47 result(s) for hungarian composer in Events
The Daughter of the Regiment, Opera House Budapest, 22 May
- 22 May 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Comic opera in two acts, in French, with spoken dialogues in Hungarian, with Hungarian, English, and French subtitles
Since being orphaned as a small child, the young and plucky Marie has grown up in the French army. Unaware of her aristocratic origins, she falls in love with a handsome peasant lad. Will she really marry him out of love?
Set during the Napoleonic Wars, La fille du régiment ...
Korossy Quartet, Budapest Music Center, 13 May
- 13 May 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Founded in 2018, the Korossy Quartet aims to transmit the famous Hungarian string quartet tradition, and to present the broadest possible repertoire to Hungarian and foreign audiences.
In 2021, the ensemble was awarded 5 different special prizes at the international Bartók World Competition, and a year later they were accepted into the class of Günter Pichler, first violinist of the legendary ...
Mayerling, Opera House Budapest, 3 April
- 3 Apr 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Ballet in three acts
Kenneth MacMillan's fourth full-length ballet relates the tragic story of the heir to the Austrian throne and his mistress.
The choreographer's treatment of the 1889 double suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf and Mary Vetsera in light of the social, political and personal pressures that beset the two protagonists resulted in an extraordinarily shocking work, one widely ...
Balázs Bágyi New Quartet , Budapest Jazz Club, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The drummer-composer Balázs Bágyi is one of the prominent figures in the Hungarian jazz scene, regularly performing abroad as well. He has been leading his own bands since his twenties.
Saint Matthew Passion, Opera Budapest, 24 March
- 24 Jan 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Oratorio in two parts, in German, with Hungarian, English, and German subtitles
The Saint Matthew Passion is Bach's greatest work, one which constitutes an unsurpassable pinnacle not only of Protestant church music, but in the universal history of music.
Forgotten after Bach's death, the work was played in Berlin on 11 March 1829, a century after its original performance, with Felix ...
'Ligeti 100', Palace of Arts Budapest, 22 June
- 22 Jun 2023 7:00 PM
- contemporary
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of György Ligeti, one of the most exciting composers of the 20th century, a constant seeker of new paths forward.
Originally from Transylvania, he studied at Budapest's Liszt Academy and, after emigrating in 1956, produced his mature work in Western Europe.
Concerto Budapest and the Hungarian Radio Choir are commemorating the artist with ...
The Ligeti String Quartet, House of Hungarian Music, 1 February
- 1 Feb 2023 7:30 PM
- classical
In 2023 it will be 100 years since the birth of the Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian composer György Ligeti.
The anniversary year will be marked by a series of events entitled Ligeti 100, beginning with this event at the House of Music Hungary. The Accord Quartet will play Ligeti's string quartets as the composer intended – complete with hair-raising bowing techniques.
Fourteen years passed ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra's: Christmas Fair, 17 & 18 December
- 17 Dec 2022 10:00 AM
- community
For the first time, the Budapest Festival Orchestra will be holding a musical Christmas fair. On the fourth weekend of Advent, December 17 and 18, classical music lovers are welcome to join us in our rehearsal room to really get in tune for the holidays.
The latest products of the BFO Shop, discount concert tickets, unique jewelry and children's books will also be on offer. Come and enjoy the ...
Modern Art Orchestra Plays Music Of Mao’s Composers, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 24 November
- 24 Nov 2022 2:01 PM
- contemporary
The Modern Art Orchestra brings outstanding Hungarian contemporary composers to the Opus Jazz Club in the 2022/23 season.
In its six-part concert series MAO works with musicians who experiment with orchestral sound, and search for unique, out-of-the box tunes.
This time, the members of MAO’s composing workshop will introduce themselves with their own compositions. The concert’s repertoire ...
The Daughter of the Regiment, Opera House Budapest, 22 May
- 22 May 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Comic opera in two acts, in French, with spoken dialogues in Hungarian, with Hungarian, English, and French subtitles
Since being orphaned as a small child, the young and plucky Marie has grown up in the French army. Unaware of her aristocratic origins, she falls in love with a handsome peasant lad. Will she really marry him out of love?
Set during the Napoleonic Wars, La fille du régiment ...
Korossy Quartet, Budapest Music Center, 13 May
- 13 May 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Founded in 2018, the Korossy Quartet aims to transmit the famous Hungarian string quartet tradition, and to present the broadest possible repertoire to Hungarian and foreign audiences.
In 2021, the ensemble was awarded 5 different special prizes at the international Bartók World Competition, and a year later they were accepted into the class of Günter Pichler, first violinist of the legendary ...
Mayerling, Opera House Budapest, 3 April
- 3 Apr 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Ballet in three acts
Kenneth MacMillan's fourth full-length ballet relates the tragic story of the heir to the Austrian throne and his mistress.
The choreographer's treatment of the 1889 double suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf and Mary Vetsera in light of the social, political and personal pressures that beset the two protagonists resulted in an extraordinarily shocking work, one widely ...
Balázs Bágyi New Quartet , Budapest Jazz Club, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The drummer-composer Balázs Bágyi is one of the prominent figures in the Hungarian jazz scene, regularly performing abroad as well. He has been leading his own bands since his twenties.
Saint Matthew Passion, Opera Budapest, 24 March
- 24 Jan 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
Oratorio in two parts, in German, with Hungarian, English, and German subtitles
The Saint Matthew Passion is Bach's greatest work, one which constitutes an unsurpassable pinnacle not only of Protestant church music, but in the universal history of music.
Forgotten after Bach's death, the work was played in Berlin on 11 March 1829, a century after its original performance, with Felix ...
'Ligeti 100', Palace of Arts Budapest, 22 June
- 22 Jun 2023 7:00 PM
- contemporary
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of György Ligeti, one of the most exciting composers of the 20th century, a constant seeker of new paths forward.
Originally from Transylvania, he studied at Budapest's Liszt Academy and, after emigrating in 1956, produced his mature work in Western Europe.
Concerto Budapest and the Hungarian Radio Choir are commemorating the artist with ...
The Ligeti String Quartet, House of Hungarian Music, 1 February
- 1 Feb 2023 7:30 PM
- classical
In 2023 it will be 100 years since the birth of the Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian composer György Ligeti.
The anniversary year will be marked by a series of events entitled Ligeti 100, beginning with this event at the House of Music Hungary. The Accord Quartet will play Ligeti's string quartets as the composer intended – complete with hair-raising bowing techniques.
Fourteen years passed ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra's: Christmas Fair, 17 & 18 December
- 17 Dec 2022 10:00 AM
- community
For the first time, the Budapest Festival Orchestra will be holding a musical Christmas fair. On the fourth weekend of Advent, December 17 and 18, classical music lovers are welcome to join us in our rehearsal room to really get in tune for the holidays.
The latest products of the BFO Shop, discount concert tickets, unique jewelry and children's books will also be on offer. Come and enjoy the ...
Modern Art Orchestra Plays Music Of Mao’s Composers, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 24 November
- 24 Nov 2022 2:01 PM
- contemporary
The Modern Art Orchestra brings outstanding Hungarian contemporary composers to the Opus Jazz Club in the 2022/23 season.
In its six-part concert series MAO works with musicians who experiment with orchestral sound, and search for unique, out-of-the box tunes.
This time, the members of MAO’s composing workshop will introduce themselves with their own compositions. The concert’s repertoire ...