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Age: 6-10 year

The world-class London Symphony Orchestra always comes to Müpa Budapest accompanied by one of the great conductors – and it never fails to dazzle the audience.

The Senegalese griot singer-songwriter Ablaye Cissoko was born into one of the largest West African kora-playing dynasties, and researched his family’s musical traditions in the 2011 documentary film Griot, which explored the ways of telling stories and passing them on from father to son through music.

A filmzene műfaja egyidős a mozgóképpel: már a némafilmeket is kísérte zongora vagy orgona – hol improvizációval, hol ismert klasszikusokkal. A későbbiek során pedig számos olyan mű vált filmzenévé, amely eredetileg teljesen más célból született.

The members of any orchestra feel most confident playing under the batons of conductors who know from personal experience the ins and outs of performing instrumental music.

Using an electroacoustic harp of his own design to play his tranquil, hypnotic, gently melodic and primarily instrumental songs, the Swiss Grammy-winner Andreas Vollenweider has stood among the giants of the New Age scene since the late ’70s.

What child hasn’t imagined a playful wedding with a bride, a groom, a best man and wedding guests? At the latest children’s concert by Szilvia Bognár, a familiar face for Müpa’s young audience, this dream becomes reality – complete with plenty of laughter, cheeky songs, teasing games and musical madness!

Without ever knowing, the heroine of this Vincenzo Bellini opera performs death-defying feats at dizzying heights, while the singer tasked with portraying her is only too aware that hers is one of the bel canto repertoire’s most beautiful and risky roles.

Képzeljük el, hogy egy elegáns angol fogadáson veszünk részt, ahol a zenei élmények épp olyan kifinomultak, mint a teázás klasszikus hagyományai a szigetországban.

The music to one of the most successful films of recent years and one of the most popular television series of all time were both scored by South Korea’s Jung Jae-il.

If we were to sum up Diana Krall in one word, it would probably be ‘beauty’. Beauty perfectly describes her presence, the atmosphere of her records, and the message radiated by her music.

Without ever knowing, the heroine of this Vincenzo Bellini opera performs death-defying feats at dizzying heights, while the singer tasked with portraying her is only too aware that hers is one of the bel canto repertoire’s most beautiful and risky roles.

Gondoltad volna, hogy idén húsz éves a legendás koncertsorozat? Immár két évtizede, hogy Jamie Winchester és Hrutka Róbert szimfonikus zenekarral dolgozta fel dalait a Müpa színpadán a „Wood and Strings” koncert keretein belül.

The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra has never been to Müpa Budapest, so the introduction of one of Asia’s most significant ensembles, one that can look back on a history of over a century, promises to be an enthralling experience.

A harmincéves brit orgonaművész, Anna Lapwood új generációs világsztár, 741 ezer követővel az Instagramon. A Royal Albert Hall rezidense, akit természetes zeneisége segít át a műfajok határain. „Sokkal több mint tehetséges orgonista, kóruskarnagy és a közösségi média szenzációja: egy sztár, akinek küldetése van” – írta róla a The Sunday Times.

A swing és a vagányság ad egymásnak randevút ezen az estén, ahol Frank Sinatra megunhatatlan dalait hallhatjuk a három Tróger és a BJC Big Band előadásában.

A Karzatkoncert-sorozat következő állomása Bécs, az osztrák fővárosról pedig garantáltan mindenkinek a zene jut eszébe, legyen szó a klasszika mestereiről, a Monarchia időszakának pezsgő zenei életéről vagy az új bécsi iskola modern muzsikájáról.

Drumming is fun. It has helped forge communities for thousands of years, even among those who are not necessarily music enthusiasts. Károly Fehér and the members of the Ethnosound team's Drumming Experience session is also based on an ancient human characteristic.

Franco Zeffirelli’s staging of La Bohème has been a New York favourite since 1981, and this enchantingly lyrical, vibrantly youthful and extremely touching production is now making its fourth appearance on the programme of the MET’s global broadcasts.

Franco Zeffirelli’s staging of La Bohème has been a New York favourite since 1981, and this enchantingly lyrical, vibrantly youthful and extremely touching production is now making its fourth appearance on the programme of the MET’s global broadcasts.

Now 89 years old, and active since the 50s, the Brazilian Hermeto Pascoal is one of the biggest living legends in the Latin jazz world, yet he has never performed in Budapest before. He started out making music with the stars of the local scene in the 60s, and was making records with Miles Davis by 1971.

Az Európai Hangversenytermek Szervezete (ECHO) Rising Stars sorozatába bekerülni kiváltság, hiszen komoly kritériumoknak kell megfelelniük a fiatal muzsikusoknak, akiket a kontinens rangos koncerttermei jelölnek.

„A legnagyobb művésznek sincs oly álma, / amit ne zárna bármely kocka márvány / önnön feleslegébe…” – Michelangelo (Babits fordításában idézett) szonettje ihlette a 2013-ban Trio Chagallként alakult együttes új nevét és művészi hitvallását. Az itáliai trió szerint a művek rejtett szépségét az előadás során kell életre hívni – ahogyan egy szobrász kialakítja a tökéletes formát.

Openness and attention to detail are the hallmarks of the Austrian cellist Valerie Fritz’s musical philosophy, whether we are talking gut strings or electronic instruments, early music or contemporary works. She believes that the way to communicate effectively with the audience is through carefully compiled programmes and original concert formats.

Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s last joint opera, Arabella is a cheerful and poignant farewell to a bygone, peaceful Vienna. It now returns to the MET’s repertoire in Otto Schenk’s 1983 production, following his sad passing this year.

Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s last joint opera, Arabella is a cheerful and poignant farewell to a bygone, peaceful Vienna. It now returns to the MET’s repertoire in Otto Schenk’s 1983 production, following his sad passing this year.

Dare we say in advance that the 41-year-old pianist’s concert will be a wonderful experience? In this case, misleading predictions are not something we need be wary of, the programme and performer are sure to deliver catharsis.

Like her previous shows, Advent Adventures promises an exciting line-up, this time focusing specifically on the upcoming holidays, with Eszter Bíró and her ensemble relating the folk and urban customs of the weeks before Christmas with lots of games, catchy melodies, and an initiation that relies on the active participation of the young audience, with discussion also being devoted to the singer's appealing themes of the passage of time and the meaning of letters.

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Program:
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major (‘Eroica’), Op. 55

Age: 0-3 year

“Loved to the gallows” could be an alternative title of Umberto Giordano’s opera, which serves up a grand historical tableau, a love that even defies death, and, last but not least, three brilliant leading roles.

“Loved to the gallows” could be an alternative title of Umberto Giordano’s opera, which serves up a grand historical tableau, a love that even defies death, and, last but not least, three brilliant leading roles.

A harmincas generáció két átütő tehetségű képviselője, az orgonista Tabajdi Ádám és a trombitás Pálfalvi Tamás mindketten hangszerük legsikeresebb művészei közé tartoznak. A műsor csupa változatosság és szépség.