Jacob Collier

17 October 2017

Jacob Collier
17 October 2017, 8 pm — 10 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Considered one of the most unusual, inventive and fascinating young jazz musicians, the 23-year-old Jacob Collier draws inspiration from a variety of sources: his music blends a wide range of music, from jazz, groove and folk, though trip-hop, classical and Brazilian music, to gospel, soul and improvisation. The Guardian called him the "new Messiah of jazz,” while Jazzwise deemed him the "future of music.” His Youtube channel has over a hundred thousand followers, his videos have been viewed millions of times. His devotees include Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Jamie Cullum and David Crosby, among other celebrities. To his first show in Hungary he brings the multimedia solo production he jointly developed in the past year with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston.

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J. S. Bach: Mass in B minor

25 October 2017

Musicologists have long debated numerous questions about the work's origins, with some remaining unresolved. Why did a Lutheran composer write a so-called missa tota, meaning a complete cycle including the full mass, when Kyrie-Gloria masses were the usual practice in his church? What year does the composition date from? What were Bach's intentions regarding the work? Why did an otherwise pragmatic composer write a work that exceeds the scope of a regular church service in terms of the difficulties involved in performing it and, most of all, its unusual vastness? Enough answers - often profuse in their mutual contradictions - have been provided to all these questions to fill volumes. One thing is assured: The Mass in B minor is not only one of the most monumental of Bach's works, it is also among the greatest achievements in music history. It is apparent that the work is a compilation, meaning that it originated from different phases of Bach's career and was stitched together from parts that were originally unrelated. If this was the case, however, a new question also immediately arises: how does it create such an impression of perfection and uniformity? This is one of the work's many mysteries. What is certain is that the self-consciously modest Bach intended the work as a demonstration of his skill, a kind of summary similar to several other large compendiums in his oeuvre: The Well-Tempered Clavier, The Art of the Fugue, Musikalisches Opfer and the Clavier-übung. 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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Recirquel Company Budapest: The Naked Clown

11 November 2017

The Clown's life is coming to an end. He is about to enter the unknown, but before the 'final curtain call' he needs to leave his collar behind, taking the last steps only with the nakedness of his soul. In this production, the disguise is removed both literally and figuratively, as the performers invite the audience on an unusual inner journey into imaginary realms, where the layers covering and protecting reality disappear. Our fellow travelers and guides in this spectacular production, accompanied and expanded with live music and dancers, are the acrobat artistes of the Recirquel contemporary circus company. The show traverses the borders of circus arts, dance, theatre and music. The company invited five dancers and four trampoline artists to take part in the year-long creation of The Naked Clown. The music compositions of the show were recorded with a symphony orchestra, bringing the European music of the 19th and 20th centuries to life with all the flair of the circus. In Hungarian with English subtitles. The première was an event of the Budapest Spring Festival.

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Classical music, opera, theatre

OrganExpedition

9 September 2017, 4 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Magdalena Kožená: Spanish Baroque Songs and Flamenco

17 September 2017, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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LaChiusa-Lorca: Bernarda Alba

22 September 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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LaChiusa-Lorca: Bernarda Alba

24 September 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Tan Dun and Concerto Budapest

6 October 2017, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Kálmán Záborszky's 70th birthday concert

7 October 2017, 6 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Péter Eötvös and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

14 October 2017, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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György Selmeczi: Our Lady's Knight - premiere

17 October 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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World music, jazz, popular music

Swinging Woody - Orsi Kozma Quartet

25 August 2017, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Cartoon Jazz - István Gyárfás Trio and guests

26 August 2017, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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No BS! Brass Band

27 August 2017, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Jorge Pardo: Djinn

18 September 2017, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Bagossy Brothers Company

20 September 2017, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Mercedes Peón

23 September 2017, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Szakcsi: New Currents

1 October 2017, 7:30 pm Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Chalaban - album launch

1 October 2017, 8 pm Festival Theatre

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Dance, contemporary circus

Recirquel Company Budapest: Paris de Nuit

3 September 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Paris de Nuit

4 September 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Night Circus

5 September 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Night Circus

6 September 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Night Circus

15 September 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Night Circus

16 September 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Recirquel Company Budapest: Night Circus

17 September 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Cordança Flamenco Dance Ensemble

30 September 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Family and youth events

My Passion: The Piano - Balázs Fülei

29 October 2017, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Everybody Join in and Sing!

19 November 2017, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Folk customs

17 December 2017, 11 am Festival Theatre

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My Passion: The Violin - Barnabás Kelemen

28 January 2018, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Our Passion: Rhythm - Talamba Percussion Ensemble

11 February 2018, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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The Amorous Queen

4 March 2018, 11 am Festival Theatre

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My Passion: The Choir - Dénes Szabó

25 March 2018, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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The Music of Homesickness

6 May 2018, 11 am Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

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Literature, cinema, fine arts

Julieta (2016)

18 September 2017, 7 pm Auditorium

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An evening of Federico García Lorca

25 September 2017, 7 pm Festival Theatre

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Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes, 2014)

2 October 2017, 7 pm Auditorium

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I'm So Excited! (Los amantes pasajeros, 2013)

16 October 2017, 7 pm Auditorium

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