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Peter Eötvös: Three Sisters | Salzburg Festival

SALZBURG - Since its world premiere in Lyon the opera has established itself on the international stage as one of the most fascinating works of contemporary musical theatre.

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Let’s Start at Adam and Eve! | The Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation's Workshop for Composers

BMC - After the great success of the project Clavigo in 2024, this year the Foundation invites participants to explore and transform two witty and poignant texts by Mark Twain...

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Here and now - Contemporary and Renaissance works for brass and percussion

LISZT ACADEMY - The concert, which is part of the Dunakanyar Contemporary Music Forum, will also feature pieces by Bence Kutrik, Iván Madarász, Péter Furák, Roland Szentpáli and Péter Zombola...

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The early history of electronic music in the Cologne WDR Studio - 4/4.

BMC LIBRARY - The last lecture of Béla Faragó's 4-part series on Karlheinz Stockhausen and the WDR Studio in Cologne...

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Compass - Compositions by Balázs Horváth | SZIMA Inaugural lecture

BMC LIBRARY - There is a long but traceable process behind most of the works performed. On this occasion, the composer will not only briefly illuminate the background history...

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7th MiraTone Festival and Academy, 2025

BMC KÖNYVTÁR - Registration is now open for this year's Festival and Academy's Masterclasses, with a deadline of 31 July 2025...

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Ostrava Days 2025 - Orchestral Feast in an Industrial Setting

OSTRAVA - Two major events will frame the 25th festival: the Orchestra Opening concert featuring works for three orchestras and the Grand Finale, culminating in ...

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Brass players in the spotlight

DANUBIA SALON - Pieces of Rezső Ott, Béla Bartók, Schumann, Avsenik, Wittrock, Williams and Händel will be played by Danubia Orchestra conducted by Máté Hámori...

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Festival Academy Budapest 2025 - Weekend final/Sunday: Vengerov+

LISZT ACADEMY - Pieces by Máté Balogh and Béla Bartók will be performed too at the Festival Academy Budapest's concert on Sunday...

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Sári 90 | Retrospection

BMC CONCERT HALL - On this occasion, our celebratory concert features József Sári's chamber music and solo pieces composed for a variety of instruments...

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Inaugural lecture of Marcell Dargay, Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts

BMC LIBRARY - Dargay will attempt to analyse the composer's guidelines and procedures through his symphonic orchestral composition XXLP - A Tribute Album...

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Colour Concerts | Sounds and Rhapsodies

MÜPA BUDAPEST - Pieces by György Ligeti, Ferenc Liszt, Zoltán Kodály, Bach, Ravel and Saint-Saëns will be performed in a concert by Kaisei Mizuno, Kanon Aoki and Riku Hagiwara...

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Dohnányi Quartet 4/4. | Haydn, Schumann, Kurtág

BMC LIBRARY - In this year's concert series of the quartet, the works of Haydn, Schumann and Kurtág offer a glimpse into the depth and diversity of the genre...

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Classical Favorites - The American Dream

BUDAPEST CONGRESS CENTER - Pieces by Miklós Rózsa, Rezső Ott, Copland, Bernstein, Adams, Williams and Dvořák will be performed at the Danubia Orchestra's concert...

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Hungaroton Album Releases: Krisztina Fejes Piano Recital

LISZT ACADEMY - Miklós Rózsa's classical music oeuvre will be introduced by Krisztina Fejes in the next part of the concert series Hungaroton Album Releases...

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75 Years in Music | Anniversary of the Budapest Lantos Choir

BMC CONCERT HALL - On this special anniversary, we look back on the choir's rich history, while looking forward to the future with renewed enthusiasm...

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Hungarian Classical Music Day - In memoriam Zoltán Kocsis

LISZT ACADEMY - Pieces by Levente Gyöngyösi, Béla Bartók, Leó Weiner and Zoltán Kodály will be played by the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra and János Balázs pianist...

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Norbert Sándor: Nexum - Compositions by Béla Kovács

BMC LIBRARY - We welcome all music lovers and clarinet enthusiasts to the launch of Norbert Sándor's album Nexum, with the compositions by Béla Kovács...

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MÁV Symphony Orchestra - German requiem

LISZT ACADEMY - Pieces of Máté Bella, Bence Kutrik, Levente Gyöngyösi, György Orbán and Johannes Brahms will be performed by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra...

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Thomas Adès and the Vienna Philharmonic

MÜPA BUDAPEST - Pieces of György Kurtág, Pierre Boulez, Janáček, Adès and Haydn will be played by the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Thomas Adès...

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Astromusic: an author's evening by Krisztina Megyeri | Angel and Shadow

FUGA - Krisztina Megyeri's chamber music for string orchestra will be presented in a concert featuring three brand new works...

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László Fassang and the Budapest Philharmonic | Enchanted by Szathmáry

MÜPA BUDAPEST - Zsigmond Szathmáry celebrated his 85th birthday in 2024. This concert, featuring László Fassang at the organ and the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, pays tribute to his work...

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Pannon Philharmonic: Schumann under the magnifying glass

KODÁLY CENTRE - The world premiere of Piano Concerto by Péter Tóth and two works by Robert Schumann will be performed at the concert of the Pannon Philharmonic and József Balog...

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(Prä)modern+ concerts: Piano Evening by Szirtes Máté

FUGA - Pianist Máté Szirtes performs a concert of works by György Ligeti, Dániel Dinyés, Csanád Kedves, Béla Bartók and Alexander Scriabin...

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Miklós Lukács Cimbalom Masterclass at Budapest Music Center

BMC LIBRARY - Due to its great success in 2024, the event will be held again this year and extended to a two-day course, so that we can explore the cimbalom...

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