This Was This Year’s Liszt Fest
Two weeks, 13 venues, 10 genres and over 130 events, which included Hungarian premieres, festivals-within-the-festival and a whole range of unforgettable moments: between 9 and 22 October, the Liszt Fest once again invigorated the city, making Budapest one of the most exciting meeting places for the contemporary art scene of Hungary and the world.
Demigods from the underworld, mortals and strange creatures
Step into a cinematic, mythical world in Recirquel’s latest monumental immersive production, where gods and mortals, intrigue and love, devastating battles and bustling crowds await. What is presented at the Liszt Fest is a preview performance and not the final, fully rehearsed production, where the creators will test the show in collaboration with the viewers.
Superstar, Genius, University, Planet – Stories about Liszt and a Brand New Festival
Many consider him the first “rock star," while many more see him simply as an epoch-making musical genius – and rightly so. Countless public statues commemorate him in Budapest and other cities across Europe and the world, and even universities, an airport and a small planet have been named after him. Who is he?
