Our weekly transmissions 17–23 May 2021
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DEAR VIEWERS, We believe that there are no limits to the Müpa Budapest experience. 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 – this time in their own homes. It is precisely for this reason that we have decided to unlock our media library for everyone over the weeks to come and open Müpa Budapest’s virtual concert hall online. These days are all about the Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks, which can be accessed free of charge and promise to delight fans of the arts with exclusive performances by Hungarian and international stars of era-defining works. We trust that, in this way, we will be able to make the evenings you are spending at home more pleasant and full of magical and uplifting moments. Take good care, and let’s continue to stick together!
Vasily Petrenko • Photo © Svetlana Tarlova
Monday, 17 May 2021, 7.30 pm
VASILY PETRENKO AND THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Weber: Euryanthe – Overture • Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for Saxophone, Three Horns, and Strings • John Harle: RANT! • Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Featuring: Jess Gillam – saxophone When Vasily Petrenko, Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the European Union Youth Orchestra, and Principal Guest Conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra of Russia, was recently named Music Director Designate of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, he set to creating the programme of the famed orchestra for the coming seasons. It is already in this new capacity that the audience of the Bartók Spring will see and hear him. The performance is available to view on our website, as well as on the Bartók Spring website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Sabine Devieilhe • Photo © Jean-Baptiste Millot Parlophone Records
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 7.30 pm
AN EVENING OF MOZART Mozart: Symphony No. 33 in B-flat major, K. 319 • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major („Jeunehomme”), K. 271 • Mozart: Great Mass in C minor, K. 427 (Richard Maunder’s edition) Featuring: Sabine Devieilhe, Katalin Szutrély, Zoltán Megyesi, Lóránt Najbauer – voice • Mihály Berecz – fortepiano • Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir Conductor: György Vashegyi Pianist Mihály Berecz has for years been interested in performing the 18th and 19th century repertoire on fortepiano. “György Vashegyi and Malcolm Bilson encouraged me to explore the question, and I have already had the opportunity to play Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Haydn on the fortepiano. Though it’s difficult to find access to these instruments, and they require a technique that is different from that of the modern piano, if I could have my way, I would make it compulsory for everyone,” said the young artist recently. The performance is available to view on our website, as well as on the Bartók Spring website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Photo © Szilvia Csibi, Müpa Budapest
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 8 pm
CHARLIE
Featuring: Eszter Váczi – voice The members of the band: Charlie Horváth – voice • Attila László – guitar Béla Lattmann – bass guitar • Péter Csiszár – saxophone János Halász – keyboards • András Póta – drums As the lead singer of Decca, Olympia and Generál, Charlie was a major figure of the heroic age of Hungarian beat music and rock, who also toured internationally with Afriaca and Pannónia Express. In the 1980s, there was a fair chance you had to go abroad to hear his distinctive voice. He returned to Hungary in 1990, joining Tátrai Band, before re-establishing himself as a Hungarian pop legend with a solo career he began in 1994. The performance is available to view on our website, as well as on the Bartók Spring website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Photo © Marcell Krulik
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 8 pm
MAKÁM: MAMILULA Featuring: Sári Bede, Szilvia Bognár, Klára Korzenszky, Irén Lovász, Bori Magyar, – voice • András Pál – prose • Gabriella Rácz – violin • Zoltán Krulik – voice, guitar Attila Boros – bass guitar • Dávid Eredics – clarinet, kaval, saxophone Endre Juhász – oboe, duduk • Zoltán Mizsei – voice, piano • László Keönch – voice, throat singing, drums, cajon, udu, derbuka Boglárka Cziglényi – Dramaturgy • Zoltán Krulik – Concept With songs, prose, and poems, the group, which was founded by Zoltán Krulik, tell a story at this concert that started sometime in the 1950s, and lasted into the 21st century. We set out from Galla, a village in Western Hungary, and through Tatabánya and Pannonhalma, we reach Budapest. The Makám adventure then unfolds between Paris and Delhi, Krakow and Split. For this special concert, Krulik selected songs with a personal mood he wrote over 35 years, as well as autobiographic writings from The Last Paper Plane, his volume of prose, and The Cheapest Cinema, a collection of poems. The performance is available to view on our website, Facebook page and YouTube channel as well as on the Bartók Spring website, .
Photo © Ora Hasenfratz
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 7.30 pm
KELEMEN QUARTET • 2.1 Bartók: String Quartet No. 1, Sz. 40, BB 52 • Bartók: String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67, BB 75 • Bartók: String Quartet No. 3, Sz. 85, BB 93 Barnabás Kelemen, Jonian Ilias Kadesha – violin Katalin Kokas – viola • Vashti Mimosa Hunter – cello After a break of nearly three years, Kelemen Quartet takes to the stage in a new form, though Barnabás Kelemen and Katalin Kokas did not turn their backs on the genre in recent times. They formed ad hoc ensembles with such great musicians as Vilde Frang (Norway), Nicolas Altstaedt (Germany), Mon Puo Lee (Taiwan) and Dmitry Smirnov (Russia). As they now join forces with Greek violinist Jonian Ilias Kadesha and British cellist Vashti Mimosa Hunter, they have their eyes set on longterm collaboration, as is evident from their intent to perform all of Bartók’s string quartets at two concerts. The performance is available to view on the Bartók Spring website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Photo © Levente Váradi
Friday, 21 May 2021, 7 pm
HUNGARIAN NATIONAL DANCE ENSEMBLE: THE FAITHLESS WIFE – PREMIERE Performed by: Hungarian National Dance Ensemble and Band (artistic director: Zoltán Zsuráfszky) • Featuring: Honvéd Male Choir (choirmaster: Richárd Riederauer) • Voice of the title character: Zsuzsanna Eredics-Fekete Benjámin Eredics – Music • István Gázsa Papp, Sándor D. Tóth – Folk music editor Zsuzsa Zs. Vincze – Screenplay, dramaturgy, costumes • Kázmér Tóth – Set • Kósa Daniel – Lighting • Szilvia Fabók, Boáz Krisztián Konta – Animation • Zsuzsa Zs. Vincze – Co-director • Zoltán Zsuráfszky – Choreographer, director This production of the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble and Honvéd Male Choir recounts the strange story of a woman punished with death for infidelity, one of the most mysterious of old Hungarian ballads, a tale of cruel beauty and tragedy that represents some of the most profound human emotions. This performance of the Bartók Spring is presented by Müpa Budapest as a joint event with the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble. The performance is available to view on our website, as well as on the Bartók Spring website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Fotó © sinco
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 8 pm
BAGOSSY BROTHERS COMPANY Norbert Bagossy – voice, guitar • Zsombor Kozma – violin, accordion, keyboards Attila Tatár – guitar, vocals • László Bagossy – bass guitar, vocals Szilárd Bartis – drums The band was founded in Gyergyószentmiklós (Gheorgheni, Romania), in 2013. In their first two years, they toured Transylvania’s towns and festivals, and their songs were featured on Hungarian-speaking radio stations in Romania and elsewhere. They have released three studio albums, and a recording of a symphonic concert. With several chart leaders under their belts, they delighted their fans with their fourth record this February. The performance is available to view on our website, as well as on the Bartók Spring website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Fotó © Ora Hasenfratz
Sunday, 23 May 2021, 7.30 pm
KELEMEN QUARTET • 2.2 Bartók: String Quartet No. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95 • Bartók: String Quartet No. 5, Sz. 102, BB 110 • Bartók: String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114, BB 119 Barnabás Kelemen, Jonian Ilias Kadesha – violin • Katalin Kokas – viola Vashti Mimosa Hunter – cello After a break of nearly three years, Kelemen Quartet takes to the stage in a new form, though Barnabás Kelemen and Katalin Kokas did not turn their backs on the genre in recent times. They formed ad hoc ensembles with such great musicians as Vilde Frang (Norway), Nicolas Altstaedt (Germany), Mon Puo Lee (Taiwan) and Dmitry Smirnov (Russia). As they now join forces with Greek violinist Jonian Ilias Kadesha and British cellist Vashti Mimosa Hunter, they have their eyes set on longterm collaboration, as is evident from their intent to perform all of Bartók’s string quartets at two concerts. The performance is available to view on our website, as well as on the Bartók Spring website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
PREVIEW
Viewers’ favourites from Müpa Budapest’s media library – now with no registration required!
MOZART EVENING – ZOLTÁN KOCSIS, KRISZTIÁN KOCSIS AND THE FRANZ LISZT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 20 January 2013
VAD FRUTTIK 21 June 2012
FELIX LAJKO 2 February 2010
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