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.
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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.
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.
Wayne Marshall and his music that crawls under our skin
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.
Folk music celebration in the Müpa: 6 formations in 2 hours
Whatever the form and performance, folk music helps us to learn about and carry on our traditions and roots.folk
Béla Zsoldos: there is always emotion in my pieces
The instruments Béla Zsoldos plays include classical percussive instruments, jazz vibraphone, percussion and drums.
A Barenboim family concert featuring Mozart
There are many ways to play Mozart, but for me one of the most authentic interpretations has always been the legendary Daniel Barenboim.
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.
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.
Lost his son, could never move on: an astonishing and tragic life
The pianist described himself as a man who had set out from shocking poverty to conquer the world’s music stages.
Franz Liszt: “the concert is me!” – Passionate rhapsodies on stage
Gypsy music, which Liszt described as unusual and daring at the time, is an exquisite source of inspiration for the genre of rhapsody.
Transporters didn’t need an update; rape is, unfortunately, an eternal topic
Concert-opera or not, music and real or imagined stage events together create the effect – says creator Gergely Vajda.
Norbert Káel: it was a part of Liszt’s rockstar image to be charming
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.
There are no styles, only soulful our soulless music – interview with multi-sided musician Viktor Tóth
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.
Gergely Agócs: we have no reason to hold grudge against the neighbouring countries
“I have collected more than 850 hours of folk music material during the last 35 years, and meanwhile I visited hundreds of places.”
Péter Kálmán: I won’t be the usual Don Giovanni but a wizard
Director András Hábetler and myself are childhood friends, so he tailored the character of Don Giovanni to match my personality.
Gabi Szűcs: the femme fatale has no success in finding happiness
Jazz singer Gabi Szűcs investigates in her concert what is really like to be labelled as femme fatale. Are these women better lovers than wives?
A fantastic experience: they dance Vasarely’s paintings! – interview with Balázs Vincze
Vasarely was born in Pécs, so it brings us a great opportunity to celebrate the 60th birthday of our dance company Ballet Pécs with him!
Mozart’s music on a historically accurate instrument! – interview with pianist Mihály Berecz
It is much easier to play the pieces on the instrument they were originally written for – says the young pianist.
I got so much from Félix Lajkó and the Győr Ballet Company – László Velekei on their newest production
We put a new layer on the piece, with an update on the language of dance, and we made it faster and thicker.
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