13 result(s) for béla bartók national concert hall budapest in Events
Bach Marathon with Monika Kecskés, National Concert Hall Budapest, 3 May
- 3 May 2025 5:30 PM
- classical
Bach24 returns! Ten years after the last similar marathon and on occasion of the 340th anniversary of the composer’s birth, Müpa Budapest is once again hosting a 24-hour “Bach shift” from 9 pm on 2 May to 9 pm on 3 May, during the course of which all of Johann Sebastian’s organ works will be performed by musicians young and old, and from Hungary and abroad, on the world-famous instrument in the ...
Pure Source, National Concert Hall Budapest, 13 April
- 13 Apr 2025 7:30 PM
- classical
In this magnificent vision of dance history, the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble and the Ballet Company of Győr explore the extremely compelling and complex relationship of folk dance and composed music in the 17th and 18th centuries, and through the art of Béla Bartók, the folk music experience of 20th-century modernism.
Wherever he collected folk music, Bartók always showed great interest in ...
The Orfeo Orchestra & Purcell Choir, National Concert Hall Budapest, 2 February
- 2 Feb 2025 9:00 PM
- classical
A composer of grand oratorios and heart-wrenching operas, not only was Handel a brilliant musician, he also demonstrated great talent as a businessman. In 2025, the music world commemorates the 340th anniversary of the birth of George Frederic Handel. Müpa Budapest’s February marathon presents a colourful cross-section of his rich oeuvre, and much else besides that too, since never before will so ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Bach Marathon with Monika Kecskés, National Concert Hall Budapest, 3 May
- 3 May 2025 5:30 PM
- classical
Bach24 returns! Ten years after the last similar marathon and on occasion of the 340th anniversary of the composer’s birth, Müpa Budapest is once again hosting a 24-hour “Bach shift” from 9 pm on 2 May to 9 pm on 3 May, during the course of which all of Johann Sebastian’s organ works will be performed by musicians young and old, and from Hungary and abroad, on the world-famous instrument in the ...
Pure Source, National Concert Hall Budapest, 13 April
- 13 Apr 2025 7:30 PM
- classical
In this magnificent vision of dance history, the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble and the Ballet Company of Győr explore the extremely compelling and complex relationship of folk dance and composed music in the 17th and 18th centuries, and through the art of Béla Bartók, the folk music experience of 20th-century modernism.
Wherever he collected folk music, Bartók always showed great interest in ...
The Orfeo Orchestra & Purcell Choir, National Concert Hall Budapest, 2 February
- 2 Feb 2025 9:00 PM
- classical
A composer of grand oratorios and heart-wrenching operas, not only was Handel a brilliant musician, he also demonstrated great talent as a businessman. In 2025, the music world commemorates the 340th anniversary of the birth of George Frederic Handel. Müpa Budapest’s February marathon presents a colourful cross-section of his rich oeuvre, and much else besides that too, since never before will so ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...