With the Bartók Spring barely ended, new discoveries are already on offer as the first events are announced of Müpa Budapest’s Liszt Fest International Cultural Festival. Christian Löffler, Compagnia Finzi Pasca, Arvo Pärt 90, Isolation Budapest, the opera Liszt himself thought was lost: featuring international stars, unconventional and multi-art productions, and offering unforgettable concert experiences, the event series will again pay a fitting tribute to the spirit of its namesake, Ferenc Liszt.

Held between 9 and 22 October, the Liszt Fest International Cultural Festival offered a colourful programme, with unique and unrepeatable collaborations in classical music, exclusive productions of crossover and popular music, an exceptionally rich offering in world music, literary and visual arts events.

Different facets of Ferenc Liszt’s art are featured by Martin Haselböck and the Orchester Wiener Akademie, Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera, and Francesco Tristano. Detroit DJ Jeff Mills will be in Budapest with the project he founded with Tony Allen, and the legendary Einstürzende Neubauten, who have created their own genre, will be performing songs from their latest album. Recirquel’s latest production will also see its Hungarian premiere at the festival. Tickets are now on sale for the first events of the fourth Liszt Fest International Cultural Festival, which will start on 9 October.