At the centre of each instalment over the years of this event series launched in 2013 has been a country or group of countries with a rich and diverse culture and significant musical traditions – as a country’s music says a great deal about its inhabitants.

In 2021, the concept behind the festival was changed: although the focus remains on Europe, within this context we now partner each year with another city known as a bastion of culture.

There is a symbolic reason why the choice fell on the Belgian capital this year: Hungary is slated to take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union from Belgium this summer, so this fest is building a bridge between Budapest and Brussels, offering several productions in both Budapest and Brussels that feature major artists from both cities joining forces.

Budapest Program:

* Brussels Jazz Orchestra & Philip Catherine, Bert Joris, David Linx
16 September 2024, 8 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Ticket prices:3200 - 12900 HUF

* Selah Sue
18 September 2024, 8 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Ticket prices:4900 - 18900 HUF

* Joint Concert by the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the European Union Youth Orchestra
20 September 2024, 7:45 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Ticket prices:4200 - 24500 HUF

* ZAP MAMA x K.ZIA
20 September 2024, 8 pm Festival Theatre
Ticket prices:4200 - 9000 HUF

* The Brand New Testament (Le Tout Nouveau Testament, 2015)
21 September 2024, 7 pm Auditorium
Ticket prices:3500 - 5500 HUF

* Joint Concert by the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the European Union Youth Orchestra
21 September 2024, 7:45 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Ticket prices:4200 - 24500 HUF

* Gaïsha
21 September 2024, 8 pm Festival Theatre
Ticket prices:3900 - 7000 HUF

* Joint Concert by the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the European Union Youth Orchestra
22 September 2024, 3:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Ticket prices:4200 - 24500 HUF

* King of the Belgians (2016)
22 September 2024, 7 pm Auditorium
Ticket prices:3500 - 5500 HUF

* TaxiWars
22 September 2024, 8 pm Festival Theatre
Ticket prices:4200 - 9000 HUF
 

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