Mr. Koichiro Matsuura, director-general of UNESCO and Dr. Davidson L. Hepburn, president of UNESCO's General Conference, the main decision-making body of the organization visited the Benedictine Abbey of Tihany at lake Balaton in Hungary on November 6, 2009. They were accompanied by the Hungarian embassador of UNESCO, Ms. Katalin Bogyai. After they were greeted by Provost Dr. Richárd Korzenszky, Katalin Mali, organ artist performed Toccata in F major by Charles-Marie Widor.
Similar events take place regularly in the Abbey, most visiting delegations are presented with organ music performance. This visit, however, will be remembered by all. Dr. Hepburn accompanied by other members of the delegation went up to the organ. Katalin was applauded for her performance and the president turned the official protocol into a friendly visit by his unusual request. He became a soloist singing Panis Angelicus by Cesar Franck, accompanied by organ music.
The joint performance changed the atmosphere of the visit and the relationship between the participants. The language understood by all and connecting everyone worked wonders. This event affected the rest of the day for all. We experienced what Kata expresses as her ars poetica: „Music takes us to the place we have always desired to belong: to ourselves, to each other, onto God's palm.”
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