Concert, music

The D.A.S. Trio has been active since 2014. On this evening they will present their second album Netto Tetris, which will be released on the day of the concert, and they will also invite guest artist Kejdi Barbullushi.

Kocsis-Holper Zoltán doktori koncertje a Kodály Kórussal

Ég alatti 5 has been playing energetic music since 2015. The backbone of their repertoire is formed by their own compositions, which in style and drive are reminiscent of the hard-bop and modal jazz of the 1960s, yet unique in character.

In this unusual trio without a drummer, the role of different instruments is in a constant change during performances. After their successful debut album, the band released Have No Fear in 2020. Like the previous album, it is characterized by a delicately woven spirit and the duality of meditation and volcanic outbursts.

Organ Grinder's Suite, paying homage to the relevant trios of the genre, earned critical acclaim and the trio is regularly perfoming its material. In the meantime they already started to work on new compositions, thus the audience of Opus already can hear some of these on the present concert.

MÁV Symphony Orchestra

Each member of the band is also an accomplished soloist, Fusion Circus' concerts are an exciting blend of colours and rhythms, a fusion of sounds.

With their outside-of-genres, song-centric compositions, Subtones has become a favourite concert band on the Hungarian jazz-pop scene in just a few years. In order to connect even more directly with the Hungarian audience, their award-winning album Lángolj features only Hungarian-language songs with lyrics written by Mátyás Szepesi and Péter Závada.

József Balázs pianist is the leader of the East Gipsy Band, which has been a smash hit at the legendary Blue Note in New York and the Detroit Jazz Festival. Since the formation of the Elemér Balázs Group, he has been the band's other main driving force alongside his brother, making his first recording debut with them, and has been involved as an arranger and songwriter on all of the band's subsequent albums.

The grand dame of Afro and Latin jazz in Hungary enchants audiences not only with her unbridled energy, but also with her captivatingly open, direct personality, full of joie de vivre. Her style combines traditional Cuban singing, bebop and improvisation, and her repertoire is complex in rhythm and melody.

Raquel Kurpershoek Jaldón, born in 1998, became known after winning talent contests from 2016. She learned Cuban, Brazilian, and Indian music in Rotterdam and flamenco singing in Spain. She also studied sign language. In 2020, her documentary Traslasierra about flamenco and the deaf won awards internationally.

Műsor:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: B-dúr zongoraverseny, K 595

Inspired by the beauty and vastness of the universe, the band Alpha Trianguli starts its journey into the infinity of sound worlds.

There will also be a premiere in the spring series, but most of the plays have already been performed, but usually only once, but in the current arrangement, they will be able to show new associations and new connections.

For this concert, the band will take to the stage with three wind instruments, expanded into a septet, presenting earlier songs in a new guise as well as fresh compositions.

Formed in the spring of 2020, this trio brings together the talents of pianist Sámuel Baló, bassist Márk Miskolczi, and drummer Ambrus Richter. With a shared passion for spontaneity and creativity whilst searching for sincerity and energy in music, they captivate audiences with their dynamic performances, individual compositions and on the spot music-making.

A collection of short pieces ranging from wide soundscapes to carefully crafted melodies, small and refined instrumental pieces with an improvised dimension that suggest real life stories but leaves enough space for the listener to wander.

The evening's programme will be shaped by personal impressions from progressive jazz, classical and contemporary music, reflecting the performers' diverse sources of experience.

Pianist-composer Lóránt Péch founded his trio in 2023 with the aim of performing his own compositions in combo arrangements.

Dániel Váczi exploits the potential of this new instrument with his trio.

The concert programme will be largely defined by individual yet authentic interpretations of standards and the blues world, offering a real treat and a great experience for fans of the genre.

For over 20 years Grencsó and Jordan have savored their international connection. From the early performances together at Gödör at Deák tér, Jelen near Blaha Lujza tér, and Trafó in Budapest, they have inspired each other into a whirlwind of improvisation.

The Piastrella Trio their repertoire is predominantly influenced by fusion and modern jazz music, and the young musicians are inspired by great composers such as Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, and Jesus Molina.

The band is currently working on their latest album, on which Milán will be the guest again, so in addition to the quartet's best-known songs, this concert will also offer an insight into the material of the album to be released this autumn.

The second album of Bendegúz Varga's band, Chasing Your Dreams, released on Tom-Tom Records, is the follow-up to Goldmund, with perhaps an even more sophisticated sound and a clearer commitment to experimental contemporary jazz.

Mário Rafael is one of the most talented pianists of the young generation of Hungarian jazz. The music of his trio transcends stylistic categories, and in their compositions collective improvisation plays a major role alongside lyrical melodies.

The quartet's performance is a curiosity on the Hungarian jazz scene. Their intense and characterful musical world is elevated to an even higher level by their dynamism and creativity, which is enhanced by the exciting compositions of László Vörös, the virtuosic vibraphone solos of Richárd Szaniszló, the melodic bass playing of Ádám Bögöthy and the complex and colourful rhythms of Tamás Hidász.

Zsigmond Gerlóczy, a twenty-eight-year-old pianist from Budapest, is a versatile, inquisitive musician.

This evening will feature popular American jazz standards, with Latin bossa novas and some groovy arrangements.

Ármin Jámbor is a young, up-and-coming saxophonist with a sophisticated musical personality despite his age. This is evident not only in his virtuoso playing, but also in his compositions.

The concert of one of the most characteristic percussionists of our country, Tamás Geröly and his friends promises to be a real treat for fans of contemporary free music with complex structures.

The repertoire of the Szabolcs Sári Septet is mainly composed and arranged by the bandleader himself, but is always enriched by the interpretations of the talented musicians in the group.

Featuring:
János Szemenyei – actor
Danubia Orchestra
Conductor and Host: Máté Hámori

Featuring:
Danubia Orchestra
Conductor and Host: Máté Hámori

Featuring:
János Szemenyei – actor
Danubia Orchestra
Conductor and Host: Máté Hámori