[Unicum] Invitation for the Concert of the Keller Quartet, Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 8:00 pm

 

 

 

György Rétházi

Cultural Attaché

 

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Office: (202) 686 4114 Cell: (202) 460 3411

E-mail: gyrethazi@mfa.gov.hu

 

 

 

The Hungary Program at the
2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival,
 26-30 June and 3-7 July, 2013

 

 

 

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The Embassy of Hungary cordially invites you and your friends to the Concert of the Keller Quartet Thursday, April 18th at 8:00 pm Library of Congress, Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building   "The players (draw you) in deeper with their own devotion and attention. In the Keller Quartet's playing, everything, even a whisper, is important."  San Francisco Classcic Voice Hungary's world-renowned Keller Quartet has been praised by the New York Times for its "expressive potency" and "warm, glowing sound."   "They have the courage and they take their time for profound mourning. However, they never fall into an abyss of sentimentality." Süddeutsche Zeitung, November 7th, 2003   András Keller - Violin Zsófia Környei - Violin Zoltán Gál - Viola Judit Szabó - Violoncello   Founded in 1987 at the Liszt Conservatory of Music in Budapest, the Keller Quartet already achieved their international breakthrough in 1990 when winning all prizes and special awards at the Evian and Borciani Competitions. Even though the quartet members have all completed their degrees as soloists, string quartet playing has always been their first choice. Three of the Liszt Conservatory’s most renowned professors took care of the young musicians and can be regarded as their mentors to this very day: Sandór Devich, András Mihály and György Kurtág, who also composes works for the quartet. The Keller Quartet can be characterised by musical curiosity: curiosity about encounters with musicians and composers of all genres, curiosity about unknown works and new forms of programming, where unusual combinations develop their own dramatic tension. Exemplary for this is on the one hand their famous Bach/Kurtág program where parts of Bach’s „Art of the Fugue” are intertwined with works by György Kurtág or on the other hand the performance of the composition „Zwiegespräch” for string quartet and synthesizer by Kurtág father and son at the Vienna “Klangwochen” festival and at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. The concert is presented in cooperation of the Library of Congress and the Embassy of Hungary. In a limited number free tickets are reserved for the Embassy of Hungary while the tickets supplies last. For more information please visit the website of the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/1213-schedule.html      Contact: György Rétházi, cultural attaché  GyRethazi@mfa.gov.hu

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[Unicum] FW: "Banned! by Communist Governments: Films They Didn't Want You To See" V4 Film series, April 4-25, 2013 at 7 pm

FILM SCREENINGS:
April 4, 7 pm: Interrogation (Przesłuchanie) at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland

April 11, 7 pm: The Witness" (A tanú)  at the Embassy of Hungary         

April 18, 7 pm: Birdies, Orphans and Fools (Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni ) at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic

 

April 25, 7 pm: The Ear (Ucho) at the Embassy of the Czech Republic

 

 

 

FILM SCREENINGS:   April 4, at 7 pm: Interrogation (Przesłuchanie) The Embassy of the Republic of Poland doors open at 6.30pm   April 11, at 7 pm: The Witness (A tanú) The Embassy of Hungary         April 18, at 7 pm: Birdies, Orphans and Fools (Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni ) The Embassy of the Slovak Republic     April 25, at 7 pm: The Ear (Ucho) The Embassy of the Czech Republic         Admission Free !   RSVP required (information below)     Locations:   Embassy of the Republic of Poland 2640 16th Street, NW Washington DC 20009   RSVP: washington.culture@msz.gov.pl with  "Interrogation" in the subject line.      Embassy of Hungary 2950 Spring of Freedom Street NW, Washington, DC 20008   RSVP: rsvp.was@mfa.gov.hu       Embassy of the Slovak Republic 3523 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008   RSVP:  rsvp.washington@mzv.sk       Embassy of the Czech Republic 3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW, Washington, DC 20008   RSVP: czech_events@yahoo.com with "The Ear" in the  subject line.	V4 The Embassies of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic  present the 2nd V4 film series: BANNED! BY COMMUNIST OVERNMENTS: FILMS THEY DIDN'T WANT YOU TO SEE /Washington DC, April 4-25, 2013/                   Visegrad Four (V4):The The Visegrad Group, also known as the Visegrad Four or simply V4, is a group of four Central European countries – Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia – created in 1991. These countries have always been part of a single civilization that shares cultural and intellectual values and common roots, which they wish to preserve and further strengthen. The group's activities aim at fostering stability in the region, presenting common ideas at various international fora, and encouraging optimum cooperation with each other as well as with other countries. Poland currently holds the rotating presidency of the V4.        In the 2nd film series Banned! by Communist Governments: Films They Didn't Want You To See  each Embassy will present a film that was banned in its country under the communist regime. The films were finally publicly released following the collapse of communism after the Revolutions of 1989, which began in Poland with its Solidarity movement and continued in Hungary, the former Czechoslovakia and other Central and Eastern European countries. Each screening will begin with a short introduction by an Embassy representative that explains key cultural and historical elements of the film. FILM SCREENINGS:             April 4, 7 pm: Interrogation (Przesłuchanie) at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland April 11, 7 pm: The Witness" (A tanú)  at the Embassy of Hungary          April 18, 7 pm: Birdies, Orphans and Fools (Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni ) at the Embassy of the Slovak Republic April 25, 7 pm: The Ear (Ucho) at the Embassy of the Czech Republic   POLAND Interrogation (Przesłuchanie) Directed by Ryszard Bugajski, 1982, 118 min., in Polish with English subtitles Synopsis: Tonia (Krystyna Janda) is a cabaret singer in post-World War II Poland around the time of Russian leader Joseph Stalin's death. She is arrested without explanation and placed in a political prison to be interrogated. Over the course of several years, she is humiliated and tortured by prison officials into confessing to crimes she did not commit. Due to its anti-communist themes, the Polish communist government banned the film from public viewing for more than seven years. Only after the 1989 dissolution of the Eastern Bloc did the film see the light of day. The film had its first theatrical release in December 1989 in its native Poland, and was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival where Krystyna Janda won the Best Actress award. The film itself was nominated for the Palme d'Or. For a preview to the film visit here   Location: Embassy of the Republic of Poland, 2640 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 RSVP:  washington.culture@msz.gov.pl  with  "Interrogation" in the subject line   HUNGARY The Witness (A tanú) Directed by: Péter Bacsó, 1969, 109 min., in Hungarian with English subtitles   Synopsis: The Witness takes place during the height of the Rákosi Era, closely modeled after the ruthless and brutal Stalin regime. The film follows the life of an ordinary dike-keeper, József Pelikán, who has been caught for illegally slaughtering his pig, Dezsõ… Banned for more than a decade for its outspoken criticism of Hungary's post-WWII communist regime, Péter Bacsó's The Witness has since then achieved unparalleled cult status in its native land. Known as the best satire about communism, the film has become a cult classic and was also well-received by critics and general audiences alike when it was finally released outside of Hungary. Its candid and realistic portrayal of the incompetent communist regime earned great acclaim for both the director and the film itself when it was shown at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. For a preview to the film please visit here & here   Location: Embassy of Hungary, 2950 Spring of Freedom Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 RSVP:  rsvp.was@mfa.gov.hu   SLOVAKIA Birdies, Orphans and Fools (Vtáčkovia, siroty a blázni) Directed by Juraj Jakubisko, 1969, color, 78 min., in Slovak with English subtitles   Synopsis: Filmed immediately after the Soviet invasion of 1968, Jakubisko's third feature remained unreleased until after the fall of Communism in 1989. The film centers on the relationship between Yorick, his best friend Andrej, a Pole, and Magda, a young Jewish woman. They address each other (and the camera) with philosophical statements about the meaning of life. Yorick, who has been raised in an institution for mentally handicapped children, envies them their ignorance of the true nature of the world, and decides to deny its cruelty by taking on the role of the Fool. While the triangle relationship recalls Truffaut's Jules et Jim, Jakubisko's heroes are all orphans – products of an absurd world, in which their parents killed each other. Besides the fools and the orphans, their apartment is also inhabited by birdies (little birds, ranging from parakeets to sparrows), who fly in and out through its official and unofficial exits. The film is full of 'postmodern' references from Shakespeare to Rabelais, and refers to key episodes in Slovak history. With its unremitting narrative and visual invention, the effect of the film is ultimately exhilarating despite its downbeat and negative conclusion. Awards: FIPRESCI Prize – 27th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 1990 For a preview of the film, visit here ( in Slovak only) Location: Embassy of the Slovak Republic, 3523 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008 RSVP: rsvp.washington@mzv.sk   CZECH REPUBLIC   The Ear (Ucho)           Directed by Karel Kachyňa, 1970, 94 minutes, in Czech with English subtitles Synopsis: The story takes place over the course of an evening in the life of Ludvík and Anna, a bitter married couple. Ludvík, a senior ministry official, and his alcoholic wife Anna return home after attending a political party function and notice that someone has broken into their home. Several strange occurrences, including the disappearance of their spare house keys and dead phone lines, lead them to believe that they are under surveillance by their own government. A disturbing sense of paranoia encompasses the couple as they fear that the "ear" is listening to everything they say and do. The film was banned immediately upon completion and withheld from circulation until 1989. At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1999, director Karel Kachyňa won the Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema.        For a preview of the film, visit here  (in Czech only)   Location: Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW, Washington, DC 20008                 RSVP:  czech_events@yahoo.com with "The Ear" in the subject line.

 

 

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