István Matuz is one of the most intriguing Hungarian musicians of the past half century; he is an artist who, with his pioneering spirit and constant search for perfection, has exercised considerable influence on the generations of flute players coming after him. He is an extraordinarily accomplished performer who reformed the method of playing his chosen instrument, experimenting with continuous (cyclical) breathing on the flute and the technique of playing double or triple chords. To this we also find an unselfish, open-minded spirit: from the very early days, Matuz has been an enthusiastic apostle of Hungarian and foreign contemporary music, for whom many works have been written and dedicated, and who has set aside personal stylistic preferences in order to perform – since his youth – all valuable and provocative music irrespective of composer. This concert is further proof of his broad-mindedness: an orchestral work -early, albeit rarely performed masterpiece of Kodály- Summer Evening (1906), is associated by four flute works with orchestral accompaniment. Creations by the experimental artist Attila Bozay, Miklós Kocsár, who followed traditions even in his modern works, László Dubrovay, who masterfully exploits instrumental effects, and Emil Petrovics, an artist who has continued along the path marked out by Bartók, represent four different worlds. Zoltán Rácz, a unique instrumental phenomenon as percussionist, conducts this concert; his openness towards music is similar to that of Matuz. István Matuz is partnered in Miklós Kocsár’s Concertino for Two Flutes by Orsolya Kaczander, solo flautist with Concerto Budapest.