Éva Polgár

2023 European Figure Skating Championships Gala
2023-01-29 15:30 - 17:30 (Europe/Helsinki) | Metro Areena, Urheilupuistontie 3, Espoo, 02120, Finland
Jenni Saarinen, figure skater (FIN) and Éva Polgár, pianist (HUN)
Live performance and choreography on Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3, S. 541

Carnegie Hall – Weill Recital Hall
2022-12-15 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Carnegie Hall – Weill Recital Hall, 154 W 57th St., New York, NY, United States
Pianist Éva Polgár, Hungary Foundation’s Cultural Ambassador of the Year, bonds the musical heritage of the United States and Hungary with her program “Evocation”. Celebrating the 140th anniversary of Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály’s birth, the career of 19th-century pianist Franz Liszt, and the world premiere of the Piano Sonata by pianist and composer Arsentiy Kharitonov, “Evocation” shares the essence of Hungarian virtue and American contemporary spirit.
Program
LISZT Selections from Années de pèlerinage I and III
KODÁLY Selections from Seven Pieces, Op. 11
KODÁLY Dances of Marosszék
ARSENTIY KHARITONOV Piano Sonata, Op. 50 (World Premiere)
LISZT Légende No. 2: St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots

The Arts Club of Washington
2022-12-01 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Carpathian Impressions - Concert III
2022-11-29 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Terrace Theater, The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC, 20566, United States
PERFORMERS:
László Borbély and Éva Polgár, classical piano
Gábor Varga, jazz piano
PROGRAM:
LISZT Two czardas
BARTÓK Allegro barbaro
BARTÓK Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs
LISZT Csardas macabre
LISZT Sursum corda. Erhebet eure Herzen.
KODÁLY Valsette
KODÁLY Meditation on a motif of Claude Debussy
LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6
BARTÓK Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos for two pianos
Jazz piano improvisations on Hungarian folk melodies
Program Finale — classical-jazz adaptation of four movements from the Mikrokosmos.

Carpathian Impressions - Concert II
2022-11-27 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Avenue, New York, NY, 10019, United States
PERFORMERS:
László Borbély and Éva Polgár – classical piano
Gábor Varga – jazz piano
PROGRAM:
LISZT Two czardas
BARTÓK Allegro barbaro
BARTÓK Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs
LISZT Csardas macabre
LISZT Sursum corda. Erhebet eure Herzen.
KODÁLY Valsette
KODÁLY Meditation on a motif of Claude Debussy
LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6
BARTÓK Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos for two pianos
Jazz piano improvisations on Hungarian folk melodies
Program Finale — classical-jazz adaptation of four movements from the Mikrokosmos.

Carpathian Impressions - Concert I
2022-11-22 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zipper Hall at Colburn School, 200 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 90012, United States

The Nixon Library – Marking the release of Ms. Polgár’s new album of works by Liszt
2022-10-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Nixon Library, 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, CA, United States

American Liszt Society Festival
2022-10-13 - 2022-10-16 | Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 205 Jordan Ave, Bloomington, 47405, United States
Complete Festival Program:
https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.iu.edu/dist/1/801/files/2022/10/Program-Booklet.pdf

Evanston, Illinois - Nichols Concert hall
2022-10-02 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL, 1490 Chicago avenue, Evanston, IL, United States
Kicking off the tour will be her October 2, 3 pm performance at Evanston’s esteemed Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago avenue, Evanston IL. The program will include Claude Debussy’s First arabesque and L’isle joyeuse; Zoltán Kodály’s Méditation sur un motif de Claude Debussy, Dances of Marosszék, and three movements of his Seven Piano Pieces, Op. 11; and finally, four works by Franz Liszt: Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este, Sursum corda. Erhebet eure Herzen, and Legende No. 1 and 2. Tickets are $10-30 and are available at evapolgar.ticketleap.com.
This event will be co-presented by the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the American Liszt Society (ALS) and the Los Angeles International Liszt Competition.

The Piano at the Festetics Palace
2022-04-10 19:30 - 20:30 (Europe/Budapest) | Festetics Palace, Pollack Mihály tér 3, Budapest, 1088, Hungary
Program:
Liszt: Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este, S. 163/4

Liszt: Legend No. 1 – St. François d’Assise – La prédication aux oiseaux, S. 175/2
Debussy: Arabesque No. 1 (1888)
Debussy: L’isle joyeuse (1904)

Kodály: 7 Piano Pieces, Op. 11
Kodály: Dances of Marosszék (1927)

Guest Artist Recital
2022-03-24 00:00 (America/Chicago) | Wayland Baptist University School of Music, 1900 West 7th Street CMB 1286, Plainview, TX, 79072, United States
Time: TBA
Program: TBA

Piano Masterclass
2022-03-23 00:00 (America/Chicago) | Wayland Baptist University School of Music, 1900 West 7th Street CMB 1286, Plainview, TX, 79072, United States

World Premiere of Préludes: 7 movements for solo piano by S. Andrew Lloyd
2022-03-20 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Chicago) | University United Methodist Church, 5084 De Zavala, San Antonio, TX, 78249, United States

Piano Masterclass
2022-03-11 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center, 10910 SW 17th St, Miami, FL, 33199, United States

Guest Artist Recital
2022-03-10 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center, 10910 SW 17th St, Miami, FL, 33199, United States

Chamber Music Concert
2022-03-03 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Munson Chapel, 901 E Alosta Ave, Azusa, CA, 91702-2701, United States
Lisa Bost-Sandberg, flute
Éva Polgár, piano

Piano Masterclass
2021-11-02 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Daniel Recital Hall, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC, 29613, United States
Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII/6 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Bryan Fields
Sonata in D major, Op. 28 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Rondo – Allegro ma non troppo

Lauren Sarkela
Ondine (from: Gaspard de la nuit) Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Abbie Wilemon
Etude-tableau in b minor, Op. 39 #4 Sergei Rachamninov (1873-1943)
Gavin George

Guest Artist Recital
2021-11-01 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Daniel Recital Hall, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC, 29613, United States

American Liszt Society Festival
2021-10-15 08:00 - 2021-10-18 17:00 (America/New_York) | School of Music, Theatre and Dance, University of Michigan, 1100 Baits Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States
Saturday, October 15 at 11:45 am
Solo piano transcriptions by Liszt
Franz Liszt: Revive Szégedine! Marche hongrois de Szabadi, S. 260
Monday, October 18 at 4 pm
Contemporary Piano Music
László Dubrovay: Hommage à Fellini (The Last Dream of the Clown) (2014)

Solo Recital: Liszt - Harmonies patriotiques et religieuses
2021-07-06 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Budapest) | Marble Hall of the Hungarian National Radio, Pollack Mihály tér 8., Budapest, 1088, Hungary
Program:
Sursum corda. Erhebet eure Herzen, S163/7
Hungarian Coronation Mass, Benedictus, S501/1
Hungarian Coronation Mass, Offertorium, S501/2
Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este, S163/4
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11, S244/11
Csardas, S225/1
Csardas Obstinée, S225/2
Puszta Wehmuth, S246
Psaume – de l’église à Génève, S156/7
Legend No. 1, St. François d’Assise – La prédication aux oiseaux, S175/1
Legend No. 2, St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots, S175/2

Solo Recital: Liszt - Harmonies patriotiques et religieuses
2021-07-04 18:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Budapest) | Lady of Snows Roman Catholic Church, Zebegény, 2627, Hungary

Liszt Benefit Gala
2021-02-16 18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Budapest) | Vigadó Concert Hall, Vigadó tér 2, Budapest, Pest, 1051, Hungary

Piano Masterclass
2020-03-09 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Westbrook Recital Hall, Glenn Korff School of Music, 113 Westbrook Music Building, Lincoln, NE, 68588, United States

Guest Artist Recital
2020-03-08 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Kimball Recital Hall, Glenn Korff School of Music, 1113 R Street, Lincoln, NE, 68588, United States

Valley Symphony Orchestra Educational Concerts
2020-01-31 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | McAllen Performing Arts Center, 801 Convention Center Boulevard, McAllen, TX, 78501, United States

Valley Symphony Orchestra Educational Concert
2020-01-24 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | McAllen Performing Arts Center, 801 Convention Center Boulevard, McAllen, TX, 78501, United States

Saturday Matinée Concert
2019-12-14 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Franz Liszt Memorial Museum and Research Center, Vörösmarty u. 35., Budapest, 1064, Hungary

Guest Artist Recital at East China Normal University
2019-12-02 19:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | School of Music, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, 200062, China

Piano Masterclass
2019-12-02 10:00 - 12:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | School of Music, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, 200062, China

Guest Artist Recital
2019-11-28 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200093, China
