109 result(s) for classical in Events
Sophie Brown & Blahalouisiana Moon Band, Palace Of Arts, 17 April
- 17 Apr 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The members of Blahalouisiana were dreaming big with a special concert to bring their second album, which was released in the autumn of 2017, to their audience.
On this occasion, singer Barbara Schoblocher's instantly recognisable voice and the unique Blahalouisiana sound were complemented by classical instruments and a Hammond organ, as scored by composer Ádám Balázs. It is the atmosphere of ...
Krzysztof Penderecki As Guest Of Palace Of Arts, 15 April
- 15 Apr 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
This choral symphony, which Penderecki composed to commemorate the third millennium of Jerusalem, had its premiere in Israel in 1997.
The libretto, which comprises extracts from psalms and the Books of Ezekiel, Isaiah, Daniel and Jeremiah, inspired the composer to a monumental work, which employs three choruses, a narrator and solo singers, and which is often compared to Mahler's Symphony No. ...
Gergely Madaras, Savaria Symphony Orchestra, Palace Of Arts, 10 April
- 10 Apr 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
This concert represents an opportunity to discover two young soloists, a pianist and a flautist, and also offers a unique chance to see the Savaria Symphony Orchestra, a Hungarian symphonic ensemble from outside Budapest.
The flute concerto that appears on the programme is also a rare treat. Conductor Gergely Madaras (1984) has purposely been left off the list of discoveries as he needs no ...
Riccardo Chailly & Filarmonica Della Scala, Palace Of Arts, 8 April
- 8 Apr 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
The ensemble of the Filarmonica della Scala was formed in 1982 by musicians of the opera orchestra of Milan's famous La Scala, on the encouragement of Claudio Abbado. Carlo Maria Giulini and Riccardo Muti were the formative conductors of the first two decades; Georges Prêtre, Lorin Maazel and Wolfgang Sawallisch have also worked with the orchestra.
This concert, whose programme includes the ...
Cancelled: György Kurtág: 'Endgame', Premiere @ Palace Of Arts, 7 April
- 7 Apr 2021 7:00 PM
- contemporary
From the organisers on 3 April:
"The performance has been cancelled.
We regret to inform our audience that the Hungarian premiere of György Kurtág: Fin de partie (Endgame) has been cancelled due to the current state of the pandemic.
Thank you for your understanding!"
According to a critic, Kurtág's Fin de partie is a loving farewell to 20th-century modernism. Based on Samuel Beckett's ...
John Eliot Gardiner With English Baroque Soloists, Palace Of Arts, 4 April
- 4 Apr 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
Thirteen years after a thrilling performance, John Eliot Gardiner returns with the St John Passion to Müpa Budapest. If he is the doyen of the early music movement, the world-famous conductor continues to be characterized by a tireless curiosity and energetic attitude.
His albums have lost none of their freshness; made over three decades ago, his first recording of the St John Passion is ...
Family & Youth Events: The Carnival Of The Animals, Palace Of Arts, 4 April
- 4 Apr 2021 2:00 PM
- contemporary
Even though this is a period when it is safer to only travel in our imagination, as a member of the European Concert Hall Organisation, we are arranging for all of us to be able to feel like we will be sitting in the auditoriums of each of the continent's most prestigious performing arts centres for a concert.
On our Facebook page we will thus be offering you a glimpse into the programmes ...
'Stravinsky Marathon', Palace Of Arts, 3 April
- 3 Apr 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The Capriccio for piano and orchestra was composed by Stravinsky between 1926 and 1929. The piece was revised in 1949.
Like the Piano Concerto with wind accompaniment, Stravinsky composed this virtuoso piece to make a living when he was forced to emigrate to Western Europe after the Russian revolution. In the Capriccio, the composer continues the easy-going tone of the concluding movement of ...
Handel: Messiah, Palace of Arts, 2 April
- 2 Apr 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Messiah (HWV 56) remains the most popular work of George Frideric Handel and one of the world's most frequently played oratorios. It first premièred on 13 April 1742 in Dublin, and continued its triumphal run with concerts in London the following year.
This performance brings the full-length version from Dublin and early London performances (from around 1742/43) of this masterpiece to the ...
Sophie Brown & Blahalouisiana Moon Band, Palace Of Arts, 17 April
- 17 Apr 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The members of Blahalouisiana were dreaming big with a special concert to bring their second album, which was released in the autumn of 2017, to their audience.
On this occasion, singer Barbara Schoblocher's instantly recognisable voice and the unique Blahalouisiana sound were complemented by classical instruments and a Hammond organ, as scored by composer Ádám Balázs. It is the atmosphere of ...
Krzysztof Penderecki As Guest Of Palace Of Arts, 15 April
- 15 Apr 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
This choral symphony, which Penderecki composed to commemorate the third millennium of Jerusalem, had its premiere in Israel in 1997.
The libretto, which comprises extracts from psalms and the Books of Ezekiel, Isaiah, Daniel and Jeremiah, inspired the composer to a monumental work, which employs three choruses, a narrator and solo singers, and which is often compared to Mahler's Symphony No. ...
Gergely Madaras, Savaria Symphony Orchestra, Palace Of Arts, 10 April
- 10 Apr 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
This concert represents an opportunity to discover two young soloists, a pianist and a flautist, and also offers a unique chance to see the Savaria Symphony Orchestra, a Hungarian symphonic ensemble from outside Budapest.
The flute concerto that appears on the programme is also a rare treat. Conductor Gergely Madaras (1984) has purposely been left off the list of discoveries as he needs no ...
Riccardo Chailly & Filarmonica Della Scala, Palace Of Arts, 8 April
- 8 Apr 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
The ensemble of the Filarmonica della Scala was formed in 1982 by musicians of the opera orchestra of Milan's famous La Scala, on the encouragement of Claudio Abbado. Carlo Maria Giulini and Riccardo Muti were the formative conductors of the first two decades; Georges Prêtre, Lorin Maazel and Wolfgang Sawallisch have also worked with the orchestra.
This concert, whose programme includes the ...
Cancelled: György Kurtág: 'Endgame', Premiere @ Palace Of Arts, 7 April
- 7 Apr 2021 7:00 PM
- contemporary
From the organisers on 3 April:
"The performance has been cancelled.
We regret to inform our audience that the Hungarian premiere of György Kurtág: Fin de partie (Endgame) has been cancelled due to the current state of the pandemic.
Thank you for your understanding!"
According to a critic, Kurtág's Fin de partie is a loving farewell to 20th-century modernism. Based on Samuel Beckett's ...
John Eliot Gardiner With English Baroque Soloists, Palace Of Arts, 4 April
- 4 Apr 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
Thirteen years after a thrilling performance, John Eliot Gardiner returns with the St John Passion to Müpa Budapest. If he is the doyen of the early music movement, the world-famous conductor continues to be characterized by a tireless curiosity and energetic attitude.
His albums have lost none of their freshness; made over three decades ago, his first recording of the St John Passion is ...
Family & Youth Events: The Carnival Of The Animals, Palace Of Arts, 4 April
- 4 Apr 2021 2:00 PM
- contemporary
Even though this is a period when it is safer to only travel in our imagination, as a member of the European Concert Hall Organisation, we are arranging for all of us to be able to feel like we will be sitting in the auditoriums of each of the continent's most prestigious performing arts centres for a concert.
On our Facebook page we will thus be offering you a glimpse into the programmes ...
'Stravinsky Marathon', Palace Of Arts, 3 April
- 3 Apr 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The Capriccio for piano and orchestra was composed by Stravinsky between 1926 and 1929. The piece was revised in 1949.
Like the Piano Concerto with wind accompaniment, Stravinsky composed this virtuoso piece to make a living when he was forced to emigrate to Western Europe after the Russian revolution. In the Capriccio, the composer continues the easy-going tone of the concluding movement of ...
Handel: Messiah, Palace of Arts, 2 April
- 2 Apr 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Messiah (HWV 56) remains the most popular work of George Frideric Handel and one of the world's most frequently played oratorios. It first premièred on 13 April 1742 in Dublin, and continued its triumphal run with concerts in London the following year.
This performance brings the full-length version from Dublin and early London performances (from around 1742/43) of this masterpiece to the ...