Events 2025
09. 10. 2025
Golden Repair
Golden Repair is English for kintsugi, the ancient Japanese technique of mending broken pottery, wherein the pieces are glued together with resin dusted with powdered gold and the breakage is actually accentuated. The works in the exhibition...
09. 10. 2025
Autumn Margó Literary Festival
Readers can discover again the best of Hungarian and world literature at the Autumn Margo Literary Festival at the National Dance Theatre in Millenáris. Moa Herngren, Tonio Schachinger, Kirsten Thorup, Sibylle Grimbert, Pieter Waterdrinker, Roxanne...
09. 10. 2025
30Y
So many stories to tell – and so few of them can we tell ourselves. Meanwhile, we read and listen to others’ stories with diligence, but no matter how hard we try, more and more unread stories pile up on our real and virtual shelves....
10. 10. 2025
Pictures of Tranquillity
Active for over four decades, during which time his style changed from realist through impressionist to post-impressionist, Adolf Fényes was held in especially high regard by those Hungarian artists at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries who were...
10. 10. 2025
Autumn Margó Literary Festival
Readers can discover again the best of Hungarian and world literature at the Autumn Margo Literary Festival at the National Dance Theatre in Millenáris. Moa Herngren, Tonio Schachinger, Kirsten Thorup, Sibylle Grimbert, Pieter Waterdrinker, Roxanne...
10. 10. 2025
Recirquel: Walk My World – preview performance
Europe’s largest immersive production by Recirquel transforms the very notion of theatre. There is no stage and no auditorium: the audience is free to roam through monumental spaces reminiscent of Hollywood movie sets, while experiencing the...
10. 10. 2025
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau: Faust – A silent film with organ accompaniment
Premiered in 1926, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau’s silent film was one of the most expensive productions of its time and featured a wealth of novel technical solutions. ‘The Faust film is magical. Goethe got to know the myth of Faust in a...
10. 10. 2025
Schoblocher | Kocsis | Boros | Ocsovay | Heilig
Best known as the frontwoman of Blahalouisiana, Barbara Schoblocher will surprise with her fondness for improvisation only those who don’t attend her shows regularly. She found like-minded musicians at the spontaneous concerts of Pontoon, which...
11. 10. 2025
PONT Festival
The PONT Festival, one of Hungary’s most colourful series of world music events, this year focuses on the diverse culture of Serbia and the landscapes of the Balkans. The all-day free festival will feature Džumbus Trio, who play South Slavic...
11. 10. 2025
Autumn Margó Literary Festival
Readers can discover again the best of Hungarian and world literature at the Autumn Margo Literary Festival at the National Dance Theatre in Millenáris. Moa Herngren, Tonio Schachinger, Kirsten Thorup, Sibylle Grimbert, Pieter Waterdrinker, Roxanne...
11. 10. 2025
Isolation Budapest
The joint festival of Müpa, the Liszt Ünnep and Akvárium Klub returns for its fourth edition. As in previous years, the focus is on showcasing the diversity of both the local and international underground music scene. The headliners will be...
11. 10. 2025
Budapest Dance Theatre: Toldi – premiere
János Arany’s epic poem is an enduring classic of Hungarian literature, with turns of phrases that are still parts of common parlance, and a hero who has been revived in opera, animated film, physical theatre production and monodrama. But do we...
11. 10. 2025
Recirquel: Walk My World – preview performance
Europe’s largest immersive production by Recirquel transforms the very notion of theatre. There is no stage and no auditorium: the audience is free to roam through monumental spaces reminiscent of Hollywood movie sets, while experiencing the...
11. 10. 2025
Arvo Pärt 90
Arvo Pärt, one of today’s most popular composers, celebrates his 90th birthday in September 2025. The programme of the Budapest concert of his works includes such emblematic pieces as Spiegel im Spiegel, Tabula rasa, and Salve Regina, which was...
11. 10. 2025
An Evening of Liszt with the Hungarian National Male Choir
The Hungarian National Male Choir offers an insight into one of the most exciting, yet little known, corners of Ferenc Liszt’s oeuvre. Liszt was on the road almost constantly between 1838 and 1847: from Lisbon to Moscow, and from Glasgow to...
11. 10. 2025
Balázs Zságer | Дeva | Dom Beats
Balázs Zságer has been active on the Hungarian and international electronic music scene since the early 2000s, and as the leader of Žagar, he has produced several studio albums and film scores. His work is inspired by the antipodes of nature and...
12. 10. 2025
Budapest Dance Theatre: Toldi
János Arany’s epic poem is an enduring classic of Hungarian literature, with turns of phrases that are still parts of common parlance, and a hero who has been revived in opera, animated film, physical theatre production and monodrama. But do we...
12. 10. 2025
Autumn Margó Literary Festival
Readers can discover again the best of Hungarian and world literature at the Autumn Margo Literary Festival at the National Dance Theatre in Millenáris. Moa Herngren, Tonio Schachinger, Kirsten Thorup, Sibylle Grimbert, Pieter Waterdrinker, Roxanne...
12. 10. 2025
Budapest Dance Theatre: Toldi
János Arany’s epic poem is an enduring classic of Hungarian literature, with turns of phrases that are still parts of common parlance, and a hero who has been revived in opera, animated film, physical theatre production and monodrama. But do we...
12. 10. 2025
Recirquel: Walk My World – preview performance
Europe’s largest immersive production by Recirquel transforms the very notion of theatre. There is no stage and no auditorium: the audience is free to roam through monumental spaces reminiscent of Hollywood movie sets, while experiencing the...
12. 10. 2025
Mörk
With music that is based on soul and funk and incorporates improvisation, as well as thought-provoking lyrics that address issues of society, psychology and everyday life, Mörk offer a special experience. Last year the band released its album,...
13. 10. 2025
An Evening with Lili Kemény
Nem (No), Lili Kemény’s novel, was published in early 2024, and in the autumn, it won the 10th Margó Prize for the best volume of prose. ‘As she digs deep and faces the music,’ went the praise, ‘Lili Kemény uses a language...
13. 10. 2025
Erik Satie 100
Erik Satie, one of the most original and innovative composers and thinkers of modern French music, passed away in 1925. An inspiration for both younger composers and the sister arts, Satie became one of the most frequently referenced creators of...
14. 10. 2025
Máté Balogh: Winter, or the Ear of the Wall
Part concert, part theatre, fusing a musical play with an oratorio and factual elements with fictional ones, this piece is set in the basement of the Budapest Embassy of Czechoslovakia, at the turn of 1944 and 1945. For months, Emanuel Zima (his...
14. 10. 2025
Artus: Fata morgana – premiere
Fata Morgana is a beautifully nightmarish, apocalyptic vision of man, who has exiled himself from the Completeness. From the beginning, our minds and souls have been infected with a nagging thought: separation, division and guilt, born from the sense...
14. 10. 2025
Lukas Ligeti’s Compositions
The musical universe of composer and percussionist Lukas Ligeti extends from improvisational through African traditional to electronic music, incorporating a wide variety of styles and sensibilities. He has a penchant for complex polymetric...
14. 10. 2025
Galaxisok
Galaxisok boast a remarkably rich output, with eight records released over the past twelve years, spanning a wide range of styles and sounds, which means that, along with some rarities, the band has about a 100 songs to choose from when putting...
15. 10. 2025
Máté Balogh: Winter, or the Ear of the Wall
Part concert, part theatre, fusing a musical play with an oratorio and factual elements with fictional ones, this piece is set in the basement of the Budapest Embassy of Czechoslovakia, at the turn of 1944 and 1945. For months, Emanuel Zima (his...
15. 10. 2025
Artus: Fata morgana
Fata Morgana is a beautifully nightmarish, apocalyptic vision of man, who has exiled himself from the Completeness. From the beginning, our minds and souls have been infected with a nagging thought: separation, division and guilt, born from the sense...
15. 10. 2025
Hypercolor feat. Kornél Fekete-Kovács
Hypercolor Trio, the New York-based avant-garde group, was formed almost two decades ago, but did no release a record until 2015. ‘It was worth the wait,’ wrote JazzTimes, the prestigious American magazine, ‘as the band lets fly...
15. 10. 2025
ADÉDÈJÌ
Nigerian singer, guitarist and songwriter Adédèjì Adetayo is one of the most important artists of Afrobeat. He released Yoruba Odyssey, his third album, in 2022. With its ten songs, Adédèjì reached back to his roots, offering a...
16. 10. 2025
Art Market Budapest
Art Market Budapest, Central and Eastern Europe’s leading international art fair and one of the largest in Europe, brings a special experience to art lovers and professionals for the 15th occasion in October 2025. Hungary’s bigest, annual...
16. 10. 2025
Recirquel: Walk My World – preview performance
Europe’s largest immersive production by Recirquel transforms the very notion of theatre. There is no stage and no auditorium: the audience is free to roam through monumental spaces reminiscent of Hollywood movie sets, while experiencing the...
16. 10. 2025
Silva | Gershwin | Piazzolla | Ginastera
The attraction of South American rhythms – this could be the motto of this concert of the Danubia Orchestra and Argentinian conductor Mariano Chiacchiarini. The international career of the Buenos Aires-born conductor took off after winning...
17. 10. 2025
Art Market Budapest
Art Market Budapest, Central and Eastern Europe’s leading international art fair and one of Europe’s significant contemporary art events brings a special experience to art lovers and art professionals for the 15th occasion in October...
17. 10. 2025
Recirquel: Walk My World – preview performance
Europe’s largest immersive production by Recirquel transforms the very notion of theatre. There is no stage and no auditorium: the audience is free to roam through monumental spaces reminiscent of Hollywood movie sets, while experiencing the...
17. 10. 2025
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ – A Venetian Dream
True to the language of dreams that brings back fleeting images, allusions and mirages, TITIZÉ is a show that transports the viewer into a rarefied and surreal universe. Its narrative, seemingly fragmented but deeply evocative, unfolds in a...
17. 10. 2025
Esszencia | István Szalonna Pál and his Band
Esszencia have been enchanting audiences for a decade with original, virtuosic tunes that fuse classical and folk music and leave ample room for improvisation. István Szalonna Pál and his Band are among the most committed and trustworthy interpreters...
18. 10. 2025
Art Market Budapest
Art Market Budapest, Central and Eastern Europe’s leading international art fair and one of Europe’s significant contemporary art events brings a special experience to art lovers and art professionals for the 15th occasion in October...
18. 10. 2025
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ – A Venetian Dream
True to the language of dreams that brings back fleeting images, allusions and mirages, TITIZÉ is a show that transports the viewer into a rarefied and surreal universe. Its narrative, seemingly fragmented but deeply evocative, unfolds in a...
18. 10. 2025
Recirquel: Walk My World – preview performance
Europe’s largest immersive production by Recirquel transforms the very notion of theatre. There is no stage and no auditorium: the audience is free to roam through monumental spaces reminiscent of Hollywood movie sets, while experiencing the...
18. 10. 2025
Andrés Orozco-Estrada | Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
János Palojtay, a leading performing artist of his generation, will play two works by Liszt that each meet the description of a concerto. He will be partnered by one of the longest-standing German ensembles, the Gürzenich-Orchester of Cologne,...
18. 10. 2025
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ – A Venetian Dream
True to the language of dreams that brings back fleeting images, allusions and mirages, TITIZÉ is a show that transports the viewer into a rarefied and surreal universe. Its narrative, seemingly fragmented but deeply evocative, unfolds in a...
19. 10. 2025
Art Market Budapest
Art Market Budapest, Central and Eastern Europe’s leading international art fair and one of Europe’s significant contemporary art events brings a special experience to art lovers and art professionals for the 15th occasion in October...
19. 10. 2025
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ – A Venetian Dream
True to the language of dreams that brings back fleeting images, allusions and mirages, TITIZÉ is a show that transports the viewer into a rarefied and surreal universe. Its narrative, seemingly fragmented but deeply evocative, unfolds in a...
19. 10. 2025
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ – A Venetian Dream
True to the language of dreams that brings back fleeting images, allusions and mirages, TITIZÉ is a show that transports the viewer into a rarefied and surreal universe. Its narrative, seemingly fragmented but deeply evocative, unfolds in a...
20. 10. 2025
Natalie Tenenbaum
Natalie Tenenbaum is a composer, pianist, music producer and singer-songwriter, recognized as a ‘sparkling... consistently invigorating’ (The New York Times) performer. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Tenenbaum breaks the boundaries...
21. 10. 2025
Recirquel: Walk My World – preview performance
Europe’s largest immersive production by Recirquel transforms the very notion of theatre. There is no stage and no auditorium: the audience is free to roam through monumental spaces reminiscent of Hollywood movie sets, while experiencing the...
21. 10. 2025
Israeli Chamber Project
Hailed as ‘a band of world-class soloists...in which egos dissolve and players think, breathe and play as one’ (Time Out New York), the Israeli Chamber Project (ICP) is a dynamic ensemble that comprises strings, winds, harp and piano, and...
21. 10. 2025
Musical Hungary 2025 – gala concert
In 2025, the Kisfaludy Tourism and Development Programme launched a call for applications to promote Hungarian Gypsy music in cafés and restaurants. Musical Hungary embraces the tradition of Gypsy performing arts – one that has become an...
21. 10. 2025
Christian Löffler & Ensemble
Christian Löffler returns to the stage for a European ensemble tour in autumn 2025. Inspired by the beauty of nature and the depth of human experience, Christian Löffler’s music evokes euphoria, curiosity and introspection, cementing his...
22. 10. 2025
Recirquel: Walk My World – preview performance
Europe’s largest immersive production by Recirquel transforms the very notion of theatre. There is no stage and no auditorium: the audience is free to roam through monumental spaces reminiscent of Hollywood movie sets, while experiencing the...
22. 10. 2025
Liszt: Don Sanche, or The Castle of Love
The National Theatre Košice brings a music-historical rarity to Budapest, a production of the opera which Ferenc Liszt wrote in Paris and which had its premiere exactly two hundred years ago, on 17 October 1825. Long thought to be lost before its...
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