Composers’ competition New Hungarian Music Forum (NHMF) is organized by Budapest Music Center and Palace of Arts for the third time. This time it is dedicated to the memory of György Ligeti, on occasion of the 90th anniversary of his birth. The primary aim of NHMF is to motivate and support the creation of new musical pieces as well as to establish a stable collaboration between young composers and chamber/symphonic orchestras in order to make new music popular.
The competition, in categories for chamber music and for large symphonic orchestra, was open for everybody under 40, declaring him- or herself Hungarian. After the semi-final, 4-4 pieces in both categories were selected by the jury at their closed session to the finals. The chosen pieces will be performed at gala concerts for the public: chamber pieces on 25th September 7 p.m. at the Budapest Music Center, while pieces for large orchestra on 26th September 7 p.m. at the Palace of Arts, performed by Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gergely Vajda, latter concert broadcasted live by MR3 Bartók Radio.
After the last performance at the Palace of Arts, the jury withdraws and following their decision the awards ceremony will take place.
The pieces getting to the final (in alphabetical order) Chamber category: Cordes á vide – composer Péter Tornyai Inquantumland – composer Alessio Elia Notturni á L – composer Máté Gergely Balogh Trance – composer Máté Bella Orchestral category: die ReAlisierung einer komPosition – composer Balázs Horváth Et transfiguratus est – composer László Sándor Monochrome – composer Péter Tornyai Rejtett dimenziók – composer Alessio Elia Tickets are available at the Budapest Music Center and the Palace of Arts, as well in the jegy.hu network Concert at BMC, 25th September: HUF 1000 Ft BUY Concert at Palace of Arts, 26th September: HUF 1500 Ft BUY Combined ticket for both concerts: HUF 2000 (available only at BMC, Place of Arts and offices of Interticket)