| 14/03/2008 Friday |
| 19:00 |
Philadanco! - The Philadelphia Dance Company
Blue |
Dance |
Palace of Arts - Festival Theatre |
| 19:00 |
Shakespeare: Macbeth - première |
Theatre evenings |
Katona József Theatre |
| 19:30 |
Bayerisches Staatsorchester |
Orchestral concerts |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |
| 15/03/2008 Saturday |
| 19:00 |
Puccini: Manon Lescaut |
Opera |
Millenáris Teátrum |
| 19:30 |
Muzsikás Ensemble |
Folk music, folk dance |
Italian Institute of Culture |
| 19:45 |
Budapest Festival Orchestra |
Orchestral concerts |
Academy of Music |
| 20:00 |
Kolos Kováts (voice) and Miklós
Teleki (organ) |
Church concerts |
Saint Anne's Church Felsővíziváros |
| 16/03/2008 Sunday |
| 19:00 |
Philadanco! - The Philadelphia Dance Company |
Dance |
Palace of Arts - Festival Theatre |
| 19:30 |
Eurofestivalchor |
Orchestral concerts |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |
| 19:30 |
From Renaissance to jazz |
Crossover |
Italian Institute of Culture |
| 19:30 |
Joint concert of the Fugato Orchestra and EtnoRom |
Crossover |
Millenáris Teátrum |
| 19:45 |
Budapest Festival Orchestra |
Orchestral concerts |
Academy of Music |
| 17/03/2008 Monday |
| 19:30 |
The Faces of Romanticism |
Orchestral concerts |
Academy of Music |
| 19:30 |
Cimbalom recital by Ágnes Szakály
"Meeting of Worlds on 133 Strings" |
Chamber evenings |
Festetics Palace, Hall of Mirrors |
| 19:30 |
Bernstein: West Side Story
On the 50th anniversary
of the European première |
Operetta - Musical |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |
| 21:00 |
Luis Buñuel: The Exterminating Angel |
Theatre evenings |
Petőfi Literary Museum |
| 18/03/2008 Tuesday |
| 15:00 |
"Our guest, a town –
Kolozsvár/Cluj greets Budapest"
Ernő C. Bartha's sculptures of hay |
Exhibitions |
Millenáris Park |
| 15:00 |
"Our guest, a town –
Kolozsvár/Cluj greets Budapest"
Elemér Könczey caricature exhibition |
Exhibitions |
Millenáris Teátrum - Red and Black Galery |
| 19:00 |
Puccini: Edgar - Hungarian première; staged concert |
Opera |
Hungarian State Opera House |
| 19:30 |
Cello recital by Tamás Madarász |
Chamber evenings |
Marble Hall of the Hungarian Radio |
| 19:30 |
Ferenc Kiss: Kings, Saints, Knights |
Crossover |
Academy of Music |
| 19:30 |
Visegrád Salon – co-operation of the
Visegrád Four |
Other events |
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall, Roosevelt tér |
| 20:00 |
Levente Gyöngyösi: St Luke Passion – world première |
Church concerts |
Matthias Church |
| 19/03/2008 Wednesday |
| 19:00 |
László Tihanyi: Genitrix - Hungarian première |
Opera |
Palace of Arts - Festival Theatre |
| 19:30 |
Philharmonic Violins
Berlin |
Chamber evenings |
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall, Roosevelt tér |
| 19:30 |
40 Years of Clarinet |
Chamber evenings |
Academy of Music |
| 20/03/2008 Thursday |
| 19:00 |
Celebration of Hungarian Jazz |
Other events |
Benczúr House |
| 19:30 |
Bamberg Symphony Orhestra |
Orchestral concerts |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |
| 19:30 |
Flash Trio |
Chamber evenings |
Festetics Palace, Hall of Mirrors |
| 21/03/2008 Friday |
| 17:00 |
Wagner: Parsifal |
Opera |
Hungarian State Opera House |
| 19:00 |
Yvette Bozsik: Soul Dance |
Dance |
Millenáris Teátrum |
| 19:30 |
Piano recital by Mariko Nakayama, most successful participant of the Franz Liszt Seminar, Sapporo |
Chamber evenings |
Marble Hall of the Hungarian Radio |
| 19:30 |
Micrologus
Renaissance Music in the Royal Court of Naples, in the Aragonian period (1430-1480)
“Cor mio volunturioso” |
Chamber evenings |
Italian Institute of Culture |
| 22/03/2008 Saturday |
| 19:00 |
The Limón Dance Company
Artistic director: Carla Maxwell |
Dance |
Palace of Arts - Festival Theatre |
| 19:00 |
Pfitzner: Palestrina - Hungarian prèmiere, semi-staged performance |
Opera |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |
| 19:00 |
Lehár: The Merry Widow - grand operetta |
Operetta - Musical |
Budapest Operetta Theatre |
| 19:30 |
Piano Quartets |
Chamber evenings |
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall, Roosevelt tér |
| 19:30 |
"Our guest, a town –
Kolozsvár/Cluj greets Budapest"
Arcadia Quartet |
Chamber evenings |
Marble Hall of the Hungarian Radio |
| 23/03/2008 Sunday |
| 15:00 |
The Limón Dance Company
Artistic director: Carla Maxwell |
Dance |
Palace of Arts - Festival Theatre |
| 19:00 |
The English Baroque Soloists and The Monteverdi Choir |
Orchestral concerts |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |
| 19:00 |
Lehár: The Merry Widow |
Operetta - Musical |
Budapest Operetta Theatre |
| 19:30 |
40th anniversary of the Kodály Quartet |
Chamber evenings |
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall, Roosevelt tér |
| 19:30 |
Hungarian National Gypsy Orchestra |
Folk music, folk dance |
Italian Institute of Culture |
| 19:30 |
"Our guest, a town –
Kolozsvár/Cluj greets Budapest"
Transylvania Baroque Ensemble |
Chamber evenings |
Festetics Palace, Hall of Mirrors |
| 20:00 |
The Limón Dance Company
Artistic director: Carla Maxwell |
Dance |
Palace of Arts - Festival Theatre |
| 24/03/2008 Monday |
| 11:00 |
Renaissance Day |
Renaissance Day |
Budapest History Museum |
| 15:00 |
The Limón Dance Company
Artistic director: Carla Maxwell |
Dance |
Palace of Arts - Festival Theatre |
| 18:00 |
Renaissance Banquet |
Renaissance Day |
Budapest History Museum |
| 19:30 |
Métamorphosis |
Crossover |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |
| 19:30 |
Bartók Quartet |
Chamber evenings |
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall, Roosevelt tér |
| 20:00 |
The Limón Dance Company
Artistic director: Carla Maxwell |
Dance |
Palace of Arts - Festival Theatre |
| 25/03/2008 Tuesday |
| 19:00 |
KŐVÁLASZ (STONE CHOICE) - première of the 10 - year - old Baltazár Theater |
Theatre evenings |
Budapest Chamber Theatre Tivoli |
| 19:00 |
"Our Guest, a Town –
Kolozsvár/Cluj greets Budapest"
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi |
Opera |
Thália Theatre |
| 19:30 |
Atos Trio |
Chamber evenings |
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall, Roosevelt tér |
| 19:30 |
Concert by the National Philharmonic Orchestra on the anniversary of the birth of Béla Bartók |
Orchestral concerts |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |
| 19:30 |
Piano recital by Elmar Gasanov |
Chamber evenings |
Marble Hall of the Hungarian Radio |
| 20:00 |
Saint Ephraim Male Choir |
Church concerts |
Matthias Church |
| 21:00 |
Luis Buñuel: The Exterminating Angel |
Theatre evenings |
Petőfi Literary Museum |
| 26/03/2008 Wednesday |
| 19:00 |
Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía |
Dance |
Palace of Arts - Festival Theatre |
| 19:30 |
Ensemble of the Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival |
Chamber evenings |
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall, Roosevelt tér |
| 19:30 |
Amadinda Percussion Group
"Around the World in 80 minutes" |
Chamber evenings |
Academy of Music |
| 20:00 |
Zugló Philharmonia - King
Stephen Symphony
Orchestra and Oratorio Choir |
Church concerts |
Matthias Church |
| 20:00 |
Blind Boys of Alabama – gospel choir |
Jazz |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |
| 27/03/2008 Thursday |
| 19:00 |
Tibor Kocsák: Abigél - Musical - première
Based on the novel by Magda Szabó |
Operetta - Musical |
Thália Theatre |
| 19:00 |
13th Chamber Music Course under the direction of the Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra |
Other events |
Óbuda Social Circle |
| 19:00 |
Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía |
Dance |
Palace of Arts - Festival Theatre |
| 19:30 |
Albinoni: Il Nascimento
dell’Aurora - staged concert |
Opera |
Italian Institute of Culture |
| 19:30 |
Nigel Kennedy plays Mozart and Beethoven |
Orchestral concerts |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |
| 20:00 |
Fassang - Dongó |
Church concerts |
University Church |
| 28/03/2008 Friday |
| 19:00 |
Puccini: La Bohème |
Opera |
Hungarian State Opera House |
| 19:00 |
Kocsák - Somogyi - Miklós: Abigél-musical
Based on the novel by Magda Szabó |
Operetta - Musical |
Thália Theatre |
| 19:00 |
Cultivated associations |
Other events |
Bárka Theatre |
| 19:30 |
Roberto Alagna celebrates Puccini |
Orchestral concerts |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |
| 19:30 |
Piano recital by Tamás Érdi |
Chamber evenings |
Italian Institute of Culture |
| 19:45 |
Budapest Festival Orchestra |
Orchestral concerts |
Academy of Music |
| 20:00 |
Olamar - Concerto Jazzenesance |
Jazz |
French Institute |
| 20:00 |
"Our guest, a town –
Kolozsvár/Cluj greets Budapest"
Organ recital by Erich Türk |
Church concerts |
University Church |
| 29/03/2008 Saturday |
| 15:00 |
Kocsák – Somogyi – Miklós: Abigél-musical
Based on the novel by Magda Szabó |
Operetta - Musical |
Thália Theatre |
| 19:00 |
Kocsák – Somogyi – Miklós: Abigél-musical
Based on the novel by Magda Szabó |
Operetta - Musical |
Thália Theatre |
| 19:00 |
Tamás Vásáry (piano) and Henriett Tunyogi (dance)
"The Two Faces of God" |
Chamber evenings |
Palace of Arts - Festival Theatre |
| 19:30 |
Les Musiciens du Louvre • Grenoble |
Orchestral concerts |
Academy of Music |
| 20:00 |
30th anniversary of the Budapest
Tomkins Vocal Ensemble |
Church concerts |
Matthias Church |
| 30/03/2008 Sunday |
| 15:00 |
Kocsák – Somogyi – Miklós: Abigél-musical
Based on the novel by Magda Szabó |
Operetta - Musical |
Thália Theatre |
| 18:00 |
Bizet: Carmen |
Opera |
Hungarian State Opera House |
| 19:00 |
Kocsák – Somogyi – Miklós : Abigél-musical
Based on the novel by Magda Szabó |
Operetta - Musical |
Thália Theatre |
| 19:30 |
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra |
Orchestral concerts |
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall |