Larufest: A Hungarian Evening

Larufest's Hungarian evening brings together three composers all inspired by Hungarian folk music: György Kurtág, Béla Bartók, and Johannes Brahms.

The evening opens with selections from Kurtág's Játékok - the composer celebrates his 100th birthday in 2026. Bartók's String Quartet No. 5 represents his modernist direction, and Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25 culminates in the finale Rondo alla Zingarese.

The performers are pianist Mackenzie Melemed (Steinway Artist), the French Arod Quartet, and violinist Petteri Iivonen, who serves as concertmaster of the Paris Opera and is a silver medalist of the Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. In the Brahms quartet, Alexander Gordon (viola) and Marko Ylönen (cello) also perform.