292 result(s) for national concert hall
Gallery Concert - The Sound of the Organ in a New Dimension, National Concert Hall Budapest, 4 April
- 4 Apr 2024 9:00 PM
- classical
Organ music? What do people think when they hear the word? Whatever it is, it is high time to do away with the stereotypes.
Offering us the opportunity to do exactly that is Müpa Budapest's new Gallery Concert series, the brainchild of László Fassang.
In the view of the institution's resident organist, these concerts are primarily distinguished by their sense of freedom and directness. ...
Punnany Massif - Punnany, National Concert Hall Budapest, 27 March
- 27 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Hailing from Pécs, Punnany Massif have enjoyed a monumental journey in the 20 action-packed years since the band established from the initial pairing of two MCs, Máté Felcser (RendbenMan) and Roland Farkas (Wolfie) got together in 2003.
By the 2010s, they had won the hearts of the Hungarian masses with their self-blended, trendsetting musical cocktail.
Following their anniversary year in ...
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 ...
Mahler: ‘Symphony of a Thousand', National Concert Hall, 23 March
- 14 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
It is a cause for celebration for any conductor and any orchestra when they get the chance to perform Mahler's Eighth Symphony in front of an audience: the world premiere of the work, conducted by Mahler himself, employed more than a thousand participants on stage.
Although the composer never embraced the name ‘Symphony of a Thousand', this phrase still captures something of the extraordinary ...
Events Related to 15 March Commemoration of 1848 Hungarian Revolution in Budapest
- 14 Mar 2024 7:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
On March 15, 1848 - as part of the European revolutionary wave - a revolution broke out in Pest-Buda, and it triumphed without bloodshed with the slogans of national sovereignty and civil transformation ("equality, freedom, brotherhood"). Modern parliamentary Hungary was born, and the process leading to the War of Independence began, aiming to abolish Habsburg rule and achieve independence and ...
Xploring Budapest: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
- 29 Feb 2024 5:57 PM
- getting around
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music often abbreviated as Zeneakadémia in Hungarian, is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, founded on November 14, 1875.
Al Di Meola & Friends: 'A Night in Budapest', National Concert Hall, 14 & 16 March
- 27 Feb 2024 2:48 PM
- entertainment
This remarkable evening promises an encounter between the dreams of the world-famous guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola and those of Müpa Budapest.
Eliades Ochoa, Palace of Arts Budapest, 29 May
- 16 Feb 2024 11:28 AM
- entertainment
Eliades Ochoa's performance at Müpa Budapest is sure to be one of the most exciting concerts of 2024. Although the Cuban singer/guitarist has been a famous musician in his native country since the 1970s, it was only at the turn of the millennium that the wider world first encountered his name, thanks to the Wim Wenders documentary on the Buena Vista Social Club.
Budapest Festival Orchestra: Brahms, Festival Theatre Budapest, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
A grim face, long beard, conservative music - that's how Brahms lives in many people's minds. On tghis occasion, the BFO paints a cheerful portrait of Brahms by performing two large-scale compositions, each accompanied by a Hungarian Dance. Pianist Yefim Bronfman is a recurring guest of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
"His fluid playing and rich romantic colour filled the music with passion ...
Gallery Concert - The Sound of the Organ in a New Dimension, National Concert Hall Budapest, 4 April
- 4 Apr 2024 9:00 PM
- classical
Organ music? What do people think when they hear the word? Whatever it is, it is high time to do away with the stereotypes.
Offering us the opportunity to do exactly that is Müpa Budapest's new Gallery Concert series, the brainchild of László Fassang.
In the view of the institution's resident organist, these concerts are primarily distinguished by their sense of freedom and directness. ...
Punnany Massif - Punnany, National Concert Hall Budapest, 27 March
- 27 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Hailing from Pécs, Punnany Massif have enjoyed a monumental journey in the 20 action-packed years since the band established from the initial pairing of two MCs, Máté Felcser (RendbenMan) and Roland Farkas (Wolfie) got together in 2003.
By the 2010s, they had won the hearts of the Hungarian masses with their self-blended, trendsetting musical cocktail.
Following their anniversary year in ...
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 ...
Mahler: ‘Symphony of a Thousand', National Concert Hall, 23 March
- 14 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
It is a cause for celebration for any conductor and any orchestra when they get the chance to perform Mahler's Eighth Symphony in front of an audience: the world premiere of the work, conducted by Mahler himself, employed more than a thousand participants on stage.
Although the composer never embraced the name ‘Symphony of a Thousand', this phrase still captures something of the extraordinary ...
Events Related to 15 March Commemoration of 1848 Hungarian Revolution in Budapest
- 14 Mar 2024 7:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
On March 15, 1848 - as part of the European revolutionary wave - a revolution broke out in Pest-Buda, and it triumphed without bloodshed with the slogans of national sovereignty and civil transformation ("equality, freedom, brotherhood"). Modern parliamentary Hungary was born, and the process leading to the War of Independence began, aiming to abolish Habsburg rule and achieve independence and ...
Xploring Budapest: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
- 29 Feb 2024 5:57 PM
- getting around
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music often abbreviated as Zeneakadémia in Hungarian, is a music university and a concert hall in Budapest, founded on November 14, 1875.
Al Di Meola & Friends: 'A Night in Budapest', National Concert Hall, 14 & 16 March
- 27 Feb 2024 2:48 PM
- entertainment
This remarkable evening promises an encounter between the dreams of the world-famous guitar virtuoso Al Di Meola and those of Müpa Budapest.
Eliades Ochoa, Palace of Arts Budapest, 29 May
- 16 Feb 2024 11:28 AM
- entertainment
Eliades Ochoa's performance at Müpa Budapest is sure to be one of the most exciting concerts of 2024. Although the Cuban singer/guitarist has been a famous musician in his native country since the 1970s, it was only at the turn of the millennium that the wider world first encountered his name, thanks to the Wim Wenders documentary on the Buena Vista Social Club.
Budapest Festival Orchestra: Brahms, Festival Theatre Budapest, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
A grim face, long beard, conservative music - that's how Brahms lives in many people's minds. On tghis occasion, the BFO paints a cheerful portrait of Brahms by performing two large-scale compositions, each accompanied by a Hungarian Dance. Pianist Yefim Bronfman is a recurring guest of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
"His fluid playing and rich romantic colour filled the music with passion ...