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Hungarian National Philharmonic (03/2017)

Concert commemorating the 50th aniversary of Zoltán Kodály’s death at the main hall of the Liszt Academy in Budapest. The concert was featuring the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (Nemzeti Filharmonikus Zenekar és Kórus), as well as soloists Klára Kolonits, Atala Schöck, Szabolcs Brickner and Zsolt Haja.

Photo credit: Alma Bencze

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