On March 27 in the Palace of Arts Nigel Kennedy will give a concert instead of previously announced performance of Maxim Vengerov.
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Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
1095 Budapest Komor Marcell u. 1.
555-3300, 555-3301
1095 Budapest Komor Marcell u. 1.
555-3300, 555-3301
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Orchestral concerts March 14th Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major (Eroica), op. 55 Conductor: Kent Nagano In the past decade Kent Nagano has attracted attention with his premières of contemporary operas that have proved to be of lasting value. They include such successful productions as Messiaen’s Saint François d’Assise, Péter Eötvös’s Three Sisters, Kaija Saariaho’s L’Amour de loin and John Adams’s The Death of Klinghoffer. Since September 2006 he has been music director of the prestigious Munich Opera and at the 2007 opera festival (June) he continued the earlier successes with Alice in Wonderland, an opera by Unsul Chin, a student of Ligeti. In short: Nagano is writing music history. His concert in Budapest at the head of his Munich ensemble appears to be innovative even though he will conduct familiar pieces, including one by a Munich composer, Richard Strauss.
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Orchestral concerts March 16th Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:30 pm Liszt: Via Crucis (arranged by Miklós Sugár) – world première Beethoven: Mass in C major Conductor: László Kovács Choirmaster: Gábor Baross With: Ildikó Cserna, Éva Szonda, Enikő Tóth, Xavier Rivadeneira, András Palerdi / voice, Győr Philharmonic Orchestra Leading European and Hungarian choirs are to perform a Beethoven mass written at the request of a Hungarian nobleman and a strikingly modern composition by Liszt.
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Operetta - Musical March 17th Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Bernstein: West Side Story
On the 50th anniversary of the European première Conductor: László Makláry Staged by: Miklós Gábor Kerényi Visual effects: Kiégő Izzók With: Erika Miklósa, Kata Janza, Attila Dolhai / voice, Budapest Concert Orchestra (MÁV) The world’s theatre-loving audiences owe this evergreen stage production, now a cult musical, to the inspired co-operation of Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim. The first European performance was given in London’s West End in 1958 and it has been staged in Hungary since 1969.
The special feature of this performance is that the Kiégő Izzók visual team uses inventive projection and various visual elements to add colour to the performance. |
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Orchestral concerts March 20th Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Bamberg Symphony Orhestra
Haydn: "Svanisce in un momento" - choir from the oratorio "The return of Tobias" Haydn: The Storm Mozart: Symphony in D major (Prague), K 504 Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88 The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1946 from German musicians originally from Prague, Carlsbad and Silesia. The ensemble preserves the tradition of German symphonic music and is one of the country’s most travelled ensembles. Travelling ambassadors of culture, they were among the first to tour Europe, America and Asia after the Second World War. As guardians of Central European music culture, in 2007 they were the resident orchestra of the 2nd Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition. For their Budapest concert under the baton of Ádám Fischer they will play music reminiscent of their Czech roots: Mozart’s Prague symphony and Dvořák’s 8th symphony.
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Opera March 22nd Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:00 pm
Pfitzner: Palestrina - Hungarian prèmiere, semi-staged performance
Pope Pius IV: Péter Fired Giovanni Morone, cardinal legate of the Pope: Michael Kraus Bernardo Novagerio, cardinal legate of the Pope: Dénes Gulyás Cardinal Christoph Madruscht, Prince-Bishop of Trent: István Rácz Carlo Borromeo, a Roman cardinal: Peter Weber The Cardinal of Lorraine: András Palerdi Abdisu, the Patriarch of Assyria: N.N. Anton Brus von Müglitz, Archbishop of Prague: László Szvétek Count Luna, ambassador of the King of Spain: Csaba Szegedi The Bishop of Budoja, Italian bishop: József Hormai Theophilus, the Bishop of Imola, Italian bishop: Ferenc Gerdesits Avosmediano, the Bishop of Cádiz, Spanish bishop: Péter Kálmán Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Choir master of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome: Francisco Araiza Ighino, his 15-year-old son: Júlia Hajnóczy Silla, his 17-year-old pupil: Viktória Mester Ercole Severolus, bishop, Master of ceremonies of the Council of Trent: Béla Perencz Five choristers of Santa Maria Maggiore: Bence Asztalos, Lajos Geiger, Gergely Boncsér, Tivadar Kiss, Krisztián Cser Dandini, Bishop of Grosseto: Róber Urbán-Nagy Bishop of Fiesole: Gergely Boncsér Bishop of Feltre: Krisztián Cser A young doctor: N.N. A Spanish bishop: Lajos Geiger Apparition of Lucrezia, Palestrina’s dead wife: Annamária Kovács Nine great musicians from the past: Gergely Boncsér, Tivadar Kiss, Dávid Szigetvári, Csaba Szegedi, Lajos Geiger, Róbert Rezsnyák, Krisztián Cser, Bence Asztalos, Pál Sebestyén Three angel-voices: Rita Rácz, Gabi Gál, Klára Kolonits Conductor: Zoltán Peskó With: Hungarian Symphony Orchestra, MR Children Choir (choirmaster: Gabriella Thész), Honvéd Männerchor (choirmaster: Péter Drucker) Stage design: ARTeVIA Director: Balázs Kovalik A musical legend in three acts. The plot is set in the Renaissance and is about the momentous challenge of rescuing music. It may be just another legend but it is a beautiful one. This unusual Pfitzner opera calling for exceptional theatrical sensitivity is to be staged by Balázs Kovalik.
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Orchestral concerts March 23rd Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:00 pm
The English Baroque Soloists and The Monteverdi Choir
Bach: St John Passion Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner With: Mark Padmore (Evangelist), Dietrich Henschel (Christus) / voice John Eliot Gardiner, one of the most influential figures in period performance, is to conduct his own orchestra and chorus in one of the greatest works in the history of music, Bach’s St John Passion. His recording of the work made years ago is still regarded by many as the benchmark recording of the St John Passion. Any dissenters can argue their views after the concert!
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Crossover March 24th Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Métamorphosis
World music concert by the 25-year-old Méta Ensemble The ensembles participating will give short concerts in the foyer from 5 p.m.; after the concert there will be a dance house with the Méta ensemble and its guests Director: Ferenc Novák Guests of the Méta Ensemble: Cathal Hayden and the Four Men and a Dog (Ireland), Balázs Bágyi Jazz Quartet, Heavy Méta, Kormorán Memory Band, Ferenc Kovács and the Magony Ensemble, members of the Muzsikás Ensemble, Pravo Group, Ferenc Radics / violin and his band, and dancers Presenter: Péter Novák They learn their music from recordings and from their own collections. Their collecting work, that still continues, has taken them throughout the Hungarian-speaking territory, from Moldova to Somogy County where they observe not only the distinctive performing modes but also the inner laws of the music and dance. As one of the representatives of the Hungarian folk movement they regularly give concerts in the United States, as well as in Istanbul, France and Germany. Since 1999 they have accompanied the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble.
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Orchestral concerts March 25th Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Concert by the National Philharmonic Orchestra on the anniversary of the birth of Béla Bartók
Bartók: Violin concerto Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle We could join Judit in her plea for More light! More fresh air! On this occasion Zoltán Kocsis will guide listeners into the soul of this masterpiece full of secrets, and we can be certain that before he leads us into the dim halls of Duke Bluebeard’s castle, he will fill them with light and fresh air. After Kocsis’s interpretations of Bartók works in recent years we can expect that the Violin Concerto will get a fresh “airing” too.
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Jazz March 26th Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 8:00 pm
Blind Boys of Alabama – gospel choir
The Blind Boys of Alabama are formed some six and a half decades ago.
They predate Elvis, Little Richard and Al Green yet even in their 70s they are still at the top of the gospel charts and have won an impressive four consecutive Grammy Awards over the past four years. In recent years, The Blind Boys have proven themselves masters of bringing out the most spiritual aspects of mainstream music, while at the same time bringing the music of the church straight to the roadhouse. The Blind Boys had spent more than 40 years working mostly in the traditional gospel circuit, since forming at the Alabama Institute for the Afro - American Blind in 1939. Spirit of the Century was a triumph, a blend of gospel, blues, soul and folk that won the 2001 Grammy for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. In the past five years, they've recorded moving renditions of songs by everyone from Tom Waits to Prince, and appeared as guests on record and on stage with an equally diverse array of artists, from Peter Gabriel to Ben Harper. As they've reached acclaim and commercial success in recent years, one thing has remained: The group's mission to do God's work in new and inspiring ways. |
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Orchestral concerts March 27th Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Nigel Kennedy plays Mozart and Beethoven
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 With: Danubia Orchestra Obuda
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Orchestral concerts March 28th Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Roberto Alagna celebrates Puccini
Conductor: Eugene Kohn With: Budapest Concert Orchestra (MÁV), Hungarian State Opera House Choir (choirmaster: Máté Szabó Sipos) and members of the Children's Choir (choirmaster: Gyöngyvér Gupcsó) Star tenor Roberto Alagna, born in France, of Sicilian parents, winner of the Luciano Pavarotti Voice Competition, is to sing Puccini arias. At the beginning of his career he won the hearts of audiences in Covent Garden, the Vienna Staatsoper, the Paris Bastille Opera, the New York Metropolitan and the Scala in Milan as Rodolfo in La Bohème. Since then he has sung most of the Puccini tenor roles, from Tosca to Madama Butterfly, from La Rondine to Gianni Schicchi. As well as countless prizes, he also won the love of one of the most charming star sopranos of our time, Angela Gheorghiu. So Alagna is bagged, but you can still bag a seat for his concert!
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Orchestral concerts March 30th Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 7:30 pm
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Bartók: Four Pieces for Orchestra Péter Eötvös: Seven – Hungarian première Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Stravinsky: The Firebird - suite Conductor: Peter Eötvös With: Akiko Suwanai / violin The Gothenburg Symphony is Sweden’s national orchestra. It was founded in 1905. Under the direction of Neeme Järvi the orchestra has become one of Europe’s leading symphonic ensembles. Besides Gustavo Dudamel and Christian Zacharias, Péter Eötvös shapes the ensemble’s artistic profile as the principal guest conductor for modern and contemporary repertoire. The violin soloist for the Hungarian première of the new Eötvös composition will be Akiko Suwanai, the youngest ever winner in the history of the Tchaikovsky Competition. The new work will be heard on a wonderful old instrument: the virtuoso violinist plays the 1714 Dolphin Stradivari of the legendary Jascha Heifetz.
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