49 result(s) for classical festival in Events
Musical & More - Carnival of Passion & Elegance, Orfeum Budapest, 19 February
- 19 Feb 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
A masked musical event, featuring selections from well-known musical productions, including The Phantom of the Opera, Romeo and Juliet, Cats, and excerpts from Anna Karenina, alongside international songs such as Vivo per lei and Adagio will take place on the night.
The event includes dining and beverage service in an elegant indoor setting. Bridgerton-inspired ballroom-style attire is ...
Kurtág 100 Festival, Palace of Arts Budapest, 18 February
- 18 Feb 2026 1:00 PM
- classical
Silver Bear-winning filmmaker Dénes Nagy spent four years following György Kurtág’s everyday life with his camera. The resulting documentary, produced between 2021 and 2025, far exceeds the conventional boundaries of the genre.
The poetic imagery brings to life memories of childhood in the 1930s, the dilemmas of loneliness in old age, fundamental questions of creativity and teaching, as well ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra: Mahler, National Concert Hall, 2 February
- 2 Feb 2026 7:45 PM
- classical
Mahler once said a symphony should embrace the whole world, and that vision is powerfully realised in his Third Symphony, a work deeply connected to nature and among the longest in the repertoire.
Ten years after their last performance, Mahler specialist Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra return to this monumental six-movement piece.
The soloist is Gerhild Romberger, ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 19 January
- 19 Jan 2026 7:45 PM
- classical
A true musical polymath, Jörg Widmann is widely regarded as one of the world’s finest living clarinettists, as well as an outstanding composer, arranger and conductor. His own compositions are approachable, engaging and imaginative, while his carefully curated concert programmes are known for their balance and artistic harmony.
Widmann often places his own works alongside those of composers ...
Erika Miklósa, János Balázs, José Cura, National Concert Hall Budapest, 5 November
- 5 Nov 2025 7:30 PM
- classical
In recent years, the joint performances by Erika Miklósa and János Balázs have become among the most anticipated events not only of the Cziffra Festival but also in Hungarian classical music circles.
There could be no better occasion to expand their artistic collaboration than the anniversary of the birth of the man the festival is named after.
The evening, which explores the interplay ...
Erik Satie 100, Festival Theatre Budapest, 13 October
- 13 Oct 2025 7:30 PM
- classical
Erik Satie, one of the most original and innovative composers and thinkers of modern French music, passed away in 1925. An inspiration for both younger composers and the sister arts, Satie became one of the most frequently referenced creators of 20th-century experimental music.
This concert of the UMZE Chamber Ensemble focuses on the relationship between Satie and music for cinema, through ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 6 October
- 6 Oct 2025 7:45 PM
- classical
Spanish conductor Jaime Martín, whose “infectious enjoyment of the music,” according to The Telegraph, “communicates to the orchestra and audience alike,” will return to helm the BFO through Saint-Saëns’s most popular violin concerto and what Tchaikovsky considered to be his own finest symphonic work.
This concert merits an earworm alert, as both composers are famous for their catchy ...
Mozart: Don Giovanni, National Concert Hall Budapest, 9 September
- 9 Sep 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
“You’ll never truly know me,” says the world-famous seducer, and indeed: Don Giovanni’s character has remained unfathomable and endlessly captivating for centuries. Should we sympathise with him? Or condemn him?
Perhaps both? He is a complex and fascinating figure, who, with Lorenzo Da Ponte’s libretto and Mozart’s music, presents an eternal and rewarding challenge for directors. This is not ...
The Last Dinner Party, Sziget Festival, 11 August
- 11 Aug 2025 7:15 PM
- contemporary
The Last Dinner Party is a London-based band that has quickly gained attention with their unique blend of glamour, tragedy, and euphoria. Formed during a night in Brixton, their music merges influences from Kate Bush, David Bowie, glam rock, new wave, and classical elements.
The band, consisting of singer Abigaille, guitarists Emily and Lizzie, keyboardist Aurora, and bassist Georgia, crafts ...
Musical & More - Carnival of Passion & Elegance, Orfeum Budapest, 19 February
- 19 Feb 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
A masked musical event, featuring selections from well-known musical productions, including The Phantom of the Opera, Romeo and Juliet, Cats, and excerpts from Anna Karenina, alongside international songs such as Vivo per lei and Adagio will take place on the night.
The event includes dining and beverage service in an elegant indoor setting. Bridgerton-inspired ballroom-style attire is ...
Kurtág 100 Festival, Palace of Arts Budapest, 18 February
- 18 Feb 2026 1:00 PM
- classical
Silver Bear-winning filmmaker Dénes Nagy spent four years following György Kurtág’s everyday life with his camera. The resulting documentary, produced between 2021 and 2025, far exceeds the conventional boundaries of the genre.
The poetic imagery brings to life memories of childhood in the 1930s, the dilemmas of loneliness in old age, fundamental questions of creativity and teaching, as well ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra: Mahler, National Concert Hall, 2 February
- 2 Feb 2026 7:45 PM
- classical
Mahler once said a symphony should embrace the whole world, and that vision is powerfully realised in his Third Symphony, a work deeply connected to nature and among the longest in the repertoire.
Ten years after their last performance, Mahler specialist Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra return to this monumental six-movement piece.
The soloist is Gerhild Romberger, ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 19 January
- 19 Jan 2026 7:45 PM
- classical
A true musical polymath, Jörg Widmann is widely regarded as one of the world’s finest living clarinettists, as well as an outstanding composer, arranger and conductor. His own compositions are approachable, engaging and imaginative, while his carefully curated concert programmes are known for their balance and artistic harmony.
Widmann often places his own works alongside those of composers ...
Erika Miklósa, János Balázs, José Cura, National Concert Hall Budapest, 5 November
- 5 Nov 2025 7:30 PM
- classical
In recent years, the joint performances by Erika Miklósa and János Balázs have become among the most anticipated events not only of the Cziffra Festival but also in Hungarian classical music circles.
There could be no better occasion to expand their artistic collaboration than the anniversary of the birth of the man the festival is named after.
The evening, which explores the interplay ...
Erik Satie 100, Festival Theatre Budapest, 13 October
- 13 Oct 2025 7:30 PM
- classical
Erik Satie, one of the most original and innovative composers and thinkers of modern French music, passed away in 1925. An inspiration for both younger composers and the sister arts, Satie became one of the most frequently referenced creators of 20th-century experimental music.
This concert of the UMZE Chamber Ensemble focuses on the relationship between Satie and music for cinema, through ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 6 October
- 6 Oct 2025 7:45 PM
- classical
Spanish conductor Jaime Martín, whose “infectious enjoyment of the music,” according to The Telegraph, “communicates to the orchestra and audience alike,” will return to helm the BFO through Saint-Saëns’s most popular violin concerto and what Tchaikovsky considered to be his own finest symphonic work.
This concert merits an earworm alert, as both composers are famous for their catchy ...
Mozart: Don Giovanni, National Concert Hall Budapest, 9 September
- 9 Sep 2025 7:00 PM
- classical
“You’ll never truly know me,” says the world-famous seducer, and indeed: Don Giovanni’s character has remained unfathomable and endlessly captivating for centuries. Should we sympathise with him? Or condemn him?
Perhaps both? He is a complex and fascinating figure, who, with Lorenzo Da Ponte’s libretto and Mozart’s music, presents an eternal and rewarding challenge for directors. This is not ...
The Last Dinner Party, Sziget Festival, 11 August
- 11 Aug 2025 7:15 PM
- contemporary
The Last Dinner Party is a London-based band that has quickly gained attention with their unique blend of glamour, tragedy, and euphoria. Formed during a night in Brixton, their music merges influences from Kate Bush, David Bowie, glam rock, new wave, and classical elements.
The band, consisting of singer Abigaille, guitarists Emily and Lizzie, keyboardist Aurora, and bassist Georgia, crafts ...