participants including a Croatian business delegation.