Hungary Mozart, Schubert: Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra / István Várdai (conductor), Franz Liszt Music Academy, Budapest, 14.12.2025. (AK)
Excellent concert with Leonskaja and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Budapest
Hungarian State Opera’s La bohème is still magical, heart-warming and deeply moving even after 88 years
Hungary Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Hungarian State Opera Children’s Chorus, Hungarian State Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Martin Rajna (conductor), Hungarian State Opera, Budapest, 12.12.2025.(AK)
Salamon Kamp conducts a Bach Cantata in a church service as the composer intended
Hungary Bach, Cantata BWV 69 (Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele): Lutherania Choir, musicians / Salamon Kamp (conductor). Lutheran Church, Deák Square, 1052 Budapest, 7.9.2025. (AK)
Director/conductor Iván Fischer’s Don Giovanni is the yardstick to measure all other productions of the opera
Hungary Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Dance Ensemble of Iván Fischer’s Opera Company, Students of the University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor). MŰPA, Budapest, 9.9.2025. (AK)
Iván Fischer and the BFO’s Mahler ‘Resurrection’ was as close to theatre as you can get
Hungary Mahler: Anna Lucia Richter (mezzo-soprano), Christiane Karg (soprano), Hungarian National Choir (chorus master: Csaba Somos), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor). Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Müpa, Budapest, 6.5.2025. (LJ)
Budapest performance of two halves: Grigory Sokolov plays Byrd and Brahms
Hungary Byrd and Brahms: Grigory Sokolov (piano). Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Müpa, Budapest, 23.4.2025. (LJ)
The Vajda-Bartók double bill at Hungarian State Opera was truly magical
Hungary Vajda, Mario and the Magician / Bartók, Bluebeard’s Castle: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Hungarian State Opera / János Kovács (conductor), Hungarian State Opera, Budapest, 9.4.2025. (AK)
Witnessing music making at its best: OAE’s Bach St Matthew Passion in Budapest
Hungary Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Soloists, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Jonathan Cohen (conductor), Grand Hall of the Music Academy, Budapest, 7.4.2025. (AK)
