Prokofiev Marathon: is piano a percussion instrument?!
Prokofiev Marathon in the Müpa! Meet the genius who sometimes composed 14 hours in a row and skipped meals for it…
Prokofiev Marathon in the Müpa! Meet the genius who sometimes composed 14 hours in a row and skipped meals for it…
The tradition of performing The Seasons at a New Year’s concert appears to go back a long way: the first performance happened in 1900.
This production was born from a mixture of peasant folklore and imagination, and was first performed at Müpa Budapest in 2018.
Kristály is an ice queen who suffers from a broken heart and freezes the world around her, not wanting to let any emotion in anymore.
The music of Góbé is based on associations – between folk melodies, popular music and classical music. Interview with band members.
As László Fassang believes, “the music that comes out of your listening ears can turn the audience into a spirited, vibrant community”.
Duke Ellington composed in a very unique, personal way – says Béla Szalóky about his hero, subject of the Echoes of Ellington concert.
Kornél Thomas is conductor and composer. His work, conducted here by himself, is a prize-winner in the Müpa music competition.
Wayne Marshall doesn’t have to go far to find a variety of genres; he was involved in jazz, Broadway and church music all at the same time.
Whatever the form and performance, folk music helps us to learn about and carry on our traditions and roots.folk
The instruments Béla Zsoldos plays include classical percussive instruments, jazz vibraphone, percussion and drums.
Munch’s most famous painting appeared before me with a French ‘colour scheme’ – says organist Dóra Pétery.
In fact, Lucrezia Borgia is a Renaissance person who combines the sciences and the arts. A semi-staged opera in the Müpa.
The pianist described himself as a man who had set out from shocking poverty to conquer the world’s music stages.
Gypsy music, which Liszt described as unusual and daring at the time, is an exquisite source of inspiration for the genre of rhapsody.
Concert-opera or not, music and real or imagined stage events together create the effect – says creator Gergely Vajda.
I am close to the Liszt who, in his old age, got fed up with success and glamour and made a complete dimensional change when he abandoned it.
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