Müpa reopens its gates with international stars
This is not only reopening but rebirth for the leading cultural institution of Hungary. The Müpa leadership team revealed what comes next.
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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!
The Concerto reveals a lot about an ill Bartók’s mental and physical state
Interview with dancer-choreographer Tamás Juronics and his artistic partners. How can you dance to Bartók’s Concerto? How do worlds meet?
The music of Bartók is my native language, says violinist Barnabás Kelemen
The Kelemen Quartet is back after three years of break! Consisting of two couples, they bring every violin quartet by Bartók to life now.
Criminal dance drama based on a terrifying story – interview with screenwriter Zsuzsa Zs. Vincze
A Szekler folk ballad tells a universal story about passionate love overwriting everything, marital infidelity, jealousy, and revenge.
Music is not like a 100-metre dash – interview with Charlie Horváth
…And then, in the early summer of 2019, we were on the way home in the bus, and then I suddenly said: OK guys, let’s record an album!
Makám shows so many different faces with its music – interview with Zoltán Krulik
I love contemplative, meditative singing. Also, old Hungarian folk music was an important experience – explains the band leader.
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.
Abundance of Doubt and Wonder: Attila Szűcs’s recent paintings showcased
The miracles of Surrealist, post-conceptual and postmedia painting may also emerge beyond the vital, panpsychic cosmos of romanticism.
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.
New film music accompanies a 1918 silent film – interview with conductor Gergely Dubóczky
It is a great possibility for different eras to meet. The motion picture is ancient yet the accompanying music is contemporary.
Let’s roam around Budapest with a virtual world music festival!
I know a place where contours are blurred, where boundaries are in a constant move, where we meet, reply to each other, melt together.
Conductors from all over Europe – Bartók Spring starts with online broadcasts
They have to break silence, even in front of silent, indifferent cameras. Because they know that behind that camera, there is us…