Dénes Várjon speaks beautifully about Bartók’s music
When I was a child, I had a very different image of Bartók, and that image has been imprinted on people in general – says the musician.
Interview
Parade for the music of Boban Marković! – interview with Attila Egerházi
I have been planning to work with Boban Marković for a very long time, and now it is time – says Attila Egerházi.
Exclusive Interview with Philippe Lesage: As Long As There’s Movement, There Is Hope
Exclusive interview with Philippe Lesage about inspirations, aspirations, upcoming projects, and much more.
Kornél Thomas: I’m gonna use Bernstein’s method
Kornél Thomas is conductor and composer. His work, conducted here by himself, is a prize-winner in the Müpa music competition.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
Lina Cardoso Rodrigues: you need to find your inner silence and the melody in it
In case you have never heard of Portuguese fado music, Lina Cardoso Rodrigues should be your authentic source to get to know it!
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.