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Summer Concerts in Vajdahunyadvár
This summer again, great masterpieces of classical music, as well as traditional Hungarian Gypsy music, swing and klezmer music performances, await visitors in the heart of the Városliget (City Park), in a delightful environment, with the enchanting backdrop of Vajdahunyadvár. Visitors can enjoy the concerts each Monday and Thursday from 8.30 p.m.
Address: XIV. Városliget, Vajdahunyadvár
PERFORMANCES 2010
12 July, Monday, 8.30 p.m. (rain check day: 13 July 8.30 p.m.)
King St. Stephen Symphonic Orchestra
Conductor: Kálmán Záborszky
Featuring: Jenő Jandó (piano)
Schubert: Rosamunde Overture
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
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Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 (“Organ Symphony”)
Ticket price: HUF 2,500
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15 July, Thursday 8.30 p.m. (rain check day: 16 July 8.30 p.m.)
MÁV Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Imre Kollár
Featuring: Vilmos Szabadi (violin)
Beethoven Night
Leonora Overture No. 3
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
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Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67
Ticket price: HUF 2,500
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19 July, Monday, 8.30 p.m. (rain check day: 20 July, 8.30 p.m.)
Budapest String Orchestra
Artistic director: Károly Botvay, Concert Master: Béla Bánfalvi
Featuring: Ádám Zsolt Szokolay (piano)
Mozart and Haydn Night
Mozart: Piano Concerto in A major, K. 414
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Co-Directed by: Abisso Nemzetközi Zenei Kft.
Ticket price: HUF 2,500
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22 July, Thursday, 8.30 p.m. (rain check day: 23 July 8.30 p.m.)
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
Artistic director: János Rolla
Featuring: József Lendvay (violin)
Vivaldi Night
Concertos for two or three instruments
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The Four Seasons
Ticket price: HUF 2,500
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26 July, Monday, 8.30 p.m.(rain check day: 27 July, 8.30 p.m.)
Hungarian Virtuoso Chamber Orchestra
Artistic director and featuring: Miklós Szenthelyi (violin)
Concert master: Román Oszecsinszki
Vivaldi: Concerto in B major for two violins and string orchestra
J.S.Bach: Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
J.S.Bach: Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
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Tchaikovsky: Three violin concertos
Boccherini: House of the Devil
Rossini: Sonata No. 1 in G major
Ticket price: HUF 2,500
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29 July, Thursday, 8.30 p.m. (rain check day: 30 July, 8.30 p.m.)
Budapest Klezmer Band
Artistic director: Ferenc Jávori
Traditional and contemporary klezmer music, parts and adaptations of musicals
Ticket price: HUF 3,500
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2 August, Monday, 8.30 p.m. (rain check day: 3 August, 8.30 p.m.)
Budapest Ragtime Band
Featuring: Marianna Falusi (vocal)
Evergreen ragtime music, swing, old Hungarian hits, popular adaptations from classical music and musicals
Ticket price: HUF 2,500
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5 August, Thursday, 8.30 p.m. (rain check day: 6 August, 8.30 p.m.)
100-Member Gypsy Orchestra
Artistic director: Sándor Buffo-Rigó
Works by Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Liszt, Bizet, Johann Strauss and Hubay
Ticket price: HUF 5,000
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9 August, Monday, 8.30 p.m. (rain check day: 10 August, 8.30 p.m.)
Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra
Artistic leader and featuring on violin: Péter Kováts
Featuring: Claudi Arimany (flute, Spain)
Serenade Night
Mozart: A Little Night Music, KV 525
Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor for flute and violin, RV 514
Dvorák: Serenade in E major, Op. 22
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Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Op. 48
Ticket price: HUF 2,500
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12 August, Thursday, 8.30 p.m. (rain check day: 13 August, 8.30 p.m.)
Musica Sonora Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Péter Illényi
Semmelweis Choir
Artistic director: Márta Oláh
Featuring: Judit Andrejszki (soprano), Bogi Pejtsik (child soprano)
Péter Bozi (counter-tenor), Gábor Légárdi (tenor)
James Rado – Gerome Ragni – Galt MacDermot: Hair (classical adaptation of the musical for orchestra) Adapted by: Péter Pejtsik
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Ticket price: HUF 2,500
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Further information:
Musica Hermina Found
Tel: + 36 1 363 42 01
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Tickets:
- on phone numbers: +36 1 3634201 and +36 30 9544866
- at theemail address info@vajdahunyad.hu
- or via the form available on Vajdahunyad's website: form
Or in person in BTO’s Tourist Information Offices in the city centre.
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Tourinform Deák square Address: Sütő utca 2. (at Deák square) Opening hours: 8 am - 8 pm every day Tel: +36 1 438 80 80 |
Tourinform Liszt Ferenc square Address: Andrássy út 47. (at Oktogon) Opening hours: 12 am – 8 pm every day Tel: +36 1 322 40 98 |
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SECRET TIPS before and after a concert:
Date in the City Park
City Park in a nutshell:
The City Park (Városliget) is the largest green area on the Pest side. It is a popular place for family excursions and for entertaining or relaxing during the weekend. During the Millennium festival in the 19th century, buildings such as the Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Hall, the Millennium Memorial and Vajdahunyad Castle were erected here. The Zoo, the Amusement Park, the Circus, the Széchenyi Baths, the Museum of Transportation and Petőfi Csarnok, the popular place among young people for partying, can also be found nearby. You can go boating on the lake in the summer, or go ice-skating in the winter. You can also walk or ride a bike in the shadows of the park’s trees.
In the Zoo 
You can have a pleasant walk along the lake shore near the Palm House or in the Hedge Labyrinth or you can enjoy the excellent gastronomy culture of Barlang Restaurant or the elegant confectionary of the Palm House.
In Vajdahunyadvár
The candle-lit Mediaeval Cloister in Vajdahunyadvár, which has a special atmosphere at nights, will be open during the concerts. If you bring in your own chair you can also listen to the evening concert from here, because the Cloister’s acoustics are excellent.
Other tips for the City Park
You can really experience a romantic adventure on this day! Do not just concentrate on the evening event. Before the concert, surprise yourself with a thermal bath experience. The Széchenyi Baths await you with longer opening hours in the summer. (www.budapestspas.com) After that feel free to choose comfortable clothes for the summer night concerts!
If you are starving for cultural adventures, City Park is the ideal place for you. Before the concert, visiting the Kincsem memorial exhibition in the Agricultural Museum seems to be an excellent programme. There you can gain insight into the famous golden era of Hungarian horse-racing.
Sometimes a little is a lot – think about it! After the concert you can regain your energy by walking under the City Park's trees at night, having an intimate conversation with someone or just enjoying the silence of nature.
And if you need to forget the troubles of weekdays a bit, make the experience complete! Nothing is more pleasant than a relaxed dinner after the concert! The City Park can boast magnificent restaurants, where you can have an alfresco dinner with your partner in an intimate garden.
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Personal Experience
"I like the gardens of the coffees all around in the city centre. Just to sit about on a bench at the Szabadság square or in the City Park right at Heroes' square."
Tip: After visiting the great statues of Heroes' square, go for a nice walk and have a cool drink in the City Park.
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