Programs
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2026 November09 Monday19:00 Library
Dohnányi Quartet 1/3. | Sciarrino, Hillborg, Verdi
19:00This season, the Dohnányi Quartet is launching its tenth themed concert series at the BMC Library. The thread running through this year’s programme is geographical in nature: the ensemble selected works by composers from two European regions with rich musical traditions, which are very far apart on the map, and which would certainly not be associated with string quartet repertoire at first glance, even though their representatives have enriched the genre with outstanding and truly exciting pieces. The encounter between rarely heard Nordic and Italian string quartets in the Dohnányi Quartet’s series therefore promises to be a real treat.Details -
2026 November16 Monday19:00 Library
Music Therapy Club | ASMR in Music Therapy – Possibilities and Limitations
19:00The language of this event will be Hungarian. Please refer to the Hungarian version of this page for details.Details -
2026 November21 Saturday18:00 Library
Les Voix humaines – French and German Baroque Music for Three Violas da Gamba
18:00Les Voix humaines, or “Human Voices.” The concert takes its title from Marin Marais’s work of the same name, which also refers to one of the viola da gamba’s most distinctive characteristics: its sound closely resembling the human voice. The concert features a unique ensemble, three violas da gamba and a harpsichord, performing German and French Baroque music from the 17th and 18th centuries. In the first part of the program, the German Baroque repertoire is represented by works by Dietrich Buxtehude, an unknown composer whose work has survived in the Düben Collection, and Johann Michael Nicolai. In the second part of the concert, the era of Louis XIV’s court and the unique world of French viola da gamba music take center stage through works by Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray. The rarely heard trio of three violas da gamba creates a particularly rich soundscape reminiscent of the various registers of the human voice. Réka Nagy, Mátyás Ölveti, Sándor Szászvárosi, and Katalin Kovács have been collaborating for many years. Réka Nagy and Mátyás Ölveti are former students of Sándor Szászvárosi, and today they work together with their former teacher as artists and colleagues. Through their commitment to early music, they have developed a shared musical language with harpsichordist Katalin Kovács. The concert thus represents both a convergence of different artistic paths and a shared musical vision. Photo: Ferenc KisDetails -
2026 November27 Friday18:00 Library
On New Paths | A Concert by the Réz körút Brass Septet
18:00The first independent BMC concert by the Réz körút septet marks the culmination of a live workshop process. The program is built around contemporary Hungarian works written specifically for the ensemble over the past year, including multiple world premieres. Composing for a brass septet is a unique initiative in today’s Hungary. The participating composers employ cutting-edge techniques in their works: extended instrumental playing – such as special blowing techniques, percussive effects, and unique timbres – combine with varied textures and a sweeping, at times ethereal soundscape to create a rich, vibrant acoustic experience rarely encountered by audiences. During the concert, brief, informal conversations with the composers offer direct insight into the creative process, inspirations, and the stories behind the birth of the pieces. The language of the discussions is Hungarian. Photo: Réz körútDetails -
2026 December07 Monday19:00 Library
World Premieres II | Compositions by Armand Tóth
19:00The concert will feature a selection of chamber music works by composer, conductor and flutist Armand Tóth. Composed in 2025 and 2026, some of the pieces were inspired by their performers and written specifically for them. The various musical genres and forms appear with a distinctive voice through the programme. The pieces are independent and unique; standing on the bridge of European classical music spanning centuries, clad in the mantle of the fine arts, they move towards the future without any intention of rejecting traditions or forcibly renewing them. “I believe in all that is ancient, and I regard with curious scepticism everything in which the new and the startling are acknowledged by reason and intellect, whilst the soul remains behind the curtain,” as the composer summarised his approach. Armand Tóth was born in 1955. He completed his studies in Hungary, Germany and Italy. He began his career at the Hungarian State Opera, then continued as the principal conductor of symphony orchestras and as a conductor of opera and ballet performances. He has conducted in numerous European countries, and as a composer he has also made guest appearances in Japan, Australia and the USA. His works have won prizes at music competitions in Hungary and internationally.Details -
2026 December12 Saturday18:00 Library
Solo Violin Concert by Éva Osztrosits
18:00Éva Osztrosits’s solo violin concert will focus on a dialogue between Telemann’s Fantasies and contemporary solo works. Telemann’s Fantasies are shining gems of the solo violin repertoire, in which the diversity of musical expression is just as evident as in the contemporary pieces to be performed at the concert. Through the compositions of György Kurtág, Máté Balogh, Péter Tornyai and Márton Illés, different worlds are revealed to the audience; through their contrast with the Baroque works, they offer an even broader perspective on musical expression. Péter Tornyai’s Stolperstein commemorates the victims of the Holocaust – as the title suggests, which in Hungarian means ‘stumbling stone’, that is, a small memorial plaque set into the pavement. Five pieces from György Kurtág’s Signs, Games and Messages will also be performed, organised into a new cycle. Márton Illés’s Én-kör IV is a revised version of a composition from 2023, which presents the performer with a particularly great technical challenge: it is a fragile, timbre-oriented work, constructed chiefly from noises and effects, as well as alternative playing techniques. Máté Balogh’s BABEuropeL Duo will receive its world premiere, with the composer himself joining Éva Osztrosits for the performance. Photo: Ágnes SzűcsDetails -
2026 December14 Monday18:00 Library
World of the Bach Suites II/2. | Series by Marcell Dargay and Tamás Zétényi
18:00Cellist Tamás Zétényi’s concert series is entering its second season, featuring Johann Sebastian Bach’s suites. In this series of six solo cello concerts, alongside the English suites originally composed for keyboard instruments, the programme will also feature partitas written for lute and violin, which Tamás Zétényi and composer Marcell Dargay have jointly arranged for cello. As well as exploring these multifaceted suites, the cellist also aims to place the inexhaustible richness of Bach’s style within a broader context: the suites and partitas are complemented by select surprise pieces of Bach’s contemporaries, which are also arrangements of pieces for either violin, viola da gamba or flute. Photo: István Huszti / BMCDetails -
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