The audience will enjoy an exciting encounter between classical music and gypsy music at the December episode of Egri & Pertis Piano Duo's "Crosstalk" concert series. What would Brahms' music sound like if the great master of German Romanticism had been a first violin? Musically, as a composer and performer, Brahms took the guise of gypsy band leaders multiple times. His vast collection of gypsy music and his incredible affinity led to the composition of extraordinary works, similarly as in the case of Liszt. The fascination with gypsy music was not uncommon among classical composers, shown by many further examples in music history and in this concert programme, including works by Schumann, Schubert, Bizet and the Danish composer Ludvig Schytte, and even the Hungarian fantasy of Count Imre Széchényi. This time, the duo will ask Puka Károly, a distinguished representative of Gypsy music about the secrets of the "alla zingarese" style of playing and the genre of the first violin. The trio also asks band leader Károly Puka about the secrets of this playing style, while Szilvia Becze will guide the audience through the colourful programme in Hungarian.

The concert is supported by OTP Bank.