Highlights Of Budapest Spring Festival 2013
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
Since 1981 this world famous cultural festival has showcased hundreds of entertaining events each year. In 2013 over 50 venues are involved, including the open-air Budapest Easter Fair on Vorosmarty Square, concerts at the Hungarian Palace of Arts, the Budapest Opera House, the new Budapest Music Center, the Urania National Film Theater, several churches, and many more locations in Budapest. Held in this year between March 22 – April 7, it will feature international and Hungarian artists, musicians, singers, choirs, designers, dancers… If you fancy the sound of it then be advised to book your tickets early, as the most popular performances get booked up well in advance. Read on for tips of what’s really worth checking-out this year, for fee info and video of last year.
First a note about entrance fees: whilst outdoor events are usually free, most events have individually priced tickets.
Italian Cultural Institute
March 24. - 19:30, Jurij Basmet and the Moscow Solists
April 02. - 19:30, Massimo Mercelli (flute) and the Liszt Ferenc Chamber Music concert
Thalia Theater Budapest Concerts
March 23. - 20:00, 100 Member Gypsy Symphony Orchestra
April 03. - 19:00, Love Songs performed by the Danish Dance Theater
Budapest Opera House Shows & Concerts
March 29. - 17:00, Wagner: Parsifal,
April 06. - 18:00, Verdi-day, Verdi: Rigoletto, and free choir concerts.
Budapest Music Center Concerts
A new concert hall and jazz hub, close to Great Market Hall
March 27. - 19:30, Kodaly String Quartet
March 28. - 22:00, Saint Ephraim Choir
April 03. - 19:30, Wagner and Liszt – Ardent Friends, Endre Hegedus Piano Concert
April 04. - 19:30, Xiao Wang Violin Concert
April 05. - 19:30, Benyounes Quartet
April 07. - 19:30, Serenata Hungarica
Budapest Palace of Arts Concerts
March 23. - 19:30, Metropolis – Film Music, Organ Tour
March 23. - 19:30, Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio, Jazz Organ Tour
March 24. - 19:30, Budapest International Choir Competition
March 25. - 19:30, Bartok Anniversary Concert
March 26. - 19:30, Handel: Messiah
March 27. - 19:30, Claudio Abbado and Orchestra Mozart
March 29. - 19:30, Philippe Herreweghe and the Collegium Vocale Gent
March 30. - 19:30, Christoph Prégardien and the Le Concert Lorrain
March 31. - 19:30, Marc Minkowski and the Les Musiciens du Louvre – Grenoble
April 01. - 19:30, Patricia Petibon and the Münchener Kammerorchester
April 03. - 19:00, Stravinsky: Spring Rite
April 04. - 19:30, Joshua Bell és az Academy of St Martin in the Fields
April 06. - 19:00, Night at the Circus by the Recirquel
April 07. - 19:30, Csongor and Tunde, the Hungarian Fairy Tale
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