"An extraordinary violinist characterised by perfect technique, a beautiful and voluminous sound to his playing, pure and mature musicality and a noble demeanour,” declared the legendary Russian violinist Igor Oistrakh of Antal Zalai, who was born in Budapest in 1981 and started studying violin at age five. The winner of numerous international violin competitions, he has taken the stage in major concert halls (including New York's Carnegie Hall, Washington's Kennedy Center, Moscow's Tchai...kovsky Conservatory). He is a regular guest soloist with the world's leading orchestras in the concert halls of the United States, Ireland, Belgium, France, Monte Carlo, Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, China and Mexico.
Now he is appearing at Müpa Budapest for the first time, playing on his 1733 "Ex-Garay” Stradivarius a programme of pieces from two virtuoso figures from the violin literature: Niccolò Paganini and Pablo de Sarasate. At his recital, he will be performing with his childhood friend, pianist József Balog, himself a winner of many competitions. Antal Zalai has recorded three albums together with him and Valery Oistrakh, and has also released three solo records which have received outstandingly positive reviews in such international professional journals as Gramophone Magazine and Classic Today.
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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
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