Duruflé – Bach – Szathmáry: hear the organ with 6,804 pipes!
Duruflé: “This Requiem is not an ethereal work. It reflects the anguish of man confronted with the mystery of his destiny.”
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László Kollár-Klemencz: I don’t want to be a retro concert musician
It is important to deal with songs with a progressive approach, while respecting the values of old music – says László Kollár-Klemencz.
Levon Eskenian: Bartók got to Armenians only after the genocide
In the past, I had an impressive discussion with Levon Eskenian, leader of Armenian Gurdjieff Ensemble. Now again – but many things changed.
Lucrezia Borgia rules over life and death – says director Ferenc Anger
In fact, Lucrezia Borgia is a Renaissance person who combines the sciences and the arts. A semi-staged opera in the Müpa.
Lucie Horsch: the new piece is a result of a past encounter in Budapest
Rising Stars: three-day festival and six concerts in the Müpa. We asked Dutch Lucie Horsch before the beginning of the adventure.
Lost his son, could never move on: an astonishing and tragic life
Pianist György Cziffra described himself as a man who had set out from shocking poverty to conquer the world’s music stages.
Here, Romanians, Hungarians and the Roma coexist peacefully – interview with Zsolt Juhász
Dance of the Mezőség is very unified, but every ethnic group has its own traits. It was a difficult task for the dancers and musicians…
The Sounds of Freedom are coming to be heard
The three highly impressive and captivating works will be performed by Gábor Hollerung and the Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra at the Liszt Fest.
Musical genius in Budapest: is Cory Henry the new Franz Liszt?
A contemporary artist whose life, works, stage performance can evoke the Liszt phenomenon. Cory Henry presents his new album in Budapest.
Franz Liszt: “the concert is me!” – Passionate rhapsodies on stage
Gypsy music, which Liszt described as unusual and daring at the time, is an exquisite source of inspiration for the genre of rhapsody.
Transporters didn’t need an update; rape is, unfortunately, an eternal topic
There are several characters in this story: “the transporters” themselves, the rapists, or the mother, and a little girl.
Norbert Káel: it was a part of Liszt’s rockstar image to be charming
Liszt Fest is a great opportunity for the Jazzical Trio to show how he was a modern composer who can still be relevant today.
Four premieres, one basic piece: old and new generations of the Eötvös Foundation
If a profession has its masters, “the wise old”, we can learn from them at any age. That is what current mentees of the Eötvös Foundation do.
New opera-musical version of The Master and Margarita – interview with director Vajk Szente
The music is exciting: classical opera on the one hand, rock music on the other, and thirdly, there are musical elements – says the director.
Wandering Jew, Weimar’s Dead, Fathers’ Crypt: songs by Liszt at the Liszt Fest
Thomas Hampson, one of the best baritones in the US, deals a lot with songs of the age of Romaticism. Coming soon at the Liszt Fest!
The storming organ playing of Martin Sturm at the Liszt Fest
The youngest professor at the Weimar Academy of Music will play the magnificent, richly coloured sounding organ of the St. Teresa of Avila Parish Church.
A married couple on the stage of heaven
Mari Simon, actress, and Gábor Mészöly, writer and dramaturg, recently passed away. Writer Gyula Böszörményi says farewell to them.
Viktor Tóth: there are no styles, only soulful our soulless music
I want to be a creative musician and a composer who always writes from his soul. I’m searching for the meaning of my presence in this world.
Arno Schuitemaker – if you could see me now… and now… and now…
Arno Schuitemaker is originally an aeronautical engineer, which makes his choreographies to be always led by rationality.
Gergely Agócs: we have no reason to hold grudge against the neighbouring countries
“I have collected more than 850 hours of folk music material during the last 35 years, and meanwhile I visited hundreds of places.”
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