78 result(s) for hungarian composer in Events
St Matthew Passion, Opera House Budapest, 29 March
- 29 Mar 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
Saint Matthew Passion is Bach's greatest work, one which constitutes an unsurpassable pinnacle not only of Protestant church music, but in the universal history of music.
Forgotten after Bach's death, the work was played in Berlin on 11 March 1829, a century after its original performance, with Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy conducting.
The composer and conductor adapted the work to Romantic ...
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 ...
English Marathon: Purcell – Elgar - Britten, Mupa Budapest, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2026 10:00 AM
- classical
“This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise…” These are the words of Shakespeare in praise of England in Richard II. Among the trappings that enrich “this earth of majesty” is the musical culture of the island nation, as evidenced by traditions that continue to be painstakingly maintained today.
Müpa Budapest’s ...
Péter Cseh & Hidak Trio, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 22 January
- 22 Jan 2026 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Following his trio, which has been performing since 2019, guitarist Péter Cseh has formed a new band, which will make its debut on the Day of Hungarian Culture.
True to its name, the HIDAK (Bridges) Trio strives to connect different points: the members of the band with each other, the performer with the listener, and tradition with innovation.
The band's sound covers a wide range, and ...
Stephen the King, Opera House Budapest, 9 January
- 9 Jan 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
By far the most successful of the Hungarian crop of rock operas, ever since its original album release Stephen, the King has had not only symphonic features but has also been pervaded by the vocal, closed number structure characteristic of traditional operas, the presence of large tableaus, and instrumentation that gives the rock music universal perspectives.
The poems for Levente Szörényi, ...
Song Cycle, Vígszínház Budapest, 18 December
- 18 Dec 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The song cycle Sommerreise will be presented at Víg Szalon, performed by Csilla Radnay and directed by Ági Jókai. The work by composer Péter Wolf and lyricist Péter Fábri is a novel counterpart to Schubert’s Winterreise, written from a female perspective.
Sommerreise is the reverse of Schubert’s epoch-making Winterreise. “What’s the original song cycle? Winterreise. That’s already been ...
Hungarian Christmas, Opera House, 17 & 18 December
- 17 Dec 2025 3:00 PM
- classical
Jenő Ádám, a student of Kodály’s and perhaps his greatest contemporary admirer, was also the one who structured and developed his pedagogical method: his Christmas one-act was the first work at the Opera House, which placed the pure Hungarian folk song on the same stage as the works of the great figures of classical music history.
On Christmas 1931, Hungarian Christmas premiered with the ...
Gábor Csalog Sundays, Budapest Music Center
- 23 Nov 2025 6:00 PM
- contemporary
The two most significant song writers of classical music engage in dialogue on this evening, two composers who were socialized in Vienna and shaped by the intellectual milieu of the Habsburg imperial city: Gustav Mahler and Franz Schubert.
Mahler, who was an admirer of Schubert, spent many years studying the Des Knaben Wunderhorn, a collection of folk song lyrics published in 1805, during ...
Donizetti's Don Pasquale, Opera House Budapest, 19 November
- 19 Nov 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
There are evenings when our Opera House cannot perform because rehearsals are ongoing on stage until the evening. There are audience members who can only afford to hear their favourite pieces with a discount. And there are works that, although very popular, cannot be staged every season due to the congestion of productions.
All these issues can be solved at once by the Hungarian State Opera’s ...
St Matthew Passion, Opera House Budapest, 29 March
- 29 Mar 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
Saint Matthew Passion is Bach's greatest work, one which constitutes an unsurpassable pinnacle not only of Protestant church music, but in the universal history of music.
Forgotten after Bach's death, the work was played in Berlin on 11 March 1829, a century after its original performance, with Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy conducting.
The composer and conductor adapted the work to Romantic ...
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 ...
English Marathon: Purcell – Elgar - Britten, Mupa Budapest, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2026 10:00 AM
- classical
“This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise…” These are the words of Shakespeare in praise of England in Richard II. Among the trappings that enrich “this earth of majesty” is the musical culture of the island nation, as evidenced by traditions that continue to be painstakingly maintained today.
Müpa Budapest’s ...
Péter Cseh & Hidak Trio, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 22 January
- 22 Jan 2026 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Following his trio, which has been performing since 2019, guitarist Péter Cseh has formed a new band, which will make its debut on the Day of Hungarian Culture.
True to its name, the HIDAK (Bridges) Trio strives to connect different points: the members of the band with each other, the performer with the listener, and tradition with innovation.
The band's sound covers a wide range, and ...
Stephen the King, Opera House Budapest, 9 January
- 9 Jan 2026 7:00 PM
- classical
By far the most successful of the Hungarian crop of rock operas, ever since its original album release Stephen, the King has had not only symphonic features but has also been pervaded by the vocal, closed number structure characteristic of traditional operas, the presence of large tableaus, and instrumentation that gives the rock music universal perspectives.
The poems for Levente Szörényi, ...
Song Cycle, Vígszínház Budapest, 18 December
- 18 Dec 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The song cycle Sommerreise will be presented at Víg Szalon, performed by Csilla Radnay and directed by Ági Jókai. The work by composer Péter Wolf and lyricist Péter Fábri is a novel counterpart to Schubert’s Winterreise, written from a female perspective.
Sommerreise is the reverse of Schubert’s epoch-making Winterreise. “What’s the original song cycle? Winterreise. That’s already been ...
Hungarian Christmas, Opera House, 17 & 18 December
- 17 Dec 2025 3:00 PM
- classical
Jenő Ádám, a student of Kodály’s and perhaps his greatest contemporary admirer, was also the one who structured and developed his pedagogical method: his Christmas one-act was the first work at the Opera House, which placed the pure Hungarian folk song on the same stage as the works of the great figures of classical music history.
On Christmas 1931, Hungarian Christmas premiered with the ...
Gábor Csalog Sundays, Budapest Music Center
- 23 Nov 2025 6:00 PM
- contemporary
The two most significant song writers of classical music engage in dialogue on this evening, two composers who were socialized in Vienna and shaped by the intellectual milieu of the Habsburg imperial city: Gustav Mahler and Franz Schubert.
Mahler, who was an admirer of Schubert, spent many years studying the Des Knaben Wunderhorn, a collection of folk song lyrics published in 1805, during ...
Donizetti's Don Pasquale, Opera House Budapest, 19 November
- 19 Nov 2025 6:30 PM
- classical
There are evenings when our Opera House cannot perform because rehearsals are ongoing on stage until the evening. There are audience members who can only afford to hear their favourite pieces with a discount. And there are works that, although very popular, cannot be staged every season due to the congestion of productions.
All these issues can be solved at once by the Hungarian State Opera’s ...