Hungarian Embassy Concert, Buffet Dinner Jan. 26; $60

NPC members receive a $15 discount off the cost of an all-Liszt concert and buffet/wine reception at the Embassy of Hungary at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. The price for NPC members and their guests is $60.

The event, part of the Embassy Series, commemorates Hungary’s ascension to the presidency of the European Union for six months and the 200th birthday year of composer Ferenc Liszt.

The evening will feature:

• An all-Liszt concert by Adam György, winner of the 2002 Vienna Classics Prize. In 2003 he won the special prize at the San Remo International Piano Competition, and in 2004 he won all prizes (first prize, grand prize and special prize) at the First International Chopin Piano Competition in Budapest.


• A full Hungarian buffet dinner reception accompanied by Hungarian wines.

The discount was arranged for NPC members and guests through Club members Jerome Barry, artistic director/founder of the Embassy Series, and Alison Adler, an Embassy Series board member.

To purchase tickets, call 202-625-2361.

The embassy is at 2950 Spring of Freedom, NW (off Tilden Street, NW). There is easy street parking.

For questions, contact Myron Belkind, [email protected], or Frederica Dunn, [email protected], of the International Correspondents Committee.

-- Myron Belkind, [email protected]