The Béla Bartók Archives of Belgium – Denijs Dille Fund and KBR organise the Denijs Dille Symposium – Bartók Festival 2024 on 25, 26 and 27 September.

Program

The colloquium will be held in English. Please find the full programme below:

Wednesday 25 September

Symposium on the occasion of Denijs Dille’s 120th birthday anniversary
Denijs Dille (1904 – 2005): “Pioneer of Bartók Research”

1:30 pm         

Welcome

Zsófia Kovács
Director of the Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center Brussels

 Opening Speech

H.E. Mr. Tamás Iván Kovács

Ambassador of Hungary to Belgium and Luxemburg

Introduction

Carl Van Eyndhoven

President of the Béla Bartók Archives of Belgium – Denijs Dille Collection

1:45 pm

Editions and Additions: Denijs Dille’s Invaluable Insights into Bartók’s Life and Work

Lecture by László Vikárius – Budapest Bartók Archives

2:30 pm          Sonata for Cello Solo Opus 8 – Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967)

I. Allegro maestoso ma appassionato
Geert De Bièvre, Cello

2:45 pm          Denijs Dille and Zoltán Kodály

Verbal and Written Records of Their Longstanding Personal Relationship
Lecture by Gilbert De Greeve – Brussels Bartók Archives

3:30 pm          Coffee break

4:00 pm          “C’était réellement manifester une ignorance…”
Dille’s knowledge and views on modern music before the historic interview with Béla Bartók (1937)
Lecture by Carl Van Eyndhoven – Brussels Bartók Archives

4:45 pm          “Living apart together”

The Budapest Bartók Archives and the Brussels Bartók Archives

Discussion with László Vikárius & Carl Van Eyndhoven

Moderator: Gilbert De Greeve

5:30 pm          Sonata for Cello and Piano Opus 4 – Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967)

1st Rhapsody for Violin and Piano (1928) – Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945)

Arrangement for Cello and Piano by Béla Bartók (1929)

Romanian Folk Dances – Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945)

Geert De Bièvre, Cello

Timur Sergeyenia, Piano

6:15 pm          Closing drinks          

Thursday 26 September

 6:00 pm          Commemoration of Bartók’s death on 26 September 1945

Statue of Bartók at the Place d’Espagne

Speech by H.E. Mr. Tamás Iván Kovács, Ambassador of Hungary to Belgium and Luxemburg

7:00 pm          Concert: Béla Bartók – Bluebeard’s Castle

Diána Hajdú – Judit

Péter Cser – Prince Bluebeard

István Dénes – Piano

Introduction by István Dénes

Friday 27 September

6:30 pm          “The influence of Bartók’s work on modern music and jazz”

Lecture by András Párniczky

7:00 pm          Concert by the Párniczky Quartet: “Bartók Electrified”

András Párniczky – Guitar

Péter Bede – Alto Saxophone, Tárogató

Péter Ajtai – Double Bass

Ágoston Szabó-Sipos – Drums

Practical information

• All lectures and concerts are free of charge.
• However, we do ask you to register online

Venue

Liszt Institute
Treurenberg 10
1000 Brussel

Organisers

 Béla Bartók Archives of Belgium – Denijs Dille Collection

Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center Brussels

Royal Library of Belgium (KBR)

With Partnership of the

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Musicology, HUN-REN Research Centre for the Humanities