Svyatoslav Richter's Appearances in Hungary

1954, March 4, Budapest, Academy of Music. Budapest Symphony Orchestra [BSO]—Vilmos Komor. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto in B flat minor, (encore) Rakhmaninov: Two Preludes, op.23/2,5

1954, March 8, Budapest, Academy of Music. Hungarian State Orchestra [HSO]—János Ferencsik. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, (encore) Brahms: Intermezzi in A minor and E flat minor, op.118/1,6

1954, March 10, Budapest, Academy of Music. Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier I. Preludes and Fugues in C major and
minor, F major and minor, A major and minor, Bach: French Suite in C minor,
BWV 813, Mozart: Sonata in F, K.533, Beethoven: Sonata in F minor "Appassionata", op.57, (encore) three Chopin pieces

1954, March 15, Budapest, Opera House. Philharmonic Orchestra—János Ferencsik. Bach: Piano Concerto in D
minor

1954, March 24, Budapest, Erkel Theatre. HSO—János Ferencsik, Liszt: Piano Concerto in E flat

1954, March 26, Budapest, Academy of Music. Prokofiev: Sonata no.8, Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, Gaspar de la nuit no.2, Valses nobles et sentimentales, (encore) Jeux d'eau, Alborada del gracioso

1954, March 27, Budapest, Academy of Music (youth concert). Mozart sonatas, Beethoven: Sonatas in D, op. 10 and in
F minor "Appassionata", op.57

1954, April 3, Budapest, Opera House (gala performance on the anniversary of the liberation of Hungary), with the Moiseyev Ensemble and several Hungarian folk ensembles also participating

1958, February 9, Budapest, Academy of Music. Schubert: Sonata in C minor, op.post., Schumann: Toccata in C, Mussorgsky: Pictures of an Exhibition, (encore) Rakhmaninov: Prelude in G sharp minor, Debussy: Les collines d'Anacapri (Preludes I/5), Cloches à travers les feuilles (Images II/1)

1958, February 11, Budapest, Academy of Music. Schubert: Sonata in A, op.120, Moment musical in C, op.94/1, Three Impromptus op.90/2,3,4 (E flat, G, A flat), Liszt: Funérailles, Dance of the Imps, Love Dreams (E, A flat), Valses oubliées nos.1,2,3, Mephisto Waltz (encore) Liszt: 123rd Petrarca Sonnet, Feux follets

1958, February 12, Budapest, Bartók Hall—Nina Dorliac (soprano). Mozart: Das Veilchen, Die Alte, Komm, liebe Zither, Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling, Das Lied von der Trennung, Schumann: Intermezzo, Mit Myrthen und Rosen, In der Fremde, Liszt: Vergiftet sind meine Lieder, Oh, quand je dors, Mussorgsky: The Nursery, Debussy: C'est d'extase langoureuse (Ariettes oubliées no.1), Chevaux de bois, Green (Ariettes oubliées no.5)

1958, February 13, Budapest, Academy of Music—Tátrai Quartet. Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor

1958, February 15, Budapest, Bartók Hall—Nina Dorliac (soprano). Schubert: Gute Nacht, Liebesbotschaft, Die Post, Die Krähe, Du bist die Ruh', Am Meer, Die Taubenpost, Sei mir gegrüsst, Wolf: Agnes, Der Gartner, Der Knabe und das Immlein, Der Genesene an die Hoffnung, Nixe Binsefuss

1958, February 17, Budapest, Erkel Theatre. HSO—András Kórodi. Mozart: Piano Concerto in D minor, K.466, Brahms: Piano Concerto in B flat

1958, October 3, Budapest, Erkel Theatre. HSO—János Ferencsik. Bartók: Piano Concerto no.2

1961, September 27, Budapest, Erkel Theatre—HSO, János Ferencsik. Liszt: Piano Concerto in A, (encore) Hungarian Fantasy

1963, April 27, Budapest, Academy of Music. Beethoven: Sonata in B flat, op.22, Schubert: Three Piano Pieces, op. post., "Wanderer" fantasy in C, (encore) Schubert: Allegretto in C minor, Chopin: Mazurka in C, op.24/2, Etude in A flat, op.10/10, Nocturne in F, op.15

1963, April 29, Budapest, Erkel Theatre. Händel: Suite in E, Shostakovich: Six Preludes and Fugues, op. 87/4,12,23,14, 17, 15, Prokofiev: Sonata no.6, (encore) Prokofiev: Visions fugitives op.22/6,11,14

1963, April 30, Debrecen. Beethoven: Sonata in B flat, op. 22, Schubert: Three Piano Pieces, op.post., Prokofiev: Sonata no.6, (encore) Prokofiev: Two pieces from Visions fugitives, Chopin: Etude in C minor, op.10/12

1965, July 16, Szombathely, House of Culture and Sports. Mozart: Sonata in F, K.280, Beethoven: Sonata in E flat, op.31/3, Chopin: Four Scherzos, (encore) Chopin: Etudes op.10 – C sharp minor, F, C, C minor

1965, July 17, Budapest, Erkel Theatre. Mozart: Sonata in F, K.280, Beethoven: Sonata in A, op.101, Chopin: Four Scherzos, (encore) Chopin: Nocturne in F, op.15/1

1965, around July 20, Miskolc, National Theatre. Schubert: Sonata in B, D.575, Brahms: op.119/1,2,3,4, Liszt: Sonata in B minor, (encore) three Chopin etudes

1967, August 27, Budapest, Erkel Theatre. Haydn: Sonata in C, no.48. Hob. XVI:35, Chopin: Rondo à la mazur, Ballade in G minor, Debussy: Twelve Preludes, Vol. II (encore) Debussy: La sérénade interrompue, (Preludes I/9)

1967, September 18, Budapest, Erkel Theatre. HSO—János Ferencsik. Britten: Piano Concerto

1969, November 15 or 16, Sopron. Schubert: Hüttenbrenner  Variations, Schumann: Fantasiestücke, op.12/1,2,3,5,7,8, Rakhmaninov: Preludes op.23/1, op.32/9, 10,12, op.23/8, op.32,3,2,6,7, op.23/2,4,5, (encore) Rakhmaninov

1969, November 16 or 17, Veszprém, Petoýfi Theatre. Schubert: Hüttenbrenner Variations, Schumann: Fantasiestücke, op.12/1,2,3,5,7,8, Rakhmaninov: Preludes op.23/1, op.32/9,10,12, op.23/8, op.32,3,2, 6,7, op.23/2,4,5 (encore) Rakhmaninov

1969, November 18, Budapest, Academy of Music. Schubert: Hüttenbrenner Variations, Schumann: Fantasiestücke, op.12/1,2,3,5,7,8, Prokofiev: Sonata no.8 (encore) Prokofiev: Paysage op.59/2, War and Peace – Waltz, Debussy: Cloches à travers les feuilles (Images II/1)

1972, February 16, Szeged, Schubert: Sonata in C minor, op.post., Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, op.19/1,2,3,5,6, Chopin: Nocturne in B flat minor op.9/1, Debussy: Images I/1,2,3 (encore) Debussy: Hommâge à Haydn, L'isle joyeuse

1972, March 16, Budapest, Academy of Music. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier II, Preludes and Fugues in C, C minor, C sharp, C sharp minor, D, D minor, E flat, D sharp minor, E, E minor, F, F minor (encore) Vol.II, Prelude and Fugue in A flat

1973, March 18, Budapest, Academy of Music. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier II, Preludes and Fugues in F sharp, F sharp minor, G, G minor, A flat, G sharp minor, A, A minor, B flat, B flat minor, B, B minor, (encore) Vol.II  Prelude in B, Preludes and Fugues in D, B minor

1973, March 22, Budapest, Erkel Theatre. Schubert: Sonata in C minor, op.post., Sonata in B flat, op.post., (encore) Schubert: Three Impromptus op.90/2,3,4

1973, October 6, Budapest, Erkel Theatre—Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone). Wolf: Mörike Lieder—Der Genesene an die Hoffnung, In der Frühe, Fussreise, Neue Liebe, Der Feuerreiter, An den Schlaf, Zur Warnung, Jägerlied, Storchenbotschaft, Im Frühling, Auf einer Wanderung, An die Geliebte, Peregrina I, Peregrina II, Lebewohl, Begegnung, Der Jäger, Bei einer Trauung, Abschied, (encore) Wolf: Mörike Lieder—Verborgenheit, Selbstgeständnis, Nimmersatte Liebe, Auf ein altes Bild, Der Tambour, Gesang Weylas

1974, December 6, Pécs, Liszt Ferenc Hall. Beethoven: Sonatas in C, op.2/3, in E flat op.7, in C minor, op.111 (encore) Bagatelles in G, op.126/1, B minor, op.126/4, E flat, op.126/6

1974, December 7, Pécs, Liszt Ferenc Hall. Miaskovsky: Sonata in C minor, op.19, Shostakovich: Four Preludes and Fugues, op.87/22,21,23,20, Prokofiev: Sonata no.8 (encore) Beethoven: Bagatelle in B flat, op.119

1975, April 16, Gyoýr, Kisfaludy Theatre. Beethoven: Sonata in C, op.2/3, in E flat, op.7, in C minor, op.111 (encore) Beethoven: Bagatelles in G, op.126/1, in B minor, op. 126/4, in E flat, op.126/6, Wagner: Albumblatt

1976, December 9, Budapest, Academy of Music. Beethoven: Sonata in F minor, op.2/1, in D, op.10/3, in E, op.14/1, in A flat, op.26, (encore) Bagatelle in B minor, op.126, Wagner: Albumblatt

1976, December 10, Budapest, Academy of Music. Beethoven: Sonata in D, op.10/3, Schumann: Carnival in Vienna, op.26, Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasy in F flat, Two Waltzes, F op.34 and D flat op.70, Four Mazurkas, C sharp minor op.63/3,
C op.67/3, F op.68/3, A minor op.post., Chopin: Etude in C sharp minor op.25/7, Scherzo in E op.54, (encore) Chopin:
Etude in C sharp minor, op.10/4, Debussy: Wind in the Plain (Preludes I/3), Ondine (Preludes II/8), Wagner: Album-blatt

1977, April 9, Debrecen, Bartók Hall. Beethoven: Andante favori in F, Schumann: Carnival in Vienna, op.26, Chopin: Scherzo in B minor, op.20, Scherzo in B flat minor, op.31, Scherzo in C sharp minor op.39, Chopin: Barcarole, op.60 (encore) Chopin: Three Etudes op.10 (E flat minor, A flat, C sharp minor)

1978, August 10, Budapest, Academy of Music. Schubert: Sonata in A, op.120, Schumann: Fantasiestücke, op.12/1,2,3,5 7,8, Debussy: Suite bergamasque, Debussy: Estampes, (encore) Debussy: Les fées sont d'exquises  danseuses (Preludes II/4), Chopin: Prelude in B flat, op.28/21

1980, June 11, Miskolc, National Theatre. Beethoven: Sonatas in F, op.10/2, D minor, op.31/2, Schumann: Fantasia in C (encore) Chopin: Prelude in B flat, op.28/21, Etude in E, op.10/3, Rakhmaninov: Prelude in G sharp minor, op.32/12

1980, June 12, Budapest, Academy of Music. Beethoven: Sonatas in F, op.10/2, in D minor, op.31/2, Schumann: Fantasia  in C (encore) Schumann: Aufschwung (Fantasiestücke no.2), Chopin: Prelude in B flat, op.28/21, Debussy: La danse de Puck (Preludes I/11)

1982, October 11 and 15, Budapest, Vigadó. Liszt: Pensée des morts (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses no.4), Andante lagrimoso (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses no.9), Ave Maria in E major, Franck: Prelude, Choral and Fugue, Szymanowski: Sonata no.2 (encore on 11th) Szymanowski: Mazurkas op.50/1,17,18,3

1983, August 3, Budapest, Academy of Music. Tchaikovsky: The seasons, op.37b/5,7,11,1, Nocturne in F, op.10/1, Valse Scherzo in A, op.7, Humoresque op.10/2, Capriccioso op.19/5, Valse in A flat op.40/8, Romance op.51/5, Rakhmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux, op.33/9,5,6 op.39/1,2,3,4,9

1985, January 14, Budapest, Opera House—Yury Bashmet (viola). Haydn: Sonata in D no.39, Hob.XVI:24, Hindemith: Sonata for viola and piano op.11/4, Debussy: Preludes I, nos.1-7 and 9-11 (encore) Debussy: L'isle joyeuse, Reflets dans l'eau (Images I/1)

1985, January 15, Budapest, Vigadó—Yury Bashmet (viola). Hindemith: Sonata for viola and piano op.11/4, Britten: Lachrymae for viola and piano, op.48, Shostakovich: Sonata for viola and piano op.147

1985, June 7, Budapest, Academy of Music, small auditorium (private). Hindemith: Sonata no.2, Ludus Tonalis

1986, June 7, Gyoýr, Town Hall. Beethoven: Two Rondos, in C, op.51/1, G, op.51/2, Sonata in A, op.101, Diabelli Variations, op.120

1986, June 11, Gyoýr, Town Hall. Schumann: Four fugues, op.72, G minor March, op.76/2, Three Etudes on a Paganini theme, op.10/4,5,6, Toccata in C, op.7, Novellette in F, op.21, Blumenstück D flat, op.19, Nachtstücke, op.23/1,2,3,4 (encore) Wagner: Albumblatt

1991, June 6, Budapest, Academy of Music, "In Memory of Oleg Kagan". Bach: French Suite in C minor, BWV 813, French Suite in E flat, BWV 815, French Suite in E, BWV 817, Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K.475, Sonata in C minor, K.457

1991, June 9, Budapest, Academy of Music—Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra. Bach: Piano Concertos in D, BWV 1054, and G minor, BWV 1058

1993, November 9, Budapest, Congress Centre. Grieg: Lyrical Pieces, op.12, Arietta, Waltz, Song of the Nightwatch, Fairy Dance, op.38, Norwegian Dance, Canon, op.43, Butterfly, To Spring, op.47, Valse-impromptu, op.54, Norwegian Village March, Scherzo, Peal of Bell, op.57, Secret, She is Dancing, Homesickness, op.62, Dream Face, op.65, Wedding in Troldhaugen, op.68, Evening in the Mountains, op.71, Elf, The Peace of the Mountains, It's Over, Memories.

Compiled by Márta Papp