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RNZ News
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Gábor Káli: never forget the child in you
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. Conductor Gábor Káli. Photo: Supplied At the age of eight he knew. Gábor Káli remembers going to see classical music with his parents and watching the man on the podium waving his arms. He wanted to be that man. Káli is speaking with RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump ahead of his debut with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, playing Dvořák's Symphony No 7, Lilburn's Overture: Aotearoa, and Bartók's second violin concerto with Aotearoa's own Amalia Hall. At first, Káli could only conduct his parents' stereo. He put on one of his favourites, Dvořák's New World Symphony, found some sort of stick to be a baton, and to his delight the orchestra on the sound system did exactly what he wanted. But unlike a lot of (mostly secret) air-conductors, Káli had the musical talent. He became an accomplished pianist, and eventually conducted a real orchestra. Asked what that first time on the podium was like, Káli says he cried tears of joy. The Hungarian maestro also talked about his love of Bartók, and the difficult birth of the composer's second violin concerto, written in 1939 under the shadow of fascism spreading across Europe which would eventually force him and his wife to leave their beloved homeland. The violin represents Bartók's own voice in this work, Káli says. But if Bartok's ultimately optimistic concerto dives deep, it also has a playful side. Káli says while it's important for a conductor to prepare well, to know the score, there also needs to be room in the performance for spontaneity. He hopes he never loses that childlike sense of wonder and excitement that sparked his love of music in the first place.
The Guardian
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Dvořák and Price String Quintets album review – a pairing of passion and sparkle
Florence Price's Piano Quintet in A minor, composed in the mid-1930s, is yet another gem from the treasure trove of forgotten Price manuscripts discovered in 2009. The premiere recording was released by the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective only four years ago, but this new one, by the chamber-music dream team of the Takács Quartet and pianist Marc-André Hamelin, offers a different slant, placing the work more firmly in the classical tradition of the Dvořák with which it is paired. A good example of this is the third of the four movements, which Price, as in her symphonies, casts as a juba – a dance from the plantations. In the Kaleidoscope performance, it sounds like a ragtime stomp; as played by Hamelin and the Takács it is fleeter of foot, jazzy and sparkling. The two approaches are complementary, equally worthwhile, yet if anything the Quintet as a whole sounds less self-conscious as the Takács and Hamelin have it. Dvořák's Quintet No 2 in A major – written in 1887, the year of Price's birth – dates from before his move to New York and therefore predates his own wholehearted embrace of black American music. It is nicely paired with the Price here in a characterful performance in which the music's passion is perfectly balanced with its charm. This article includes content hosted on We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as the provider may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Listen on Apple Music (above), or Spotify
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Czechia presents plan for Ukraine's and Moldova's integration into EU's internal market
On Tuesday, 28 January, Czech Minister for European Affairs Martin Dvořák presented a plan for Ukraine's and Moldova's integration into the EU's internal market to his European colleagues. Source: ČTK news agency, as reported by European Pravda Details: Dvořák said that the plan focuses on specific proposals to deepen EU cooperation with Ukraine and Moldova, in particular in energy, telecommunications, environment and agriculture. Quote: "I presented the Czech initiative to help Moldova and Ukraine integrate into the internal market faster. We believe this is an important step that can speed up the whole process," the Czech minister explained. He added that so far, the Czechs have managed to enlist the support of nine other EU countries: Estonia, Finland, Germany, Romania, Latvia, Slovenia, Sweden and Denmark. The document, quoted by ČTK, states that further economic integration into the EU through free trade agreements would significantly support Moldova and Ukraine "in their efforts to counteract the pernicious Russian influence". Dvořák said that the acceleration of integration would be based on "our technical assistance, closer cooperation, creation of working groups and establishing contacts". Background: The preparation of the plan and its presentation at the EU level became known last week. Meanwhile, according to media reports, the European Commission is allegedly considering not extending the preferential trade regime for Ukraine in its current form and has already started technical negotiations on new trade terms. Support UP or become our patron!
