Recirquel’s new production, Paradisum explores the myth of rebirth following the silence of a destroyed world, where the means of communication is the body, and the only common language is movement.

Evoking the excitement of anticipation and waltzing with angels in the bright starlight, to playfully immerse yourself in the Christmas wonderland.

Time and again, Budapest Bár delights the Müpa Budapest audience with their special performances and outstanding collaborators. On this occasion, the ensemble has been invited by Nők Lapja magazine to take the stage in the company of some very special guests. Róbert Farkas, the band’s leader and founder, originally aimed to breathe new life into the genre of Gypsy café music, thereby preserving and revitalizing old traditions.

A Budafoki Dohnányi Zenekar hagyományos újévi koncertje a Müpában, meglepetésműsorral!

Budafoki Dohnányi Zenekar
Vezényel: Hollerung Gábor

Johann Strauss: Indigo és a negyven rabló – nyitány
Johann Strauss: Futótűz – francia polka
Johann Strauss: Dunai sellők – keringő
Johann Strauss: Az asszonyok dicsérete – polka-mazurka
Johann Strauss: A párizsi nő – francia polka
Johann Strauss: Táncok az udvari bálra – keringő
Johann Strauss: Viharosan a szerelemben és a táncban –gyorspolka
Richard Strauss: Keringő a Rózsalovag 3. felvonásából
Guido Mancusi: Római séta – keringő
Guido Mancusi: Ahol a bors terem – galopp
Guido Mancusi: Arab dűnéken – keringő
Guido Mancusi: Railjet Express – gyorspolka

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Elgar: Seranade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Britten: Soirées musicales, Op. 9

Az Újévköszöntő 2026-ban is egyszerre lesz hagyományőrző és megújuló, bensőséges és ünnepélyes, egy olyan közös ünneplés, amely valódi lelki útravalót ad a közönségnek az új esztendő kezdetén.

Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82
Britten: Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 6

A harmincas generáció két átütő tehetségű képviselője, az orgonista Tabajdi Ádám és a trombitás Pálfalvi Tamás mindketten hangszerük legsikeresebb művészei közé tartoznak. A műsor csupa változatosság és szépség.

Jazzbois first burst onto the scene at the 2017 Müpa Budapest Jazz Showcase. By 2023, they were hosting Kaláka as guests at the Festival Theatre, and, a couple of years later, they were conquering major international festivals: the Leverkusener Jazztage, the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne, and the Montreal Jazz Festival, to name but a few. Jamie Cullum also dedicated an entire BBC radio show to the band, including a conversation with Viktor Sági.

The Kossuth Prize-winning pianist János Balázs was 13 when he was accepted to the Liszt Academy of Music's Special School for Exceptional Young Talents in 2002. By the time he finished at the university, he had racked up victories at six international piano competitions.

Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 – cross-section

The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic are a unique ensemble, composed exclusively of instrumentalists from the cello section of one of the world’s top symphony orchestras.

Haydn’s monumental oratorio, The Creation, captivates not only by laying the Enlightenment’s harmonious philosophy bare before us, but also by presenting us with a whole new world.

We are delighted to be able to welcome back to Müpa Budapest one of the world’s most successful orchestras. The Vienna Symphony Orchestra, which turns 125 this year, raised the roof at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in 2021.

Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary – March, Z. 860
Elgar: Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40
Britten: Peter Grimes, Op. 33a – Four Sea Interludes

Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

A magyar-ghánai Sena Dagadu a 21. századi hazai popzene jelentős alakja, akinek az Irie Maffia zenekar és szólóprodukciói mellett meditatívabb, Sena DagaDub nevű triója is igen népszerű. A formáció 2024-ben a magyar zenei élet élő legendáját, Presser Gábort látta vendégül a Müpában, és az együttműködés annyira jól sikerült, hogy a projekt most mindkét fél – és persze a közönség – örömére folytatódik.

Jakub Józef Orliński is one of the most exciting performing artists of our time.

The German-born British musician Max Richter, one of the busiest and most popular pianist/composers active in the modern post-minimalist classical genre today, is coming to Müpa Budapest to perform his first ever concert in Hungary.

Why is the 400-year-old story of Romeo and Juliette, the world’s best known romantic tragedy, still so relevant today? Because love is eternal, the rebelliousness of youth persists, and the world is still filled with inexplicable contraditions.

First came the microgroove, then the LP, originally in the form of what we now call the vinyl album. Usually 12 inches in diameter and playing at a speed of 33 1/3 rotations per minute, it could accommodate up to 50 minutes of music, making it a respectable medium for even a complete rock opera.

Formed in the late 1990s, the Polish Warsaw Village Band is one of Europe’s most celebrated world music acts, revitalizing and preserving traditional Polish folk music while boldly blending it with modern elements.

Elgar Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84

Whether we’re talking textiles or literature, “English” is a hallmark of excellence, and the island nation’s music rightfully deserves similar recognition.

A Blahalouisiana billentyűse, a Black Circle Orchestrából is ismert Pénzes Máté 2023-ban jelentette meg első szólólemezét, amelyen minden dalban más-más zenész barát és példakép tűnt fel Tátrai Tibortól Solti Jánosig. Ugyanebben az évben megalakította a Pénzes Máté és a Zseb nevű formációt, amely az akkor 50 éves, legendás LGT-album, az 1973-ban megjelent Bummm! előtt tisztelgett a teljes anyag feldolgozásával.

The dice and the stopwatch will be coming out again at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall as it hosts another round of musical ‘battle’. When we talk about instrumental duels in the Hungarian capital these days, it is no longer necessarily Bach and Marchand, or even Liszt and Thalberg, that we are thinking of, because we have our own riveting concert series right here at Müpa Budapest.

Soutoungoumba Diarra, aka Djely Tapa, originally moved from Mali to Canada to study aeronautics. It soon became clear to her, however, that she could not escape the family tradition of making music she had picked up during childhood.

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance – March No. 1, Op. 39
Britten: Matinées musicales, Op. 24
Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4
Elgar: The Crown of India, Op. 66 – March of the Mogul Emperors

Blessed with a ‘golden voice’, Jonathan Tetelman’s meteoric career has taken him to the world’s leading opera houses, while his records have picked up a succession of awards. We heard him alongside Elīna Garanča in 2021 at Müpa Budapest, and he has since become one of the most sought-after singers of Puccini.

World-Wide

The Oscar-winning composer Tan Dun’s landmark opera blends Eastern philosophy with the language of Western music. This is the first time the work will be heard in Hungary, and it will be conducted by the composer himself. Set in the 7th century, it tells the story of the passionate love of a Japanese prince and a Chinese princess, and of their fateful quest for the legendary The Classic of Tea by Lu Yu.

Mozart was insatiably in love with life. He embraced everything considered “sinful”: wine, cards, billiards. And his passion extended to musical ornaments: flowery acciaccaturas, trills, cadences others dared not risk, and chromatic runs.

A Székely gate is a symbol of ancient power, faith, hope, belonging to God, a channel of communication between heaven and earth. Its three posts represent the unity of body, soul and spirit, and its carvings are symbols that render protection, grace and blessing.