Müpa Budapest 2022/23 Winter

DEAR AUDIENCE!

Every year, the arrival of winter and approach of Christmas and the New Year give us ample opportunity for reflection and long-awaited reunions, while our familiar and muchloved rituals and customs give the chilly months a balmy and sublime ambiance. During Advent, we traditionally await what is to come with the best kind of anticipation, while the New Year always brings hope and the chance to regenerate.

In these uncertain times, however, awaiting a future with clear skies represents a major challenge. For the past three years, our everyday lives have been punctuated by a continuous need to draw up new plans: Ever since the appearance of the pandemic, our lives have been typified by an endless uncertainty, while we have had to face up to a different kind of test in the more recent past. In a world that has gone off kilter, it is increasingly trying to give oneself up to the moment, to identify something to hold onto that helps us find inner peace and harmony. Yet the greater the uncertainty around us, the more fundamental our need for experiences that give us security and support in moments of difficulty, that enrich the picture we have created of the world with new perspectives and insights, and that allow us to enjoy life’s beauty, or simply just give us an opportunity to temporarily leave our everyday struggles behind.

Here at Müpa Budapest, we have worked tirelessly and to the best of our ability to present you with as many magical moments as possible in recent years. Our stated goal is to allow you to leave the everyday behind, take inspiration, and, last but not least, become immersed in the communion of performer and observer. Throughout the development of civilisation, humanity had good reason to elevate art to an essential need as, in addition to having our physical requirements met, it is spiritual and intellectual replenishment that really help us get through tough periods. We firmly believe that performance art is not simply a source of joy, but that it also brings us closer to understanding and accepting the world around us. We hope this, and the kinship between the remarkable artists taking to the stage and you, the members of the audience, will give you the strength to tackle everything that awaits beyond the walls of Müpa Budapest – as every burden is lighter when we know we need not carry it alone.

So, take some time to browse through our programmes and see what cultural delights await until the first sunshine of spring bursts through the clouds. Choose from among our holiday programmes, find your favourites and boldly discover new ones: Pay us a visit and leave the noise of the wide world behind. We wish you a winter full of rich experiences and holidays of peace and joy.

Csaba Káel CEO

CONTENTS

Programmes by genre 7

Programmes 2022 December – February 2023 13

Müpa Junior programmes 91

Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art 109

Spring Preview 115

Ticket purchases 118

Ticket map 120 Services 122

Contact, opening hours 125

PROGRAMMES

BY GENRE

PROGRAMMES BY GENRE

CLASSICAL MUSIC • OPERA • THEATRE

03.12. Open rehearsal room ......................................................................................................................................... 14 03.12. Baroque Advent Concert 16 08.12. Old World and New World 21 09.12. From the Clearest Springs 21 10.12. Kevin Puts: The Hours / THE MET: LIVE IN HD AT MÜPA BUDAPEST 23 11.12. Dramatically Playful Love 24 12.12. Philippe Herreweghe and the Collegium Vocale Gent 27 13.12. Dmitry Masleev and the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra................................................................... 29 14.12. Catalina Vicens and her chamber ensembles / CHRISTMAS ORGAN CONCERT 31

15.12. The King’s Consort – Handel: Messiah / CHRISTMAS CONCERT 34 18.12. Advent Concert / MÜPA HOME 38 20.12. Christmas Concert 42 23.12. Holiday Anticipation 44 2023 01.01. Haydn: The Seasons / NEW YEAR’S CONCERT .............................................................................................. 46 07.01. Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra’s New Year’s Concert 47 07.01. Bellini: La sonnambula / MÜPA HOME ............................................................................................................ 47 08.01. Musicmania 48 12.01. MÁV Symphony Orchestra 51 14.01. Giordano: Fedora / THE MET: LIVE IN HD AT MÜPA BUDAPEST 51 14.01. Gardiner 80 – John Eliot Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists 52 14.01. MÁV Symphony Orchestra / MÜPA HOME ..................................................................................................... 54 16.01. Andris Nelsons and the Vienna Philharmonic 56 18.01. Barnabás Kelemen and the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra ............................................................. 59 19.01. Budapest Festival Orchestra 60 20., 21.01. Budapest Festival Orchestra 62 22.01. Anton Gerzenberg and the Miskolc Symphony Orchestra / DISCOVERIES – YOUNG GENIUSES, CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAS 63 25.01. Piano recital by Gergely Bogányi / MVM Concerts – The Piano 65 27.01. Blooming in Heart 67 01.02. Korngold–Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing ....................................................................................... 72 04.02. Prokofiev Marathon 72 08. 02. Thierry Escaich and Concerto Budapest 76 09.02. MÁV Symphony Orchestra 77 10.02. Budapest Festival Orchestra 78 11., 12.02. Budapest Festival Orchestra 80 19.02. Lawrence Brownlee and his guests 84 22.02. Werther.............................................................................................................................................................. 86 24.02. Tromba Veneziana / EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL 87 25.02. Open rehearsal room ........................................................................................................................................ 89

03.12. Company FrenÁk: Secret Off_Man 15 04.12. Company FrenÁk: Secret Off_Man 16 08.12. Hungarian National Dance Ensemble: The Faithless Wife 20 13.12. Danube Art Ensemble: Beautiful Mezőség 28 19.12. Ballet Company of Győr: GisL ............................................................................................................................ 39 20.12. Ballet Company of Győr: GisL 41 27., 28., 29., 30., 31.12. Recirquel Budapest: My Land .............................................................................................. 45 2023

06., 07.01. Hungarian National Dance Ensemble: The Faithless Wife 47 16.01. Recirquel Budapest: My Land 54 17.01. Recirquel Budapest: My Land 58 18., 19.01. Recirquel Budapest: My Land 59 20.01. Recirquel: My Land 62 31.01., 01.02. Ballet Company of Győr: Movements to Stravinsky / Mimi ...............................................................71 11.02. Szeged Contemporary Dance Company: Concerto / The Wilds / The Saint 79 12.02. Szeged Contemporary Dance Company: Concerto / The Wilds / The Saint 80 15., 16., 17., 18.02. Recirquel Budapest: Solus Amor 83 22.02. Recirquel Budapest: Solus Amor 85 23.02. Recirquel Budapest: Solus Amor 86

JAZZ • WORLD MUSIC • POPULAR MUSIC

01.12. Kaltenecker–Markó feat. David Maxim Micic & Reni Orsovai / JAZZ WORKSHOP 14 04.12. Fifty Years of “Sebőfication” 17 06.12. The Great Hungarian Songbook 3 18 09.12. Los Orangutanes – Budapest Latin Fiesta ...................................................................................................... 22 14.12. Nesrine 32 17.12. Chris Potter and Söndörgő ................................................................................................................................. 36 19.12. The Corduroy Jazz Club Presents: the Carson Coma Ensemble 41 21.12. The Corduroy Jazz Club Presents: the Carson Coma Ensemble 44 2023

08.01. Budapest Klezmer Band – Klezmer Magic 48 11.01. Attila László 70 – Time to Groove! / JAZZ WORKSHOP 50 17.01. Mariza 58 21.01. Magyar Atom / MÜPA HOME ........................................................................................................................... 62 24.01. Zsuzsa Koncz Concert – You Were Born Free 64 24., 25.01. beck@grecsó: hoztunk valamit magunkból (we’ve brought something of ourselves) 65 27., 28., 29.01. Jazz talent exchange / JAZZ SHOWCASE 66 27.01. Lőrinc Barabás & Niklas Paschburg / JAZZ SHOWCASE 67 28.01. KRIZ & Jesús Molina / JAZZ SHOWCASE 68 29.01. jazzbois feat. Kaláka / JAZZ SHOWCASE 68 05.02. A Celebration of Folk Music – from dance house to world music / Gypsy dance house –Khamoro Budapest Band / Zsolt Farkas 74 05.02. A Celebration of Folk Music – from dance house to world music................................................................. 74 05.02. A Celebration of Folk Music – from dance house to world music / Hungarian dance house –Budapest Mezőség Band / Máté Kalász 75 14.02. The Best of Goran Bregović 82 24.02. Kollár-Klemencz Chamber Orchestra: The river 88 25.02. Kollár-Klemencz Chamber Orchestra: The river.............................................................................................. 89

LITERATURE • CINEMA • EXHIBITIONS

Until 31.12. Time machine. A new selection from the collection of the Ludwig Museum / LUDWIG MUSEUM 112 Until 15 01. Smaller worlds diorama in contemporary art / LUDWIG MUSEUM 113 05.12. Fellini’s Casanova / MÜPA FILM CLUB – The magical world of Federico Fellini ........................................... 18 16. 12.-26.02. Zsófia Keresztes: After dreams I dare to defy the damage 114 19.12. Orchestra Rehearsal / MÜPA FILM CLUB – The magical world of Federico Fellini .......................................40 2023 16.01. City of Women / MÜPA FILM CLUB – The magical world of Federico Fellini 54 16.01. An evening with Edina Szvoren / LITERARIUM – CONTEMPORARY WRITERS AT MÜPA BUDAPEST 58 30.01. And the Ship Sails On / MÜPA FILM CLUB – The magical world of Federico Fellini 70 04.02. Ivan the Terrible / PROKOFIEV MARATHON 73 04.02. Alexander Nevsky / PROKOFIEV MARATHON 73 06.02. László Nagy / POETRY RECITALS AT MÜPA BUDAPEST .............................................................................. 75 13.02. The Meaning of Life – 100 Minutes of One Minute Stories / LITERARIUM EXTRA 80 02.13. Ginger and Fred / MÜPA FILM CLUB – The magical world of Federico Fellini 82 24.02.–05.03. Bach, The Scholarly Composer / EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL 86 27.02. Interview / MÜPA FILM CLUB – The magical world of Federico Fellini 89

Thursday, 1 December 2022 / 8 pm Festival Theatre

JAZZ WORKSHOP

KALTENECKER–MARKÓ

FEAT. DAVID MAXIM MICIC & RENI ORSOVAI

Zsolt Kaltenecker – keyboard instruments, Ádám Markó – drums

Featuring: David Maxim Micic – guitar, Reni Orsovai – vocals

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 3,500 / 3,900 / 4,900 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Saturday, 3 December 2022 / 6 pm Rehearsal room of the National Philharmonic Orchestra

OPEN REHEARSAL ROOM

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT FEATURING THE ARTISTS OF THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL CHOIR

Host: Aida Buzás – the programme manager of the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

Presented by: Hungarian National Philharmonic Tickets: HUF 2,900

Zsolt Kaltenecker, Ádám Markó

Saturday, 3 December 2022 / 7 pm Festival Theatre

COMPANY FRENÁK SECRET OFF_MAN

Performers: Anibal Dos Santos, Fruzsina Kaiser, Emma Lőrincz, Erika Vasas, Eoin Mac Donncha, Milán Maurer, Patrik Keresztes

Music: Gábor Halász, Máté Hunyadi

Visual design: Victoria Frenák

Set design: Péter Kiss, Szabolcs Molnár

Costumes: Mariann Henez

Make-up: Szilvia Ipacs

Lighting: Máté Vajda

Sound: András Horváth

Dramaturgical consultant: Dr Nóra Horváth

Concept: FrenÁk

Choreography: R_Company

The performance is not recommended for audiences under the age of 18.

The première was presented by Müpa Budapest as a joint event with Company FrenÁk as part of the Bartók Spring.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Further date: 4 December 2022

Tickets: HUF 3,900–7,000

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Company FrenÁk Photo © Szilvia Csibi, Müpa Budapest

Sunday, 4 December 2022 / 7 pm Festival Theatre

Saturday, 3 December 2022 / 7.30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

BAROQUE ADVENT CONCERT

Featuring: Ágnes Kovács, Ágnes Pintér – soprano, Viola Thurnay – alto, Zoltán Megyesi – tenor, Zoltán Melkovics – bass  Purcell Choir Orfeo Orchestra Conductor: Benjamin Bayl

Erlebach: Fürchtet euch nicht – cantata Buxtehude: Kommst du, Licht der Heiden – cantata, BuxWV 66 J. S. Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland – cantata, BWV 62 Handel: Concerto Grosso in B-flat major, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV 313 J. S. Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Presented by: Sysart Kft. Orfeo Music Foundation Tickets: HUF 2,400 / 3,600 / 4,800 / 5,900

Ágnes Kovács

Photo © Zsófia Raffay

FIFTY YEARS OF “SEBŐFICATION”

Sebő Ensemble: Réka Soós, Sára Tímár, Iván Barvich, Albert Nagy, László Perger, Ferenc Sebő

Featuring: Márta Sebestyén, Judit Andrejszki, Tamás Jordán, Dániel Gryllus, Levente Székely, Sándor Csoór Jr, Péter Éri

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 2,500–6,000 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Monday, 5 December 2022 / 7 pm

Auditorium

MÜPA FILM CLUB – THE MAGICAL WORLD OF FEDERICO FELLINI FELLINI’S CASANOVA (IL CASANOVA DI FEDERICO FELLINI, 1976)

In Italian, with Hungarian subtitles

Director: Federico Fellini Host: András Réz

The discussions before and after the screening are conducted in Hungarian.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 1,600 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Tuesday, 6 December 2022 / 7 pm Festival Theatre

THE GREAT HUNGARIAN SONGBOOK 3

Featuring: Dóri Behumi, Dénes Pál – vocals, the Jazzical Trio, accompanied by string and brass sections (Norbert Káel – piano, Péter Oláh – double bass, András Lakatos Pecek – drums)

Conductor: Richárd Riederauer

Musical director, orchestrator: Norbert Káel Set design: Erzsébet Túri Director: György Böhm

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Dóri Behumi, Dénes Pál

Photo © Szilvia Csibi, Müpa Budapest

FIL M CLUB

MÜPA

EXPERIENCES ON THE BIG SCREEN

On Mondays az 7 pm in the Auditorium

THE MAGICAL WORLD OF FEDERICO FELLINI

Monday, 5 December 2022 FELLINI'S CASANOVA (IL CASANOVA DI FEDERICO FELLINI, 1976)

Monday, 19 December 2022 ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL (PROVA D’ORCHESTRA, 1978)

MONDAY, 30 JANUARY 2023 CITY OF WOMEN (LA CITTÀ DELLE DONNE, 1980)

Monday, 30 January 2023 AND THE SHIP SAILS ON (E LA NAVE VA, 1983)

Monday, 13 February 2023 GINGER AND FRED (GINGER E FRED, 1986)

Monday, 27 February 2023 INTERVIEW (INTERVISTA, 1987)

HUNGARIAN NATIONAL DANCE ENSEMBLE THE FAITHLESS WIFE

The wife: Mária Oltárczy

The husband: Attila Tókos

Barcsai, the lover: Dávid Barka

Village folk: Dancers of the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble (artistic director: Zoltán Zsuráfszky) Soldiers, shepherds, judges: Honvéd Male Choir (choirmaster: Richárd Riederauer)

Music: Benjámin Eredics

Folk music curator: István Gázsa Papp, Sándor D. Tóth

Set design: Kázmér Tóth

Lighting: Dániel Kósa, István Niederkirchner

Animation: Szilvia Fabók, Boáz Konta Libretto, dramaturg, costumes, associate director: Zsuzsa Zs. Vince Choreographer, director: Zoltán Zsuráfszky

The performance includes two choral works by Zoltán Kodály.

The première was presented by Müpa Budapest as a joint event with the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble as part of the Bartók Spring.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Further dates: 6, 7 January 2023

Friday, 9 December 2022 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

FROM THE CLEAREST SPRINGS

Featuring: Sung-Won Yang – cello,  Gyula Rab – tenor, Sándor Balla – baritone Hungarian Radio Choir (choirmaster: Zoltán Pad) Pannon Philharmonic Conductor: Péter Eötvös

Péter Eötvös: Sirens’ Song

Péter Eötvös: Cello Concerto Grosso

Bartók: Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12, Sz. 51, BB 64 Bartók: Cantata profana, Sz. 94, BB 100

Presented by: Pannon Philharmonic Tickets: HUF 3,000 / 3,990 / 4,990 / 5,990 / 6,990 / 7,990

Thursday, 8 December 2022 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

OLD WORLD AND NEW WORLD

Featuring: Ingrid Fliter – piano Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański

Kilar: Orawa (for string orchestra) Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor (“From the New World”), Op. 95

Presented by: Hungarian National Philharmonic Tickets: HUF 2,900 / 3,900 / 4,900 / 5,900 / 6,900

Sung-Won Yang Photo © Jean Lim

Ingrid Fliter

Photo © Gary Houlder

LOS ORANGUTANES – BUDAPEST LATIN FIESTA

Los Orangutanes: Zsolt Krecsmáy – drums, Attila Herr – bass, Jakab Frimmel – piano, Dávid Szarvas – conga, Márton Élő – trombone, Bence Táborszky – trumpet, Ákos Pásztor – saxophone, flute, Szabolcs Árkosi – accordion, charango, vocals, Iván Tabeira – vocals, güiro

Featuring:  Márton Takács – percussion instruments, Murad Abbas – trombone, Ádám Meggyes – trumpet, Gergő Kováts – saxophone

Latin guests:  Angel “Chino” Cruz – percussion instruments, vocals, Guillermo Macsotay – vocals, guitar, Alex Torres – vocals, guitar, Lucio Dominguez – vocals

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Festival Theatre, Auditorium

THE MET: LIVE IN HD AT MÜPA BUDAPEST

KEVIN PUTS: THE HOURS A

MET WORLD PREMIÈRE PRODUCTION

Clarissa Vaughan: Renée Fleming

Laura Brown: Kelli O’Hara

Virginia Woolf: Joyce DiDonato

Leonard Woolf: Sean Panikkar

Louis: William Burden

Richard: Kyle Ketelsen

Dan Brown: Brandon Cedel

Barbara / Mrs. Latch: Kathleen Kim

Kitty / Vanessa: Sylvia D’Eramo

Sally: Denyce Graves

Hotel clerk: John Holiday

Featuring: The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra

Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Libretto: Greg Pierce

Set design, costumes: Tom Pye

Lighting: Bruno Poet

Projection: Finn Ross

Choreographer: Annie-B Parson

Dramaturg: Paul Cremo

Director: Phelim McDermott

The ‘Metropolitan Opera Live in HD’ transmissions have been made possible through the cooperation of our partner, liveincinema.eu s.r.o.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets for the Festival Theatre: HUF 3,900 / 5,500

Tickets for the Auditorium: HUF 5,500

Discounts apply for Müpa+ membership programme cardholders.

Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara

Photo © Florian Kalotay, Timothy White

DRAMATICALLY PLAYFUL LOVE

MANCUSI, RAVEL, STRAVINSKY

Featuring:  Feledi Project, Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra

Conductor: Guido Mancusi

Choreographer: János Feledi

Guido Mancusi: Klangfiguren für Orchester

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé – Suite No. 2 Pulcinella’s Revenge – dance play based on Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

Presented by: Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra, Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 2,000 / 3,900 / 4,900 / 5,900 / 6,900 / 8,900

EXPERIENCE CONNECTS!

Müpa Budapest’s strategic partner is Lexus

Philippe Herreweghe

Photo © Michiel Hendryckx

Monday, 12 December 2022 / 7.30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

PHILIPPE HERREWEGHE AND THE COLLEGIUM VOCALE GENT

Featuring:  Eleanore Lyons – soprano, Eva Zaïcik – mezzo-soprano, Ilker Arcayürek – tenor, Thomas E. Bauer – bass Orchestre des Champs-Élysées Collegium Vocale Gent Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe

Beethoven: Missa solemnis, Op. 123

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 4,900 / 7,500 / 10,500 / 13,500 / 17,900 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

DANUBE ART ENSEMBLE BEAUTIFUL MEZŐSÉG

Featuring: Hanga Borbála Kacsó – voice, Károly Tóth – prose, Zsolt Barcza – accordion, cimbalom, Péter Árendás – viola, Göncöl Band

Music editors: Zoltán Dulai, Gergely Koncz, Albert Mohácsy, Andrea Navratil

Set: Gábor Michac

Costumes: Borbála Winklerné Petri-Kiss

Lighting, animation: Károly Lendvai

Dancer masters: Norbert Busai, Zsuzsanna Busai, Ágnes Farkas, Ignác Kádár, Anett Nagypál, Csaba Szabó, Balázs Sáfrán

Consultant: Sándor Varga

Choreographers: Enikő Kocsis, Dezső Fitos, Zsolt Juhász, Tamás Farkas

Assistants to the director: Katalin Bonifert, Gyula András Soós

Director: Zsolt Juhász

The première was presented by Müpa Budapest as a joint event with the Danube Art Ensemble as part of the Liszt Fest.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Photo

DMITRY MASLEEV AND THE HUNGARIAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

TCHAIKOVSKY, MUSSORGSKY

Featuring: Dmitry Masleev – piano

Conductor: János Kovács

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain

Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini – Symphonic Fantasy after Dante, Op. 32

Presented by: Hungarian Radio Art Groups

Tickets: HUF 2,000 / 3,000 / 4,000 / 5,000 / 6,000

Catalina Vicens

Photo © Martin Chiang

Wednesday, 14 December 2022 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

CHRISTMAS ORGAN CONCERT

CATALINA VICENS AND HER CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

“LUCENTE

STELLA” – SEARCHING FOR LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Catalina Vicens – organetto, organ Featuring: Ensemble Servir Antico, Trio Friman-Ambrosini-Vicens

Perotinus: Alleluia Nativitas gloriosae de Bornelh: Reis glorios, veray lums e clartatz Unknown composer (12th century): Nobilis humilis de Montanhagol: A Lunel lutz una luna luzens (arranged by Ensemble Servir Antico) Unknown composer (14th century): Benedicamus Domino (Codex Las Huelgas) Alfonso X of Castile: Mui grandes noit’ e día (cantiga) Unknown composer (14th century): Stella splendens (Llibre Vermell de Montserrat) Unknown composer (15th century): Ave maris stella (Codex Faenza) Unknown composer (1270–1297): Ave donna santissima (Laudario di Cortona) Landini: Per allegrezza Chominciamento di gioia (istampitta, Italy, 14th century) Machaut: Christe, qui lux / Veni, creator / Tribulatio

Unknown composer (14th century): Lucente stella Unknown composer (early 15th century): Lunne plaine d’umilité Two psalms from Nuckö (after Lena Schönberg); I himmelen, Nu haver denna dag Redeuntes in idem (Buxheim Organ Book, mid-15th century)

Dufay: Ave Regina Mit ganczem willen (from the Locham Songbook, late 15th century)

Brassart: Cristi nutu sublimato

Brassart: Ave Maria

Unknown composer (15th century): Benedicamus Domino (Codex Faenza)

Senfl: Christe qui lux es et dies

Smert: Nowell. The borys hede (Christmas carol)

The concert will be preceded from 6.30 pm by a conversation entitled Prologue, where ticket holders will be invited to get to know the performing musician and the works to be performed more closely. The host of the discussion is Gergely Fazekas

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 2,500 / 3,500 / 4,900 / 6,500 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

NESRINE

Nesrine Belmokh – vocals, cello

Featuring:  Maxime Barcelona – guitar, Elvin Bironien – bass guitar, Adriano Tenorio – percussion instruments

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 3,900 / 4,900 / 5,900 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

YEARS

Family fun

From the littlest ones to teenagers, there is something for everyone at Müpa Junior events.

Photo © Taco van der Werf

CHRIS POTTER AND SÖNDÖRGŐ

Chris Potter – saxophone Söndörgő: Ábel Dénes – double bass, tapan, Áron Eredics – prime tambura, cello tambura, darbuka, tapan, Benjamin Eredics – viola tambura, trumpet, Dávid Eredics – prime tambura, bass prime tambura, clarinet, alto saxophone, kaval, Salamon Eredics – bass prime tambura, accordion, hulusi, shepherd’s pipe, cello tambura

Müpa Live Webcast: You can watch this performance live on our website, Facebook-page and YouTube channel.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 3,900 / 4,900 / 5,900

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

MÜPA HOME ADVENT CONCERT

Featuring: Eszter Zemlényi – soprano, Eszter Balogh – alto, Tamás Pálfalvi – trumpet, Andrea Vigh – harp, László Fassang – organ

Cantemus Choir (choirmaster: Dénes Szabó, Soma Szabó)

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (concertmaster: Péter Tfirst)

Conductor: Soma Szabó, Dénes Szabó

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols – excerpts

Kocsár: Missa in A – Gloria

Kocsár: O magnum mysterium

Kodály: The Angels and the Shepherds

Kocsár: Agnus Dei

G. Gabrieli: Angelus ad pastores ait

Eric Whitacre: Lux aurumque

Wade-Soma Szabó: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles)

Vivaldi-Bach: Concerto in D major, BWV 972

Handel: Samson, HWV 57 – Let the bright Seraphim

Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589

You can watch this performance on our website, Facebook-page and YouTube channel.

Monday, 19 December 2022 / 7 pm Festival Theatre

BALLET COMPANY OF GYŐR

GISL

Giselle: Eszter Adria Herkovics

Albrecht: Daichi Uematsu

Myrtha / The game: Gerda Guti

Hilarion: Luka Dimić

Willis: Tetiana Baranovska, Rebeka Szendrey, Lea Napsugár Joó, Lili Anna Marjai, Tatiana Shipilova, Eszter Kovács, Adrienn Matuza, Barbara Tüű

Men: Patrik Engelbrecht, Máté Gémesi, Gergely Golubkovics, Luigi Iannone, Richard Szentiványi, Zoltán Jekli, Bánk Téglás, Thales Henrique

Featured musicians (on recording): Félix Lajkó – violin, Attila Sidoo – guitar, Endre Kertész – cello,  József Barcza Horváth – double bass, János Mazura – tuba, Tamás Czirják – drums

Set designer: Éva Szendrényi

Music: Félix Lajkó

Dramaturg: Alexandra Csepi

Costumes: Gabi Győri

Lighting: Ferenc Stadler

Assistant tot he choreographer: Zsuzsanna Kara

Choreographer: László Velekei

The première was presented by Müpa Budapest as a joint event with the Ballet Company of Győr and the Fonó Music Hall as part of the Bartók Spring.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Further date: 20 December 2022

Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Photo © Attila Nagy, Müpa Budapest

Auditorium

MÜPA FILM CLUB – THE MAGICAL WORLD OF FEDERICO FELLINI ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL (PROVA D’ORCHESTRA, 1978)

In Italian, with Hungarian subtitles

Director: Federico Fellini

Host: András Réz

The discussions before and after the screening are conducted in Hungarian.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 1,600 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Monday, 19 December 2022 / 8 pm

THE CORDUROY JAZZ CLUB PRESENTS: THE CARSON COMA ENSEMBLE

Carson Coma: Zsombor Bóna – guitar, Giorgio Fekete – vocals, guitar, Péter Gaál – percussion instruments, drums, Barnabás Héra – drums, vocals, Attila Jónás – bass guitar, Bálint Kun – keyboards, vocals

Budapest Orchestra Project: Ábel Tomba – band leader, conductor, Attila Almási – trombone, Gergely Bille – trumpet, flugelhorn, Krisztián Csapó – trombone, Olivér Gáspár – trombone, Edvárd Gergely – alto saxophone, flute, Gergely Janák – bass trombone, Márk Mihályfi – trumpet, Zsófia Nagy – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Ákos Pusztaszegi – trumpet, Norbert Sándor – alto saxophone, Vito Szelevényi – trumpet, Bálint Uher-Győrfi – tenor saxophone, clarinet, Marcell Vincze – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Further date: 21 December 2022

Tickets: HUF 2,500–9,000

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Tuesday,

20 December 2022 / 7 pm Festival Theatre

OF

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Tuesday, 20 December 2022 / 7.30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Featuring: Mikhail Pletnev – piano, Klára Kolonits – soprano, Lúcia Megyesi Schwartz – alto, Bernhard Berchtold – tenor, Miklós Sebestyén – bass baritone Kodály Choir Debrecen (choir director: Zoltán Kocsis-Holper)

Concerto Budapest

Conductor: András Keller

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Presented by: Concerto Budapest

Tickets: HUF 2,200 / 3,100 / 3,900 / 4,800 / 5,900 / 7,500

Mikhail Pletnev

Photo © Svetlana Mishina

Wednesday, 21 December 2022 / 8 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

THE CORDUROY JAZZ CLUB PRESENTS: THE CARSON COMA ENSEMBLE

See page 41.

Friday, 23 December 2022 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

HOLIDAY ANTICIPATION

THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA’S CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Featuring:

Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: György Vashegyi

J.S. Bach:

Christmas Oratorio – first cantata (Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage), BWV 248/1

Christmas Oratorio – second cantata (Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend), BWV 248/2 “Süßer Trost, mein Jesus kömmt” – cantata, BWV 151

Christmas Oratorio – third cantata (Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen), BWV 248/3

Presented by: Hungarian National Philharmonic Tickets: HUF 2,900 / 3,900 / 4,900 / 5,900 / 6,900

Emőke Baráth – soprano, Eszter Balogh – alto, Zoltán Megyesi – tenor, Lóránt Najbauer – bass Hungarian National Choir (choirmaster: Csaba Somos)

Emőke Baráth

Photo © Zsófia Raffay

Wednesday, 28 December 2022 / 7 pm and 9 pm

Thursday, 29 December 2022 / 7 pm

Friday, 30 December 2022 / 7 pm

Saturday, 31 December 2022 / 7 pm Festival Theatre

RECIRQUEL BUDAPEST MY LAND

Artists: Andrej Maslov, Roman Khafizov, Sergii Materynskyi, Yevheniia Obolonina, Andrii Pysiura, Mykola Pysiura, Andrii Spatar

Music: Edina Szirtes, Gábor Terjék

Folk music consultant: Miklós Both

Circus consultant: Krisztián Kristóf

Artistic consultant: Renátó Illés, Gábor Zsíros

Design engineer: Zsolt Tárnok

Technical director: Tamás Vladár

Costumes: Emese Kasza

Lighting: Attila Lenzsér, József Pető

Sound: Gábor Terjék

Assistant to the choreographer: Tímea Kinga Maday

Assistant to the director: Aliz Schlecht

Director, choreographer, production design: Bence Vági

The première was presented by Müpa Budapest.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Further dates: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 January 2023

Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Ages: 12–16 years

Sunday, 1 January 2023 / 4 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

NEW YEAR’S CONCERT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

HAYDN: THE SEASONS – EXCERPTS

Hanne: Rita Rácz (soprano)

Lucas: Zoltán Megyesi (tenor)

Simon: Miklós Sebestyén (bass)

Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra

Hungarian Radio Choir (choirmaster: Zoltán Pad)

Conductor: Ádám Fischer

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 2,500

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Sunday, 1 January 2023 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

NEW YEAR’S CONCERT

HAYDN: THE SEASONS

Hanne: Emőke Baráth (soprano)

Lucas: Uwe Stickert (tenor)

Simon: Miklós Sebestyén (bass)

Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra

Hungarian Radio Choir (choirmaster: Zoltán Pad)

Conductor: Ádám Fischer

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 5,900 / 8,500 / 11,500 / 15,500 / 20,900

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Friday, 6 January 2023 / 7 pm

Saturday, 7 January 2023 / 7 pm

Festival Theatre

HUNGARIAN NATIONAL DANCE ENSEMBLE THE FAITHLESS WIFE

See page 20.

Saturday, 7 January 2023 / 11 am and 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

BUDAFOK DOHNANYI ORCHESTRA’S NEW YEAR’S CONCERT

Conductor: Gábor Hollerung

Presented by: Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra

Tickets: HUF 4,900 / 5,900 / 7,900 / 9,900 / 11,900 / 14,900

Saturday, 7 January 2023 / 8 pm

MÜPA HOME BELLINI: LA SONNAMBULA

Count Rodolfo: Mirco Palazzi

Amina: Zuzana Marková

Elvino: Konu Kim

Lisa: Eszter Zemlényi

Teresa: Krisztina Simon

Alessio: Attila Dobák

Myrtha, Queen of the Willis: Alexandra Kozmér

Notary: Miklós Máriusz Bejan

Debrecen Kodály Choir (choirmaster: Máté Szabó Sipos) Pannon Philharmonic

Conductor: Riccardo Frizza

Set designer: Éva Szendrényi

Costumes: Gergely Zöldy Z

Assistant director: Etelka Polgár

Director: Csaba Némedi

The performance is a co-production presented by Müpa Budapest, the Pannon Philharmonic and Zsolnay Örökségkezelő Nonprofit Kft.

You can watch this performance on our website, Facebook-page and YouTube channel.

This recording was made at a concert held at Müpa Budapest on 9 February 2020.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Zuzana Marková

Photo © Henry Fair

ONLINE ONLY

Sunday, 8 January 2023 / 11 am and 3 pm

Festival Theatre

MUSICMANIA

INTRODUCTORY CONCERT SERIES WITH THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Presenter and conductor: Dániel Dinyés

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Presented by: Hungarian National Philharmonic Tickets: HUF 2,900

Sunday,

Budapest Klezmer Band: Ferenc “Fegya” Jávori – piano, vocals, Anna Nagy – accordion, István Kohán – clarinet, Balázs Végh – drums, Bence Gazda – violin, vocals, Gábor Barbinek – trombone, László Máthé – double bass

Special guests: Piroska Molnár, István Mikó – vocals

Presented by: Nők Lapja Tickets: HUF 4,500 / 6,500 / 7,900 / 9,500 / 10,900 / 11,900

Budapest Klezmer Band

Photo © Gergely Höltzl

JAZZ WORKSHOP ATTILA LÁSZLÓ 70 – TIME TO GROOVE!

Attila László – guitar, Kálmán Oláh, Árpád Oláh Tzumo – piano, keyboard instruments, Béla Lattmann – bass guitar, Gergő Borlai, Péter Szendőfi, Attila Zombori – drums

Balázs Pecze – trumpet, Sándor Soso Lakatos – saxophone, Krisztián Csapó – trombone

Featuring: Tony Lakatos – saxophone Charlie, Nikoletta Szőke, Mónika Veres – vocals

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Thursday, 12 January 2023 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

MÁV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

A NIGHT OF BEETHOVEN

Featuring: Klára Kolonits – soprano MÁV Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: János Kovács

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 Ah! Perfido – concert aria, Op. 65 Symphony No. 5 in C minor („Fate”), Op. 67

Presented by: MÁV Symphony Orchestra

Tickets: HUF 3,000 / 5,000 / 7,000 / 9,000

Saturday, 14 January 2023 / 6.55 pm Festival Theatre, Auditorium

THE MET: LIVE IN HD AT MÜPA BUDAPEST

GIORDANO: FEDORA

THE MET’S NEW PRODUCTION

Fedora: Sonya Yoncheva

Olga: Rosa Feola Loris Ipanoff: Piotr Beczała

De Siriex: Artur Ruciński

Featuring: The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra

Conductor: Marco Armiliato

Set design: Charles Edwards

Costumes: Brigitte Reiffenstuel

Lighting: Adam Silverman

Director: Sir David McVicar

The ‘Metropolitan Opera Live in HD’ transmissions have been made possible through the cooperation of our partner, liveincinema.eu s.r.o.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets for the Festival Theatre: HUF 3,900 / 5,500 Tickets for the Auditorium: HUF 5,500 Discounts apply for Müpa+ membership programme cardholders.

Klára Kolonits

Photo © Kaya Ariel Woytynowska

Saturday, 14 January 2023 / 7.30 pm

GARDINER 80 –JOHN ELIOT GARDINER AND THE ENGLISH BAROQUE SOLOISTS FEATURING: ISABELLE FAUST AND ANTOINE TAMESTIT

Featuring: Isabelle Faust – violin, Antoine Tamestit – viola

Haydn: Symphony No. 84 in E-flat major, Hob. I:84

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E major for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K.364

Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C major („Linz”), K. 425

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 5,900 / 8,500 / 11,500 / 15,500 / 20,900

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

John Eliot Gardiner

Photo © Richard Termine

Saturday, 14 January 2023 / 8 pm

MÜPA HOME

MÁV SYMPHONY

Featuring: Juan Pérez Floristan – piano Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos

ORCHESTRA

Rimsky-Korsakov: Spanish Capriccio, op. 34 de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat – Suites 1 and 2

You can watch this performance on our website, Facebook-page and YouTube channel.

This recording was made at a concert held at Müpa Budapest on 23 February 2017.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Monday, 16 January 2023 / 7 pm Auditorium

MÜPA FILM CLUB –THE MAGICAL WORLD OF FEDERICO FELLINI CITY OF WOMEN (LA CITTÀ DELLE DONNE,

In Italian, with Hungarian subtitles

Director: Federico Fellini Host: András Réz

1980)

The discussions before and after the screening are conducted in Hungarian.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 1,600 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Monday, 16 January 2023 / 7 pm Festival Theatre

RECIRQUEL BUDAPEST MY LAND

See page 45.

Hall ANDRIS NELSONS AND THE

PHILHARMONIC

Bartók

Andris Nelsons

Photo © Marco Borggreve

Monday, 16 January 2023 / 8 pm

Glass Hall

LITERARIUM – CONTEMPORARY WRITERS AT MÜPA BUDAPEST AN EVENING WITH EDINA SZVOREN

Featuring: Orsolya Török-Illyés – actress, Anastasia Razvalyaeva – harp Presenter and host: Lajos Jánossy Director: József Balog

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 2,500 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 / 7 pm

Festival Theatre

RECIRQUEL BUDAPEST MY

LAND

See page 45.

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 / 8 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

MARIZA

Mariza – vocals

Luís Guerreiro – Portuguese guitar

Carlos (Phelipe) Ferreira – acoustic guitar

Adriano Alves (Dinga) – bass guitar

João Freitas – percussion instruments

João Frade – accordion

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 3,900–16,500 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Edina Szvoren

Mariza

Photo © Miguel Angelo

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 / 7 pm

Festival Theatre

RECIRQUEL BUDAPEST MY LAND

See page 45.

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

BARNABÁS KELEMEN AND THE HUNGARIAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Gergely Vajda

Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 Hubay: Carmen Fantasy, Op. 3, No. 3 de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat – suites I and II Ravel: Bolero

Presented by: Hungarian Radio Art Groups

Tickets: HUF 2,000 / 3,000 / 4,000 / 5,000 / 6,000

Thursday, 19 January 2023 / 7 pm Festival Theatre

RECIRQUEL BUDAPEST MY LAND

See page 45.

Barnabás Kelemen

BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA MAHLER

Conductor: Iván Fischer

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Presented by: Budapest Festival Orchestra

Further dates: 20, 21 January 2023

Tickets: HUF 3,300 / 5,500 / 6,900 / 9,800 / 11,000 / 15,500

FROM YOUR PLAYLIST TO THE STAGE MÜPA P LAYLIST

Link your Müpa and Spotify accounts to be among the first to know when your favourite artists are coming to Budapest!

Friday, 20 January 2023 / 7.45 pm

Saturday, 21 January 2023 / 3.30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

BUDAPEST FESTIVAL

DISCOVERIES – YOUNG GENIUSES, CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAS ANTON GERZENBERG AND THE MISKOLC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Featuring: Anton Gerzenberg – piano

Conductor: Levente Török

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Liszt: Prometheus – symphonic poem

Dohnányi: Suite in F-sharp minor, Op. 19

The concert will be preceded from 6.30 pm by a conversation entitled Prologue, where ticket holders will be invited to get to know the performing musician and the works to be performed more closely. The host of the discussion is Szilvia Becze.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 2,500 / 3,500 / 4,900 / 6,500

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Anton Gerzenberg

Zsuzsa Koncz

Photo © Kriszta Falus

Tuesday, 24 January 2023 / 8 pm

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 / 8 pm Festival Theatre

BECK@GRECSÓ: HOZTUNK VALAMIT MAGUNKBÓL (WE’VE BROUGHT SOMETHING OF OURSELVES)

ALBUM LAUNCH CONCERT

Zoltán Beck – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard instruments, Krisztián Grecsó – vocals, guitar

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

MVM CONCERTS – THE PIANO PIANO RECITAL BY GERGELY BOGÁNYI

Mozart: Sonata in F major, K. 332

Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses, Op. 54

Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel, Op. 24

Presented by: Jakobi Koncert Kft.

Tickets: HUF 2,500 / 3,000 / 4,000 / 5,000 / 6,500 / 8,500

Gergely Bogányi

Photo © János Posztós, Müpa Budapest

Zoltán Beck, Krisztián Grecsó

Photo © Gábor ‘Jim’ Bátori

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 27-28-29 January 2023 / 4.30 pm and 6 pm Festival Theatre

JAZZ SHOWCASE JAZZ TALENT EXCHANGE

Friday, 27 January 2023 / 4.30 pm

NOÉMI NAGY QUARTET

Noémi Nagy – vocals, Balázs Horváth – piano, Géza Jónás – double bass, Fülöp Jónás – drums

Friday, 27 January 2023 / 6 pm

TRIO JOHNOLOGY

János Egri Jr – piano, Géza Jónás – double bass, Tamás Fazekas – drums

Saturday, 28 January 2023 / 4.30 pm SYMBIOSIS 5

Levente Kapolcsi-Szabó – piano, Máté Drippey – saxophone, Benedek Virág – guitar, Tamás Gyányi – double bass, Roland Majsai – drums

Saturday, 28 January 2023 / 6 pm

INEFFABLE

Réka-Kata Regián – flute, vocals, Márton Örs Lukács – piano, keyboard instruments, Tihamér Szereceán – bass guitar, Osszián Szereceán – drums

Sunday, 29 January 2023 / 4.30 pm

DINA SÁRKÖZI QUINTET

Dina Sárközi – vocals, guitar, Márton Golarits – keyboards, vocals, Botond Horváth – guitar,  András Ambrus – bass guitar, vocals, Máté Horváth – drums, vocals

Sunday, 29 January 2023 / 6 pm

BALÁZS VARGA / EXPRESSION

Balázs Varga – guitar, Béla Horváth – piano, keyboard instruments, Lénárd Bundzik – vibraphone,  Norbert Dani – double bass, bass guitar, Adonisz Fábry – drums, Diána Danyi – vocals

Host: László Jazzkovács

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free.

Friday, 27 January 2023 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

BLOOMING IN HEART

Featuring: Olli Mustonen – piano Pannon Philharmonic Conductor: Tibor Bogányi

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Dohnanyi: Symphony No. 2 in E major, Op. 40

Presented by: Pannon Philharmonic Tickets: HUF 3,000 / 3,990 / 4,990 / 5,990 / 6,990 / 7,990

Friday, 27 January 2023 / 8.30 pm Festival Theatre

JAZZ SHOWCASE LŐRINC BARABÁS & NIKLAS PASCHBURG

Lőrinc Barabás – trumpet, piano, electronic instruments, Niklas Paschburg – accordion, piano, percussion instruments, electronic instruments

This event is presented in association with the Hungarian Jazz Federation.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 3,900–7,000 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Olli Mustonen

Photo © Heikki Tuuli

Lőrinc Barabás

Photo © Kristóf Galgóczi Németh

Saturday, 28 January 2023 / 8.30 pm

Festival Theatre

JAZZ SHOWCASE

KRIZ & JESÚS MOLINA

Krisztián Csapó – trombone, Balázs Pecze – trumpet, Sándor Soso Lakatos – saxophone, Áron Tálas – piano, Fender Rhodes, Mike Gotthard – guitar, Martin Gudics – bass guitar, Marcell Gudics – drums

Guest: Jesús Molina – piano, keyboard instruments

This event is presented in association with the Hungarian Jazz Federation.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Sunday, 29 January 2023 / 8.30 pm

Festival Theatre

JAZZ SHOWCASE

JAZZBOIS FEAT. KALÁKA

Bencze Molnár – keyboard instruments, Viktor Sági – guitar, bass guitar, Tamás Czirják – drums

Featuring: Dominik “Dombeats” Kosztolánszki – saxophone, flute

Guest: Kaláka Band (Vilmos Gryllus – guitar, vocals, Dániel Gryllus – recorders, zither, vocals, Gábor Becze – double bass, Balázs Radványi – guitar, mandolin)

This event is presented in association with the Hungarian Jazz Federation.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 3,900–7,000 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

jazzbois Photo © Géza Talaber

Krisztián Csapó

Monday, 30 January 2023 / 7 pm Auditorium

MÜPA FILM CLUB – THE MAGICAL WORLD OF FEDERICO FELLINI AND THE SHIP SAILS ON (E LA NAVE VA, 1983)

In Italian, with Hungarian subtitles

Director: Federico Fellini

Host: András Réz

The discussions before and after the screening are conducted in Hungarian.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 1,600

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 / 7 pm

Wednesday, 1 February 2023 / 7 pm

Festival Theatre

BALLET COMPANY OF GYŐR MOVEMENTS TO STRAVINSKY / MIMI

Movements to Stravinsky:

Dancers: Tetiana Baranovska, Bánk Téglás, Gerda Guti, Eszter Adria Herkovics, Patrik Engelbrecht, Lili Anna Marjai, Máté Gémesi, Eszter Kovács, Thales Henrique, Tatiana Shipilova, Richard Szentiványi, Borna Cicak

Music: Igor Stravinsky

Costumes: András Lukács, Mónika Herwerth

Lighting: András Lukács, Dániel Dragos

Set design, choreographer: András Lukács

Mimi:

Mimi: Adrienn Matuza

Boys: Luka Dimic, Zoltán Jekli, Luigi Iannone

A Figure: Richard Szentiványi

The Mandarin: Daichi Uematsu

Music: montage

Costumes: Gabi Győri

Set design: László Velekei, Gabi Győri

Lighting: Ferenc Stadler

Dramaturg: Alexandra Csepi

Choreographer: László Velekei

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Photo © Attila Nagy, Müpa Budapest

Wednesday, 1 February 2023 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

KORNGOLD–SHAKESPEARE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Featuring:  Budapest Academic Choral Society (choirmaster: Ildikó Balassa) Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra

Conductor: Gábor Hollerung

Set and costume designer: Nóra Árva Director: Sylvie Gábor

Presented by: Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra, Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 2,000 / 3,900 / 4,900 / 5,900 / 6,900 / 8,900

Saturday, 4 February 2023 / 10.30 am–10 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Festival Theatre, Auditorium, Glass Hall

PROKOFIEV

MARATHON

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall:

From 10 years of age 10.30 am BUDAPEST STRINGS

Moderator: György Lakatos

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 12.30 am

MÁV

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Róbert Farkas

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

3 pm

GYŐR PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Kálmán Berkes

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis (excerpts) Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet – Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter (excerpts)

5 pm

BUDAFOK DOHNANYI ORCHESTRA

Featuring: Barnabás Kelemen – violin

Conductor: Gábor Hollerung

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé – Suite, Op. 60

7 pm

PANNON PHILHARMONIC

Featuring: József Balog – piano Conductor: András Vass

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D major (‘Classical’), Op. 25 Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major, Op. 10

9 pm

BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Iván Fischer

Prokofiev: Cinderella – Suite, Op. 107

Festival Theatre: 11.30 am

PIANO RECITAL BY JÁNOS PALOJTAY

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29 Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 3 Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14

CHAMBER CONCERT BY ILDIKÓ SZABÓ, ISTVÁN LAJKÓ, GABRIELLA PIVON AND EMESE MALI

Ildikó Szabó – cello, Gabriella Pivon – flute, István Lajkó, Emese Mali – piano

Prokofiev: Ballade for Cello and Piano, Op. 15 Sonata for Solo Cello in C-sharp minor, Op. 134 Sonata for Flute and Piano in D major, Op. 94

4 pm

CHAMBER CONCERT BY JÚLIA PUSKER AND MUSICIANS OF THE BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

Júlia Pusker – violin, Imre Dani – piano

String quartet made up of musicians from the Budapest Festival Orchestra: Tímea Iván, Noémi Molnár –violin, Barna Juhász – viola, Péter Szabó – cello

Prokofiev: Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 92

6 pm

CHAMBER CONCERT BY DÁVID BÁLL AND MUSICIANS OF THE BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

Featuring:  Violetta Eckhardt, Balázs Bujtor – violin, Gábor Sipos – viola, Rita Sovány – cello, Ákos Ács – clarinet, Bence Bogányi, Dániel Tallián, Péter Rapi, Mihály Duffek – bassoon, Dávid Báll – piano

Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34 Humoresque Scherzo, Op. 12bis

Ten Pieces for Piano from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75 (excerpts)

– No. 2: Scene: The Street Awakens

– No. 4: Juliet as a Young Girl

– No. 5: Masquers

– No. 6: Montagues and Capulets

– No. 8: Mercutio

– No. 10: Romeo and Juliet Before Parting

SONG RECITAL BY EVELINA DOBRAČEVA AND NIKOLAY BORCHEV

Featuring: Maria Urbanovic – piano

Prokofiev: Anyutka, Op. 66a, No. 2 Rastyot strana (The Fatherland Awakens) Op. 66b, No. 1 Seroye platitse (The Little Grey Dress), Op. 23, No. 2 Doversya Mne (Trust Me), Op. 23, No. 3 Sosni (Pine Trees), Op. 73, No. 1 V tvoju svetlicu (Into Your Room), Op. 73, No. 3 Solntse komnatu napolnilo (Sunlight Filled the Room), Op. 27, No. 1 Nastoyashchuyu nezhnost (About Real Tenderness) Op. 27, No. 2 Nad polyarnim morem (On the Polar Seas) Op. 79, No. 3 Romeo and Juliet – ballet suite for solo piano Na goreto kalina (The Guelder Tree on the Hill), Op. 104, No. 3 Katerina, Op. 104, No. 4 Sneshki Beliye (White Snow), Op. 104, No. 5 Sashenka, Op. 104, No. 6 Dunyushka, Op. 104, No. 11

Auditorium: 3 pm

IVAN THE TERRIBLE, PART I (IVAN GROZNIY, 1944)

In Russian, with Hungarian subtitles

Director: Sergei Eisenstein / Host: András Réz Guest: János Mácsai

The discussions before and after the screening will be conducted in Hungarian.

6.30 pm

ALEXANDER NEVSKY, 1938

In Russian, with Hungarian subtitles

Director: Sergei Eisenstein / Host: András Réz Guest: János Mácsai

The discussions before and after the screening will be conducted in Hungarian.

We will provide information on the concert films to be screened in the Auditorium and the free concerts to be held in the Glass Hall on our website at a later date.

Presented by: Budapest Festival Orchestra, Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 2,500 – concerts / HUF 1,600 – film screenings Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

From 0 years of age

Sunday, 5 February 2023/ 3 pm

Glass Hall

A CELEBRATION OF FOLK MUSIC –

FROM DANCE HOUSE TO WORLD MUSIC

FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP – CHILDREN’S CONCERT

Featuring: Éva Páll – storytelling, vocals, violin, Gergő Bolgovics – vocals, dance, Márton Kovács – violin, Gergely Kerékgyártó – viola, zither, Zsolt Barcza – accordion, cimbalom, József Bartók – double bass, gardon

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free.

Sunday, 5 February 2023 / 6 pm Foyer

A CELEBRATION OF FOLK MUSIC –FROM DANCE HOUSE TO WORLD MUSIC

GYPSY DANCE HOUSE – KHAMORO BUDAPEST BAND / ZSOLT FARKAS

Khamoro Budapest Band

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free.

Sunday 5 February 2023 / 7.30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

A CELEBRATION OF FOLK MUSIC – FROM DANCE HOUSE TO WORLD MUSIC

Featuring: Branka Básits, Sára Tímár and her band, Mihály Borbély Polygon, MORDÁI, Magyar Banda, Kanizsa Csillagai

Host: Gábor Eredics

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 2,500–8,000 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Sunday, 5 February 2023 / 10 pm

Foyer

A CELEBRATION OF FOLK MUSIC –FROM DANCE HOUSE TO WORLD MUSIC HUNGARIAN

DANCE HOUSE – BUDAPEST MEZŐSÉG BAND / MÁTÉ KALÁSZ

Budapest Mezőség Band: Máté Kalász, Márton Kovács, Márton “KisPuma” Fekete, Antal “Puma” Fekete, András Lelkes

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free.

Monday, 6 February 2023 / 8 pm

Glass Hall

POETRY RECITALS AT MÜPA BUDAPEST LÁSZLÓ NAGY

Featuring:  actors from the Hungarian National Theatre, Ferenc Darvas – piano Programme compiled by: Tibor Zalán Director: Ödön Rubold

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 2,500 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

László Nagy

Wednesday, 8 February 2023 / 7.30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

THIERRY ESCAICH AND CONCERTO BUDAPEST

Conductor: Gábor Káli

Thierry Escaich: La Barque solaire – Hungarian première

Franck: Chorale No. 1 in E major

Franck: Le Chasseur maudit – symphonic poem

Thierry Escaich: Improvisation - hommage à Franck

Franck: Cantabile

Thierry Escaich: Quatre Visages du temps (Organ Concerto No. 3) – Hungarian première

The concert will be preceded from 6.30 pm by a conversation entitled Prologue. For more information, please consult the Müpa Budapest website in the weeks leading up to the concert.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 2,900 / 4,500 / 6,500 / 8,500 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Thierry Escaich

Photo © Guy Vivien

Thursday, 9 February 2023 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

MÁV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MAHLER

& TCHAIKOVSKY

Featuring: Elisabeth Leonskaja – piano MÁV Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Róbert Farkas

Mahler: Blumine – the original second movement from Symphony No. 1 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44 Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major („Titan”)

Presented by: MÁV Symphony Orchestra

Tickets: HUF 3,000 / 5,000 / 7,000 / 9,000

Elisabeth Leonskaja Photo © Marco Borggreve

BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA RAVEL,

SAINT-SAËNS

Featuring: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – piano

Conductor: Louis Langrée

Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) – orchestral suite

Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ Symphony”), Op. 78

Presented by: Budapest Festival Orchestra

Further dates: 11, 12 February 2023

Tickets: HUF 3,300 / 5,500 / 6,900 / 9,800 / 11,000 / 15,500

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Photo © B. Ealovega

SZEGED CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY CONCERTO / THE WILDS / THE SAINT

Featuring: Szeged Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Sándor Gyüdi

Lighting: Ferenc Stadler

Choreographer, artistic director: Tamás Juronics

Assistant to the choreographer: Gergely Czár Ballet director: András Pataki

Concerto:

Béla Bartók: Vencel Csetényi

Ditta Pásztory: Petra Bocsi

Duke Bluebeard: Gergely Czár

Judit / Allegory of the Home: Letizia Melchiorre

Mandarin: Róbert Kiss

Mimi: Miriam Munno

Wooden Prince: Adam Bobák

Princess: Dusana Heráková

Spider: Diletta Ranuzzi

Satan: Lotár Vincze

Also featuring: Janka Nier, Francesco Totaro, Diletta Savini, Désirée Bazzani, Dorka Szorre, Dániel Schrott

Music: Béla Bartók

Costumes: Dóra Mojzes

Concept: Tamás Juronics

Wilds:  Girl: Diletta Ranuzzi

Wilds: Adam Bobák, Dániel Schrott, Letizia Melchiorre, Gergely Czár, Diletta Savini, Désirée Bazzani, Dusana Heráková, Róbert Kiss, Janka Nier, Francesco Totaro, Lotár Vincze, Miriam Munno

Music: Dániel Lázár: Together or Alone – The work was an award winner of the 2020 Müpa Budapest Music Competition  Costumes concept: Boglárka Heim Costumes fabrication: D’Ange

The Saint:  The Saint: Petra Bocsi

Music: Viktor Molnár: Mars Mission – The work was an award winner of the 2020 Müpa Budapest Music Competition Visual concept: Tamás Juronics

The première was presented by Müpa Budapest as a joint event with the Szeged Contemporary Dance Company as part of the Bartók Spring.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Further date: 12 February 2023

Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Photo © Zoltán Tarnavölgyi

Saturday, 11 February 2023 / 7.45 pm

Sunday, 12 February 2023 / 3.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA RAVEL, SAINT-SAËNS

See page 78.

Sunday, 12 February 2023 / 7 pm

Festival Theatre

SZEGED CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY CONCERTO / THE WILDS / THE SAINT

See page 79.

Monday, 13 February 2023 / 7 pm

Festival Theatre

Pál Mácsai, Miklós Lukács

Photo © Judit Horváth

A clear

Müpa Budapest’s partner is Ricola.

mupa.hu

voice sings for itself.

Monday, 13 February 2023 / 7 pm

Auditorium

MÜPA FILM CLUB – THE MAGICAL WORLD OF FEDERICO FELLINI GINGER AND FRED (GINGER E FRED, 1986)

In Italian, with Hungarian subtitles

Director: Federico Fellini

Host: András Réz

The discussions before and after the screening are conducted in Hungarian.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 1,600 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 / 8 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

THE BEST OF GORAN BREGOVIĆ

Featuring: Goran Bregović & his Wedding and Funeral Band Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra

Conductor: Gábor Hollerung

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 4,900–18,500 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Wednesday, 15 February 2023 / 7 pm

Thursday, 16 February 2023 / 7 pm

Friday, 17 February 2023 / 7 pm

Saturday, 18 February 2023 / 7 pm Festival Theatre

RECIRQUEL BUDAPEST SOLUS AMOR

Performed by:

Gergely Bagdi, László Farkas, Ádám Fehér, Zita Horváth, Renátó Illés, Gáspár Téri, Kristóf Várnagy, Zsanett Veress, Csilla Wittmann, Gábor Zsíros

Music: Edina Szirtes

Puppets: Janni Younge

Set: Péter Klimó

Floating curtain design: Péter Klimó, Bence Vági, Tamás Vladár

Costumes: Emese Kasza

Costume production: Klára Muladi

Sound: Gábor Terjék

Lighting: Attila Lenzsér, József Pető

Flight designer, technical director: Tamás Vladár

Répétiteur: Zita Horváth

Aerial acrobatics choreographer: Renátó Illés

Creative assistant to the director: Gábor Zsíros

Assistant to the director: Aliz Schlecht

Choreographer, director: Bence Vági

The première was presented by Müpa Budapest and Recirquel Budapest.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Sunday, 19 February 2023 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

LAWRENCE BROWNLEE AND HIS GUESTS BEL CANTO ARIA EVENING

Featuring: Lawrence Brownlee – tenor, Lidia Fridman – soprano, Gyungmin Gwon – baritone Pannon Philharmonic Conductor: Nikolas Nägele

The performance is a cooproduction of Müpa Budapest, Pannon Philharmonic and Zsolnay Heritage Managment Ltd.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 4,900 / 7,500 / 10,500 / 13,500 / 17,900 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Lawrence Brownlee

Photo © Shervin Lainez

BALLET COMPANY OF GYŐR

ONE WAY TO HEAVEN

A man: Luigi Iannone

Women from his life: Eszter Kovács, Adrienn Matuza, Tatiana Shipilova

Girls: Tetiana Baranovska, Gerda Guti, Eszter Adria Herkovics, Lea Napsugár Joó, Eszter Kovács, Barbara Tüű, Rebeka Szendrey

Boys: Luka Dimic, Patrik Engelbrecht, Máté Gémesi, Zoltán Jekli, Thales Henrique, Bánk Téglás, Daichi Uematsu

Featuring:

Jamie Winchester – vocals, guitar

Róbert Hrutka – guitar

Gábor Giret – bass guitar

Ádám Markó – drums

Zoltán Galambos – keyboards

Domonkos Dely – percussion, vocals

Gábor Csonka, Árpád Szabó – violin

Krisztina Haraszti – viola

Kinga Gál – cello

Assistant: Artem Pozdeev

Music: Jamie Winchester, Róbert Hrutka

Costumes: Gabi Győri

Visual design: Lajos Katavics, Tamás Vargha

Lighting: Ferenc Stadler

Dramaturg: Alexandra Csepi

Choreographer-director: László Velekei

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Further date: 23 February 2023

Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Photo © Attila Nagy, Müpa Budapest

Wednesday, 22 February 2023 / 7.30 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

WERTHER

Charlotte: Véronique Gens Werther: Tassis Christoyannis Sophie: Hélène Carpentier Albert: Thomas Dolié

Le Bailli: Patrick Bolleire Schmidt: Artavazd Sargsyan Johann/Brühlmann: Laurent Deleuil

Featuring:  Choir of the Zoltán Kodály Hungarian Choir School (choirmasters: Borbála Sapszon, Ferenc Sapszon) Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: György Vashegyi

Massenet: Werther – concert version performance

The concert is a co-production by Palazzetto Bru Zane and the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Presented by: Hungarian National Philharmonic Tickets: HUF 2,900 / 3,900 / 4,900 / 5,900 / 6,900

Véronique

EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL TROMBA VENEZIANA GÁBOR BOLDOCZKI AND THE WROCŁAW BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

Artistic director, cello: Jarosław Thiel

Dall’Abaco: Concerto in D major for multiple instruments, Op. 5, No. 6

Vivaldi: Concerto for Oboe, Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in A major, RV 548 (trumpet transcription)

Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G minor, RV 157

Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in D major, RV 230 (trumpet transcription)

Albinoni: Sonata No. 2 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3

Manfredini: Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 3, No. 10

Torelli: Concerto for Trumpet, Strings and Basso Continuo in D major

The concert will be preceded, at 6 pm, by an introductory presentation by musicologist Gergely Fazekas entitled Prelude, which will be open to anyone holding a ticket for the performance.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 3,500 / 4,900 / 6,500 / 8,500 / 10,500

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Wrocław

KOLLÁR-KLEMENCZ CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: THE RIVER ALBUM

LAUNCH CONCERT

Kollár-Klemencz Chamber Orchestra: László Kollár-Klemencz – vocals, guitar, Kató Mákó – vocals, percussion instruments, Béla Valkó – cello, Sándor Csoóri Jr. – viola, Árpád Vajdovich – double bass, vocals, Márk Csernovszky – piano, vocals, Zoltán Bordás – percussion instruments

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Further date: 25 February 2023

Tickets: HUF 3,500–6,000

Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Saturday, 25 February 2023 / 6 pm

Rehearsal room of the National Philharmonic Orchestra

OPEN REHEARSAL ROOM

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT FEATURING THE ARTISTS OF THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL CHOIR

Host: Antal Tóth – manager of the Hungarian National Choir

Presented by: Hungarian National Philharmonic Tickets: HUF 2,900

Saturday, 25 February 2023 / 8 pm

Festival Theatre

KOLLÁR-KLEMENCZ CHAMBER

ORCHESTRA: THE RIVER ALBUM LAUNCH CONCERT

See page 88.

Monday, 27 February 2023 / 7 pm Auditorium

MÜPA FILM CLUB –THE MAGICAL WORLD OF FEDERICO FELLINI INTERVIEW (INTERVISTA, 1987)

In Italian, with Hungarian subtitles

Director: Federico Fellini

Host: András Réz

The discussions before and after the screening are conducted in Hungarian.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 1,600 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme.

Antal Tóth

Photo © Gyula Berényi

MÜPA JUNIOR PROGRAMMES

Ages: 0-3 years

Every other Monday / 10.15 am and 11.30 am Glass Hall

BABY CONCERT

FIRST ENCOUNTERS WITH LIVE MUSIC

Dates: 5 December 2022, 16, 30 January, 13, 27 February 2023

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 1,000 for adults. Entry is free for children. Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Ages: 0-3 years

Every Wednesday / 10 am and 10.45 am Blue Hall

SING-ALONG BABY MUSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR SMALL CHILDREN

Dates: 7 December 2022, 18, 25 January, 1, 8, 15, 22 February 2023

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Family tickets: HUF 1,500. Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Ages: 0-3 years Saturday, 17 December 2022, 9.45 am and 11 am Glass Hall

CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG BABY

Guest: Vilmos Gryllus – guitar, vocals

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 1,000 for adults. Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

From 0 years of age

Sunday, 5 February 2023 / 3 pm

Glass Hall

A CELEBRATION OF FOLK MUSIC –

FROM DANCE HOUSE TO WORLD MUSIC

FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP – CHILDREN’S CONCERT

Featuring: Éva Páll – storytelling, vocals, violin, Gergő Bolgovics – vocals, dance, Márton Kovács – violin, Gergely Kerékgyártó – viola, zither, Zsolt Barcza – accordion, cimbalom, József Bartók – double bass, gardon

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free.

Ages: 0-12 years

Every Sunday / 10 am – 1 pm

Foyer

PALACE OF DELIGHTS

INTERACTIVE FAMILY PROGRAMMES

Dates: 4, 11, 18 December 2022, 15, 22 January, 5, 12, 19, 26 February 2023

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free.

Ages: 1,5-3 years

Every Monday / 10 am and 10.45 am

Blue Hall

BUSY WITH MUSIC

Dates: 12, 19 December 2022, 16, 23, 30 January, 6, 13, 20, 27 February

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Family tickets: HUF 1,500. Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Ages: 3-7 years

Every Thursday / 5 pm

Staircase Hall

BIG KIDS BUSY WITH MUSIC

Dates: 1, 8, 15 December 2022, 19, 26 January, 2, 9, 16, 23 February 2023

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Family tickets: HUF 1,500. Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Eszter Bíró

Saturday, 28 January 2023 / 11 am

SZILVIA BOGNÁR: CARNIVAL SECRET SACK FAMILY CONCERT

Szilvia Bognár – vocals, Péter Bede – saxophone, recorder, Csaba Gyulai – percussion instruments, Máté Hámori – guitar, Zoltán Kovács – double bass Music: Zoltán Kovács

Saturday, 11 February 2023 / 11 am

IN THE FALLING SNOW

AN INTERACTIVE WINTER FAIRY-TALE CONCERT FROM THE ESZTER-LÁNC FAIRY-TALE BAND

Eszter Kárász – vocals, ukulele, István Bata – guitar, vocals, Pál Szirmai – percussion instruments, Gábor Becze –double bass, Csongor Veér – violin

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 2,000. Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Ages: 4-12 years Sunday, 6 November 2022 / 11 am and 3 pm Festival Theatre

Eszter Kárász

BUDAPEST DANCE THEATRE ERVIN

LÁZÁR: THE SMALLEST WITCH

DANCE DRAMA

Performed by: the dancers of the Budapest Dance Theatre

Featuring from recordings:  Kriszta Borbény, Borka Vilma Boros, Zoltán Boros, Péter Fehérvári, Nelli Kontha, Bernadett Magyar, László Merk, Máté Pásztor, Anikó Szabó, Detti Szuromi, Alex Tóth – actors, Esszencia Produkció – music

Music: Róbert Lakatos

Set design and costumes: Zsuzsa Molnár Dramaturg, narrator: Zoltán Boros Director-choreographer: Béla Földi

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 2,500 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Szilvia Bognár

Wednesday, 28 December 2022 / 11 am and 6 pm

Thursday, 29 December 2022 / 11 am and 6 pm

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

HUNGARIAN STATE FOLK ENSEMBLE WONDERFUL NATIVITY

Featuring: Hungarian State Folk Ensemble dance group, Choir of the Budapest Singing School (artistic director: Tamás Bubnó, János Mezei)

Featuring from recordings: Martina Szerencsés, Milán Hetényi, orchestra and special guests of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble

Band director: Ferenc Radics

Dance ensemble director: György Ágfalvi

Dance ensemble assistants: Beatrix Borbély, Katalin Jávor, Máté Farkas, Zoltán Zsuráfszky Jr.

Music director, programme curator, artistic director: István “Szalonna” Pál

Choreographers: Enikő Kocsis, Dezső Fitos, Gábor Mihályi

Costumes: Gábor Michac

Set designer: Balázs Cziegler

Animation: Vince Varga

Dramaturg: Rozi Kocsis

Director-choreographer, ensemble director: Gábor Mihályi

The performance will feature an excerpt of Anna Szabó T.’s poem Hóhullás (Snowfall), Michael Praetorius’s Suite de Gran Ballet, the 21st piece from his collection Terpsichore, musarum aoniarum quinta, along with Géza Gárdonyi’s poem Fel nagy örömre! (Come and Rejoice!).

This performance is a joint production of Mupa Budapest and the Hungarian Heritage House – Hungarian State Folk Ensemble.

Presented by: Mupa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 2,500–8,000 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Ages: 5-9 years

Every other Saturday / 11 am

Stairway Hall

PLAYTIME – DON’T JUST LISTEN! CREATIVE GAMES WITH SOUNDS AND INSTRUMENTS

Dates and topics:

3 December 2022 and 11 February 2023: Vibrating air (Aerophone instruments)

17 December 2022 and 25 February 2023: Vibrating membranes (Membranophone instruments)

14 January 2023: Vibrating strings (Chordophone instruments)

28 January 2023: Vibrating bodies (Idiophone instruments)

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 1,500 per child at the above times. Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Ages: 5-12 years

One Sunday a month / 12 pm

Glass Hall

SEVEN KINGDOMS

DANCE

HOUSE

MUSIC, DANCE AND SINGING ACTIVITIES WITH STORIES – FOR CHILDREN

Featuring: Gergely Agócs / Krisztina Benedek – vocals, games, storytelling Zoltán “Batyu” Farkas and Ildikó “Fecske” Tóth – dance masters

Masters of traditional instruments from Hungary’s regions: Fonó Folk Band / Attila Mihók, Orsolya András – violin, gardon / Attila Mihók and his band / Korinda Band

Dates and topics:

4 December 2022: Dances of Szék

15 January 2023: Dances of Moldavia and the cobza

12 February 2023: Héjsza dances from Gyimes and the gardon

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free.

Ages: 5-14 years

Saturday, 21 January 2023 / 3 pm

Glass Hall

MUSIC STOOL

THE MYSTERIOUS SCORE

Featuring: Budapest Strings (artistic director: Károly Botvay) Presenter: Tamás Lakner

Guido of Arezzo: Hymn to Saint John the Baptist Mozart: A Little Night Music, K. 525 Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 – second movement (Andante cantabile) (excerpt)

Johann Strauss Jr–Josef Strauss: Pizzicato Polka, Op. 234 Bartók: Mikrokosmos – excerpts (transcribed for string orchestra) Elton John: The Lion King – Can You Feel The Love Tonight

Presented by: Budapest Strings Tickets: HUF 1,800

Ages: 6-10 years

Every other Saturday / 11 am Staircase Hall

MUS-E – MUSIC FROM HERE AND BEYOND

Date: 10 December 2022, 7, 21 January, 18 February 2023

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 1,500 per child. Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

From 10 years of age Saturday, 4 February 2023 / 10.30 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

PROKOFIEV MARATHON

BUDAPEST STRINGS

Moderator: György Lakatos

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67

Presented by: Budapest Festival Orchestra, Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 2,500 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Ages: 8-14 years – Opera matinée

Ages: 10-14 years – School of Emotions

Always on Sundays / 11 am

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall / Festival Theatre

MATINÉE CONCERTS

Dates and performances:

Sunday, 11 December 2022 / 11 am Festival Theatre

MATINÉE

CONCERTS

– SCHOOL OF EMOTIONS ELEMENTAL EMOTIONS IN MUSIC – JOY

Featuring: MÁV Symphony Orchestra Szilveszter Szélpál – voice Mariann Kerényi – piano  Conductor: Ádám Cser Moderator: Szilveszter Szélpál

Tchaikovsky: Children’s Album for piano, Op. 38 – No. 8: Waltz, No. 10: Mazurka, No. 14: Polka Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a – March, The Trepak (Russian Dance), Waltz of the Flowers Beethoven: Marmotte, Op. 52, No. 7 Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 – overture Mozart: The Magic Flute, K. 620 – “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” (Papageno’s aria, Act II) J. Strauss: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor (“Fate”), Op. 67 – fourth movement

Ádám Cser

Photo © Sándor Laczi

MATINÉE CONCERTS – OPERA MATINÉE SZAFFI BASED ON THE NOVEL THE GYPSY BARON BY MÓR JÓKAI

Jónás Botsinkay: Szilveszter Szélpál

Szaffi: Zsófia Nagy

Cafrinka: Júlia Vajda

Loncsár: Antal Cseh

Arzéna, Loncsár’s daughter: Márta Stefanik

Sir Feuerstein, the Governor: Dávid Szanitter

Giuseppe Puzzola: Roland Nemes

Menyus / Szaffi the Cat: Dániel Fehér

Child actors: Natasa Rabe, Vince Oláh

Featuring: Sinfonietta Erudita (artistic director: Krisztina Tötös)

Vörösmarty Mixed Choir (choirmaster: Bálint Gyombolai)

Répétiteur: Wanda Mazalin

Conductor: Péter Oberfrank

Hungarian lyrics: Sándor Fischer

Projection: Zsombor Czeglédi, Norbert Tóth

Costumes: Zsófia Varjas

Script: Based on the script by Attila Dargay, József Nepp and József Romhányi

Music: J. Strauss Jr

Assistant director: Judit Oláh-Fenyvesi

Director: Attila Toronykőy

Before the performance, between 9.45 and 10.30, we will be running a free (and playful) interactive session for children entitled Tune-up. We look forward to welcoming both school groups and individual school-age youngsters attending the subsequent performance. Please register via junior@mupa.hu by midnight on the Tuesday before the performance, specifying the number of participating children and their ages. The activity is recommended for children aged 6 and over, and will take place with a minimum of six children.

Sunday, 26 February 2023 / 11 am

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

MATINÉE CONCERTS – OPERA MATINÉE

THE ICE AGE ACES BASED ON THE OPERA IL SIGNOR BRUSCHINO BY GIOACHINO

ROSSINI

Florville: András Hajdú

Sofia: Márta Stefanik

Gaudenzio: András Kiss

Old Bruschino: Szabolcs Bognár

Filiberto: Szilveszter Szélpál

Bruschino Jr: Zsolt Pintér

Marianna: Mária Farkasréti

Featuring: Presto Chamber Ensemble (artistis director: Krisztina Weidemann-Tóth)

Répétiteur: Wanda Mazalin

Conductor: Péter Oberfrank

Assistant director: Judit Oláh-Fenyvesi

Visual designer, director: Attila Toronykőy

Before the performance, between 9.45 and 10.30, we will be running a free (and playful) interactive session for children entitled Tune-up. We look forward to welcoming both school groups and individual school-age youngsters attending the subsequent performance. Please register via junior@mupa.hu by midnight on the Tuesday before the performance, specifying the number of participating children and their ages. The activity is recommended for children aged 6 and over, and will take place with a minimum of six children.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 2,500 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Ages: 12-16 years Sunday, 1 January 2023 / 4 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

NEW YEAR’S CONCERT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

HAYDN: THE SEASONS – EXCERPTS

Hanne: Rita Rácz (soprano)

Lucas: Zoltán Megyesi (tenor)

Simon: Miklós Sebestyén (bass)

Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra

Hungarian Radio Choir (choirmaster: Zoltán Pad)

Conductor: Ádám Fischer

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Tickets: HUF 2,500 Discounts apply for members of the Müpa+ membership programme, and we also credit double membership points.

Photo © Szilvia Csibi, Müpa Budapest

Ádám Fischer Photo © Szilvia Csibi, Müpa Budapest

RECOMMENDED TO TEACHERS

Only schools and educational institutions can register or purchase tickets for these events by prior agreement (junior@mupa.hu)

Ages: 3-7 years Every Friday morning Staircase Hall

BIG KIDS BUSY WITH MUSIC

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free and subject to advance registration.

Ages: 4-12 years Monday, 23 January 2023 / 10 am Festival Theatre

BUDAPEST DANCE THEATRE ERVIN LÁZÁR: THE SMALLEST WITCH

DANCE DRAMA

Performed by: the dancers of the Budapest Dance Theatre Featuring from recordings:  Kriszta Borbény, Borka Vilma Boros, Zoltán Boros, Péter Fehérvári, Nelli Kontha, Bernadett Magyar, László Merk, Máté Pásztor, Anikó Szabó, Detti Szuromi, Alex Tóth – actors, Esszencia Produkció – music

Music: Róbert Lakatos Set design and costumes: Zsuzsa Molnár Dramaturg, narrator: Zoltán Boros Director-choreographer: Béla Földi

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 500

Ages: 5-15 years On weekday mornings Staircase Hall

CREATIVE GAMES WITH SOUNDS AND INSTRUMENTS

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free and subject to advance registration.

Ages: 8-14 years

One Wednsday a month / 10 am

Banner Square

MUSICAL ELEVENSES

Dates and performances:

Wednesday, 14 December 2022 / 10 am and 12 pm

ETHNOSOUND: JINGLE ALL THE WAY

JOINT MUSIC SESSION WITH DIFFERENTLY TUNED BELLS

Programme led by: Károly Fehér and members of the Ethnosound team

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 / 10 am

UNMATCHED JAZZ PERPĒTUUM

IN THE LANGUAGE OF JAZZ

Fruzsina Girincsi – vocals

Dániel Takács – guitar

Áron Sárosi – bass guitar

Attila Telek – drums

Wednesday, 22 February 2023 / 10 pm

Pengetős Trio: Alexandra Berta – zither, vocals, Zalán Csenki – cobza, Bálint Horváth – tambura

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free.

Pengetős Trio

SCHOOLS CONCERTS

Dates and performances:

Ages: 10-14 years Monday, 12 December 2022 / 11 am

FROM LUCA TO CHRISTMAS – WINTER FOLK TRADITIONS

Featuring: Female members of the Kistarcsa Pannonia Dance Ensemble’s youth group, the Barkóca and Berkenye children’s groups and their band Krisztina Benedek – folk singing, storytelling

Choreographers: Eszter Bender Jelinek, István Szengyel, Anna Kiss, Móric Máté, Dániel Horváth May, Éva Bíró

Director-presenter: Zoltán “Batyu” Farkas

The performance will be followed by a free activity session at Banner Square called Reverberation for all holders of tickets for the performance. Educational institutions can purchase tickets for the performances by contacting junior@mupa.hu via email in advance.

Ages: 10-14 years Wednesday, 8 February 2023 / 11 am

SCHOOL OF EMOTIONS – ELEMENTAL EMOTIONS IN MUSIC

Featuring: Balázs Fülei – piano Szilveszter Szélpál – voice Expert: Balázs Fülei Presenter: Szilveszter Szélpál

Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48 – No. 10: Hör’ ich das Liedchen klingen (“When I hear that song”) Chopin: Etudes in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3 (“Tristesse” / “Sadness”)

Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 – No. 11: Fürchtenmachen Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen, D. 531

Tchaikovsky: Children’s Album for piano, Op. 38 – No. 8: Waltz, No. 10: Mazurka, No. 14: Polka Beethoven: Marmotte, Op. 52, No. 7

Bartók: Allegro barbaro, Sz. 49, BB 63

Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48 – No. 7: Ich grolle nicht

Ages: 10-14 years

Monday, 20 February 2023 / 11 am

CARNIVAL MERRY-MAKING

–END-OF-WINTER FOLK CUSTOMS

Featuring: ELTE Folk Dance Ensemble, Püspökhatvan Children’s Dance Ensemble Krisztina Benedek – folk song, storytelling Music: Flaska band Choreographer: Szabolcs Szokolik

Director-presenter: Zoltán “Batyu” Farkas

The performance will be followed by a free activity session at Banner Square called Reverberation for all holders of tickets for the performance. Educational institutions can purchase tickets for the performances by contacting junior@mupa.hu via email in advance.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 500 for school groups.

Ages: 12-18 years Monday, 30 January 2023 / 11 am

MONTEVERDI & LÓCI MUSICAL DISSECTION

The Lóci játszik band (Lóránt Csorba – acoustic guitar, vocals, Ágoston Dobozy – piano, Tibor Fábián – drums, Bence Fülöp – guitar, Dániel Rácz – trumpet, Gellért Vadász – saxophone)

Adriána Kalafszky – soprano  Dóra Pétery – harpsichord

Gábor Tokodi – lute  Ágnes Polónyi – harp  Lúcia Krommer – viola da gamba  Presenter: Gergely Fazekas

Monteverdi: Zefiro torna – madrigal Lóci: Minden úgy jó, ahogy van (Everything Is Fine the Way It Is)

Educational institutions can purchase tickets for the performances by contacting junior@mupa.hu via email in advance. The performance will be followed by a free activity session at Banner Square called Reverberation for all holders of tickets for the performance.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 500 for school groups.

Ages: 10-16 years

Always on Tuesdays / 10 am Glass Hall

JUNIOR COLOUR

Presenter: Gábor Eckhardt / Balázs Fülei

Dates: 6 December 2022, 10, 24 January, 7, 21 February 2023

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free and subject to advance registration.

Ages: 8-18 years

On school days by arrangement Auditorium

OPERA TOUR

OPERA INITIATION FOR SCHOOL GROUPS

Host: Sára Banai – mezzo-soprano

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Tickets: HUF 500

Ages: 14-18 years

One Thursday a month / 11 am Banner Square

LITERARIUM JUNIOR

Dates and performances: Thursday, 8 December 2022 / 11 am

Thursday, 19 January 2023 / 11 am

Thursday, 23 February 2023 / 11 am

UNKNOWN PETŐFI

Featuring: Balázs Szálinger – poet

Presented by: Müpa Budapest Entry is free and subject to advance registration.

TIME MACHINE. A NEW SELECTION FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LUDWIG MUSEUM

The time machine is a device existing, as of yet, only in theory that can whisk our physical selves into the past or the future. The new exhibition at the Ludwig Museum is not about the possibilities of time travel familiar from science fiction, but instead examines the relationship between time and art from different perspectives, and sees the works themselves as time machines that allow us to travel in our minds. From the museum’s collection of some 800 pieces, we have selected works that reveal different aspects of personal, artistic and historical time from the curator’s personal point of view. The exhibition is introduced by works related to time, the passage of time and notable dates. It then goes on to provide a glimpse into individual destinies and family stories, and the unique history of Central and Eastern Europe, through family photos and diaries. With these works serving as documents, we can learn about the history of the recent past, what daily life was like then, and the turning points that emerged, including the regime change in Eastern Europe and its connections to the historical avant-garde. It’s also a chance to think about the fate of the monuments erected during that period and the connections between art, society and politics. We also address the issues of social utopias and their failures, revolution and war, as well as literary utopias and inspirations, slogans and concepts.

Photo: József Rosta / Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art

Snelling

Lost Year Motel (detail), 2020 mixed media sculpture with video 70 x 127 x 70 cm

Courtest of Studio la Città, Verona

SMALLER WORLDS. DIORAMA IN CONTEMPORARY ART

Is it a bazaar attraction, an instrument for scientific demonstrations, a children’s toy or a therapeutic device? Originally developed as a clever pictorial play of light on the boundary between the arts and the entertainment industry, the diorama has been a popular illustrative tool in natural history museums since the early 20th century. This presentation format, which combines painting, scenic solutions and optical illusions, is intended to illustrate a result or theory emerging from the national sciences or anthropology for laypersons as an immersive installation in a delimited box space, creating the illusion of reality. Although the diorama appears in all forms of art, it remains a rarely discussed concept. While the exhibition was designed to be understandable and even entertaining for casual viewers, it also delves into the diorama as a genre and its role in art history from a professional point of view, pointing out psychological processes, often unconscious ones, that can become more conspicuous through dioramas. In addition to physical ones, there will also be virtual, digital and video dioramas on display. No exhibition on this scale, presenting the subject as a fine arts genre, has ever been mounted in Hungary. With Hungarian, American, English, Dutch, Polish, German, Slovak, and Trinidadian artists among the exhibitors, the Ludwig Museum will become a pioneer in the art-psychologicalphilosophical presentation of this genre.

The exhibition is a joint programme of Müpa Budapest and the Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art – being presented as part of the Liszt Festival.

Tracey

ZSÓFIA KERESZTES: AFTER DREAMS:

I DARE TO DEFY THE DAMAGE EXHIBITION FROM THE HUNGARIAN PAVILION OF THE 59TH VENICE BIENNALE OF FINE ARTS

After the end of the Venice Biennale of Fine Arts, it is traditional for us to also present the Hungarian material displayed there here in Budapest. The exhibition by sculptor Zsófia Keresztes, which was highly acclaimed in Venice, deals with the stages of one’s search for identity. Her amorphous sculptures and body fragments created with a mosaic technique are assembled into a large-scale installation, which in four large units shows the ambivalent relationship between the past and the present and the stages of the subject’s self-identification and identity mapping. The concept behind the exhibition goes back to Arthur Schopenhauer’s hedgehog’s dilemma and its connection to a previous exhibition by the artist. The metaphor employed by the philosopher is intended to express the nature of intimacy. As social beings, people are incapable of living alone, so we are constantly looking for others with whom we can share our thoughts, feelings and love, but closeness also brings injuries and wounds. Taking Schopenhauer’s thought process a step further, Keresztes used a scene from Antal Szerb’s novel Journey by Moonlight as the associative starting point for her Venice exhibition. On his honeymoon in Italy, the protagonist of the story arrives in Ravenna from Venice and sets off to explore the mosaics alone in order to reminisce about his childhood. The hedgehog’s dilemma fits into the plot of the novel perfectly: the memories of former cultures make the protagonist realize not only that the individual derives his identity from his own socio-cultural determinants, but also that his present is inevitably built on fragments of the past. Without paraphrasing the plot of the novel, the exhibition uses the mystical experience of the character’s encounter with the mosaics as a poetic analogy: the moment of discovery when the experience of completeness is exploded and the world view that was believed to be solid is called into question. At the same time, through doubt, one can gain the ability to face one’s ever-changing self.

National commissioner: Julia Fabényi

Curator: Mónika Zsikla

Zsófia Keresztes: After Dreams: I dare to Defy the Damage (detail), Photo: Dávid Biró

Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art Müpa Budapest, H1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell u. 1. | ludwigmuseum.hu

The Ludwig Museum can be visited free of charge at one occasion of choice with valid tickets of the Müpa until the day of the concert!

This exhibition of the Liszt Fest is jointly presented by Müpa Budapest and Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art.

SPRING PREVIEW

JENŐ LISZTES CIMBALOM PROJECT FEAT. BIRÉLI LAGRÈNE

What Jenő Lisztes, who took up the cimbalom at the age of four and has since gone on to perform with various bands and orchestras at the world’s top concert halls, plays with his own trio, the Jenő Lisztes Cimbalom Project, is essentially improvisational jazz. For his part, the multiple award-winning guitarist Biréli Lagrène, a virtuoso of French Gypsy jazz and perhaps the most worthy heir to the legacy of Django Reinhardt, is one of the greats of django jazz. The two musicians played together for the first time in 2009, at a django festival in Lyon, but this will be our first chance to see them share a stage in Hungary.

TONY LAKATOS: BLUE CHILI

Though Tony Lakatos has lived in Germany since 1981, he has always come to play in Hungary as if he were arriving home. He has most frequently returned as a special guest performer, so it is about time that he finally brought us his own group and album: Blue Chili, packed full with captivating songs. Every member of his all-star band is a master of the blues, together capable of creating an atmosphere as hot as a chilli pepper. They will come to Müpa Budapest at the end of their European tour.

Tony Lakatos

Biréli Lagrène

Photo © Alexandre lacombe

JAZZ SPRING 2023

CAMILLE THURMAN AND THE DARRELL GREEN QUARTET

Camille Thurman can present a letter of recommendation from none other than the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. She was a permanent member of the orchestra from 2018 to 2020, performing in numerous concerts and international tours as the ensemble’s saxophonist. Her vocal talent was already apparent, however, and she is now known just as much as a songwriter and singer as a woodwind musician. After uniting her forces with the drummer Darrell Green’s quartet, the duo began working on a joint album, Fortitude, scheduled for release in spring 2023. 7 May 2023

JAZZ SPRING 2023

DAYMÉ AROCENA

In praise of her album Sonocardiogram, Daymé Arocena was described as the perfect combination of Aretha Franklin and Celia Cruz. The Cuban singer, songwriter and choir director’s star has risen with breathtaking speed. Her music contains both rich and diverse Cuban traditions, such as santeria and rumba, and traditional elements of Western classical music. No one can resist her explosive energy and magical personality, while she transmits her infectious smile to every listener.

Camille Thruman

Photo © Daniel Green

Daymé Arocena

Photo © Pablo Dewin, Reyes Maulin

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