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Tribute Concert to Dr. Szabados György, Fonó Budapest, 11 June
- 11 Jun 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
It has been ten years since Szabados György Kossuth Award winning pianist, composer, the ‘father of Hungarian improvisational music’ passed away.
A new generation of musicians has grown up. They have not had direct contact with the Master, but his work and influence are obviously palpable.
OperaWednesday: Offenbach - The Tales of Hoffmann, 9 June
- 9 Jun 2021 8:00 PM
- classical
Opera in three acts, with prologue and epilogue, in French, with Hungarian and English surtitles
What makes the stories of E. T. A. Hoffmann so memorable is the spectacular combination of an unbridled imagination and actual social situations. In his unfinished final work, Offenbach departs from the style of his hilariously satirical operettas, which are full of the witty and mocking social ...
Hungarian Classical Music Day, Liszt Academy, 30 May
- 30 May 2021 7:35 PM
- classical
Being proud of the richness of Hungarian classical music, its old and new values, its great and its minor masters, its diversity and its inimitable traits, is anything other than some kind of narrow-minded nationalism.
In fact, quite the opposite because our music, the works of our 19th, 20th and 21st century composers, are to be found in the universal medium of European culture and classical ...
'An Evening of Bartók', Palace Of Arts, 26 May
- 26 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The content and form of Concerto, the symphonic work Béla Bartók wrote in the United States, cannot be separated from his experience, his mood, in 1943, prior to the composition: he was constantly ill, was tormented by homesickness, and was worried over the fate of his homeland and Europe.
He had not been able to compose for three years. Then, at a time when he was hospitalized, he was ...
Hungarian Gems, Concerto Budapest Concert, 21 May
- 21 May 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
The programme of the closing concert of the Hungarian Gems series evokes three periods of music history through three exciting works that are new to many.
The Theatre Overture composed subsequently to precede Háry János is by no means always performed at the staging of the folk opera; the concert version of this work was first unveiled at the Vienna Musikvereinsaalin in 1932.
The A minor ...
Umze Ensemble: 'Imaginary Conversations', Budapest Music Center, 18 May
- 18 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
This concert presents four pieces from the last decade by composers who work closely with the UMZE Ensemble.
Fonó Spring: Muzsik & Volkova, Fonó Music House, 12 May
- 12 May 2021 7:30 PM
- contemporary
A trio known as Záhony Unplugged Project was formed in 2007. They worked together as such and also under the name of Z.U.P. for a decade with a repertoire of successful, exciting arrangements and also original compositions.
In 2016 the founder-composer-lyricist siblings continued working together as a duet: Farkas Krisztina (Volkova) and Farkas János (Muzsik). Muzsik and Volkova have created ...
Man Of Gold - World Premiere, Palace Of Arts, 12 May
- 12 May 2021 2:29 PM
- contemporary
Bence Farkas's work was an award-winner of Müpa Budapest's autumn competition for composers, in the film music category.
Sándor Korda's classic of cinematic history presents a special challenge to the modern composer of incidental music: "This early silent film can easily prove demanding for today's watcher: it seems slow-paced, but it is still difficult to follow; the actors keep making ...
Clifford Brown Sextet, Opus Jazz Club Event, 11 May
- 11 May 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
While in Paris with Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra, trumpeter Clifford Brown teamed up with altoist Gigi Gryce and a top-notch rhythm section (pianist Henri Renaud, guitarist Jimmy Gourley, bassist Pierre Michelot, and drummer Jean-Louis Viale) for two fine sessions on this enjoyable LP. Although Gryce was not a major soloist, he held his own with the trumpeter and was a talented composer.
Tribute Concert to Dr. Szabados György, Fonó Budapest, 11 June
- 11 Jun 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
It has been ten years since Szabados György Kossuth Award winning pianist, composer, the ‘father of Hungarian improvisational music’ passed away.
A new generation of musicians has grown up. They have not had direct contact with the Master, but his work and influence are obviously palpable.
OperaWednesday: Offenbach - The Tales of Hoffmann, 9 June
- 9 Jun 2021 8:00 PM
- classical
Opera in three acts, with prologue and epilogue, in French, with Hungarian and English surtitles
What makes the stories of E. T. A. Hoffmann so memorable is the spectacular combination of an unbridled imagination and actual social situations. In his unfinished final work, Offenbach departs from the style of his hilariously satirical operettas, which are full of the witty and mocking social ...
Hungarian Classical Music Day, Liszt Academy, 30 May
- 30 May 2021 7:35 PM
- classical
Being proud of the richness of Hungarian classical music, its old and new values, its great and its minor masters, its diversity and its inimitable traits, is anything other than some kind of narrow-minded nationalism.
In fact, quite the opposite because our music, the works of our 19th, 20th and 21st century composers, are to be found in the universal medium of European culture and classical ...
'An Evening of Bartók', Palace Of Arts, 26 May
- 26 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The content and form of Concerto, the symphonic work Béla Bartók wrote in the United States, cannot be separated from his experience, his mood, in 1943, prior to the composition: he was constantly ill, was tormented by homesickness, and was worried over the fate of his homeland and Europe.
He had not been able to compose for three years. Then, at a time when he was hospitalized, he was ...
Hungarian Gems, Concerto Budapest Concert, 21 May
- 21 May 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
The programme of the closing concert of the Hungarian Gems series evokes three periods of music history through three exciting works that are new to many.
The Theatre Overture composed subsequently to precede Háry János is by no means always performed at the staging of the folk opera; the concert version of this work was first unveiled at the Vienna Musikvereinsaalin in 1932.
The A minor ...
Umze Ensemble: 'Imaginary Conversations', Budapest Music Center, 18 May
- 18 May 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
This concert presents four pieces from the last decade by composers who work closely with the UMZE Ensemble.
Fonó Spring: Muzsik & Volkova, Fonó Music House, 12 May
- 12 May 2021 7:30 PM
- contemporary
A trio known as Záhony Unplugged Project was formed in 2007. They worked together as such and also under the name of Z.U.P. for a decade with a repertoire of successful, exciting arrangements and also original compositions.
In 2016 the founder-composer-lyricist siblings continued working together as a duet: Farkas Krisztina (Volkova) and Farkas János (Muzsik). Muzsik and Volkova have created ...
Man Of Gold - World Premiere, Palace Of Arts, 12 May
- 12 May 2021 2:29 PM
- contemporary
Bence Farkas's work was an award-winner of Müpa Budapest's autumn competition for composers, in the film music category.
Sándor Korda's classic of cinematic history presents a special challenge to the modern composer of incidental music: "This early silent film can easily prove demanding for today's watcher: it seems slow-paced, but it is still difficult to follow; the actors keep making ...
Clifford Brown Sextet, Opus Jazz Club Event, 11 May
- 11 May 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
While in Paris with Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra, trumpeter Clifford Brown teamed up with altoist Gigi Gryce and a top-notch rhythm section (pianist Henri Renaud, guitarist Jimmy Gourley, bassist Pierre Michelot, and drummer Jean-Louis Viale) for two fine sessions on this enjoyable LP. Although Gryce was not a major soloist, he held his own with the trumpeter and was a talented composer.