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Budapest: Classical Music Concerts in St Stephen's Basilica

1. Budapest: Classical Music Concerts in St Stephen's Basilica

Visit St. Stephen's Basilica in the heart of Budapest and delight in an outstanding classical concert. The venue itself is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city, but this is not all that will be breathtaking during the evening. Listen to excellent artists performing the best of the best in classical music. Choose from 3 different concerts and 4 different seating categories, depending on your preferences and budget. The program for the concerts, depending on the day, is the following: Requiem: • W. A. Mozart: Requiem in D minor k 626 • I. Introitus - Requiem • II. Kyrie • III. Sequenzia - Dies Irae, Tuba Mirum, Rex Tremendae, Recordare, Confutatis, Lacrimosa • IV. Offertorium - Domine Jesu • V. Sanctus • VI. Benedictus • VII. Agnus Dei • VIII. Communio - Lux Aeterna Organ concert: • J.S. Bach - Toccata, Air • G. F. Handel - Oratorio Messiah, Rejoice • T. Albinoni - Sonata di Chiesa • G. F. Handel - Xerxes, Largo • A. Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Largo from winter • Ch. Gounod - Ave Maria • C-M Widor - Toccata from the Organ Symphony No. 5 Op. 42 No. 1 • F. Liszt - Ave Maris Stella • T. Albinoni - Adagio • C. Franck - Panis Angelicus • J. Massenet - Thais Meditation • F. Schubert - Ave Maria • W. A. Mozart - Alleluja from Exultant, Jubilate Ave Maria Air Alleluja II: • J.S. Bach - Air • G. F. Handel - Oratorio Messiah, Rejoice • T. Albinoni - Adagio • A. Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Winter • H. Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, When I am laid in Earth • Ch. Gounod - Ave Maria • G. F. Handel - Xerxes, Largo • F. Schubert - Ave Maria • Vivaldi - Violin Concert G Major • C. Franck - Panis Angelicus • J. Sibelius - Impromptu • J. Massenet - Thais Meditation • W.A. Mozart - Requiem, Lacrimosa, Alleluja from Exultant, Jubilate Ave Maria Air Alleluja II: (25th and 31st of December) • J.S. Bach - Air • G. F. Handel - Oratorio Messiah, Rejoice • T. Albinoni - Sonata di Chiesa • G. F. Handel - Xerxes, Largo • A. Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Winter • Ch. Gounod - Ave Maria • C-M Widor - Toccata from the Organ Symphony • F.Liszt - Ave Maris Stella • T. Albinoni - Adagio • C. Franck - Panis Angelicus • J. Sibelius - Impromptu • J. Massenet - Thais Meditation • F.Schubert - Ave Maria • W.A. Mozart - Requiem, Lacrimosa, Alleluja from Exultant, Jubilate

Budapest: Classical Music Concert in St. Michael's Church

2. Budapest: Classical Music Concert in St. Michael's Church

Visit Saint Michaels's Church in Budapest and listen to the most beloved compositions of classical music by artists such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Vivaldi with these concert tickets. Take your seat in this historic baroque church with much of its original design intact. Listen to the music artists from the Danube String Orchestra and choose from different seating categories, depending on your preferences. The program for the concert is as follows: Vivaldi's 4 Seasons: • J. Pachelbel - Canon • A. Vivaldi - Gloria • T. Albinoni - Adagio • F. Schubert - Ave Maria • W.A. Mozart - Church Sonate in D major Ave Verum • Saint-Saens - The Swan • W.A. Mozart - Alleluja • A. Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Summer, Winter, Spring, Autumn Mozart's Requiem: • W. A. Mozart: Requiem in D minor k 626 • I. Introitus - Requiem • II. Kyrie • III. Sequenzia - Dies Irae, Tuba Mirum, Rex Tremendae, Recordare, Confutatis, Lacrimosa • IV. Offertorium - Domine Jesu • V. Sanctus • VI. Benedictus • VII. Agnus Dei • VIII. Communio - Lux Aeterna Organ Concert: • J.S. Bach - Toccata, Air • G. F. Handel - Oratorio Messiah, Rejoice • T. Albinoni - Sonata di Chiesa • G. F. Handel - Xerxes, Largo • A. Vivaldi - The Four Seasons, Largo from winter • Ch. Gounod - Ave Maria • C-M Widor - Toccata from the Organ Symphony No. 5 Op. 42 No. 1 • F. Liszt - Ave Maris Stella • T. Albinoni - Adagio • C. Franck - Panis Angelicus • J. Massenet - Thais Meditation • F. Schubert - Ave Maria • W. A. Mozart - Alleluja from Exultant, Jubilate

Organ Concert in St. Stephen's Basilica

3. Organ Concert in St. Stephen's Basilica

St. Stephen's Basilica is one of the most beautiful neo-classical buildings of Budapest and is the venue for the organ concert. The arias of the program are performed by Kolos Kováts, one of the most famous and talented concert and oratorio singer in Hungary. He received the Liszt Ferenc prize, Merit of Art and the Kossuth Prize. Flute performance is added to the concert as well, it is played by Eleonóra Krusic who had been playing many times and in many orchestras in Hungary and abroad during the last years.  Program Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Fantasie in F minor K 506 Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682): Pietà Signore Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751): Adagio Liszt Ferenc (1811-1886) - Camille Saint-Saёns (1835-1921): Legend in A major (St. Francis of Assisi's Sermon to the Birds) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Prayer of Fiesco from opera Simone Boccanegra Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Polonaise, Minuet and Badinerie from Suite in B minor BWV 1067 Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 I Category ticket - row 1 to row 6 II Category ticket - row 7 to row 16 III Category ticket - row 17 to row 26

Budapest: Classical Music Concerts in Matthias Church

4. Budapest: Classical Music Concerts in Matthias Church

Visit the Matthias Church in the Buda Castle, right on Castle Hill and easily reachable from the city center of Budapest. Spend an evening at this outstanding venue and experience a magical classical concert. Choose from 3 different seating categories, depending on your preferences, and listen to excellent artists performing the best of the best in classical music. The program for the concert, performed by the Duna String Orchestra and solist Gabora Gyula on the violin, is the following: Best of Classic: J. Pachebel - Canon A. Vivaldi  - The four seasons, Winter (2nd movement), Gloria (Domine Deus) J.S. Bach - Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 (1st movement) G.F. Haendel - Water Music. HWV. 348. in F. major T. Albinoni - Adagio W.A. Mozart - Church Sonata in D major no. 4 KV 144 Saint-Saens - The Swan C. Frank - Panis Angelicus J.S. Bach - Air J. Massenet - Thais Meditation W.A. Mozart - A Little Night Music, Alleluja from Exsultate, Jubilate

Budapest: Hungarian Folklore Dance Performance & Concert

5. Budapest: Hungarian Folklore Dance Performance & Concert

Hungary is a country known for the art of folk dancing. It boasts its own college dedicated to the study of folk dances, and you can see this expertise firsthand during a 1.5-hour folk performance. You will witness a varied repertoire of music and dance by the Rajkó Folk Ensemble. Through the dance-theater performance, you will witness a fascinating insight into the costumes, music, and dance heritage of Hungary and its former empire. Revel at this inspiring and talented collective of artists who have entertained all over the world. Each concert starts at night and consists of two halves of 40-45 minutes, with a break for intermission. Founded in 1950 the Rajkó Folk Ensemble's members have been dedicated to staging authentic Hungarian folk dances and preserving Hungarian folk traditions as a professional folk ensemble for more than 70 years. The choreography is based on authentic dances, some collected from isolated villages and dating back hundreds of years.

Budapest: Wine & Dine Evening Cruise with Live Piano Concert

6. Budapest: Wine & Dine Evening Cruise with Live Piano Concert

Spend an unforgettable evening cruising along the embankment of the Danube River and enjoy a live piano concert and wine aboard a unique catamaran. Glide over the Danube River and take in the city sights as the city lights turn on for the night. Enjoy romantic, candlelit evening views of Budapest accompanied by live music as you cruise down the Danube. Listen to two skilled pianists show off their skills while sipping various Hungarian wines. Choose between a Hungarian appetizer plate and an artisan cheese plate to accompany your wine. As you enjoy the environment, food, and drinks your cruise will take you toward Margaret Bridge before turning around and going all the way to the last bridge in the city.

Budapest: Concert on the Oldest Working Organ in the City

7. Budapest: Concert on the Oldest Working Organ in the City

Join us at a Sunday evening concert featuring the gems of centuries of organ music. Come to relax and experience the beauty, passion, and uplifting nature of perfectly written classical music performed by great musicians. Varied solo organ or chamber music concerts are offered in the series depending on the date of your visit. Old Hungarian organ music and pieces composed by Bach, Dubois, Franck, Handel, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Purcell or Vivaldi have all been selected to provide visitors with quality entertainment and lasting experience. The creative director and main organist of the series is Miklós Teleki, who is an excellent Hungarian musician giving 90-100 recitals a year. Guest musicians include two wonderful soprano singers: the Liszt-prize winning Ingrid Kertesi and Edina Bernáth-Kersák, and you can listen to László Simai playing the trumpet on two occasions. And you can meet two great organists - Tamás Lozsányi and László Varga - at one recital each. Special Programme with Kolos Kováts (bass) and Miklós Teleki on 13 August due to programme change 1 Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasie and Fugue in G minor BWV 542 2 Antonio Stradella: Pietà Signore 3 César Franck: Panis Angelicus 4 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Sonata in D minor 5 Giuseppe Verdi: Fiesco’s Aria (Simon Boccanegra) 6 G. Verdi: King Philip’s Aria (Don Carlos) 7 Leon Boёllmann: Suite Gothique Baroque Programme ( 30 Jul, 20 Aug, 10 Sept, 22 Oct, 12 Nov, 3 Dec) 1 Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasy and Fugue in A minor BWV 561 2 Six old Hungarian organ compositions from Kilián Szigeti’s collection 3 Antonio Vivaldi - Johann Gottfried Walther: Concerto in B minor 4 Johann Pachelbel: Ciacona in F minor 5 Henry Purcell: Suite 6 J. S. Bach: Chorale from Cantata No. 147 7 J. S. Bach:Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 Romantic Programme ( 6 & 27 Aug, 17 Sept, 29 Oct, 19 Nov, 10 Dec): 1 Théodore Dubois: Toccata in G major 2 César Franck: Prelude, Fugue and Variation in B minor 3 Liszt Ferenc: Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H 4 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Sonata in D minor 5 Leon Boёllmann: Suite Gothique Teleki-Kertesi Programme: (15 Oct, 17 Dec) 1 Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 544 2 Henry Purcell: Music for a While 3 Georg Friedrich Händel: Let the Bright Seraphim (Samson) 4 G. F. Händel: Ombra mai fu (Xerxes) 5 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy in f minor 6 W. A. Mozart: Alleluja 7 César Franck: Panis Angelicus 8 Pietro Mascagni: Ave Maria 9 Liszt Ferenc: Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H The concerts start with a short introduction of the musicians, you can follow the programme on a prinrted leaflet and be amazed by the virtuoso way organ music is played with the help of a projector. Offering live classical music is our passion and mission: take part in it with us. Visit our website: https://www.orgona-koncertek.hu/en/budapest-en/programs, browse the different programmes and make your choice.

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Loved this experience - beautiful setting and a fabulous concert. Worth paying the extra few euro for VIP tickets - we got a seat right up top

The Basicila is beautiful. No mics and amps were needed. The performance was awesome,

Great to experience for anyone who loves classic concerted!

Beautiful new years concert in a beautiful setting