The concerts of CAFe Budapest bring a refreshing breeze in the world of restrictions

The 29th CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival is going to launch on the 9th of October. At a recent press…

#Beethoven250Challenge – a few coffee breaks with the great composer!

Beethoven had his 250th birthday this year! Müpa celebrates with a video series, and we recommend the best coffee for each Beethoven-themed coffee break.

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…

Global Stay at Home Choir from 72 countries – video

The Stay At Home Choir is a global musical community of more than 14,000 people from different countries. Here they sing O Radiant Dawn by James MacMillan.

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 Jazz Association celebrates with national stars Charlie and Tamás Berki

The concept is that every active jazz musician will be on stage who has shaped Hungarian jazz life during the last decades.

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?

Forming a circle on stage will help at this extraordinary concert – interview with Áron Eredics from the band Söndörgő

“We do what we can to keep making music, but there won’t be any tours for a while” – band leader says. This brings them to the Müpa drive-in cinema soon…

No virus can take the community-building effect of music – interview with singer Lóránt Csorba

My realist self says that with precautions, concerts can be held in autumn – says Lóránt Csorba, frontman of the band Lóci játszik, about post-covid gigs.

Drive-in cinema assures: no lack of music for the summer!

In the car, one feels completely detached from the busy area – nothing can draw our attention away from the screen and the radio signal…

At some point we need to be like kindergarten teachers – interview with conductor János Kovács

Even after 40 years on stage, János Kovács still has his doubts before every concert. Now he has to prove his talent in a pretty extraordinary setting…

No escape from Wagner’s magic – online festival launches in mid-June

This year, due to the extraordinary situation, the “Bayreuth on the Banks of the Danube”, the 15th Budapest Wagner Days, will be a virtual festival.

Popular music festival of Müpa moves online

There will be two very exciting weeks with a collection of some great popular music concerts from last years, broadcasted online as part of Müpa Home.

How will our life be after coronavirus?

If there’s no silence, you don’t have time to reflect. But when I thought about my parents, everything fell silent at once.

Discussing my music taste with a robot: my little adventure with AI

It is an artificial intelligence designed for conversation. I have seen similar things before, but this was still something new for me.

Music lovers, don’t be upset: Müpa will welcome us soon again!

The new season will happen just like any others before, and we can already buy single and season tickets for the planned concerts.

Saturday night fun: sing Don’t Worry Be Happy with Bobby McFerrin!

Müpa brings superstars in our homes in the time of quarantine – but let us hope that we can soon return to concerts that are a real community experience.

Seven videos you must watch from Müpa’s archives!

Bored with the quarantine already? Here are videos of great music, dance, literature and fun to cheer you up. Enjoy!

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