Last Updated on 30 July 2024 by LizzyBP
Outdoor Concerts at 15 Venues, July 05. – August 16. 2024
The 15 – 20-minute performance series in various genres are part of the “Budapest, The City of Music” program organized by the Festival & Tourism Centre of the city.
Music lovers can select from 60 mini concerts at 15 venues all summer, till August 16.
The concerts are held atprominent historic and cultural locations of Budapest:
A fine cultural program for free!
Venues – Highlights of the Summer Concert Series
Buda Castle/Castle Bazaar Gloriette – Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle – Hegyvidék Cultural Salon – Kossuth Square/Parliament – Millenáris Széllkapu Park
Buda Castle – Castle Bazaar (Várkert Bazár)
Hussar brass bands will perform Renaissance and Baroque music at the Gloriette of the Várkert Bazár and the Savoyai Terrace of Buda Castle.
In the newly renovated Csikós Courtyard and at the Karakas Pasha Tower, you can enjoy
- String and wind ensembles, as well as a
- Virtuoso flute performance by the Campanelli bell ensemble and a
- Program of Hungarian romantic music featuring opera singer András Káldi Kiss and the Con Fuoco quartet.
Address and Dates of Performances:
- Várkert Bazár Gloriette (See on Map), Dates: July 13 and July 21 Sundays at 17.00 and 17.30
- Csikós Courtyard, Buda Castle, Bp 1014 (On Map), Dates: July 07, Sunday: 17.00, 17.30, July 28 Sunday at 17.00 and 17.30, August 03 Saturday: 17.00, 17.30, August 04 Sunday: 17.00, 17.30,
- Tower of Karakas Pasha, Váralja u. 14, Buda Castle Bp 1013 (View on Map), Dates: July 27 Saturday at 17.00, 17.30
Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle
- Every Friday at 11.00 and 11.30, a saxophone quartet will be performing a series titled “Classical Works in Modern Arrangements.”
- Saturdays at 11.00 and 11.30 will feature African traditional music, a virtuoso horn quartet, and jazz arrangements.
- On Sunday mornings, (11.00, 11.30) the Capriccio string quartet will evoke the peaceful atmosphere of the early 20th century, performing works by Mozart, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, and Argentine tango melodies.
Address:
- Dózsa György út 37, Bp 1146 (Next to Heroes’ Square, View on Map)
- Dates: July 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, August 02, 03, 04, 09 and 11
Hegyvidéki Cultural Salon:
Friday evenings will feature performances by
- Violinist Zoltán Lantos with indojazz improvisations, the
- Götz Saxophone Quartet with their “Blue Rondo” program, and
- Mexican singer Manuel Betancourt with pianist Sebastian Ramirez, taking the audience on a journey through the world of Latin and South American music.
Address:
- Törpe u. 2, 1124 (District XII, Buda), See on Map
Kossuth Square:
On Kossuth Square, right in front of the Parliament building, you can witness with performances by artists such as
- Baritone Krisztián Szenthelyi,
- Accordionist Mihály Demeniv, and
- Cellist Judit Faludi.
Concert dates:
- August 08 Thursday at 17.00 , and
- August 15, Thursday at 17.00
Millenáris Széllkapu Park:
This will be the venue for the closing event of the summer mini concerts season (Zenélő Budapest) on August 10th.
The all-day program will offer musical entertainment for all ages, featuring a variety of world music, including Far Eastern sounds.
The evening will conclude with a joint concert by
- Micheller Myrtill and Pintér Tibor’s voice-guitar duo and the
- Götz Saxophone Quartet.
Address:
- Millenaris Park, Kis Rókus u. 16-20, Bp1024 (View on Map)
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