12 result(s) for viola in Events
Duch Focus: Ponga, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 19 September
- 19 Sep 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Ponga is a music group that thrives on the possibilities of free improvisation, which is at the core of everything they play. Their performances blend compositional forms, infectious grooves, and unconventional melodies, often originating from experimentation and free play. In Ponga, every member of the trio – violist Yanna Pelser, guitarist Timon Koomen, and drummer/percussionist Remco Menting – ...
Klezmer, Gipsy & Swing Melodies, Hegedűs Gyula Street Synagogue, 11 September
- 11 Sep 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
As noted on the House of Music website, Zoltán Tordai, born in 1981, began playing with the Rajkó Orchestra at the age of 11 and founded his first band at 16. The Zoltán Tordai Quintet was formed in 2010. His artistic mission is to introduce young people to traditional Hungarian popular music, Hungarian folk music, and Hungarian classical music. This philosophy will be on full display this ...
'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.
Kerekes Band, A38 Ship Budapest, 23 November
- 23 Nov 2022 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The journey of the two-time Phonogram award-winning Kerekes Band spans more than 27 years, from the sultry dance halls of Gyimes in Moldavia to the big stages of world music.
During these nearly three decades, they created the sound that is unmistakable on the domestic and international world music scene. The tempo evoking the pulsation of Moldavian music, complemented by the riff-oriented ...
Novus String Quartet, Liszt Academy Budapest, 30 September
- 30 Oct 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
The quartet is the pinnacle of chamber music playing. It is a field of classical music that requires adaptation and a measure of independence from the performers. Not everyone is suited to the string quartet.
In fact, they say you have to be born for it. Members of one of South Korea’s leading chamber music formations are musicians born for the quartet formation; they generated a real storm ...
'Cure' Exhibition, Capa Center Budapest, 14 May
- 25 Jun 2021 10:09 AM
- contemporary
For the 21st century, mental health problems have become a global issue. Research shows that within 20 years depression will be responsible for the most severe mental health crisis in the world. Just as this very forecast of a dystopian future and crisis is one source of anxiety, so are the predictions that preach the “end of the world.”
On display until 8 August.
The problem is not new; ...
Concerto Budapest: Viva La Viola!, Budapest Music Center, 30 May
- 30 May 2021 8:00 PM
- classical
The benefit concert of Concerto Budapest for the International Children’s Safety Service on Zoltán Kocsis‘ birthday.
Maxim Rysanov, solo artist of the first concert of the series Viva La Viola! will again enjoy a prominent role, not only as a solo violist but also as a “transcriber”. Tchaikovsky’s “quasi cello concerto”, Variations on a Rococo Theme, will not only delight our online audience ...
Gala Concert Marking Anniversary Of Birth Of Béla Bartók, Palace Of Arts, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
It is a beautiful tradition in Hungary that the birthday of Béla Bartók is celebrated with performances of his works in most of the country's concert halls. This is particularly important on the milestone anniversary that will take place on 25 March 2021.
Making this concert by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra even more festive will be the presence of world-renowned violinist and violist Pinchas ...
Classic Music Of The 20th + 21st Centuries, Liszt Academy Budapest, 11 March
- 11 Mar 2021 7:30 PM
- contemporary
The recently established, multinational Alban Berg Ensemble is made up of superb soloists capable of tackling performances demanding a wide variety of instruments. In their choice of name, however, they are predestined to perform primarily Viennese Modernist works.
This they do with Arnold Schönberg’s work dating from 1906, which, however, represents the composer’s early output. With his ...
Duch Focus: Ponga, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 19 September
- 19 Sep 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Ponga is a music group that thrives on the possibilities of free improvisation, which is at the core of everything they play. Their performances blend compositional forms, infectious grooves, and unconventional melodies, often originating from experimentation and free play. In Ponga, every member of the trio – violist Yanna Pelser, guitarist Timon Koomen, and drummer/percussionist Remco Menting – ...
Klezmer, Gipsy & Swing Melodies, Hegedűs Gyula Street Synagogue, 11 September
- 11 Sep 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
As noted on the House of Music website, Zoltán Tordai, born in 1981, began playing with the Rajkó Orchestra at the age of 11 and founded his first band at 16. The Zoltán Tordai Quintet was formed in 2010. His artistic mission is to introduce young people to traditional Hungarian popular music, Hungarian folk music, and Hungarian classical music. This philosophy will be on full display this ...
'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.
Kerekes Band, A38 Ship Budapest, 23 November
- 23 Nov 2022 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The journey of the two-time Phonogram award-winning Kerekes Band spans more than 27 years, from the sultry dance halls of Gyimes in Moldavia to the big stages of world music.
During these nearly three decades, they created the sound that is unmistakable on the domestic and international world music scene. The tempo evoking the pulsation of Moldavian music, complemented by the riff-oriented ...
Novus String Quartet, Liszt Academy Budapest, 30 September
- 30 Oct 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
The quartet is the pinnacle of chamber music playing. It is a field of classical music that requires adaptation and a measure of independence from the performers. Not everyone is suited to the string quartet.
In fact, they say you have to be born for it. Members of one of South Korea’s leading chamber music formations are musicians born for the quartet formation; they generated a real storm ...
'Cure' Exhibition, Capa Center Budapest, 14 May
- 25 Jun 2021 10:09 AM
- contemporary
For the 21st century, mental health problems have become a global issue. Research shows that within 20 years depression will be responsible for the most severe mental health crisis in the world. Just as this very forecast of a dystopian future and crisis is one source of anxiety, so are the predictions that preach the “end of the world.”
On display until 8 August.
The problem is not new; ...
Concerto Budapest: Viva La Viola!, Budapest Music Center, 30 May
- 30 May 2021 8:00 PM
- classical
The benefit concert of Concerto Budapest for the International Children’s Safety Service on Zoltán Kocsis‘ birthday.
Maxim Rysanov, solo artist of the first concert of the series Viva La Viola! will again enjoy a prominent role, not only as a solo violist but also as a “transcriber”. Tchaikovsky’s “quasi cello concerto”, Variations on a Rococo Theme, will not only delight our online audience ...
Gala Concert Marking Anniversary Of Birth Of Béla Bartók, Palace Of Arts, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
It is a beautiful tradition in Hungary that the birthday of Béla Bartók is celebrated with performances of his works in most of the country's concert halls. This is particularly important on the milestone anniversary that will take place on 25 March 2021.
Making this concert by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra even more festive will be the presence of world-renowned violinist and violist Pinchas ...
Classic Music Of The 20th + 21st Centuries, Liszt Academy Budapest, 11 March
- 11 Mar 2021 7:30 PM
- contemporary
The recently established, multinational Alban Berg Ensemble is made up of superb soloists capable of tackling performances demanding a wide variety of instruments. In their choice of name, however, they are predestined to perform primarily Viennese Modernist works.
This they do with Arnold Schönberg’s work dating from 1906, which, however, represents the composer’s early output. With his ...