30 result(s) for béla bartók in Events
Bernstein - Jazz Side Story Symphonic, National Concert Hall Budapest, 1 September
- 1 Sep 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The first edition of Jazz Side Story led to two consecutive sold-out shows at the Festival Theatre in 2018. Now, Nikoletta Szőke, Bálint Gájer and their musical associates are raising the stakes. They will perform eternal Bernstein compositions at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall alongside Kornél Fekete-Kovács-led Danubia Orchesta and a selection of jazz brass musicians, ensuring a fuller ...
Bartók Feszt' 2023, Szent Gellért tér Budapest, 2 September
- 31 Aug 2024 10:00 AM
- classical
This year, once again, the festival of Újbuda and the Bartók Quarter is coming, our autumnal celebration where there are 'ands' instead of 'ors', and where we locals, city dwellers, civilians, service providers, bands, and music lovers meet and connect.
At the Bartók Fest, Újbuda showcases what the Bartók Quarter means and represents in our daily lives. Connections, culture, flavors. Locals, ...
Jazz Legends, National Concert Hall Budapest, 2 July
- 2 Jul 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Take 6's success can be expressed in numbers: Eight Grammy awards and ten Dove awards, seven concurrent appearances on various Billboard charts, a 44-year career, 14 studio albums, and one live album.
Müpa Budapest can proudly add that the superstar a cappella group has performed at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall once every five years to date - and always delivered something new. ...
Tiken Jah Fakoly Acoustic, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Budapest, 1 July
- 1 Jul 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Tiken Jah Fakoly, who hails from the Ivory Coast, is an icon of African music and one of the biggest reggae stars in his homeland.
Active since the 1980s, this politically infused performer took a decade to gain more global recognition.
Since then, his hit records have proved to be some of the finest in his genre, while his fans adore his energetic concerts.
The unique sound of his ...
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 ...
Tan Dun: Buddha Passion - Hungarian premiere, National Concert Hall Budapest, 14 April
- 14 Apr 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
Commissioned by the Dresden Music Festival, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, this monumental, six-part Buddha Passion was written in 2018.
The piece has a Chinese and Sanskrit libretto, and employs solo singers, a choir and an orchestra. It was first performed in Dresden by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the ...
Punnany Massif - Punnany, National Concert Hall Budapest, 27 March
- 27 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Hailing from Pécs, Punnany Massif have enjoyed a monumental journey in the 20 action-packed years since the band established from the initial pairing of two MCs, Máté Felcser (RendbenMan) and Roland Farkas (Wolfie) got together in 2003.
By the 2010s, they had won the hearts of the Hungarian masses with their self-blended, trendsetting musical cocktail.
Following their anniversary year in ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
One of two surviving Bach passions, the Saint Matthew Passion, which can be considered the zenith of Protestant church music, is often performed today as a purely musical piece, even though it really is an example of applied music at its best, or as Iván Fischer describes it, "a ritual with spiritual content.”
When it was first presented on Good Friday 1727, the work was paused between its ...
'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 ...
Bernstein - Jazz Side Story Symphonic, National Concert Hall Budapest, 1 September
- 1 Sep 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The first edition of Jazz Side Story led to two consecutive sold-out shows at the Festival Theatre in 2018. Now, Nikoletta Szőke, Bálint Gájer and their musical associates are raising the stakes. They will perform eternal Bernstein compositions at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall alongside Kornél Fekete-Kovács-led Danubia Orchesta and a selection of jazz brass musicians, ensuring a fuller ...
Bartók Feszt' 2023, Szent Gellért tér Budapest, 2 September
- 31 Aug 2024 10:00 AM
- classical
This year, once again, the festival of Újbuda and the Bartók Quarter is coming, our autumnal celebration where there are 'ands' instead of 'ors', and where we locals, city dwellers, civilians, service providers, bands, and music lovers meet and connect.
At the Bartók Fest, Újbuda showcases what the Bartók Quarter means and represents in our daily lives. Connections, culture, flavors. Locals, ...
Jazz Legends, National Concert Hall Budapest, 2 July
- 2 Jul 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Take 6's success can be expressed in numbers: Eight Grammy awards and ten Dove awards, seven concurrent appearances on various Billboard charts, a 44-year career, 14 studio albums, and one live album.
Müpa Budapest can proudly add that the superstar a cappella group has performed at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall once every five years to date - and always delivered something new. ...
Tiken Jah Fakoly Acoustic, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall Budapest, 1 July
- 1 Jul 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Tiken Jah Fakoly, who hails from the Ivory Coast, is an icon of African music and one of the biggest reggae stars in his homeland.
Active since the 1980s, this politically infused performer took a decade to gain more global recognition.
Since then, his hit records have proved to be some of the finest in his genre, while his fans adore his energetic concerts.
The unique sound of his ...
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 ...
Tan Dun: Buddha Passion - Hungarian premiere, National Concert Hall Budapest, 14 April
- 14 Apr 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
Commissioned by the Dresden Music Festival, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, this monumental, six-part Buddha Passion was written in 2018.
The piece has a Chinese and Sanskrit libretto, and employs solo singers, a choir and an orchestra. It was first performed in Dresden by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the ...
Punnany Massif - Punnany, National Concert Hall Budapest, 27 March
- 27 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Hailing from Pécs, Punnany Massif have enjoyed a monumental journey in the 20 action-packed years since the band established from the initial pairing of two MCs, Máté Felcser (RendbenMan) and Roland Farkas (Wolfie) got together in 2003.
By the 2010s, they had won the hearts of the Hungarian masses with their self-blended, trendsetting musical cocktail.
Following their anniversary year in ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
One of two surviving Bach passions, the Saint Matthew Passion, which can be considered the zenith of Protestant church music, is often performed today as a purely musical piece, even though it really is an example of applied music at its best, or as Iván Fischer describes it, "a ritual with spiritual content.”
When it was first presented on Good Friday 1727, the work was paused between its ...
'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 ...