22 result(s) for composer kurtag
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 ...
Silver Bear Director Brings Kurtág’s Life to the Big Screen in Hungary
- 18 Feb 2026 6:43 AM
- entertainment
Kurtag Fragments, a film portrait of Gyorgy Kurtag, the last surviving member of Hungary's great post-second world war generation of composers, will premiere in Hungarian cinemas on Thursday to mark his 100th birthday on Feb 19.
Kurtág 100 Festival, Palace of Arts & BMC Budapest, 18 – 20 February 2026
- 9 Feb 2026 10:23 AM
- community & culture
Müpa Budapest marks the 100th birthday of György Kurtág, the living legend of Hungarian contemporary music, with a major three-day celebration dedicated to his extraordinary career.
Classical Festival: 120 Musicians Will Perform at FAB Summerfest in Budapest, 18 - 28 July
- 17 Jul 2025 5:35 AM
- community & culture
One hundred and twenty musicians will perform as part of the Festival Academy Budapest (FAB) summer program series, Summerfest at several venues in Budapest.
Composer Kurtag Wins Hungarian Public Media's "Man of the Year" Award
- 21 Feb 2025 9:25 AM
- community & culture
World-renowned composer Gyorgy Kurtag received the Hungarian public media's Man of the Year Award in Budapest.
Kurtag at 99: Hungarian Public Media Person of Year Celebrated on His Birthday With Concert
- 31 Jan 2025 8:12 AM
- community & culture
Kossuth laureate composer, pianist and teacher Gyorgy Kurtag, who is Public Media Person of the Year in 2024, will celebrate his 99th birthday on Feb 19 with a concert held at the Budapest Music Centre (BMC).
3rd Liszt Fest To Be Held In Budapest from 11-22 October
- 7 Sep 2023 7:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The Liszt Fest International Cultural Festival held between October 11 and 22 in Budapest will feature events in contemporary music and artists of national and international renown, the organisers told a press conference.
Operatic Rarities, Plus Dance, Pop & World Music at Liszt Fest in Budapest
- 28 Jul 2023 12:54 PM
- community & culture
Tickets are now available for the highly anticipated Hungarian premiere of György Kurtág’s only opera, one of the many highlights at the Liszt Fest International Cultural Festival between 11 and 22 October.
The Ligeti String Quartet, House of Hungarian Music, 1 February
- 1 Feb 2023 7:30 PM
- classical
In 2023 it will be 100 years since the birth of the Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian composer György Ligeti.
The anniversary year will be marked by a series of events entitled Ligeti 100, beginning with this event at the House of Music Hungary. The Accord Quartet will play Ligeti's string quartets as the composer intended – complete with hair-raising bowing techniques.
Fourteen years passed ...
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 ...
Silver Bear Director Brings Kurtág’s Life to the Big Screen in Hungary
- 18 Feb 2026 6:43 AM
- entertainment
Kurtag Fragments, a film portrait of Gyorgy Kurtag, the last surviving member of Hungary's great post-second world war generation of composers, will premiere in Hungarian cinemas on Thursday to mark his 100th birthday on Feb 19.
Kurtág 100 Festival, Palace of Arts & BMC Budapest, 18 – 20 February 2026
- 9 Feb 2026 10:23 AM
- community & culture
Müpa Budapest marks the 100th birthday of György Kurtág, the living legend of Hungarian contemporary music, with a major three-day celebration dedicated to his extraordinary career.
Classical Festival: 120 Musicians Will Perform at FAB Summerfest in Budapest, 18 - 28 July
- 17 Jul 2025 5:35 AM
- community & culture
One hundred and twenty musicians will perform as part of the Festival Academy Budapest (FAB) summer program series, Summerfest at several venues in Budapest.
Composer Kurtag Wins Hungarian Public Media's "Man of the Year" Award
- 21 Feb 2025 9:25 AM
- community & culture
World-renowned composer Gyorgy Kurtag received the Hungarian public media's Man of the Year Award in Budapest.
Kurtag at 99: Hungarian Public Media Person of Year Celebrated on His Birthday With Concert
- 31 Jan 2025 8:12 AM
- community & culture
Kossuth laureate composer, pianist and teacher Gyorgy Kurtag, who is Public Media Person of the Year in 2024, will celebrate his 99th birthday on Feb 19 with a concert held at the Budapest Music Centre (BMC).
3rd Liszt Fest To Be Held In Budapest from 11-22 October
- 7 Sep 2023 7:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The Liszt Fest International Cultural Festival held between October 11 and 22 in Budapest will feature events in contemporary music and artists of national and international renown, the organisers told a press conference.
Operatic Rarities, Plus Dance, Pop & World Music at Liszt Fest in Budapest
- 28 Jul 2023 12:54 PM
- community & culture
Tickets are now available for the highly anticipated Hungarian premiere of György Kurtág’s only opera, one of the many highlights at the Liszt Fest International Cultural Festival between 11 and 22 October.
The Ligeti String Quartet, House of Hungarian Music, 1 February
- 1 Feb 2023 7:30 PM
- classical
In 2023 it will be 100 years since the birth of the Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian composer György Ligeti.
The anniversary year will be marked by a series of events entitled Ligeti 100, beginning with this event at the House of Music Hungary. The Accord Quartet will play Ligeti's string quartets as the composer intended – complete with hair-raising bowing techniques.
Fourteen years passed ...

















