Market Screening: Kurtág Fragments

• György Kurtág, one of the most influential contemporary composers, the last great figure of the post-war avant-garde, remains vibrantly creative. Kurtág Fragments follows his emotional and artistic journey through key places like Transylvania, Budapest, Prussia Cove, and Paris - where his magnum opus, Fin de Partie premiered in 2022. Featuring Víkingur Ólafsson, Steven Isserlis, and Pierre-Laurent Aimard, the film captures how raw emotions become music - a poetic portrait of a timeless artist. 

Agenda

• Short self-presentation of the speakers – Dénes Nagy, Dávid Zsoldos and Julianna Ugrin

• Screening of the trailer of the film

• Talk: Importance of György Kurtág in the world of music – 100 years old in 2026

• A few words about the film

• Screening of Clip – about the opera - excerpt

• Director’s motivation

• Screening of Clip – Víkingur Ólafsson and Halla OddnyMagnúsdóttir

• What we are looking for?

Presented by Éclipse Film Ltd., National Film Institute Hungary