UVA Faculty and Students Perform in Hungary
Led by Program Director Daniel Sender, UVA students and faculty enjoyed a week of immersive cultural activities in Hungary during Spring Break. In addition to historical sightseeing tours, the group engaged with folk music and dance, opera, and Hungarian classical music.
A mid-week visit to partner institution, the University of Pécs, featured a collaboration between students and music faculty with seven Hungarian musicians in a joint performance in the beautiful Liszt Ferenc Concert Hall. A second performance, in the grand atrium of the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest, featured a duo by performance faculty members Prof. Kelly Sulick and Prof. Ayn Balija, as well as two Hungarian works performed by Prof. Daniel Sender and outstanding student pianist Lauren Kim.
This trip was part of the embedded study abroad course, UVA in Hungary: Experiencing Hungarian Music and Cultural History, and represents the latest project of an ongoing partnership between UVA and Hungarian institutions. Started in 2018 by Prof. Sender, this flourishing partnership continues to create cross-cultural programs that impact communities both at home and abroad.
Performers on this trip:
Faculty: Daniel Sender, Ayn Balija, Kelly Sulick
Students: Elizabeth Mayhood, Lauren E. Kim, Armen Boghosian, Sarah Chenkin, Kate Dunkle, Kailash Patel, Emma McGowan
We are grateful for the support of the International Studies Office, the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, and the Department of Music.