Larufest: Hungarian Evening

Jun 12, 2026 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Lauttasaari Church

Myllykallionrinne 1, 00200 Helsinki

All the composers of the evening – György Kurtág, Béla Bartók and Johannes Brahms – were inspired by Hungarian folk music. 

The finale of Johannes Brahms’s piano quartet, Rondo alla Zingarese, combines classical form with the energy of folk music — an energy Béla Bartók later carried in a modernist direction. 

The concert begins with a celebration of György Kurtág, who turned 100 in 2026 and who has continued Bartók’s musical legacy.

 

Programme:

György Kurtág: Parts from the Játékok
Mackenzie Melemed, piano

Béla Bartók: String Quartet no. 2
Quatuor Arod

Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, op. 25
Mackenzie Melemed, piano, Petteri Iivonen, violin, Alexander Gordon, viola, Marko Ylönen, cello



Lauttasaari Church

12.6.2026

18.00-19.30

Tickets 15-30€