As a child, Ádám Banda took an interest in everything from mathematics to rock music. He would drum or bang together anything that came into his hands, and so his parents decided to enrol him in a music school at the age of seven. There he met with Auntie Klári, who took his hand, showed him a violin and told him: from now on this will be your instrument! At the age of 13, he entered the class for extraordinary young talents at the Liszt Academy of Music, and was accepted as a full student at th...e Academy in 2005, from where he graduated in autumn 2009 as a student of Eszter Perényi. He has triumphed at numerous competitions since, among them the Szigeti-Hubay International Violin Competition, earning a whole string of concert invitations. Thus a hyperactive kid from Balassagyarmat has become one of the most promising violinists working today, and one of the outstanding “results” of the Liszt Academy’s endeavours as an institution that nurtures and cultivates talent. Almost 20 years after his childhood meeting with the teacher at the music school, Ádám Banda can say that he has already appeared in many of the world’s major concert halls. It was no coincidence that the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) has selected him among the six remarkable musicians in its Rising Stars programme for the 2012/13 season. As a result, he will get the chance to perform at some of the most illustrious venues across Europe, such as the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, London’s Barbican Centre and Budapest’s Palace of Arts. Müpa has been a member of ECHO since 2010, so this season the Hungarian public will be able to savour the music of this young home-grown talent within the framework of the Rising Stars series.
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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