Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major, "Titan" (last movement)
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
2023
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Biography
Hungarian conductor Gergely Madaras is renowned for his "convincingly married energy and expressiveness, precision and passion" on the podium and was as recently named 'Conductor of the Year' at the Bartók Radio Awards.
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His 26/27 season features debuts with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Hannover, SWR Symphonieorchester, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra among others. He returns to Royal Philharmonic, Dresden Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Norwegian Radio, Hungarian State Opera and Orchestre National de Mulhouse - as well as working with NFM Wroclaw in a programme that celebrates both the Beethoven and Dohnanyi anniversaries, and a contemporary project with WDR Symphony Orchestra as part of the Witten Festival.
Recent symphonic highlights include performances with the Staatskapelle Dresden, Oslo, Luxembourg and Hong Kong Philharmonics, Budapest Festival Orchestra, NHK Symphony Tokio, NDR Elbphilharmonie-Orchester, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Hallé Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Sao Paulo State Symphony and with Il Pomo d’Oro and Joyce DiDonato at the Concertgebouw, as part of the ‘EDEN’ tour. (Click on READ MORE below for the full list of conducted orchestras worldwide!)
Gergely was the inaugural Sir Charles Mackerras Fellow at the English National Opera. In recent seasons he has conducted critically acclaimed productions at the Welsh National Opera, Dutch National Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève, La Monnaie and Hungarian State Opera. Gergely served as Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège from 2019-25, where his successful tenure was recently marked by him being named an Honorary Citizen of the City.
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september 05, 2026
Symphoniker Hamburg - Private event
Elbphilharmonie Großer Saal - 11:00
MOZART: Overture from »Le nozze di Figaro«, K. 492
TCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Nr. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23STRAUSS Jr.:
Ouverture to »Die Fledermaus«
Annen-Polka, Op. 117
Nordseebilder, Op. 390
Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324
Csárdás / from: Ritter Pázmán, Op. 441
Johann STRAUSS Jr., Josef STRAUSS: Pizzicato-Polka
STRAUSS: The Blue Danube, Op. 314Symphoniker Hamburg
Gergely Madaras – conductor
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september 06, 2026
Symphoniker Hamburg
Friedrich- Ebert-Halle, Harburg (Hamburg) - 19:30
MOZART: Overture from »Le nozze di Figaro«, K. 492
TCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Nr. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23STRAUSS Jr.:
Ouverture to »Die Fledermaus«
Annen-Polka, Op. 117
Nordseebilder, Op. 390
Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324
Csárdás / from: Ritter Pázmán, Op. 441
Johann STRAUSS Jr., Josef STRAUSS: Pizzicato-Polka
STRAUSS: The Blue Danube, Op. 314Symphoniker Hamburg
Gergely Madaras – conductor
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september 20, 2026
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Hull City Hall - 19:30
Last Night of the Proms Programme
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jennifer Johnston – Mezzo-soprano
Gergely Madaras – conductor
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october 03, 2026
Dresden Philharmonic
Kulturpalast Dresden - 18:00
WEBER: Der Freischütz – Ouverture
BARTÓK: Piano concerto Nr. 1
BRAHMS: Symphony in F Major Nr. 3Dresden Philharmonic
Anna Vinnitskaya – piano
Gergely Madaras – conductor
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“Excitement? Absolutely. Madaras is a master of whipping up a brilliant ending.”
The Times
The Times
- “Excitement? Absolutely. Madaras is a master of whipping up a brilliant ending.”
The Times - “…A rising star to watch…”
iNews - "Gergely Madaras was the impressive, authoritative conductor, keeping a grip on this seething multicoloured ocean of orchestral sound"
The Guardian - "Gergely Madaras did a wonderful job conducting. (...) he turned the orchestra into an entire world"
The Times - "His is a name to watch."
Financial Times - "...Spirited conducting from Gergely Madaras ensures that everything works musically as it should..."
The Independent - "...The conductor Gergely Madaras was terrific (...) - energizing an orchestra in a raised pit..."
The Telegraph - "...Musically there is magic too, (...) the clean, spirited playing under Gergely Madaras delivered crisply and directly..."
Musical America
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Featured review
“The ensemble, led by Gergely Madaras, is extremely skilled in its ability to dose. It can wonderfully modulate between sensuality and coolness, warmth and clarity, mind and spirit.”
(Süddeutsche Zeitung)
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