Overview :
Arts and culture has always been very much a part of Hungarian life. Two world-renown composers, Franz Liszt and Bélá Bartók, were Hung... more »arian. Budapest alone has two opera houses and 12 concert halls.
Check to see if you can get tickets for an opera, ballet, concert or a music festival. They are often crowded because of their popularity, even with young people and teenagers. Better yet, plan to visit Budapest during one of its many music festivals.
Every two weeks in March, there is the Budapest Spring Festival. Held in more than 50 different venues, it includes classical concerts, film screenings and theater productions. Performers from all over the world come to participate.
Hungarians celebrate the lively Danube Carnival International Cultural Festival for two weeks every June. It features folk and contemporary dance and a variety of music—classical, wind bands and world music. Locations vary.
During two weeks in mid-August on Óbuda Island, the Island Festival (Sziget Festival) happens. Europe’s largest celebration of its kind attracts hundreds of local and European artists that play every kind of genre of music. Film, art exhibitions and sporting events are another part of it. Venue is just north of the Árpád Bridge. less «
Budapest Arts and Culture
Overview : Arts and culture has always been very much a part of Hungarian life. Two world-renown composers, Franz Liszt and Bélá Bartók, were Hung... more »
Tips: It is best to take a cab or public transportation to these places as they are not always walking distance and often during the evening.
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Points of Interest
Located just opposite the Parliament, this Roman-styled building opened in the 1890s as the home of the Hungarian Supreme Court. The pillars, arches, huge stained glass windows and marble staircases of the Central Hall reek of glitz.
The museum's most interesting and permanent exhibit, “The Folklore of the Hungarian People” chronicles... More
On certain Saturdays at 11am, expect to experience fine chamber music and classical concerts in the music academy's Chamber Hall. Check website for concert calendar. Tickets are 1,300 HUF(about US$5.28)It is possible to pick up an SRO ticket right before the concerts start.
Address: District VI, Liszt Ferenc tér 8, around the corner fr... More
The most grandiose of Budapest’s music venues is the Hungarian State Opera House. A pair of marble sphinx guards the driveway and statues of Franz Liszt and Ferenc Erkel (the father of the Hungarian Opera) stand alongside the entrance. The interior’s grand staircases, wood-paneled corridors, salons, four tiers of boxes and multitude of frescoes are... More
A green and golden tiled dome crowns this fine example of Art Nouveau architecture. Inside, a huge glass skylight casts light on a two-leveled whitewashed interior accented with Moorish arches. The museum hosts large collections of furniture, metalwork, textiles, ceramics and glass including some works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. When it first opened... More
It doesn’t get better than this. Directed by Iván Fischer, this orchestra has won worldwide critical acclaim. The orchestra performs at the very modern Belá Bartók National Concert Hall in the Palace of Arts. Tickets are available online, at the Liszt Ferenc Academy or at ticket merchants around Budapest.
Tel: +36 1/355-4015
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Opened in 2005,this ultra-modern structure is the home to the Budapest Philharmonic and sometimes to the Budapest Festival Orchestra. Opera, dance, jazz and about every other kind of music are performed here as well as applied arts and exhibitions. Its acoustics are amazing.
Address: District IX, Komor Marcell u. 1. (Located next to th... More
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