Last Updated on 23 July 2025 by LizzyBP
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Enjoy classical melodies on summer evenings in 2020 at one of Budapest’s most romantic venues, the Vajdahunyad castle in City Park.
Venue:
City Park (Városliget-Vajdahunyadvár),
Getting there: M1 underground, Hősök tere stop
The mock castle of Vajdahunyad in City Park hosts a series of classical music, klezmer, swing, and gypsy music concerts in the middle of summer.
Concerts start at 20.30.
Tickets cost 3 900 – 5 900 HUF / 13 – 20 EUR
Program (2019)
01. July, Monday 20:30 – (Rain Day: 02. July, 20:30)
King Saint Stephen Symphony Orchestra with Zugló Philharmonic
Conductor: Kálmán Záborszky
Gábor Horváth: piano
“Waves of Emotions”
- Mussorgsky: Dawn over the Moscow River
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Competition B minor op.23
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Tickets: 3 900 HUF/13 EUR.
04. July, Thursday 20:30 – (Rain Day: 05. July, 20:30)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven evening
Conductor: Imre Kollár
With: Balázs Fülei (piano)
- Beethoven: Egmont Overture Op.84
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op.73
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- Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op.92
Tickets: 3 900 HUF/13 EUR
08. July, Monday 20:30 – (Rain Day: 09. July, 20:30)
Hungarian Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra – “Human joys and tribulations”
Conductor and artistic director: Miklós Szenthelyi
Concertmaster: Román Oszecsinszki
With: Krisztián Szenthelyi (baritone)
- Vivaldi: Four Seasons
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- Tchaikovsky: Don Juan’s serenade
- Verdi: L’esule – Aria
- Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins and Orchestra in A minor, RV 522
- Donizetti: L’Elisir d’Amore, Belcore’s Cavatina
- Rossini: Sonata No.1 in G major
- Weiner: Divertimento No.1 (Old Hungarian Dances) Op.20
Tickets: 3 900 HUF/13 EUR
11. July, Thursday 20:30 – (Rain Day: 20. July, 20:30)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra – “Beethoven evening”
Conductor: Imre Kollár
With: Vilmos Szabadi (violin)
- Beethoven: Coriolan – overture op.62
- Beethoven: Violin concerto in D major Op.61
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- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op.67
Tickets: 3 500 HUF/12 EUR
15. July, Monday 20.30 – (Rain Day: 16. July, 20:30)
Katica Illényi violinist – „Summer, Tango, Love”
With:
Tibor Pintér – guitar
Zoltán Marosi – accordion
Sándor Sárkány – double bass
László Csizi – drums
The colourful program is also a premiere, which will be presented for the first time on the stage of Vajdahunyadvár. French tunes and Argentine tangos, Hungarian and world hits.
Tickets: 4 900 HUF/16 EUR
18. July, Thursday 20:30 – (Rain Day: 19. July, 20:30)
Monarchy Operetta
Artistic director: Erik Kollár
Special guest: Zsóka Fodor
“Operetta Gala 2019”
Unforgettable scenery, beautiful costumes, excellent soloists. You will hear excerpts from the most popular operettas:
- The Gypsy Princess,
- Countess Maritza,
- The Merry Widow,
- Land of Smiles,
- Mike the Magnate,
- The Circus Princess,
- The Bayadere,
- The Kissing Lady,
- Lieutenant Maria.
Tickets: 3 900 HUF/13 EUR
22. July, Monday 20:30 – (Rain Day: 23. July, 20:30)
Budapest Bar
Artistic director: Róbert Farkas (violin, guitar)
Mihály Farkas – cimbalom
Károly Ökrös – accordion, piano
Richárd Farkas – double bass
Ferenc Kisvári – drums
With: singers: Dóri Behumi, András Keleti, András Lovasi, Krisztián Szűcs, Vera Tóth
- Skilfully orchestrated Gypsy music – old film music and hits, music hall couplets and pop songs in a bar mood.
- Selection of numbers from the group’s CDs.
Tickets: 5 900 HUF/20 EUR
25. July, Thursday 20:30 – (Rain Day: 26. July, 20:30)
Budapest Strings – “Deep feelings”
Artistic director: Károly Botvay
Concertmaster: János Pilz (violin)
With: Árpád Siménfalvy (oboe)
- Vivaldi: La Folia
- Bach: Concerto for violin and oboe in C minor BWV 1060
- Händel: Concerto Grosso in A minor Op.6 No. 4
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- Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso in D minor RV565 Op.3 No. 11
- Marcello: Oboe Concerto in D minor S.Z799
- Boccherini: Symphony in D Minor “The House of the Devil” Op. 12
Tickets: 3 900 HUF/13 EUR
29. July, Monday, 20.30 – (Rain Day: 30. July: 20.30)
Sabbathsong Klezmer Band – “Different kinds of klezmer”
With:
Farkas Nándor Beke (violin) and
Jenő Lisztes (cimbalom)
One genre, many styles. A musical panorama around the colourful palette of klezmer music with the Sabbathsong Klezmer Band.
Extracts from well-known and popular musicals, Yiddish and Hebrew hits from the 1930’s to the present.
Tickets: 3 900 HUF/13 EUR
01. August, Thursday, 20.30 (Rain Day: 02. August: 20.30)
Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra
Artistic director: József Lendvai Csócsi
- Rossini: William Tell – overture
- Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5
- Erkel: Palotás
- Monti: Csárdás
- Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)
- Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 1
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14
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- J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus overture
- J. Strauss: Éljen a magyar!
- Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers
- Bizet: Carmen
- J. Strauss: Thunder and Lightning
- J. Strauss: Radetzky March
Tickets: 5 900 HUF/20 EUR
TIPS: The Organ Concert Series in St. Stephen Basilica or the Classical Concerts in Danube Palace are also excellent culturral entertainment in Budapest.
Short concerts entertain everyone for free at a dozen Budapest venues all summer.
The Evening Concerts in the Zoo & Botanical Garden on Wednesdays betweeen 03. July – 14. August 2020 are also excellent summer programs.
Related
Summer Events & Festivals:
Budapest Summer Festival – Budapest Events, Program Tips in July – Budapest in August – Formula 1 Hungarian Race – Sziget Festival – Festival of Folk Arts – Jewish Summer Festival – Fireworks & Cruise on the Danube
