Double Portrait Celebrating Two Jubilarian Slovak Composers

Oľga Kroupová (60^th Anniversary)
Iris Szeghy (70^th Anniversary)

Performers

Milan Paľa – violin
Pavol Oravec – tenor
Ondrej Olos – piano
Robert Holota – oboe
Júlia Stahl Novosedlíková – piano
Eva Slobodník Šušková – soprano
Mucha Quartet

Program

Oľga Kroupová
– Quintessenz for violin solo (2008)
– La noche oscura, songs on poems by St. John of the Cross (2018) – premiere
– Comments on Plath Poems for oboe and string quartet (2020) – Slovak premiere

Iris Szeghy
– Psalm for solo voice on a poem by Paul Celan (1993)
– Perpetuum mobile for piano (1993/2023)
– Simple and Difficult, three songs for voice and piano on poems by M. Rúfus (1978/2021)
– String Quartet No. 2 “Goldberg” (2022)