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László Fassang Photographer: Attila Nagy / Müpa
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau: Faust

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...

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Jordan Rakei
Hinds
Jeshi
Martin Luke Brown
Yellow Days

11. 10. 2025.

Isolation Budapest

The joint festival of Müpa, the Liszt Ünnep and Akvárium Klub returns for its fourth edition on October 11. Staying true to the philosophy of previous years, the organisers once again focus on showcasing both the local and international underground...

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Toldi

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...

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Arvo Pärt Photographer: Eric Marinitsch
Erki Pehk Photographer: Domas Rimeika
Estonian Percussion Group Photographer: Kaupo Kikkas
Estonian Sinfonietta

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...

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Hungarian National Male Choir Photographer: Zsófia Raffay

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...

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Toldi

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...

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László Moholy-Nagy: Ein Lichtspiel schwarz weiss grau
Gregory Vajda Photographer: Gergely Máté Oláh
UMZE Chamber Ensemble Photographer: Bálint Hrotkó

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...

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Katalin Ladik Photographer: Attila Glázer
Pax et Bonum Chamber Choir
Weiner Ensemble Photographer: Máté Kérges

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...

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Fata morgana Photographer: Gábor Dusa
Artus: Fata morgana Photographer: Mihály Lukács

14. 10. 2025.

Artus: Fata morgana – premiere

The new production of Artus explores the contradictory and enigmatic world of reality and illusion, in which man must fight his own origin and fate, and must confront his dual nature, the fact that he is both a civilized animal and a fallen angel....

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Galaxisok Photographer: Dia Komoróczki

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...

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Adédèjì Adetayo Photographer: Carolina Vallejo - One World Records
Adédèjì Band Photographer: Carolina Vallejo - One World Records

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...

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Mariano Chiacchiarini Photographer: Matej Meza Uni Bremen
Danubia Orchestra Photographer: János Posztós / Müpa

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 the...

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Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi

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...

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Esszencia Photographer: Bálint Kovács
Pál István Szalonna és Bandája

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...

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Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi

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...

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Gürzenich-Orchester Köln Photographer: Astrid Ackermann
Andres Orozco-Estrada Photographer: Julia Sellmann

18. 10. 2025.

Andrés Orozco-Estrada | Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

The Gürzenich-Orchester of Cologne is one of the longest-standing German symphonic orchestras, which has been involved in the world premiere of many an important work, including both operas and concert pieces. In the 19th century, they gave concerts...

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Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi

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...

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Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi

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...

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Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: TITIZÉ Photographer: Viviana Cangialosi

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...

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Israeli Chamber Project Photographer: Yael Ilav
Israeli Chamber Project Photographer: Yael Ilav

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,...

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Christian Löffler
Christian Löffler Ensemble

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...

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Boldizsár László Photographer: Viktória Perge
Peter Valentovič Photographer: Joseph Marcinsky
Marián Lukáč Photographer: Joseph Marcinsky
Choir of the National Theatre Košice Photographer: Joseph Marcinsky
Gabriella Balga Photographer: Lajos Gombos

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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