Buda Castle Buda Castle, Budapest
Enjoy nice concerts in the Museum of Music History in the Buda Castle, one of the top attractions in Budapest. Some of the concerts are free.
Concert Series
Exhibition Opening
Concert: “Hungarian Music and Arts – Selection of the Collection of the Museum of Music History”
Date: Thursday, 16th May 2019, 4:00 pm
Program: Xu Qian (piano)
Tickets: not confirmed yet
Chamber Concert
Concert: Masterpieces of Brahms feat. Imre Dani (piano), Gabor Selmeczi (violin), Peter Lukacs (viola), Istvan Major (cello)
Date: Friday, 24th May, 2019, 7:00 pm
Program: Brahms Viola Sonata in E-flat major op.120 no.2, Piano quartet in G-minor op.25
Tickets: HUF 1,000 (adult), HUF 500 (student, senior)
Chamber Concert
Concert: “Masters of Chamber Music” feat. Nagao Haruka (violin), Gabor Varga (clarinet), Murata Chika (piano)
Date: Wednesday, 5th June, 2019, 6:00 pm
Program: Bela Bartok: Rhapsody No 1., Beethoven: Spring sonata, Mozart: Kegelstatt trio
Tickets: free
Night of the Museums
Concert: Various concerts and exhibitions
Date: Saturday, 22nd June, 2019, from 5:00 pm
Program:
5pm: Concert of the Trinity High School’s Orchestra (USA)
6.30pm: “Hungarian Music and Arts” Presentation of the new exhibition by Zsofia Borz
7pm: Erkel workshop – chamber exhibition for the 175th anniversary of the music composition of the Hungarian Anthem
7.30pm: Laszlo Lajtha Memorial
8pm: Classical Music on Original Instruments (compositions of J.C.F. Bach, Haydn and Mozart) feat. Fruzsina Markus-Zalatnay (flute), Sandor Szaszvarosi (cello) and Dora Petery playing on the unique Broadwood-fortepiano of the museum
9pm: Hungarian Violinmakers (Exhibition – Heritage of the Remenyi family)
9.30pm: Hungarian master violins from the overseas – instrument presentation by Laszlo Gombos feat. Vanessza Korb (violin) and Dalma Felszegi (piano)
10pm: Compositions for four hands and two pianos (Bach, Schumann, Satie and Ravel) feat. Janka Turcsanyi Janka (piano) and Nora Gabor-Nagy (piano)
11pm: Happy Music for “Night Owls” feat. Vanessza Korb (violin), Dalma Felszegi (piano) – and those who can’t sleep either
Tickets:
Entry to all “Night of the Museum” programs (can be purchased on the spot): HUF 1,900 (adult), HUF 800 (student 6-18 yrs)
Entry to the Museum of Music History only: HUF 1,000 (adult), HUF 500 (student, senior)
Further concerts dates to be confirmed.
The Museum of Music History will be closed between Aug 5 and Aug 26 in 2019.
I am a music professor from the University of California, Riverside, and I would like to contact the director of the concert series in 2017 at the Buda Castle. Is there an email of the concert series director that you could kindly give to me. Thank you.
Dear Professor Barnett,
thank you for your inquiry.
I would recommend you to contact the Museum of Music History directly at: museum [at] zti.hu