Our weekly transmissions 18-24 May 2020
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Dear viewers, We would like, even during this extraordinary situation, for our fantastic audience to still be able to encounter the world's most outstanding and thrilling artists each evening – in the safety of their own homes. We believe that there are no limits to the "Müpa Budapest experience", which is why we decided to unlock our media library for everyone over the weeks to come and – each night at the familiar times: 7 pm, 7.30 pm or 8 pm, depending on genre – open Müpa Budapest's virtual concert hall by providing access to an unforgettable performance from past years, which we'll transmit on our website, our Facebook page and our YouTube channel. What is more, as a member of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) and in the spirit of international solidarity, we will also be streaming concerts on our Facebook page from different prestigious concert halls around Europe, from Lisbon and Hamburg to London – trusting that this will make evenings at home more pleasant. Take good care, and let's continue to stick together!
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater Casa da Música Porto / 18 May 2020, Monday, 8.00 pm
Featuring: Iestyn Davies – countertenor • Orquestra Barroca Casa da Música Conductor: Laurence Cummings
Tom Gaebel & His Orchestra Kölner Philharmonie / 19 May 2020, Tuesday, 8.00 pm
Bartók and the Balkans
Söndörgő and Kelemen Quartet 20 May 2020, Wednesday, 7.30 pm
Söndörgő: Salamon Eredics – bass tambura, cello tambura, accordion, gourd pipe, shepherd flute • Áron Eredics – tamburas, darbuka • Dávid Eredics – tamburas, clarinet, saxophone, recorder, kaval • Attila Buzás – tambura bass, cello tambura, tapan • Benjámin Eredics – kontra tambura, trumpet Kelemen Quartet: Barnabás Kelemen, Katalin Kokas – violin • Gábor Homoki – viola • László Fenyő – cello The curious rhythms of Balkan folk music, the melodies that hold memories of centuries, made a great impression on Béla Bartók not only as a folklorist, but as a composer as well. With the help of the Söndörgő band, who play music from the Balkans, and the Kelemen Quartet, we can now connect to the inspirational force field of the region. This recording was made at a concert held at Müpa Budapest on 2 October 2015.
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Philharmonie Luxembourg / 21 May 2020, Thursday, 8.00 pm
Featuring: the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Daniel Harding
Little G. Weevil Band: Something Poppin’ 22 May 2020, Friday, 8.00 pm
Little G Weevil – guitars, vocals • Daniel Harper – drums Mátyás Premecz – keyboards • Márton Pfeff – bass guitar László Borsodi – guitars • Zsófi Kállai Kis, Jonathan Andelic – vocals Guests: Dionne Bennett • James & Black • Tibor Tátrai This concert was part of the European tour to promote Something Poppin', the 2017 album by Gábor Szűcs, a.k.a. Little G Weevil, the multiple award-winning, Hungarian-born blues guitarist and singer who has lived in the U.S. for many years. The album has featured on the world's combined blues hit lists, been hailed as revolutionary in the American press and garnered excellent reviews from Australia to Japan. Little G comes to Müpa with a fantastic band, vocalists and international star guests Dionne Bennett from the UK and James & Black from the US, as well as local guitar legend Tibor Tátrai, with whom he took to the stage for the first time. This recording was made at a concert held at Müpa Budapest on 24 April 2018.
Stabat Mater
Verdi and Rossini
23 May 2020, Saturday, 7.30 pm
Featuring: Maria Agresta – soprano • Szilvia Vörös – mezzo-soprano Francesco Demuro – tenor • Liang Li – bass • Hungarian National Choir (choral master: Mátyás Antal) • Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Carlo Montanaro Verdi: Quattro pezzi sacri – II. Stabat Mater • Rossini: Stabat Mater On the Thursday before Easter, a Stabat Mater from a composer with one of strangest careers in music history was performed at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall. The hymn for the Virgin Mary at the base of the cross, written by a 13th-century Franciscan monk, was set to music by a number of composers before Rossini, among them perhaps the work by Pergolesi is the most famous. However, the story of Rossini's Stabat Mater could fill the pages of a novel. We can now enjoy this special work as interpreted by outstanding soloists, under the baton of an Italian conductor who was discovered by Zubin Mehta and who earlier held the post of music director of the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw. This recording was made at a concert held at Müpa Budapest on 2 April 2015.
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