The Egri & Pertis Piano Duo's concert series, Crosstalks showcases the interplay of the arts. This evening is centered on opera, a genre that is itself an interplay: a fusion of text, music, scenery and stage performance, mutually inspiring each other. But what happens when a composer transforms all this into piano music? Why were 19th-century piano virtuosos so passionate about operas, and how did they paraphrase them? Is it possible to satirize an opera? The answers will be provided by the works performed: the bel canto masters – Donizetti, Bellini and Rossini – share the programme with piano virtuosos such as Liszt, Thalberg and Chabrier. The evening's guest artist, opera director Miklós Szinetár, former director general of the Hungarian State Opera, gives a special insight into the world of the genre, while the host will once again be the popular editor and presenter of Bartók Radio, Szilvia Becze.

The concert is supported by OTP Bank.