GUESTS
LOCATION

Cultural Palace Târgu-Mureș

The 40th anniversary of the coronation of Franz Joseph I of Austria, King of Hungary brought a new bill regarding long-term loan for provincial cities to build (or re-build) their town halls. Thanks to this bill, the Palace of Culture was constructed on the request of mayor György Bernády. The ”Franz Joseph Cultural House” was built by Marcell Komor (1868-1944) and Dezső Jakab (1864-1932). The architect duo planned the town hall (completed in 1908) and two unrealized buildings: the Maros-Torda Country Court House and the Municipal Theatre building. The Culture Palace initially was planned as a two storey building, but mayor György Bernády persuaded the architects to add an additional floor (despite the fact that the construction has already started at that time). The local musical school had to move into the new building and the initial parameters proved too small for the school to fit in. The exterior and interior decorations are the work of the members of the Gödöllő Artist’s Colony. Aladár Körösfői-Kriesch realized the lobby decoration – similar to the English Pre-Raphaelite art and, because its simplified forms and strong contours, with the Japanese style woodcuts. Körösfői-Kriesch designed the 920×320 cm giant mosaic of the façade. The mosaic was realized by Miska Róth in his Budapest workshop. The Mirror Hall’s stained glass windows, designed by Ede Toroczkai Wigand és Sándor Nagy, were also manufactured in Róth’s workshop. The stained glass windows were exhibited in Budapest in 1913. Only after the exhibition closed, the windows were transported to Târgu Mureș in the autumn of 1913. In the right wing of the Palace the local music school (functioning since 1907) was accommodated, whereas the right wing has been home to the County Library since 1913. Additionally, in 1913 the Gallery and the language school also moved into the new building. The organ has been set up in the concert hall. Today, the organ is one of the largest in Central Europe. The organ is special, because it ‘survived’ all he renovations of the last century. Its original pipes still function perfectly: the most peculiar are the vox humana, which imitates the human voice and the Unda Maris, imitating the sea waves. The concert hall housed the city’s first movie theatre between 1913 and 1957, the first Romanian Theatre School between 1934 and 1940, the State Theatre between 1946 and 1973, the Fine Arts and Music Secondary School between 1949 and 1970, the Academy of Fine Arts between 1932 and 1949 and the County House for Guidance of Folkloric Creation between 1950 and 1999. The Palace’s second floor accommodates the Bernády Gallery and the collection of works by Romanian modern artists. This is where the visitors can admire mayor György Bernády’s office or visit the stained glass window exhibit.

[http://palatul-culturii.ro]


Pálffy House

The first representations of Baroque architecture appeared in Targu Mures in the second half of the 17th century. The Pálffy House, built around 1640, reflects an evolutionary stage that surpasses typical Renaissance architectural elements such as those of the oldest buildings of Targu Mures, the Köpeczi and Nagy Szabó houses.

The edifice was built by judge Tolnai János and sold to the Pálffy family in 1885, hence the name by which the building is known today. The building was renovated in 2006 and today it hosts the newly established Music School of the University of Theatrical Arts of Targu Mures.


PRICES

9th Harmonia Cordis International Classical Guitar Festival

Masterclasses – Active participation 50 euro
Masterclasses – Passive participation 25 euro

Recitals – Free of charge

Accommodation fee
Hostel/Campus – 20 lei/night/person
Lunch and Dinner – 25 lei/day/person

PROGRAM

9th Harmonia Cordis International Classical Guitar Festival

MASTERCLASSES

19–24.08.2014.
University of Arts 
10AM–1PM, 3PM–6PM
Teachers: Constantin ANDREI (Ro); Cristina CIORTAN (Ro); CSÁKI András (H); FARKAS-BARABÁS Szabolcs (H); Thibaut GARCIA (F); Liviu GEORGESCU (Ro); KATÓ Árpád (H); Natalia LIPNITSKAYA (BY); Eugen MANG (D); Bogdan MIHĂILESCU (F); Antoine MORINIERE (F); PAVLOVITS Dávid (H); Judicael PERROY (F); PODHORSZKY Gábor (UK); PUSZTAI Antal (A); Radu VÂLCU (Ro).

 

CONCERTS

18–24.08.2014.
Cultural Palace
7PM
• Young Laureate Concert
• Invited guest(s) concert 

 

NOCTURNE SERIES

19.08.2014.
G. Caffe
10PM – Film projection: Carlos Saura: Bodas de Sangre (1981) – Flamenco

20.08.2014.
Zanza Cafe & Lounge
10PM – Young Laureates Concert

22.08.2014.
Zanza Cafe & Lounge
10PM – Concert:
• KATÓ Árpád (Hu)
• FARKAS-BARABÁS Szabolcs (H) guitar & ZSÍROS Réka (H) flute

 

EXHIBITIONS

23.08.2014.
University of Arts
10AM 
• AER, acoustic amplification systems
• LŐRINCZ György – Archaic music instruments

 

 

Concert of Târgu-Mureş Guitar School

24.08.2014.
Cultural Palace
2PM
• KOSZTA D. Anna
• FÁBIÁN Lehel
• BIRÓ Beatrix
• BOCA Denisa
• SABĂU Bogdan
• PETHŐ Csaba
• MOLDOVÁN András
• COLCERIU Dragoș
• Tudor GLIGA
• OROSZ Dávid

CONCERTS

9th Harmonia Cordis International Classical Guitar Festival

Târgu-Mureș / Marosvásárhely
Cultural Palace / Palatul Culturii / Kultúrpalota

18 August 2014

19.00 (7PM EET)
• Young Laureate
• Nicolau Florian (Ro)
• duo FARKAS-BARABÁS Szabolcs (H) – guitar (Hu) & ZSÍROS Réka (H) – flute

19 August 2014

19.00 (7PM EET)
• Young Laureate
• Bogdan Mihăilescu (F)
• guitar duo: Cristina CIORTAN (Ro) & Radu VÂLCU (Ro)

20 August 2014

19.00 (7PM EET)
• Young Laureate
• Antoine Moriniere (F)
• Thibaut Garcia (F)

21 August 2014

19.00 (7PM EET)
• Young Laureate
• Ana-Maria IORDACHE (Ro)
• trio Harmonia Cordis: BEKE István Ferenc – guitar, SZÉKELY Alpár – violin, ENYED Károly – percussion

22 August 2014

19.00 (7PM EET)
• Young Laureate
• Natalia LIPNITSKAYA (BY)
• Judicael PERROY (F)

23 August 2014

19.00 (7PM EET)
• Young Laureate
• PAVLOVITS Dávis (Hu)
• PODHORSZKY Gábor (UK)
• CSÁKI András (Hu)

24 August 2014

17.00 (5PM EET) – sala mică / kisterem
Concertul școlii mureșene
Marosvásárhelyi gitáriskola koncertje

19.00 (7PM EET)
• Young Laureate
• Jazz concert: PUSZTAI Antal (A), ASZTALOS Zsolt (Ro)