György opened the concert with A Day in New York, an improvisation that features interpretations of several Hungarian folk songs. He followed up with Liszt?s Sonata in B Minor, La Campanella and the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, in honour of the 200th anniversary of the composer?s birth last year.
György played to a full house on the Perelman stage of the Stern Auditorium at the performance that was dubbed Concert For the Future.
In addition to his talent, György showed the audience his foundation, which runs the Ádám György Palace Academy in Pomáz, near the Hungarian capital.
?I had a vision of wanting to establish a summer academy in Hungary, where we could invite talent from all over the world. I approached my friends with the idea, and they sponsored the Palace Academy in Hungary, which has operated successfully for three years,? György said.
?After the third year, we had come as far as to officially transform this circle of friends into the form of a foundation,? he added.
All of the proceeds from the concert on Sunday went to the Ádám György Foundation.
György started studying at the Bartók Béla Conservatory when he was twelve years old. After winning several prizes in Hungary and abroad, he was invited to the Steinway Artist community in 2005. He debuted in Carnegie Hall, to a full house, in 2008.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
