777 result(s) for classical music
Carlos Ferreira, Festival Theatre Budapest, 8 November
- 8 Nov 2024 11:58 AM
- classical
Having only recently left behind winning prizes at prestigious competitions, Carlos Ferreira is already serving as the first clarinettist of the Orchestre National de France and plays chamber music with such partners as Emmanuel Pahud and Hilary Hahn.
His Rising Stars concert promises to delight us with the sheer variety of music written for his instrument, ranging from French Late ...
The World of Hans Zimmer: 'A New Dimension', MVM Dome Budapest, 7 Nov
- 6 Nov 2024 6:12 AM
- entertainment
Due to high demand for the European tour “The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension,” extra dates will now follow. In addition to the arena shows taking place in spring 2024, the new tour will continue its journey through the major cities of Europe in autumn 2024.
Messa per Rossini, National Concert Hall Budapest
- 1 Nov 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
When Rossini died in 1868, Verdi urged his compatriots to compose a requiem in memory of the departed master, with each composer taking on a single movement.
The work was completed, but the originally planned premiere fell through, and it was not until 1988 that it was first played, in Stuttgart, with Helmuth Rilling conducting.
At this All Saints’ Day concert, the Müpa Budapest audience ...
The Night of Music - 'Classics Only', Budapest, 9 November
- 1 Nov 2024 9:58 AM
- community & culture
On 9 November, the musicians of the Budapest Festival Orchestra will once again step out of the concert hall and into the Budapest night. The Night of Music promises an exceptional Saturday night for those who book a table in some of Budapest's most popular bars and clubs.
An Evening with András Visky, Festival Theatre Budapest, 14 October
- 14 Oct 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Kitelepítés (Deportation), a novel by András Visky, winner of the 2023 Margó Prize, is the harrowing story of a family, told from the point of view of a boy, who at age two was deported to a camp on the Bărăgan Plain by the Danube Delta, together with his mother, Júlia Visky and six siblings, and then to the Lăteşti camp, after his father, Ferenc Visky, a Protestant pastor, had been imprisoned. ...
Coppelia, Opera House Budapest, 12 October
- 12 Oct 2024 6:00 PM
- classical
Comic dance in three acts
E. T. A.Hoffmann is widely associated with The Nutcracker while fewer know that the story of Coppelia is based on his short story, The Sandman (Der Sandmann). The author, known to be a polymath himself, also designed various machines and automatons, and he was perfectly aware how easy it is to fall in love with your own creation. A ballet version of Coppelia was first ...
Georg Solti Accademia Celebrates 20th Anniversary with a Gala Concert in Budapest, 20 October
- 11 Oct 2024 5:57 AM
- community & culture
The Georg Solti Accademia is proud to announce its 20th anniversary celebration, marking two decades of excellence in training young talent in the technique and style of Italian “Bel Canto”, and continuing the operatic legacy of the legendary British/Hungarian conductor Sir Georg Solti.
Liszt The Legend of St Elizabeth, National Concert Hall Budapest, 9 October
- 9 Oct 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
From the autumn of 1861, Liszt spent more and more time in Rome, where his interest turned towards church music. In 1862 he completed his first oratorio, The Legend of St Elizabeth. Liszt had long been intrigued by the life of the Hungarian princess, and he even visited her former home, the castle of Wartburg, in the company of the Grand Duke of Weimar. ‘My relationship to St Elizabeth is ...
Live Broadcast - Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Palace of Arts Budapest, 6 October
- 6 Oct 2024 6:00 PM
- classical
The subject matter is far from the only thing that promises to make this performance of Offenbach’s last work for the stage so fantastic, as we will get to hear some wonderful singers when Bartlett Sher’s captivating 2009 production of Tales of Hoffmann returns to the Met’s series of HD transmissions. The title role of the poet escaping into alcohol goes to today’s top French tenor, Benjamin ...
Carlos Ferreira, Festival Theatre Budapest, 8 November
- 8 Nov 2024 11:58 AM
- classical
Having only recently left behind winning prizes at prestigious competitions, Carlos Ferreira is already serving as the first clarinettist of the Orchestre National de France and plays chamber music with such partners as Emmanuel Pahud and Hilary Hahn.
His Rising Stars concert promises to delight us with the sheer variety of music written for his instrument, ranging from French Late ...
The World of Hans Zimmer: 'A New Dimension', MVM Dome Budapest, 7 Nov
- 6 Nov 2024 6:12 AM
- entertainment
Due to high demand for the European tour “The World of Hans Zimmer – A New Dimension,” extra dates will now follow. In addition to the arena shows taking place in spring 2024, the new tour will continue its journey through the major cities of Europe in autumn 2024.
Messa per Rossini, National Concert Hall Budapest
- 1 Nov 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
When Rossini died in 1868, Verdi urged his compatriots to compose a requiem in memory of the departed master, with each composer taking on a single movement.
The work was completed, but the originally planned premiere fell through, and it was not until 1988 that it was first played, in Stuttgart, with Helmuth Rilling conducting.
At this All Saints’ Day concert, the Müpa Budapest audience ...
The Night of Music - 'Classics Only', Budapest, 9 November
- 1 Nov 2024 9:58 AM
- community & culture
On 9 November, the musicians of the Budapest Festival Orchestra will once again step out of the concert hall and into the Budapest night. The Night of Music promises an exceptional Saturday night for those who book a table in some of Budapest's most popular bars and clubs.
An Evening with András Visky, Festival Theatre Budapest, 14 October
- 14 Oct 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Kitelepítés (Deportation), a novel by András Visky, winner of the 2023 Margó Prize, is the harrowing story of a family, told from the point of view of a boy, who at age two was deported to a camp on the Bărăgan Plain by the Danube Delta, together with his mother, Júlia Visky and six siblings, and then to the Lăteşti camp, after his father, Ferenc Visky, a Protestant pastor, had been imprisoned. ...
Coppelia, Opera House Budapest, 12 October
- 12 Oct 2024 6:00 PM
- classical
Comic dance in three acts
E. T. A.Hoffmann is widely associated with The Nutcracker while fewer know that the story of Coppelia is based on his short story, The Sandman (Der Sandmann). The author, known to be a polymath himself, also designed various machines and automatons, and he was perfectly aware how easy it is to fall in love with your own creation. A ballet version of Coppelia was first ...
Georg Solti Accademia Celebrates 20th Anniversary with a Gala Concert in Budapest, 20 October
- 11 Oct 2024 5:57 AM
- community & culture
The Georg Solti Accademia is proud to announce its 20th anniversary celebration, marking two decades of excellence in training young talent in the technique and style of Italian “Bel Canto”, and continuing the operatic legacy of the legendary British/Hungarian conductor Sir Georg Solti.
Liszt The Legend of St Elizabeth, National Concert Hall Budapest, 9 October
- 9 Oct 2024 7:00 PM
- classical
From the autumn of 1861, Liszt spent more and more time in Rome, where his interest turned towards church music. In 1862 he completed his first oratorio, The Legend of St Elizabeth. Liszt had long been intrigued by the life of the Hungarian princess, and he even visited her former home, the castle of Wartburg, in the company of the Grand Duke of Weimar. ‘My relationship to St Elizabeth is ...
Live Broadcast - Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann, Palace of Arts Budapest, 6 October
- 6 Oct 2024 6:00 PM
- classical
The subject matter is far from the only thing that promises to make this performance of Offenbach’s last work for the stage so fantastic, as we will get to hear some wonderful singers when Bartlett Sher’s captivating 2009 production of Tales of Hoffmann returns to the Met’s series of HD transmissions. The title role of the poet escaping into alcohol goes to today’s top French tenor, Benjamin ...