Concert, music

Behind the ‘pop music in a time machine' concept are arrangements of familiar contemporary pop hits and golden-oldies that are swinged-, jazzed- and doo-wopped-up before being planted in Motown-sounding soul. This simple but wonderful idea is one that works perfectly.

2024. május 23-án a Virtuózokban is szereplő mentorok, zsűritagok együtt fognak színpadra állni és koncertet adni a fiatal tehetségekkel. A Virtuózok több, immáron 10 éve, töretlen sikerrel működő, egyedülálló tehetségkutató műsorsorozat és edukációs, tehetséggondozó program.

Age: 1,5-3 year

Age: 0-3 year

It is always a thrill to reflect on the fact that, even though the vast majority of Richard Wagner's oeuvre consists of his operas and music dramas, and the singers who perform in them on the world's top stages are exceptional artists, the most popular parts of these works, which can also be played independently, are the orchestral sequences.

In almost every biography of the group's career, you can read that Quincy Jones has called them the "the baddest vocal cats on the planet”. This opinion would probably be shared by Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald and Whitney Houston, all of whom worked alongside Take 6.

One of the most celebrated organists of our time, Latvia's Iveta Apkalna trained in England and Germany after studying in her homeland, and today her playing captivates audiences all over the world. As far as Gábor Boldoczki is concerned, it is sufficient to say that he is one of the top trumpet players on the planet: a universal artist.

Program:
Arias and duets from works by J. Strauss II, Lehár, Stolz, Kálmán, Lincke, Messager and others

Program:
Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
György Orbán: Symphony No. 2 - world premiere
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major

Balázs János zongoraestje – „Polonéz és rapszódiák”

Angélique Kidjo dalaiban szívesen működnek közre a jazz, a soul, a pop világsztárjai, és ugyanúgy örömmel dolgozik együtt fiatal producerekkel, mint ahogyan nekiáll egy az egyben feldolgozni egy klasszikus Talking Heads-albumot. Hatalmas és befolyásos zenei és emberi nagyság - látni és hallani kell!

Tamás Molnár returns to the stage of the Festival Theatre with intimate acoustic songs, hits evoking a true festival atmosphere, cinematic musical techniques and an amazing stage show.

Három akusztikus gitár, a lelket azonnal megérintő, csodás portugál nyelvű dalok, és a lecsupaszított környezetben tündöklő énekhang. Hallunk még róla, hiba lenne lemaradni első budapesti fellépéséről.

Everyone is welcome to come in colourful clothes, the programme is a mere 50 minutes in length (without an interval), and the audience sits in close proximity to the organist. Performing the May programme, the fourth instalment of the series, will be Péter Mekis, a representative of the younger generation.

For her My Silks series, Palya invites female performers and singer-songwriters who are important and inspirational to her and introduces them to the Hungarian audience.

There can hardly be imagined in our time a work that conveys a more important message to humanity, as it debates the possible fate of the earth, about threats to the natural environment than Götterdämmerung does. Perhaps there is still time for us to return the ring to the Rhinemaidens.

Age: 0-3 year

The Jazz Spring festival has always endeavoured to present the most promising female performers from the international jazz scene, regardless of whether the artists are singers, instrumentalists or both at the same time.

Formed out of the unlikely encounter between a Spanish musician/filmmaker who fell in love with the music of the Khorasan region - located around the modern border between Afghanistan and Iran - and a performer of Persian classical music, the duo known as Badieh followed up their brilliant 2021 debut album by bringing their interpretations of traditional Khorasan music to an even higher level - now as a trio.

Dee Dee Bridgewater's career is now in its sixth decade, and while she says she's put in a lot of work to find herself, there's no doubt that the jazz world sees her as an institution.

The door to Moroccan trance music opens this May evening when one of the youngest female ambassadors of Gnawa culture, Asmâa Hamzaoui, and her own line-up, the Bnat Timbouktou trio, and the the Hungary-based band Tariqa, led by Central and Eastern European region's best-known Gnawa musician, the Moroccan-born Saïd Tichiti, give a joint concert.

Program:
Works by Beethoven, Scarlatti and Shostakovich

Age: 3-7 year

Age: 6-10 year

Just like it has done so many times before, the Jazz Spring festival continues to present women who exude strength as they proclaim the bright future of jazz. For Lakecia Benjamin, the dynamics, styles and moods of jazz, funk, R&B and hip-hop are all equally her own, and she combines them in the most natural ways imaginable.

Korosztály: 5-9 év

You never forget your first time. Chris Botti is making his first appearance at Müpa Budapest and he has big things in store. Released in October 2023, Vol. 1 is not only Botti's first album for more than a decade, it is also the trumpet player's debut record on the legendary Blue Note label.

The Met HD Live broadcasts will feature Anthony Minghella's 2006 staging of Madama Butterfly for the fourth time. This is due to the opera's enduring popularity, the timeless charm of the production, and the constantly renewed cast, which promises the dazzling debut of Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian in the lead role this time around, alongside Jonathan Tetelman's Pinkerton, who has also conquered New York this season.

The Met HD Live broadcasts will feature Anthony Minghella's 2006 staging of Madama Butterfly for the fourth time.

A Budafoki Dohnányi Zenekar jótékonysági koncertet ad a közel 30 éve működő Tüdőgyógyászatért Alapítvány javára, amely az Országos Korányi Pulmonológiai Intézet támogatására jött létre. Az intézet az ország elismert tüdőgyógyászati centruma, elévülhetetlen érdemei vannak a légzőszervi betegségek megelőzésében, gyógyításában, valamint az ehhez köthető kutatásokban és oktatásban is. Az Alapítvány hozzájárul az intézetben zajló kiemelkedő szakmai munka minőségének támogatásához, valamint a munkahelyi környezet és feltételek fejlesztéséhez.

The divisive film Whiplash, depicting the often merciless world of a New York jazz school, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, where it received several awards - and more recently it has been voted the best film in the festival's history.

Dávid Lamm has been on the lam. Which should come as no surprise. Who hasn't been affected by the 2020s and the dispiriting multitude of global catastrophes? A musician, at least, can find refuge in the world of sound. Lamm duly created a new project by the name of Skidaddle.