SERIES OF SYNERGIES - concert and exhibition opening

July 5, Saturday, 2025, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM

A concert and exhibition titled SERIES OF SYNERGIES, featuring works by the Mihály Munkácsy Award-winning painter György Szemadám, from the collection of the First Hungarian Visual Library (Első Magyar Látványtár).

 The performance was born from the meeting of literature, music and the visual arts. The stories and the accompanying musical works presented during the extraordinary concert are illustrated by paintings, thus the meeting of the three art forms creates a new world for the audience. The music and lyrics were written by Gábor Benda, and the paintings presented at the performance were created by the greats of First Hungarian Visual Library.

The concert is also the opening of the exhibition by György Szemadám, several of whose works will be featured at the performance.

The performers are: Gábor Benda, pianist and composer, József Pluto Horváth, guitarist, Eszter Vereszki, performer.

The visual illustrations were created by: György Szemadám, József Szurcsik, László Szotyory, Eszter Csurka, Márton Barabás.

Salon program: book signing, informal conversation accompanied by wine tasting

Tickets: 4.500 HUF

Jegyfoglalás

Gábor Benda is a Budapest-born pianist and composer who has pursued both classical and jazz music studies. Throughout his artistic career, he has performed extensively and realized a number of unique musical projects.

One of his most notable works is a twelve-movement piano composition titled “The Story of Jesus”, which portrays key moments from the life of Jesus, accompanied by Gospel narration. He performs this work in churches, with the premiere taking place at the Hermina Chapel in Budapest, organized by the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.

Gábor Benda’s work and performances have made a significant impact on the Hungarian music scene.

József "Pluto" Horváth was born in 1980 into a family of traditional musicians. He began playing the double bass at the age of ten and, in 1995, enrolled in the double bass department of the OSZK (National Hungarian Music School), where he studied under János Egri. After two years of classical training, he taught himself to play the bass guitar.

His career began with the band of Jenő “Csibe” Balog, and he soon performed with Béla Szakcsi Lakatos as well. In 1998, he won the MAY Jazz Competition with his group Trio Heaven. In 2001, he was awarded Best Bassist at the International Europa Competition in Brussels, and in 2003, he took first place at the Dandó Péter Jazz Bass Guitar Talent Search.

He has collaborated with numerous renowned artists, including Tony Lakatos, Chico Freeman, John Patitucci, and Tamás Berki. His current projects include: Berki Band, Jávori Sound Machine, Csepregi Hip-Bob, Jáger Latin Band, Jonás Rezső Project, Rácz Kati’s Band, Jazz Garden Trio, and his own group, Pluto Band.

Several recordings are associated with his name, such as My Name is Pluto You Know and A Híd (with Berki Band).