Wagner is like drugs, but even better! – interview with Ádám Fischer
Wagner was able to pour us with a tsunami of intensive emotions way before we discovered them due to covid – Ádám Fischer says.
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I would consider extending this Chrismas short film – says director Attila Szász
We wanted to show the loneliness of the life of a piano when there are no concerts, until someone special comes by…
Secrets behind the concert videos we can see at home – interview with the creative director of Müpa Studio
Müpa Studio is unique in its kind, it requires the teamwork of many colleagues. This is one secret behind the success of the Müpa.
What can we learn from collective forgetting? – new essay performance by Oliver Zahn will happen online
I had also always wanted to make a desktop-based performance, and the pandemic suddenly made a space for such works – Oliver Zahn says.
Instrument making is a wonderful profession, says “father” of the new giant cimbalom
We take natural materials and create something that can entertain millions of people in a street or a concert hall – the master says.
How to be smart after winning the lottery? – interview with Boldizsár Fehér
I thought, what to do with the money is only one side of the story. The other side is what we do with ourselves.
A musical journey to Pangea – musician Kálmán Oláh is 50!
Now I can celebrate my birthday in the Müpa, under great circumstances, with extraordinary musicians – Kálmán Oláh says joyfully.
How to turn a car accident into a theatre performance? – interview with Franck Vigroux
My music might be unusual, but Flesh still has similar elements to a traditional opera – says composer-director Franck Vigroux.
Everyone can possess the instinctive ability for improvisation – interview with jazz musician Krisztián Oláh
Krisztián Oláh, his quartet, and the Budapest String Orchestra give a great concert topped up with a world premiere.
Recirquel shows us love, but what about the polar bears? – interview with Bence Vági
The company rehearsed in complete isolation, and their puppet polar bear almost fell victim of the border closure. Interview with Bence Vági.
József Balog: Catharsis is always present when I play this piece
100 years of avant-garde music presented by a pianist, featuring the cream of Hungarian and international composers – including one world premiere!
Gábor Gadó: we will send positive energies with so much love
Gábor Gadó’s music is a mixture of jazz and classical traditions. His meditative, philosophical, very intimate art can be heard at a concert soon.
Elemér Balázs: I can’t even wish a better life for me
We just have to add a jazzy world to early music. That gives us a perfect mixture but we still maintain respect for the original piece.
The magical number 75 and the meeting of generations in classical music
According to some theories, the number 75 is an angelic combination, a reference of how something will change for us…
The aesthetics of networks exposed in a complex way – interview with Albert-László Barabási
Hidden Patterns is the title of the exhibition that shows important projects from the internationally known network researcher Albert-László Barabási….
Every concert becomes a special gift these days – says jazz singer Nikoletta Szőke
The New Orleans Swing Festival will start in the Müpa with the most popular Hollywood movie soundtracks from the 1920s…
Our joyful and energetic show aims to chase fears away – says cellist István Várdai
This show is a lovely collection with the content and depth of more traditional classical concerts, but amalgamated with a light summer night atmosphere.
The pandemic taught me: it makes no sense to burn ourselves out – interview with Barna Szőke from The Qualitons
Bands are usually defined by genres, but we have gone through such a journey within the last 11 years that I couldn’t define our genre – the guitarist says.
Hungarian opera singer under lockdown in Paris – interview with Emőke Baráth
The opera singer, who experienced the covid-19 pandemic in Paris, told us about the recent past as well as the upcoming concert.
Challenges and possibilities of lockdown for a contemporary composer – interview with Judit Varga
How did composers’ life change in this extraordinary situation? What kind of possibilities and challenges are waiting for them?
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