What do Maria Mazzotta and Evelin Tóth have in common?
They will be on the same stage on 18 February: Evelin Tóth as the front person of a band, Maria Mazzotta as a soloist.
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Wayne Marshall and his music that crawls under our skin
Wayne Marshall doesn’t have to go far to find a variety of genres; he was involved in jazz, Broadway and church music all at the same time.
Laramie L. Bahr: One hasn’t really lived until they have faced and cheated death
Laramie L. Bahr discovered a true love for teaching, something he had done a great deal of as a soldier, but not on the same level.
Leader of The Krylov Trio is in love with Hungary
The fact that Krylov, Knyazev and Lugansky will perform together in chamber formation in Budapest is practically unprecedented.
Folk music celebration in the Müpa: 6 formations in 2 hours
Whatever the form and performance, folk music helps us to learn about and carry on our traditions and roots.folk
Béla Bartók at the bus stop ~ by Nóra Fehér
He was sitting cross-legged, grey and avuncular in a bus stop pavilion, smoking a cigarette. Béla Bartók at the bus stop…
Béla Zsoldos: there is always emotion in my pieces
The instruments Béla Zsoldos plays include classical percussive instruments, jazz vibraphone, percussion and drums.
Oliver Juan: if we empathise with the panda, why not with the jellyfish?
I-Opener deals with hard topics and I want nothing less than to make participants reflect on their own behaviour – says Oliver Juan.
Best of 2021: Dora Endre’s list of movies +1
Dora Endre, Hungarian artist, brings us the best movies of the past year. The honourable mention is a US-American movie called Pig.
Kinga Wojdalska will play music by the composer of Star Wars
My mission is to spread knowledge about my instrument and represent it in the brightest light on stage – says violist Kinga Wojdalska.
Best of 2021: Dora Endre’s list of movies V.
Dora Endre, Hungarian artist, brings us the best movies of the past year. The fifth one is “Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In”.
Best of 2021: Dora Endre’s list of movies IV.
Dora Endre, Hungarian artist, brings us the best movies of the past year. The fourth one is “The Human Voice”.
Best of 2021: Dora Endre’s list of movies III.
Dora Endre, Hungarian artist, brings us the best movies of the past year. The third one is Riders of Justice.
A Barenboim family concert featuring Mozart
There are many ways to play Mozart, but for me one of the most authentic interpretations has always been the legendary Daniel Barenboim.
Best of 2021: Dora Endre’s list of movies II.
Dora Endre, Hungarian artist, brings us the best movies of the past year. The second one is a Greek movie called Apples.
Best of 2021: Dora Endre’s list of movies I.
Dora Endre, Hungarian artist, brings us the best movies of the past year. The first one is “Quo Vadis, Aida?”.
Ton Koopman comes with the mysterious Mass in B minor
“The most colourful work one can imagine” – says Ton Koopman who has an almost childlike enthusiasm for Bach’s art.
Ambrose Musiyiwa on poetry by migrants and the obligations of governments
Ambrose Musiyiwa hopes that the anthology will be a resource: “the voice of the people matters, we can influence what happens tomorrow”.
Kusturica brings a brutally awesome concert to the Müpa
Music has always played an important role in Kusturica’s films, but his relationship with music really took a serious turn later.
Dóra Pétery: I had a strange feeling while practising the first movement
Munch’s most famous painting appeared before me with a French ‘colour scheme’ – says organist Dóra Pétery.