Embassy of Hungary, Washington, D.C.

December 8, 2008

Hungarian Pianist Ádám György Plays at Carnegie Hall, Embassy with Great Success

Young Hungarian pianist Ádám György gave performances at Carnegie Hall in New York City and at the Hungarian Embassy in Washington DC. Both concerts attracted big crowds and ended with standing ovation.

Ádám György at Carnegie Hall

Click on the picture or here to enlarge the poster for György's Carnegie concert

Mr. György gave a concert in Carnegie Hall's prestigious Stern Auditorium on November 2, 2008. This concert and this venue signify a milestone in the young musician's career. Before the performance, Father Jacques F. LaPointe, the head of the St. Stephen of Hungary Friary, and Reverend Attila Kocsis Attila of the Hungarian Protestant Church delivered remarks.

The performance attracted nearly full house in the 2,800-person Stern Auditorium. The audience expressed its appreciation with a long standing ovation, after which Mr. György gave two encores. Among those attending the concert were Professor August Molnár, President of the American Hungarian Foundation, Marianne Krencsey and Gyula Nemes, leader of the Fészek Club of Hungarians in New York, Consul General Viktor Polgár and Consul Zsófia Trombitás, and on behalf of the Embassy, Press Attaché Zoltán Fehér and Cultural Attaché Béla Gedeon.

Crowded by fans, György after his Carnegie performance

After the concert, the artist signed CDs and photos for his fans who packed Carnegie's entrance hall. The concert was supported by the American Hungarian Foundation, the Hungarian Embassy in Washington DC, the Hungarian Consulate General in New York, and the St. Stephen of Hungary Friary in New York City. The artist and his supporters were given a reception at the nearby Petrosian Restaurant.

Ádám György with Zoltán Fehér, Mónika Varga and Béla Gedeon from the Hungarian Embassy, after the Carnegie concert

After his spectacular success in New York, Ádám György returned to his Washington, DC audience to give a memorable concert at the Embassy of Hungary on November 6.

Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi welcoming the artist and the audience

In his welcoming remarks, Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi emphasized that Mr. György is one of the leading young artists representing the new Hungary: a modern, open, dynamic country with a great deal of talent. He highlighted some of the achievements of the musician and emphasized that it was a great honor having Mr. György perform at the Embassy after his Carnegie Hall concert, a milestone in his life and work.

Ádám György at the Embassy

The capital city's audience welcomed him back warmly and thanked him with a standing ovation, prompting the young pianist to give two encores here, too. Participants included Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bechara, Hungary's Honorary Consul in Puerto Rico, Edith Lauer, Chairman Emerita of the Hungarian American Coalition, Mr. and Mrs. Pál Maléter, Jr., son of the martyr Defense Minister of the 1956 Revolution, the representatives of the American and Hungarian press.

Standing ovation for Ádám György's performance

At the end of the concert, Press Attaché Zoltán Fehér thanked the artist for a great musical experience and reminded the audience that the cooperation between Mr. György and the Embassy started over two years ago. Then, the Embassy invited Mr. György and American pianist Steven Spooner to perform a "Freedom Concert" in honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution, at American University's Katzen Arts Center (click here to read about that concert).