"Xavér is an unusually sweet scoundrel: he can persuade me to do anything. You can guess how small I feel next to him to be standing here babbling out a few verses after he's been playing so beautifully, it breaks your heart,” said actress Mari Törőcsik from the pulpit of the jam-packed Great Presbyterian Church of Debrecen, there to follow Bach's demonic runs with her narration, in her long-familiar and legendary voice, of Pilinszky's classic poem Quatrain: "Nails asleep under frozen sand.... Nights soaked in poster-loneliness / You left the light on in the corridor. Today my blood is being shed.”
Ever since this now-legendary concert took place, many people have asked if the Müpa Budapest audience would ever get to hear all this too? This concert is the elegant response to that question.
During the performance, Varnus will be providing the audience with some background about the pieces he is playing using a microphone for amplification. This commentary may only be partially audible for visitors in the organ seats and podium balconies.
Presented by: Művészetek Háza Gödöllő
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.
Refreshments – Without the Queue
Thanks to our new catering service at the Átrium Snack Bar, you can forget about waiting in line during intermissions for some refreshments and get your order prepped especially for you by the time the intermission actually starts. Find out more about pre-ordering here.
Safe ticket purchase
Dear Visitors, please note that only tickets purchased from the Müpa website and official ticket offices are guaranteed to be valid. To avoid possible inconvenience, we suggest buying tickets to our performances and concerts via the mupa.hu website, the Interticket national network (jegy.hu) or at our official ticket offices.