Müpa celebrates Earth Day with one of the most monumental and unforgettable pieces from the history of music. Leonard Bernstein called Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth) Mahler’s greatest symphony which contrasts the everlasting beauty of nature with the short and insignificant human existence. Nowadays, when climate...
Péter Eötvös was fifty when he started writing his first opera, Three Sisters. He completed his latest operatic work, Sleepless in 2020; following its première in Berlin, a concert performance of the work arrives on stage at Müpa. How many books does he read when looking for a subject, and...
In the afterlife of Béla Bartók’s music, the expiry of copyright protection for his works (2016) brought a significant change. In the years that have elapsed since, there have been a number of outstanding adaptations of his compositions, into which new life has been breathed – not surprisingly – in...
Imagine a premiere where the audience is screaming in outrage, throwing stink bombs, and the noise they make is so loud that the orchestra can't be heard. This is what we would have seen and heard if we had entered the Cologne Opera House in 1926 for the premiere of...
You might remember some details of the life and times of Robert Schumann. For instance, the story of his marriage is so novelistic as if it was written by one of his contemporary friends. Clara Wieck’s father, Friedrich Wieck, did not want the couple to marry, so the two betrothed...
The Müpa Budapest Concert Hall offers a series of new discoveries on the evening of 10 March. We will meet a young Hungarian conductor, Kornél Thomas, who is also a composer, and his work, conducted by himself, is a prize-winner in the Müpa music competition. Luis Aracama, young Spanish soloist...
The Power of Music - an essay by Nóra Fehér Ancient Greek philosophers played soothing flute tunes for manic patients; while depressed individuals were treated with the soothing sound of the dulcimer (a folk instrument similar to the citera). The overture to Boléro by Ravel, one of the most influential...
When I say Smetana, you'll get it: Moldova. But the composer who wrote the exuberantly romantic, patriotic symphonic poem, a favourite of classical music radio stations, was also open to folksy merriment. Now at Müpa Budapest, we can laugh and thrill our way through this comedy full of amusing twists,...
A Hungarian and an Italian singer: Evelin Tóth and Maria Mazzotta. They are going to stand on the same stage on 18 February, one as the front person of a band, the other as a soloist. Where did the organisers of the concert get the idea from putting them next...
Aficionados of the king of instruments can listen to organist Wayne Marshall at Müpa Budapest on 8 February. This instrument, with its extremely wide range of registers, never fails to impress, and it's no wonder that not only classical musicians but even bands such as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd...
Laramie L. Bahr has been the American teacher of Bolyai Secondary Grammar School in Salgótarján for 2 years now. A world traveler, an ex-soldier who had seen the hell of Iraque, Aphganistan and Kosovo, a bar manager, a writer and a graphic, and an English teacher… A Modern Odysseus. He...
The Krylov-Knyazev-Lugansky Trio: Chamber Music by Brahms. 31 January 2022, 7:30pm On the last day of January, the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall of Müpa Budapest will host a special event: although the artists are frequent guests in Budapest, the fact that they will perform together in chamber formation, interpreting...
I have had the opportunity to talk to many composers, but Béla Zsoldos is one of the most, if not the most versatile. His instruments include classical percussive instruments, jazz vibraphone, percussion and drums. He is an artistic director and composer, working with Hungarian and foreign music personalities. Béla Zsoldos,...
Kinga Wojdalska and the Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra - a joint concert Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Carl August Nielsen are both late composers whose works are a bit in the background when compared to bigger ‘classics’. This time, the Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra brings them to the audience of the Müpa on...
There are many ways to play Mozart, but for me one of the most authentic interpretations has always been the legendary Daniel Barenboim. He's the kind of musician who, when playing, can be seen as the reincarnation of the erstwhile child prodigy. For those who don't believe it, now is...
On 27 December, Emir Kusturica and his band, the No Smoking Orchestra, which played an important role in the Balkan folk renaissance, will play at Müpa Budapest. In this article, we explore the adventurous history of the band, known for its exhilarating concerts, and Kusturica's musical adventures. Emir Kusturica, who...
In the run-up to the holidays when we rush around, Dóra Pétery and the baroque chamber ensemble Aura Musicale, founded in 1995, will help us to tune in to the spirituality of the holiday season. They give a concert on 21 December at Müpa Budapest, where the specialties of early...
What is the first image you see in front of your eyes when you hear the word ‘flamenco’? I guess it’s a dancer with a waving red dress and a fan or castanets. Or some men with long hair and beard who play guitar so passionately that it’s a miracle...
In case you have never heard of Portuguese fado music, Lina Cardoso Rodrigues should be your authentic source to get to know it! She has been singing these beautiful songs for many years and even personified a legendary fado singer on stage. Her recent cooperation with musician, composer and producer...
Although we are just entering winter, Müpa Budapest is already preparing for its 2nd Bartók Spring International Art Weeks, an all-arts festival in April 2022, which will feature many well-known figures from the Hungarian and international art scene, and a host of premieres. The first names of the festival were...
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