Elena Urioste was still a small child when her first music teacher told her to always keep a banana handy at concerts to ensure the success of her performance. In her nervousness she would never eat the tropical fruit, known to sooth the nerves with its active beta-blocking properties, instead placing it next to her violin case – to looks of puzzlement she still remembers today. Born in Philadelphia of Mexican and Basque heritage, Urioste studied at the famed Curtis Institute of Music and has pl...ayed with many of the major American orchestras. Now grown into a beautiful performer in her twenties, she no longer holds her “banana superstition”. Quite the contrary, she strives to follow an everyday routine in preparing to perform, with a full morning’s practice, followed by a long rest, exercise and shower. In an evening with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra embracing Spanish and other Latin-themed works, she will play a series of tangos by the Argentine Astor Piazzolla evoking the atmosphere of Buenos Aires while recalling Vivaldi’s more famous work. Another composition tailor-made for Urioste is the brilliant virtuoso fantasy on themes from Bizet’s opera Carmen by the Basque Pablo de Sarasate. This full-blooded selection of music will be conducted by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra’s new artistic director Péter Csaba, a violist and conductor born in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) and living in Lyon in France since the 1980s. This outstanding musician sits on the juries of international music competitions, leads master classes and is a regular guest of prestigious festivals.
Parking information
We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
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