Minister of Education and Culture István Hiller opened the festival on October 3.
The festival opened in Delhi's India International Centre with a concert by three recipients of the Annie Fischer scholarship: Marianna Sipos (Soprano), Tihamér Hlavacsek (piano) and Márk Fülep (flute). The three played works by Kodály, Bartók, Lajtha and Liszt. The scholarship winners later performed in the cities of Calcutta, Pune and Mumbai.
The opening programme also featured a performance by the Delhi Chamber Choir, directed by Gabriella Boda-Rechner, a Hungarian living in Delhi.
An exhibition of Kodály's life and work opened as well at the centre at the same time.
The festival will continue in November with performances by the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble accompanied by the singer Ágnes Herczku and pianist Tímea Tjerdj in Delhi and Dehradoon. On the programme will be works by Kodály and Bartók.
In December, the Hungarian-Moroccan pianist Maruan Ben Abdallah will play three concerts showing connections between the music of Kodály and the French composer Claude Debussy.
An animated film of Kodály's opera Háry János will also be shown during the festival.
Source: Fidelio.hu
