XXVI Haydn Festival - Pápa

Haydn Festival

This year, for the 26th time, the Budapest Strings and the Pápa City jointly organise the Haydn Festival. Spend an afternoon in the recently renovated Esterházy Castle in Pápa and discover the baroque treasures of Pápa accompanied by the Budapest Strings on 20-23 July 2023.

XXVI Haydn Festival Programmes

THURSDAY, 20 JULY 2023 – DAY 0

19:00 – Improvisations in music history from Haydn to Erkel with Ádám Bősze.

Location: Pannonia Reformata Museum, Pápa

In collaboration with:
Boglárka Laczák – mezzo
Szabolcs Bognár – baritone

The attendance is free of charge

Bősze Ádám
Ádám Bősze - music historian

FRIDAY, 21 JULY 2023 – DAY 1
20:00 – Festival opening concert

Location: Jókai Mór Cultural Centre – Pápa

J. Haydn: Symphony No. 26 in D minor ” La Lamentatione”
W. A. Mozart: Violin concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
F. Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485

In collaboration with:
Ágnes Langer – violin
Budapest Strings
János Pilz – concertmaster

The attendance is free of charge

Agnes Langer
Ágnes Langer - violin

SATURDAY, 22 JULY 2023 – DAY 2

10:00, 11:00, 14:00 – Castle tours

Together with local organisers, we have created interactive musical guided tours where visitors can learn about the history of the wonderfully decorated rooms of the building, hear exciting legends about the life of the Esterházy family and see how everyday life was lived in the castle while listening to Haydn’s wonderful chamber music performed by the Budapest Strings. DETAILS AND TICKETS

20:00 – Closing concert

Location: Jókai Mór Cultural Centre – Pápa

Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 violins, RV 580
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051
Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 cellos in G minor, RV 531
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings, Op. 48

Soloists:
Gabriella Takácsné-Nagy – violin
Anna Windberg – violin
Péter Surján – violin
Tamás Rónaszéki – violin
Réka Szabó – viola
Fülöp Görbicz – viola
Marcell Vámos – cello
Miklós Oláh – cello
Budapest Strings
János Pilz – koncertmester

The attendance is free of charge

Navratil Andrea
Andrea Navratil - folk singer
Szent Efrém Férfikar
Saint Ephraim Male Choir

SUNDAY, 23 JULY 2023 – DAY 3

10:00, 11:00, 14:00 – Castle tours

Together with local organisers, we have created interactive musical guided tours where visitors can learn about the history of the wonderfully decorated rooms of the building, hear exciting legends about the life of the Esterházy family and see how everyday life was lived in the castle while listening to Haydn’s wonderful chamber music performed by the Budapest Strings. DETAILS AND TICKETS

21:00 – The Legend
Multimedia Concert Show (Premiere)
In honour of the 200th anniversary of the Hungarian National Anthem

Location: courtyard of the Esterházy Castle – Pápa

Magor Bucz – Péter Bekker: The Legend (Premier)

Composer, arranger: Magor Bucz
Choreographer: Tamás Topolánszky
Director, production manager: Péter Bekker
Conductor: Erik Dániel Fülöp

Starring:
Andrea Navratil, Kátya Tompos, Saint Ephraim Male Choir and the Budapest Strings

The attendance is free of charge
VIP TICKETS are still available

Budapesti Vonósok
Budapesti Vonósok
Pápa 2022
Photo from the XXV Haydn Festival

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