173 result(s) for jazz pianist
Museum+ Cultural Evening Awaits at Hungarian National Gallery on 14 May
- 12 May 2025 3:30 PM
- community & culture
Exhibitions, guided tours, a book launch, a craft workshop, live music and a champagne tasting await the public in the Museum+ program on May 14 at the Hungarian National Gallery, the exhibition venue told MTI.
The Montreux Trio, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 5 May
- 5 May 2025 7:30 PM
- contemporary
In 2015, three young Hungarian pianists made history by reaching the top 10 at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival Piano Competition — a feat never achieved before or since.
A decade later, these exceptional musicians — Mátyás Gayer, Krisztián Oláh, and Áron Tálas — reunite on stage, even performing simultaneously on three pianos.
The rhythm section will be just as extraordinary: on ...
Juan Gómez Chicuelo, Budapest Music Center, 26 April
- 26 Apr 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Caminos is the new project of guitarist Juan Gómez ‘Chicuelo’. It comprises tangos, alegrías, bulerías and granaínas, and with an unusual lineup, it opens new sound pathways in flamenco.
The pure touch of ‘Chicuelo’, the delicate drums of David Gómez and the virtuoso double bass of Manel Fortià envelop Karen Lugo’s dancing. Karen, in turn, generates new forms by dancing to the slightest ...
'JazzFest Budapest' - Global Stars & Local Legends
- 25 Apr 2025 9:09 AM
- entertainment
From April 27 to May 14, JazzFest Budapest returns for its fourth edition, bringing some of the finest Hungarian and international jazz artists to various venues across the capital. Over the course of 18 days, 181 musicians from 23 countries will perform in 54 concerts.
Shadowlands: Many Moons, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 8 March
- 8 Mar 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The fruitful collaboration of French-born saxophonist-clarinetist Robin Fincker and British pianist Kit Downes goes back decades. Their life paths have taken them from London to two different countries in Europe, and they met again three years ago when they teamed up with Irish singer Lauren Kinsella to set traditional songs and contemporary poetry to music.
After their first album Ombres, ...
Bartok Spring Festival: Concerts, Film Screenings, Dance & Theatre Performances, Plus Exhibitions Around Hungary
- 5 Mar 2025 7:08 AM
- community & culture
The programme of the Bartok Spring International Arts Weeks has been finalised, and will feature the Arooj Aftab's jazz trio and a performance of De Sheherezade by Maria Pages among others, organisers said.
Julie Sassoon, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 5 February
- 5 Feb 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
“Sassoon is a fascinating original, her piano world inhabited by Keith Jarrett’s lyricism and driving hooks and Steve Reich’s minimalism … This is music that splices lyrical shapeliness with bursts of take-no-prisoners abstraction, but Sassoon’s sensitivity to that balance is as alert here as her listeners have come to expect.” – John Fordham / The Guardian
Whoever immerses themselves in the ...
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).
Jazz Showcase, Palace of Arts Budapest, 7 - 9 February
- 3 Jan 2025 8:09 AM
- entertainment
With this 18th instalment of Jazz Showcase, one of Europe’s most important jazz talent exchanges is coming of age. The free event, which starts at 4.30 pm on each of the three days, will once again bring to the stage six extremely promising up-and-coming bands selected by a preliminary jury from a host of applicants.
Museum+ Cultural Evening Awaits at Hungarian National Gallery on 14 May
- 12 May 2025 3:30 PM
- community & culture
Exhibitions, guided tours, a book launch, a craft workshop, live music and a champagne tasting await the public in the Museum+ program on May 14 at the Hungarian National Gallery, the exhibition venue told MTI.
The Montreux Trio, Eiffel Art Studios Budapest, 5 May
- 5 May 2025 7:30 PM
- contemporary
In 2015, three young Hungarian pianists made history by reaching the top 10 at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival Piano Competition — a feat never achieved before or since.
A decade later, these exceptional musicians — Mátyás Gayer, Krisztián Oláh, and Áron Tálas — reunite on stage, even performing simultaneously on three pianos.
The rhythm section will be just as extraordinary: on ...
Juan Gómez Chicuelo, Budapest Music Center, 26 April
- 26 Apr 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Caminos is the new project of guitarist Juan Gómez ‘Chicuelo’. It comprises tangos, alegrías, bulerías and granaínas, and with an unusual lineup, it opens new sound pathways in flamenco.
The pure touch of ‘Chicuelo’, the delicate drums of David Gómez and the virtuoso double bass of Manel Fortià envelop Karen Lugo’s dancing. Karen, in turn, generates new forms by dancing to the slightest ...
'JazzFest Budapest' - Global Stars & Local Legends
- 25 Apr 2025 9:09 AM
- entertainment
From April 27 to May 14, JazzFest Budapest returns for its fourth edition, bringing some of the finest Hungarian and international jazz artists to various venues across the capital. Over the course of 18 days, 181 musicians from 23 countries will perform in 54 concerts.
Shadowlands: Many Moons, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 8 March
- 8 Mar 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The fruitful collaboration of French-born saxophonist-clarinetist Robin Fincker and British pianist Kit Downes goes back decades. Their life paths have taken them from London to two different countries in Europe, and they met again three years ago when they teamed up with Irish singer Lauren Kinsella to set traditional songs and contemporary poetry to music.
After their first album Ombres, ...
Bartok Spring Festival: Concerts, Film Screenings, Dance & Theatre Performances, Plus Exhibitions Around Hungary
- 5 Mar 2025 7:08 AM
- community & culture
The programme of the Bartok Spring International Arts Weeks has been finalised, and will feature the Arooj Aftab's jazz trio and a performance of De Sheherezade by Maria Pages among others, organisers said.
Julie Sassoon, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 5 February
- 5 Feb 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
“Sassoon is a fascinating original, her piano world inhabited by Keith Jarrett’s lyricism and driving hooks and Steve Reich’s minimalism … This is music that splices lyrical shapeliness with bursts of take-no-prisoners abstraction, but Sassoon’s sensitivity to that balance is as alert here as her listeners have come to expect.” – John Fordham / The Guardian
Whoever immerses themselves in the ...
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).
Jazz Showcase, Palace of Arts Budapest, 7 - 9 February
- 3 Jan 2025 8:09 AM
- entertainment
With this 18th instalment of Jazz Showcase, one of Europe’s most important jazz talent exchanges is coming of age. The free event, which starts at 4.30 pm on each of the three days, will once again bring to the stage six extremely promising up-and-coming bands selected by a preliminary jury from a host of applicants.