Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 1994 (6. évfolyam, 1-50. szám)

1994-12-16 / 48. szám

AMERICAN Hungarian Journal Los Angeles Liszt Competition 1994 dine Keeling, Judith Nesleny, Dona artists came here to compete for the prestigious prizes, and to share their admiration for the music of Franz Liszt. 81 young musicians, from age 12 to 35, en­rolled in 9 divisions according to their repertory. Special guest for the event was Dr. Tamás Ungár, the director of the Cliburn Piano Competition in Texas, himself a world-class pianist and educator, who not only served as head of the ad­judicators, but conducted a high­ly successful master class for the 2nd place winners. The jury consisted of such musi­cal dignitaries as Peter Yazbeck, Zoltán Marczi (of Hungary and Cincinnati), Thomas Otten, Aleksei Takenouchi, Vatche Mankerian. For the vocalists, the world-renowned Natalie Limo­­nick, opera personality, and Richard Liszt, tenor from Sacramento, who is a distant rela­tive indeed of the Liszt family. The highlight of the two-day feat was to compete for the "Budapest Concert" which was offered as a Grand Prize, giving the winner an opportunity to present a piano recital at the coveted Liszt Museum’s Grand Hall, where Liszt himself used to play and give Y. Reksz and Rudolf us Budginas. was also the $500. Grand Prize offered by Katinka Dániel, in the name of her husband, the late Ernő Dániel, pianist-conductor- Liszt scholar. And, as if this was not enough, the same person would receive the American Liszt Society’s Prize for the Best Per­former at the Gala Concert. The most gifted and ac­complished pianist, who deserved all these prizes, turned out to be RUDOLFUS BUDGINAS, a 25-year-young master of the keyboard from Lithuania, who studies here at U.S.C. with Daniel Pollack. He played Liszt’s monumental Sonata in B Minor. On behalf of MALÉV Hun­garian Airlines, Ilona Reksz presented the tickets. In return, the Los Angeles Liszt Competi­tion granted Mrs. Reksz the framed portrait of Franz Liszt by Pál Paulovits, which has become a trademark of the competition. All first place winners received $100. plus special awards. The rest of the participants received cash prizes, plaques, expensive book awards, a Liszt portrait, cer­tificates and artwork worth ap­proximately $7,000. in all. All this was made possible On behalf of MALÉV Hungarian Airlines, Ilona Y. Reksz presents winner Rudolfus Budginas with the round-trip ticket to Budapest English Page by SUSAN JANCSO thanks to the organizers, Geral­dine Keeling - herself a famous pianist and Liszt Scholar - and pianist composer Judith Nesleny. Ms. Keeling will play at the Liszt Shrine in Budapest on January 5. On this joyous occasion, the Collegium Corvinum presented Dr. Ungar with the coveted "Sil­ver Raven" medal for his valuable contributions, as an outstanding musician and citizen, to the musi­cal life of the United States, being an outstanding and faithful native of Hungary. Grand Donors to the event were: Geraldine Keeling ($1,000.), Katinka Daniel ($500.), Maria Eckhardt/Liszt Museum ($300.), Dr. Zoltán Mihály ($250.), The American Liszt Society ($200.) and last but not least: Ilona Reksz of MALÉV Hungarian Airlines donating the two round-trip tickets to Budapest. All of this wonderful effort will bear the "Gifts of Music" in the future. FIRST HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH 12717 York Ave., Hawthorne, CA 90250 Ph. (310) 355-1475 Adm. Pastor Dr. Béla Bonis, (310) 430-0876; Caretaker: Dr. Béla Bíró, (310) 597-7459 In last Sunday’s English sermon, the emphasis was on the Christmas story in Luke 1:26-31. The Gospel is the great words and deeds of Jesus on Golgotha and the Easter garden’s empty tomb. But without Christmas, so much would be lost. So much of tenderness and humility, so much identification with the helpless poor and outcast, the alien and the refugee; so much of the Incarnation’s wonder, mystery and awe of how God came to be Emmanuel, that is, with us through the door of ordinary human history. Looking back­ward for Christmas means above all else looking backward to His special story. The angels had told the secret to the shepherds, and a star had told it to the wisemen. And they went to Bethlehem. Men of utter simplicity and men of great learning got down on their knees to worship the infant Christ. They celebrated Christ­mas, the way it should be ob­served. The coming of Christmas intelligible to both extremes: men who work in the pasture and men who study the sky. But they had one quality in common: humble faith. The shepherds found their Great Shepherd that night, the One who laid down His life for the sheep. And the wisemen found Wisdom Incar­nate in a little Babe who could neither ask nor answer questions. They did not turn away in ig­norance, nor in pride, as many people do today, but they presented their gifts - and, more important, they presented them­selves. So, if anyone asks you: Where is Christmas? I hope you will be able to tell him or her that it’s in your heart. Better still, I should like to think that no one would even have to ask you that question, because the answer would be so obvious. ON DECEMBER 25, 11 a.m., our Christmas worship service will be followed by the celebra­tion of the Lord’s Supper. We kindly invite you to come. Every Sunday, we have both English and Hungarian worship service, each with complete liturgy, and with different sermon. Last Sunday we had a well­­attended special Christmas pro­gram, featuring Szeleczky Zita, Együd Anna, Kovács Emese and others. Many thanks for their much enjoyed contributions and for the dinner prepared by Dr. Bíró Béla. CSCE Summit in ______Budapest______ On December 5, more than fifty heads of state and government representatives met at the Con­ference of Security and Coopera­tion in Europe (CSCE) summit in Budapest. Boris Yeltsin was one of the first arrivals; UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali and Warren Cristopher was there; and even President Clinton of the U.S.A put in a short ap­pearance between cabinet meet­ings and the White House Christmas Party. The 52-member CSCE is not (yet) an organization but a"con­­ference"; it does not reach man­datory resolutions, only "decisions" by consensus, but there are no sanctions against those who do not obey them. It was up to the Budapest summit to try to turn this "club" into a mean­ingful organization. Russia plays an important part in the new configuration. Yeltsin said on arrival to Budapest that, instead of expanding NATO, they should give Russia more chance to get involved in European mat­ters. Moscow has two main aspirations: to make CSCE a strong organization in which Rus­sia plays an important role, and thereby weaken the power of NATO; and to get the green light in dealing with domestic problems. (They seem to have plenty of those, such as the recent rebellion in the Muslim region of Chechnya, which threatens to turn into a second Afghanistan.) Excerpts from Prime Minister Gyula Horn’s address to the CSCE Summit: "I am convinced that the CSCE Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government is an event of utmost importance. The top leaders of Europe and North America have come here to sur­vey and evaluate the changes in the world and the CSCE region from Vancouver to Vladivostok, to define the future direction of the activities of the CSCE, and decide in the fundamental ques­tions relating to the future of the region. The Republic of Hun­gary considers it an honor to be able to host the Review Con­ference and the Summit Meeting. * One of the main tasks of this meeting is to further develop the institutional system of the CSCE based on our experience gained so far. It is our common interest that this new system should make provisions for effective conflict prevention and crisis manage­ment. It is also important that we have close ties with other factors in European security, such as NATO, the European Union, the Western European Union, and the Council of Europe. We are convinced that it is not rivalry but cooperation between these in­stitutions that can serve the genuine security of Europe. The existing system of means and in­struments is not, however, suffi­cient in itself. Its successful operation requires the political will of the participating states." In conclusion, Mr. Horn said: "We are determined to assist the fulfillment of our common goal, the creation of a unified, free, democratic, and flourishing Europe by promoting the im­plementation of the decisions to be adopted here. EUROPEAN STYLE BAKERY 17056 Devonshire Street Northridge, CA 91325 (818) 368-6876 Mákos, diós beigli * pozsonyi kifli * dobos torta * krémes * túrós táska * nagyszerű magyar kenyér * fonott kalács Szeretettel és bő áruválasztékkal várjuk magyar vendégeinket! Aki behozza ezt a hirdetést, 10 % kedvezményt kap!! (Holidays not included) DR. SZABÓ GÁBOR ÜGYVÉD Szerződések * Végrendeletek * Autóbaleset * Personal Injury * Bűnügyek * Real Estate * Válás * Workman’s Compensation * Immigration LAW OFFICES OF GABOR SZABÓ 9107 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Telefon: (310) 858-3842 * Fax: (310) 858-6861 Young pianists and singers gathered for the Third Los An­geles Liszt Competition on November 19 at Pasadena City College’s Harbeson Hall. This year, the contestants came from all over California as well as from other states. These young master-classes to his pupils. To turn this wonderful idea into reality, the winner had the sup­port of the best. By the admirable generosity of MALÉV Hungarian Airlines, an all-expenses-paid round trip to Budapest was given to the winner. In addition, there Mrs. Reksz, m turn, receives Liszt-portrait. From left to right: Geral-Wgyar tyriap

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