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Concert of the Hungarian National Choir

Born into a family of musicians, the eerily talented American singer Veronica Swift has cut through the stages of her career like a hot knife through butter to release, at the age of 29, her eponymous sixth album, the one that best reflects the full diversity of her personality.

Formed out of the unlikely encounter between a Spanish musician/filmmaker who fell in love with the music of the Khorasan region - located around the modern border between Afghanistan and Iran - and a performer of Persian classical music, the duo known as Badieh followed up their brilliant 2021 debut album by bringing their interpretations of traditional Khorasan music to an even higher level - now as a trio.

The popular folk-rock band MORDÁI, which was founded by Soma Nóvé - who made his name with the group Middlemist Red - feeds on the bedrock of experimental Hungarian folk music of the 1960s and 70s, boldly reconceptualising folk songs and well-known melodies with jazz motifs and elements of improvisation.

Star's recital of Kossuth award winners
RETURN VICTORIOUS!
Festive gala evening with Hungarian, English and same-language surtitles

At the centre of David McVicar's delightfully spectacular staging of Tosca this time we have the Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen, who in just a few short years has become one of New York's biggest opera stars, now irresistibly conquering us in the Italian repertoire as well.

JOHANNES BRAHMS: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56
RICHARD STRAUSS: Burleske in D minor for Piano and Orchestra
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HECTOR BERLIOZ: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 – orchestral excerpts (Scène d’amour, La reine Mab scherzo, Roméo seul, Banquet scene)

Honeybeast, who explore the boundaries of funk and funky pop and rock have enjoyed countless albums and hits. The 2014 track A legnagyobb hős (The Greatest Hero) was a particularly highlight, racking up 24 (!) million views.

Adventure-filled dance drama inspired by István Fekete's novel The Testament of Aga Koppanyi

Korhű kamara: 2024. december 1.

Zsombor Tóth-Vajna is an outstandingly talented member of the young Hungarian generation of artists dedicated to the historically informed performance of early music, both as a conductor and a specialist in early keyboard instruments, playing the organ, harpsichord, fortepiano and clavichord. He completed his studies at Budapest's Liszt Academy and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

A régi ihletet ad az újnak, az új forma más minőséget teremt – a variációk izgalmas és értékteremtő játékával a Liszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar évek óta kiemelkedik a klasszikus zenei koncertek programkínálatából. Zeneakadémiai bérletük bővelkedik az újra értelmezésekben, az „ismerős, de mégis más” varázsát adó zenei változatokban.

The world-renowned composer/conductor who passed away recently at the age of 80 after being awarded the Kossuth Grand Prize this year, once said that "jazz is a fundamental element for me”. At this concert in memory of his life and work, in addition to an early piece of electronic music and a late choral work, we will hear compositions of his that are closely linked to the sounds of jazz and improv performed by prominent artists from the Hungarian jazz scene.

Bartók hat vonósnégyese hat kvartett előadásában, más szerzők társaságában

At its World-Wide concert series held each year since 2013, Müpa Budapest has showcased the history of the cimbalom and the tárogató and the diverse range of genres they can be used in.

A rarely performed suite, a classical concerto, a tribute to Bach, and the cornerstone of a symphonic oeuvre: evoking a Nordic air while occasionally stirring flames of passion, is what the concerto offers. The orchestra performs under the baton of BFO’s regular guest conductor, music director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Robin Ticciati.

In each of their creative musical statements, the female performers who formed the group in Bamako ten years ago have spoken out for women's rights and the eradication of violence. Their rich, melodic music combines stylistic elements of pan-African traditions and contemporary pop songs.

Haydn
Mozart
Rusinek
Honeck

This full-evening "crime story" of a dance drama takes as its starting point Barcsai's Lover, one of the most estimable of Hungary's balladic treasures. After cuckolding her husband, a wife awaits a terrible punishment. But how did things actually get to this point?

It is no secret that Swedish double bass player Anders Jormin and American drummer Joey Baron are two of 2024/25 Artist of the Season Ferenc Snétberger's favourite musical partners.

The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble's nativity programme counts down to the night of the birth of Jesus, with scenes that are sometimes comic and other times heart-warming.

Georg Friedrich Händel – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DER MESSIAS (MESSIAH) – CONCERT
Oratorio in three parts, in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English subtitles

A mesékből ismert rengetegben nagyon sokféle állat él. A történetünk szereplői mind emberi tulajdonságokkal rendelkeznek, s ennek köszönhetően egy apró félreértésből hatalmas kalamajka keveredik.

Műsor:
J.S. Bach: 5. Brandenburgi verseny
H. Schütz: Weihnachtshistorie

Sena Dagadu has been a key figure on the Hungarian pop scene for the best part of 20 years. Though the Hungarian-Ghanian singer has achieved her greatest success as a front person for Irie Maffia, she has also enjoyed a significant solo career.

Megújult műsorral, új fellépőkkel térnek vissza az Illúzió Mesterei Balatonfüredre!

Demjén Rózsi a legenda, aki huszonhetedik alkalommal tölti meg az Arénát!

Johann Strauss Jr.
DIE FLEDERMAUS (THE BAT)
Operetta in three acts in Hungarian, with English and Hungarian subtitles

Haydn
Weber
Mozart
Caputo
Takács-Nagy

Mendelssohn
Mahler
Capuçon
Fischer

Giacomo Puccini
MANON LESCAUT
Opera in four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles