Concert, music

Cecilia Bartoli is returning to Müpa Budapest! Any chance to host the world-famous Italian coloratura soprano/mezzo-soprano is a cause for celebration: her appearances are invariably made extraordinary by her cascading displays of scintillating technical feats and the emotional and passionate intensity of her performances.

According to the lunar calendar, 17 February 2026 marks the beginning of the Year of the Horse, and Müpa Budapest will once again host its Grand Chinese New Year Concert to celebrate.

Together with her internationally successful early music ensemble, L’Arpeggiata, harpist and theorbo-player Christina Pluhar are renowned for fashioning each and every concert programme out of a unique project. For this occasion, they have chosen one of the greatest masterpieces from the Baroque opera literature:

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.

Jonas Kaufmann, a sokoldalú német tenor, a budapesti közönség régi kedvence emlékezetes sikerű Mein Wien (Az én Bécsem) című albumát követően új lemezén a magyarokra irányítja a reflektorfényt. A tervezett cím – Magische Töne: Berühmte Melodien aus Österreich-Ungarn, azaz Varázslatos hangok: híres dallamok az Osztrák–Magyar Monarchiából – utal arra, hogy a művész ezúttal a külföldön legismertebb magyar komponisták, köztük Goldmark Károly, Lehár Ferenc, Kálmán Imre népszerű műveiből válogat.

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

After years of tremendous success, on October 16, 2026, world-renowned violinist and conductor André Rieu will once again return to the stage of the MVM Dome!

Italian Superstar Eros Ramazzotti Returns to Budapest!
The internationally acclaimed Italian singer-songwriter Eros Ramazzotti is set to take the stage once again in Budapest! As part of his Una Storia Importante (An Important Story) world tour, the iconic voice of Italian pop will perform live at the MVM Dome on April 19, 2026.

What makes the Mass in B minor so unique is the fact that in it Bach – most unusually for a Lutheran composer – set the liturgical texts of the entire mass cycle to music.

The globally beloved Portuguese genre of fado is already familiar to the Müpa audience, and now one of its greatest contemporary stars is visiting Budapest for the first time. Nominated for a Latin Grammy, Carminho is a true heir to her mother, Teresa Siqueira, and was celebrated as the genre’s great hope in 2005, even before she reached the age of 20.

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Festive gala concert

This concerto has all the attributes to make it a genuine celebration for the audience.

It is not exclusively Hungarians that Müpa Budapest honours with the prestigious title of Artist of the Season: foreign musicians, such as the Russian piano virtuoso Denis Matsuev, for instance, have also been distinguished in this way. The prerequisites are obvious: a high level of professional excellence and a fruitful relationship with Müpa Budapest.

A kortárs zene élő legendáját, a százéves Kurtág Györgyöt köszönti az évad művésze, az izlandi zongoraművész, Víkingur Ólafsson, akinek Goldberg-variációk-felvétele 2025-ben elnyerte a Grammy-díjat, és aki szoros munkakapcsolatban áll a magyar komponistával.

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.

Taking the stage together with one of the world’s most celebrated orchestras at this concert will be two illustrious sons of musical families: Paavo Järvi, who hails from a family of conductors, and Alexandre Kantorow, a pianist born to violinist parents.

It has been 30 years since Mónika Lakatos first emerged on the Hungarian and international music scenes and started building bridges between cultures through her art: an emblem and authentic representative of the Gypsy musical tradition, she has also become an integral part of the Hungarian music world as a whole.

BARTÓK // Balázs / Vörös / Sebestyén / Keller

BARTÓK: Falun – Három jelenet női énekhangokra és kamarazenekarra, BB 87b
BARTÓK:2. (G-dúr) zongoraverseny, Sz. 95
BARTÓK: A kékszakállú herceg vára, op. 11 (1911), Sz. 48, BB 62

Two vastly different yet mutually enriching musical universes meet on the Müpa stage this evening: Söndörgő, one of Hungary’s most exciting representatives of Balkan and South Slavic musical traditions, and the world-renowned Balanescu Quartet, which masterfully combines contemporary classical music with boundary-defying creative improvisation.

Az idén 40 éves Kossuth díjas Hot Jazz Band az Erkel Színházban ad ünnepi koncertet.

Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony, Op. 58

BARTÓK // Ránki F. / Szűcs / Kelemen / Keller

BARTÓK: 1. zongoraverseny, Sz. 83, BB 91
BARTÓK: Brácsaverseny, Sz. 120, BB 128 (1945)
BARTÓK: 2. hegedűverseny, Sz. 112, BB 117

A fiatal, ám annál markánsabb hangú Dzsúdló villámgyorsan vált népszerűvé szókimondó, sajátos hangulatú dalaival, aki 2025. október 3-án, a Tokaj-hegyaljai Szüreti Napok keretében, a Tokaj Fesztiválkatlanban lép fel.

A ByeAlex és a Slepp 2025. október 4-én, a Tokaj-hegyaljai Szüreti Napok keretében, a Tokaj Fesztiválkatlanban lép fel.

A koncert különlegessége, hogy több generáció ikonikus előadói idézik meg a Depeche Mode különböző korszakait

TWO HUNDRED ACTORS. THE STORY OF BETHLEHEM. at 3 and 6 p.m.

Budapesti Akadémiai Kórustársaság (karigazgató: Balassa Ildikó)
ARLtistic Dance Company (koreográfia: Albert Réka Lilla)
Budafoki Dohnányi Zenekar
Vezényel: Hollerung Gábor

A Szent István Bazilika műemlék Angster-orgonája kizárólag a pénteki esti orgonakoncerteken szólal meg. A változatos program gazdag zenei éléményeket kínál, a hangversenyek előadói Liszt-díjas, Érdemes Művész és Junior Príma-díjas orgonaművészek, illetve elismert operaénekesek és hangszeres művészek, akiknek a közreműködése garantálja az előadások magas színvonalát.

How did the world come to be born from chaos? How can music tell the story of light coming into being? What appears in the score when birds fly overhead or the sea rears up? Haydn’s The Creation is filled with evocative musical tricks, from which Ádám Fischer will select highlights for Müpa Budapest’s traditional New Year’s afternoon concert, one specifically designed for schoolchildren.

Every year since 2008, this festive gala of Hungarian folk and world music has filled Müpa Budapest to bursting. On this occasion, the evening will be framed by the Moldavian and Gyimes dance house music of Róbert Kerényi and the Szigony Band, while the still-youthful musicians of the Sarjú Band are also experienced dance house performers.

Wandering Gypsies leading adventurous lives and gallant yet ridiculous nobles abusing their power are the main characters of the animated film Szaffi. This adaptation of Mór Jókai's classic novel The Gypsy Baron is by now familiar to several generations of Hungarians.

A BDZ védjegyévé vált, filmzenékből összeállított koncert.

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

BARTÓK // Berecz / Ránki F. / Baráti / Kelemen

BARTÓK: 1. Hegedűverseny, Sz. 36, BB 48a
BARTÓK: 2. rapszódia hegedűre és zenekarra, Sz. 90
BARTÓK: Versenymű két zongorára és zenekarra, Sz. 115, BB 121