9Bach

30 May 2018

9Bach
30 May 2018, 8 pm — 10 pm
Festival Theatre

9Bach was formed in 2005 by singer Lisa Jên and guitarist Martin Hoyland in Gerlan, North Wales. Initially the group performed only versions of Welsh folk songs, but they gained a taste for songwriting once they began touring in Western Europe and Australia, so their 2014 album Tincian was dominated by their own compositions. The pieces are at once folksy and atmospheric, with elements of pop, dub and electronic music - like dreaming, but where anything might happen. At one moment we are in Greece, the next among the Aborigines of Australia, and finally Tincian signifies a journey in every sense of the word. A similar magical quality characterises their 2016 album Anian, the title of which alludes to nature; that which drives us from within and that which surrounds us, and the destruction of which brings pain. What is sure is that 9Bach performs music with Celtic roots which is not comparable to anything else in world music, creating a new sound without losing sight of those origins. They arrive in Hungary at the best possible moment, at the peak of their careers.

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Reitze Smits and the Budapest Saxophone Quartet

2 May 2018

From his native Netherlands, Reitze Smits is bringing to Müpa Budapest the message of the modern heirs to the venerable Dutch organ tradition. He himself, however, is a modern-minded and receptive artist. A multi-faceted musician, he has learned to play harpsichord in addition to the organ and even pursued studies in musicology. After achieving outstanding results at prestigious international organ competitions (in Toulouse and Bruges), he spent decades working as a church cantor and organist, first in Zaltbommel, and later in Vianen. Just like previous organists to visit Müpa Budapest such as Cameron Carpenter and Frédéric Champion, Smits enjoys creating organ transcriptions from piano works and symphonic compositions. His Budapest concert programme also gives some indication of his experimental spirit. Stylistically speaking, he will be playing a diverse set of works ranging from Vivaldi and Handel to Poulenc and Milhaud, with lots in between, including works Rachmaninoff originally composed for piano. The other clue is that the organist gladly agreed to share the playbill with the musicians of the Budapest Saxophone Quartet. This means that, in terms of arrangement, the audience is going to get to hear a quite varied selection: there will be some works played on the organ alone, others just for the saxophone quartet, as well as some examples of collaboration between the two, including a saxophone solo with organ accompaniment. The concert will be preceded from 6.30 pm by a conversation entitled Prelude, where ticket holders will be invited to get to know the performing musician and the works to be performed more closely.

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Bernstein100: The Jazz Side Story

5 May 2018

In 2018, people the world over will celebrate 100 years since the birth of American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. At Müpa Budapest, Nikoletta Szőke and Bálint Gájer, two popular figures of Hungarian jazz and easy listening, will play a selection of his most popular songs in a jazz style, accompanied by some of Hungary's finest musicians. While Bernstein is well known as a classical musician, conductor, composer and world-renowned leader of the New York Philharmonic, few people are aware that he also played piano in a jazz club in his youth. He had a close relationship with jazz music, and there are greater and lesser traces of this affinity throughout his musical career. This joint production brings the jazz-infused aspects of Bernstein's music to the fore. The concert will feature some of his best-known tunes, including Maria and Somewhere from West Side Story, Some Other Time Story from On the Town and I Am Easily Assimilated from Candide, the operetta based on Voltaire's famous novel. The presence of the two Hungarian singers ensures exceptional quality, authentic renditions and unforgettable entertainment. Nikoletta Szőke, whose new album Moonglow will be released in the autumn, has been one of Hungary's most highly-acclaimed jazz singers ever since she won the Shure Montreux Jazz Voice Competition in 2005, while the dulcet-toned Bálint Gájer, whose style faithfully recalls New Orleans of the 1920s and 1930s, is the only true crooner in Hungary - ‘the Hungarian Michael Bublé'. As well as duets and solo performances, the audience will also be treated to a selection of short films featuring Bernstein himself.

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Classical music, opera, theatre

Massenet: Cendrillon - Encore

29 April 2018, 6 pm Auditorium

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Reitze Smits and the Budapest Saxophone Quartet

2 May 2018, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Juri Gilbo and the Russian Chamber Philharmonic St. Petersburg

5 May 2018, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Piotr Anderszewski and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

22 May 2018, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

7 June 2018, 4 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer

8 June 2018, 6 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer

10 June 2018, 6 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

13 June 2018, 4 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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World music, jazz, popular music

Jazzmeia Horn

4 May 2018, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Bernstein100: The Jazz Side Story

5 May 2018, 5 pm Festival Theatre

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Bernstein100: The Jazz Side Story

5 May 2018, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Souad Massi and Bea Palya

10 May 2018, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Portico Quartet

12 May 2018, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Erika Náray and special guest: Dániel Varró

24 May 2018, 8 pm Bohém Restaurant

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9Bach

30 May 2018, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Garage Band Festival

2 June 2018, 8 pm Garage

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Dance, contemporary circus

Ballet Company of Győr: PianoPlays

18 May 2018, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Night Circus

25 May 2018, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: The Naked Clown

10 September 2018, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: The Naked Clown

11 September 2018, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Paris de Nuit

28 September 2018, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Paris de Nuit

29 September 2018, 3 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Paris de Nuit

29 September 2018, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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30 September 2018, 3 pm Festival Theatre

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Family and youth events

The Music of Homesickness

6 May 2018, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Ránki: King Pomádé's New Clothes - children's opera

30 September 2018, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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My Passion: Musical Theatre - Tamás Szirtes

4 November 2018, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

25 November 2018, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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My Passion: Folk Music - András Berecz

20 January 2019, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Bandits - The Legend of Jóska Sobri

10 March 2019, 11 am Festival Theatre

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My Passion: Early Music - György Vashegyi

28 April 2019, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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My Passion: Jazz - Veronika Harcsa

5 May 2019, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Literature, cinema, fine arts

The Last Emperor (L'ultimo imperatore, 1987)

14 May 2018, 7 pm Auditorium

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The Sheltering Sky (Il té nel deserto, 1990)

28 May 2018, 7 pm Auditorium

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Wagner: The Flying Dutchman - a Müpa Budapest documentary film

10 June 2018, 4:30 pm Auditorium

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Wagner: Tannhäuser - a Müpa Budapest documentary film

15 June 2018, 5:30 pm Auditorium

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