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György Kurtág Photographer: János Posztós

11. 10. 2023.

Kurtág, Beckett, Endgame

Premiered in Milan in 2018, György Kurtág’s opera, Fin de partie is not only an exceptional piece of the oeuvre, but also one of the most distinctive works in the history of the genre. The exhibition that accompanies the long-awaited first...

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Diána Vonnák Photographer: Botond Wertán / Libri

11. 10. 2023.

An Evening with Diána Vonnák

The short stories of Diána Vonnák’s first, Margó Prize-winning collection, Látlak (I Can See You) bring into play characters of different genders and ages, with each trying to understand and get to know a world of their own choice – as a...

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Autumn Margó Literary Festival Photographer: János Posztós / Müpa

12. 10. 2023.

Margó Literary Festival and Book Fair

Once again, book lovers and literary aficionados can rendezvous at the Millenáris. Eszter Babarczy, Lajos Jánossy, Tamás Jónás, Lajos Parti Nagy, Dániel Varró and former Margó Prize winner Anita Harag will present their new books at the autumnal...

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Markus Stenz Photographer: Kaupo Kikkas
Danubia Orchestra
György Kurtág: Fin de partie

12. 10. 2023.

György Kurtág: Fin de partie (Endgame) – Hungarian premiere

According to a critic, Kurtág’s Fin de partie is a loving farewell to 20th-century modernism. Based on Samuel Beckett’s drama, György Kurtág’s opera was premiered in Milan in November 2018. The Teatro alla Scala’s production...

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Kristóf Horváth "Színész Bob" Photographer: Gábor Valuska

12. 10. 2023.

Cemetery of Favourites

The Margó Literary Festival launched the Cemetery of Favourites years ago in an attempt to establish active relations with the deceased greats of Hungarian literature, bringing today’s readers closer to our literary tradition. This tradition...

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Margó Literary Festival and Book Fair Photographer: Gábor Valuska

13. 10. 2023.

Margó Literary Festival and Book Fair

Once again, book lovers and literary aficionados can rendezvous at the Millenáris. Eszter Babarczy, Lajos Jánossy, Tamás Jónás, Lajos Parti Nagy, Dániel Varró and former Margó Prize winner Anita Harag will present their new books at the autumnal...

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Gábor Csalog Photographer: Bálint Hrotkó
László Borbély Photographer: György T. Szántó
János Palojtay Photographer: Zsófia Raffay

13. 10. 2023.

Ligeti Piano Marathon

György Ligeti’s études for piano occupy an important place in his musical universe. Three outstanding performers of modern works, László Borbély, Gábor Csalog and János Palojtay will present a whole evening of piano music, compositions that...

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Clayton–Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Photographer: Luis Loueke
Gigi Radics
Akiko Tsuruga Photographer: Ayano Hisa

13. 10. 2023.

Clayton–Hamilton Jazz Orchestra: Jazz Power & Soul

We kindly inform our audience that the concert of Clayton–Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, originally scheduled for 14 October 2023 will be held a day earlier, on 13 October. Tickets already purchased are valid for the new date or may be redeemed...

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János Lackfi, Anna Szabó T. and Szilárd Balanyi Photographer: Erzsébet Eszéki

13. 10. 2023.

Star Jam

The whole lives of Anna Szabó T. and János Lackfi will be on the menu at their evening of literature, where music will be courtesy of Szilárd Balanyi: family stories, loves, joys, pains and anxieties will come to life on the stage. Poets and...

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Bassekou Kouyate
Jobarteh Kunda Photographer: André Sieber

14. 10. 2023.

PONT Festival

The PONT Festival is back with the wonders of the world, of lands near and far, introducing now the intellectual and cultural heritage of the West African region. The peul, the ritual dance that precedes the rainy season, the magical masks, the...

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Margó Literary Festival and Book Fair

14. 10. 2023.

Margó Literary Festival and Book Fair

Once again, book lovers and literary aficionados can rendezvous at the Millenáris. Eszter Babarczy, Lajos Jánossy, Tamás Jónás, Lajos Parti Nagy, Dániel Varró and former Margó Prize winner Anita Harag will present their new books at the autumnal...

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Nick Hakim
Chubby and the Gang
Iguana Death Cult
Pom Poko
Danz CM
Coucou Chloe
Cosmo Pyke Photographer: Phoebe Ford

14. 10. 2023.

Isolation Budapest

Following last year’s successful launch, Isolation Budapest, a festival jointly organised by Akvárium Klub and Liszt Fest, is set to showcase today’s most exciting artists with a particularly strong programme in 2023 as well....

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Hungarian National Dance Ensemble Photographer: Szilvia Csibi / Müpa Budapest

14. 10. 2023.

Hungarian National Dance Ensemble: Castles, Warriors, Frontiers – premiere

The story is set in the theatre of a non-metropolitan city, where the company is preparing a dance production inspired by the novel, The Testament of the Aga of Koppány. The drama, which is based on a romantic novel, takes the audience back to the...

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Slow Village

14. 10. 2023.

Slow Village

Slow Village, a hip hop act founded in 2016, released its third record, ‘;’ this year. The two DJs/producers, Slow (Bálint Zsigri) and ONE-AB (András Őrsi), and the three MCs, Tink (Mihály Balázsovics), Nash (Dénes Nagy) and Goulasch...

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Margó Literary Festival and Book Fair Photographer: Gábor Valuska

15. 10. 2023.

Margó Literary Festival and Book Fair

Once again, book lovers and literary aficionados can rendezvous at the Millenáris. Eszter Babarczy, Lajos Jánossy, Tamás Jónás, Lajos Parti Nagy, Dániel Varró and former Margó Prize winner Anita Harag will present their new books at the autumnal...

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Hungarian National Dance Ensemble Photographer: Szilvia Csibi / Müpa Budapest

15. 10. 2023.

Hungarian National Dance Ensemble: Castles, Warriors, Frontiers

The story is set in the theatre of a non-metropolitan city, where the company is preparing a dance production inspired by the novel, The Testament of the Aga of Koppány. The drama, which is based on a romantic novel, takes the audience back to the...

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Péter Egyedi & Zoltán Beck Photographer: Gábor Valuska

15. 10. 2023.

Egyedi–Beck: Fishing On Orfű 15

How can you tell the story of a popular music festival in a way that the listener not only understands but also feels the progress of years and events? How to ensure they are involved in the past, see behind the scenes, become part of the story? How...

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Kati Wolf Photographer: Attila Boldog

16. 10. 2023.

Péter Wolf: Sommerreise & A Reckless Requiem – world premiere

If there is an iconic song cycle in the classical lied repertoire, Schubert’s Winterreise is certainly one. While it continues to charm audiences at recitals, the cycle, which was composed almost two hundred years ago, has also been discovered...

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Offenburg String Trio Photographer: Armin Krüger

17. 10. 2023.

Offenburg String Trio

The line-up of the Offenburg String Trio – brothers Frank and Rolf Schilli, with Martin Merker – has not changed since it was founded over three decades ago. The trio have won numerous international chamber music competitions and have...

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Hania Rani Photographer: Aleksandra Zaborowska

17. 10. 2023.

Hania Rani

Polish pianist and composer Hania Rani (Hanna Maria Raniszewska) earned prestigious music awards with her 2019 debut album, Esja: she was named ‘Discovery of the Year’ and ‘New Face of Polish Music.’ Her second album, Home,...

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Kati Wolf Photographer: Attila Boldog

17. 10. 2023.

Péter Wolf: Sommerreise & A Reckless Requiem

If there is an iconic song cycle in the classical lied repertoire, Schubert’s Winterreise is certainly one. While it continues to charm audiences at recitals, the cycle, which was composed almost two hundred years ago, has also been discovered...

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Art Market Budapest

19. 10. 2023.

Art Market Budapest

Art Market Budapest, the most important international contemporary art fair in Central and Eastern Europe, the largest art exhibition in Hungary will open its doors for the 13th time in October 2023. Attracting tens of thousands of visitors each...

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Kronos Quartet Photographer: Lenny Gonzalez
Mahsa Vahdat Photographer: Tehmineh Monzavi

19. 10. 2023.

Kronos Quartet: Five Decades

Over almost fifty years, Kronos Quartet has written an exceptional chapter in the history of modern music and the genre of the string quartet. The group has distinguished itself not only with ‘traditional’ quartet productions, but also...

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Art Market Budapest

20. 10. 2023.

Art Market Budapest

Art Market Budapest, the most important international contemporary art fair in Central and Eastern Europe, the largest art exhibition in Hungary will open its doors for the 13th time in October 2023. Attracting tens of thousands of visitors each...

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Feledi Project: Cosmic Conflict / Missa Duodecima / Created World Photographer: László Szigeti

20. 10. 2023.

Feledi Project: Cosmic Conflict / Missa Duodecima / Created World – premiere

Feledi Project presents dance productions at the Liszt Fest that were inspired by the music of two contemporary composers, Roland Szentpáli and György Orbán. The choreography of Cosmic Conflict is based on Szentpáli’s The Wind and the Sun, an...

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Boban Marković Orkestar
Mónika Lakatos Photographer: András Farkas
Parno Graszt Photographer: Gergely Gyetvai

20. 10. 2023.

Boban Marković Orkestar / Parno Graszt / Romafest Gypsy Dance Theatre

Iconic performers of Gypsy dance and music – the Boban Marković Orkestar, Parno Graszt, Mónika Lakatos and the Roma Fest Gypsy Dance Theatre – will evoke the mood of a Roma wedding feast with a joint staged concert at the Liszt Fest....

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Art Market Budapest

21. 10. 2023.

Art Market Budapest

Art Market Budapest, the most important international contemporary art fair in Central and Eastern Europe, the largest art exhibition in Hungary will open its doors for the 13th time in October 2023. Attracting tens of thousands of visitors each...

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Gergely Bogányi Photographer: Krisztina Csendes
Angelica Girls’ Choir Photographer: Andrea Felvégi / Liszt Academy

21. 10. 2023.

Gergely Bogányi and the Angelica Girls' Choir

The Angelica Girls’ Choir and pianist Gergely Bogányi will take to the stage with an exciting concert programme. Its first half presents a closed cycle of Liszt’s choral compositions with instrumental accompaniment, fashioned by Gergely...

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Art Market Budapest

22. 10. 2023.

Art Market Budapest

Art Market Budapest, the most important international contemporary art fair in Central and Eastern Europe, the largest art exhibition in Hungary will open its doors for the 13th time in October 2023. Attracting tens of thousands of visitors each...

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Staatskapelle Weimar Photographer: Felix Broede
Kirill Karabits Photographer: Konrad Cwik
Airam Hernández Photographer: Dario Acosta
Joyce El-Khoury Photographer: Fay Fox

22. 10. 2023.

Staatskapelle Weimar

130 years after the death of a composer, rarely are such works discovered that substantially alter our view of the oeuvre. Ferenc Liszt was a unique composer in this regard as well: the surviving first act of the opera he based on Byron’s...

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Feledi Project: Cosmic Conflict / Missa Duodecima / Created World Photographer: László Szigeti

22. 10. 2023.

Feledi Project: Cosmic Conflict / Created World / Missa Duodecima

Feledi Project presents dance productions at the Liszt Fest that were inspired by the music of two contemporary composers, Roland Szentpáli and György Orbán. The choreography of Cosmic Conflict is based on Szentpáli’s The Wind and the Sun, an...

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