’International Choral Celebration’, Mupa, 18 - 21 May

  • 8 May 2018 10:40 AM
  • Mupa - Palace of Arts
Budapest's international choral festival takes place of the third time from 18 to 21 May and will welcome more than a thousand singers from all over the world.

Nearly 1,500 singers from America to Taiwan and from Norway to Italy, and of course countless Hungarian choirs from every corner of the country, will take the stage at Müpa Budapest.

In addition to these diverse gala concerts, concerto performances, and evening and nocturnal concert hall performances, the participating choirs will give free concerts in the Atrium and Festival Theatre.

In addition to the gala events in the concert hall, the programme features festival concerts, communal singing and workshops, and the return of the midnight choral concert.  

Program: 

21 May, Monday - Mupa

16:00 Gala concert for the prizewinners
20:00 Handel: Messiah

Earlier: 

18 May, Friday, Mupa

20:00 Opening Concert

19 May, Saturday

BMC Concert Hall

14:00 Chamber Choirs
15:15 Jazz/Pop/Modern
15:45 Musica Sacra
16:15 Children's Choir
17:00 Young People's Chorus
17:30 Gospel
18:00 Mixed Choirs

Mupa

17:00 Gala Concert

20 May, Sunday, Mupa

12:00 Laurea Mundi Grand Prix
18:00 Choral Concert
20:00 Handel: Messiah
22:00 Nighttime Chorrnival - Reverberation
23:59 Midnight Voices - interactive light show and concert

Ticket prices: HUF 2000 - 8000

Venues: 

Mupa
Address: 1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell u. 1.

BMC Concert Hall
Address: 1093 Budapest, Mátyás u. 8.

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Müpa is regarded as Hungary's top cultural brand, and the most modern cultural institution in the capital. It opened its doors in 2005 to provide events of international quality to a diverse audience, bringing together all the varied disciplines of the arts in a unique fashion. To this day it provides a cutting-edge home for classical, contemporary, popular and world music, jazz and opera, as well as contemporary circus, all types of dance, literature and film.