162 result(s) for festival in Events
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall, 26 April
- 26 Apr 2024 7:45 PM
- contemporary
"A three-course gourmet menu,” was how the critic from Bachtrack described the concert conducted by Paavo Järvi, which featured pieces by Sibelius, Tüür and Beethoven. The Grammy Award-winning Estonian-American conductor joins the BFO for a similarly exciting program.
The evening opens with a concert overture-like piece by Erkki-Sven Tüür. The tension of the modern sounding style will be ...
Event Not Just for Kids: 'Brass Circus', Festival Theatre Budapest, 22 April
- 22 Apr 2024 1:00 PM
- classical
This year in April, the Brass Circus awaits children aged 10-14 at Müpa Budapest for a show that is inspired by circus performances and explores the boundaries between music and the art of movement, interwoven with plenty of play and lots of humour. Enhanced by Csaba Méhes's mime artistry, the Brass in the Five brass quintet once again promises an unforgettable shared experience for the youthful ...
'Spring Lantern Magic' at Budapest Zoo Until 21 April
- 19 Apr 2024 6:30 PM
- community
Spend a magical evening at the spectacular Lantern Festival – a unique festivity for lovers of Chinese culture, but also for families and for those who simply want to enjoy an unforgettable moonlit walk.
Free Entry: Asian Street Food Festival, Botellón Terrace, 18 - 21 April
- 18 Apr 2024 2:00 PM
- community
The first stop of the 2024 culinary journey leads to the Far East! Contrasts, textures, fresh flavours, authentic classics, exotic sips - Come with us into this fantastic, spicy world!
Who are in charge of this tasteful journey?
Kicsi Japán, 101 Bistro, Kao Niaw Ping Kai, Ramenka, Wang Mester, Enso, Petrol, Biutea, Sáo
What to expect?
Delicious asian meals, live music, free entry, tasty ...
Tan Dun: Buddha Passion - Hungarian premiere, National Concert Hall Budapest, 14 April
- 14 Apr 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
Commissioned by the Dresden Music Festival, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, this monumental, six-part Buddha Passion was written in 2018.
The piece has a Chinese and Sanskrit libretto, and employs solo singers, a choir and an orchestra. It was first performed in Dresden by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the ...
Sakura Festival, Fűvészkert Budapest, 13 - 14 April.
- 13 Apr 2024 9:00 AM
- community
This year the Füvészkert Botanical Garden in Hungary's capital is hosting the annual Sakura (national flower of Japan) Celebration of cherry blossom on 13 - 14 April.
'Budapest Ritmo', Akvárium Klub, 11 -13 April
- 11 Apr 2024 2:08 PM
- contemporary
The festival offers a select line-up sanctioned by KEXP and WOMEX, leaving ample room for surprise and discovery: Afro-chansons by Gérald Toto, Welsh triple-harp by Cerys Hafana, Jelena Popržan’s artsy viola stand-up and a virtuosic ethno-jazz standoff between Béla Ágoston and Teodosii Spassov, homegrown folk, psychedelic rock and ska-punk represent the range.
Richard Wagner: Parsifal, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 31 March
- 31 Mar 2024 4:00 PM
- classical
In Parsifal, his final music drama, Wagner embeds fear of the temptations of the world and sinful desires into a tale of redemption. The work is indeed a festival play for the stage rather than an opera.
Many viewers – perhaps out of their own fears – criticised Wagner, who wrote both the libretto and the music, for what could be called the piece’s virtue and remarkable complexity, which is ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
One of two surviving Bach passions, the Saint Matthew Passion, which can be considered the zenith of Protestant church music, is often performed today as a purely musical piece, even though it really is an example of applied music at its best, or as Iván Fischer describes it, "a ritual with spiritual content.”
When it was first presented on Good Friday 1727, the work was paused between its ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall, 26 April
- 26 Apr 2024 7:45 PM
- contemporary
"A three-course gourmet menu,” was how the critic from Bachtrack described the concert conducted by Paavo Järvi, which featured pieces by Sibelius, Tüür and Beethoven. The Grammy Award-winning Estonian-American conductor joins the BFO for a similarly exciting program.
The evening opens with a concert overture-like piece by Erkki-Sven Tüür. The tension of the modern sounding style will be ...
Event Not Just for Kids: 'Brass Circus', Festival Theatre Budapest, 22 April
- 22 Apr 2024 1:00 PM
- classical
This year in April, the Brass Circus awaits children aged 10-14 at Müpa Budapest for a show that is inspired by circus performances and explores the boundaries between music and the art of movement, interwoven with plenty of play and lots of humour. Enhanced by Csaba Méhes's mime artistry, the Brass in the Five brass quintet once again promises an unforgettable shared experience for the youthful ...
'Spring Lantern Magic' at Budapest Zoo Until 21 April
- 19 Apr 2024 6:30 PM
- community
Spend a magical evening at the spectacular Lantern Festival – a unique festivity for lovers of Chinese culture, but also for families and for those who simply want to enjoy an unforgettable moonlit walk.
Free Entry: Asian Street Food Festival, Botellón Terrace, 18 - 21 April
- 18 Apr 2024 2:00 PM
- community
The first stop of the 2024 culinary journey leads to the Far East! Contrasts, textures, fresh flavours, authentic classics, exotic sips - Come with us into this fantastic, spicy world!
Who are in charge of this tasteful journey?
Kicsi Japán, 101 Bistro, Kao Niaw Ping Kai, Ramenka, Wang Mester, Enso, Petrol, Biutea, Sáo
What to expect?
Delicious asian meals, live music, free entry, tasty ...
Tan Dun: Buddha Passion - Hungarian premiere, National Concert Hall Budapest, 14 April
- 14 Apr 2024 7:30 PM
- classical
Commissioned by the Dresden Music Festival, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, this monumental, six-part Buddha Passion was written in 2018.
The piece has a Chinese and Sanskrit libretto, and employs solo singers, a choir and an orchestra. It was first performed in Dresden by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the ...
Sakura Festival, Fűvészkert Budapest, 13 - 14 April.
- 13 Apr 2024 9:00 AM
- community
This year the Füvészkert Botanical Garden in Hungary's capital is hosting the annual Sakura (national flower of Japan) Celebration of cherry blossom on 13 - 14 April.
'Budapest Ritmo', Akvárium Klub, 11 -13 April
- 11 Apr 2024 2:08 PM
- contemporary
The festival offers a select line-up sanctioned by KEXP and WOMEX, leaving ample room for surprise and discovery: Afro-chansons by Gérald Toto, Welsh triple-harp by Cerys Hafana, Jelena Popržan’s artsy viola stand-up and a virtuosic ethno-jazz standoff between Béla Ágoston and Teodosii Spassov, homegrown folk, psychedelic rock and ska-punk represent the range.
Richard Wagner: Parsifal, Hungarian State Opera Budapest, 31 March
- 31 Mar 2024 4:00 PM
- classical
In Parsifal, his final music drama, Wagner embeds fear of the temptations of the world and sinful desires into a tale of redemption. The work is indeed a festival play for the stage rather than an opera.
Many viewers – perhaps out of their own fears – criticised Wagner, who wrote both the libretto and the music, for what could be called the piece’s virtue and remarkable complexity, which is ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
One of two surviving Bach passions, the Saint Matthew Passion, which can be considered the zenith of Protestant church music, is often performed today as a purely musical piece, even though it really is an example of applied music at its best, or as Iván Fischer describes it, "a ritual with spiritual content.”
When it was first presented on Good Friday 1727, the work was paused between its ...