Concerts are dedicated to the 50^th Anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising and for the benefit of the New York Area Coordinating Committee for the Commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Balázs Szokolay is one of Hungary’s best pianists, who has given concerts and offered master classes in over 30 countries. He is the winner of several piano competitions and currently member of the faculty of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. He was awarded the coveted "Liszt Prize" by the Hungarian Government and has recorded numerous CDs. Balázs is an avid chamber player who has played with world class soloists and orchestras. He is often invited to hold Master classes; currently he is a guest professor at Montclair State University.

Gergely Szokolay is also a noted pianist, chamber player and conductor from Hungary and the older sibling of Balázs. Their father is Sándor Szokolay, the prolific Hungarian contemporary composer of operas, major concert pieces and modern chamber music. The three concerts will be a rare collaborative effort between brothers from a musical dynasty.

Program:
 Liszt: Les Preludes /4 hands/
 Brahms: Hungarian dance no. 7
 Dohnányi: Rhapsody in C
 Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies nos.17 &11
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 Sándor Szokolay: Blood Wedding - Suite
 Kodály: Piano pieces, Op.11, Nos.3 & 2
 Bartók: 3 Folk Tunes from Csik District 1-2.Dirges Romanian Folkdances
 Schubert: March - from the Hungarian Divertimento/4hands
 Brahms: Hungarian dances nos.5, 20-21, 2, 1 /4 hands/