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Photo: © Szilvia Csibi, Müpa
Photo: © Ko Cheng Lin
classical music, opera, theatre

Chamber recital by Iveta Apkalna and Gábor Boldoczki

one interval
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
  • Produced by Müpa Budapest

Ticket prices

  • 2900 - 11900 HUF
    • Dynamic price
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The discounts of the Müpa+ membership programme will be applied for this performance, and we also credit double membership points.
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What kind of instrument is the organ? Old? New? Serious? Fun? And what kind of music is it suited to? Baroque? Or perhaps modern works? And what is it really? A keyboard instrument or a member of the wind family? After all, it does have keys - but it has pipes too! And how does it behave when paired with a pure-blooded wind instrument, the metallic-sounding trumpet? We will all get the answers to these questions at this exciting joint recital by one of the most original and inventive organists of our time, Iveta Apkalna, and our own homegrown trumpet megastar Gábor Boldoczki.

One can safely say without fear of exaggeration that Müpa Budapest's organ concerts opened a new era in the history of organ playing in Hungary. In the past, many people might have thought organ works excessively serious and abstract: pieces written by Baroque music teachers in wigs and meant to be listened to while cradling your head in your hands. At Müpa Budapest's organ concerts, however, it became clear that the organ literature is full of discovery, colour, playfulness, and excitement - not to the mention the fact that the organ is also suitable for modern music, indeed for all kinds of music! Joining the organ at several points this evening will be the trumpet, creating an exciting partnership. Nevertheless, we will also hear both instruments played solo, and the list of composers is a highly diverse one, ranging from Vivaldi and Bach to the 20th- and 21st-century music of George Enescu, Stanley Friedman, Sofia Gubaidulina, Naji Hakim and Péter Eötvös. One of the most celebrated organists of our time, Latvia's Iveta Apkalna trained in England and Germany after studying in her homeland, and today her playing captivates audiences all over the world. As far as Gábor Boldoczki is concerned, it is sufficient to say that he is one of the top trumpet players on the planet: a universal artist, for whom composers like Krzysztof Penderecki and Fazıl Say have composed works.

The concert will be preceded from 6.30 pm by an introductory presentation in Hungarian entitled Prologue, by musicologist Gergely Fazekas, where concert ticket holders will be invited to get to know the performing musicians and the works to be performed more closely.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Sections

  • J. S. Bach-Dupré: ‘Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29 - organ transcription of cantata's first movement (Sinfonia)
  • Stanley Friedman: Solus - fanfare
  • Enescu: Legenda (transcription for trumpet and organ)
  • Sofia Gubaidulina: Hell und Dunkel
  • Péter Eötvös: Echo - Hungarian premiere
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  • J. S. Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582
  • Vivaldi: Andromeda Liberata (serenata), RV Anh. 117 - ‘Sovvente il sole' (aria; transcription for trumpet and organ)
  • Naji Hakim: Quatre Études-Caprices - No. 3 (Giocoso)
  • Naji Hakim: Sonata for Trumpet and Organ
  • organ
    Iveta Apkalna
  • trumpet
    Gábor Boldoczki

Ticket information

You may purchase tickets online and in person for this performance using a Müpa Budapest gift voucher or by OTP, K&H or MBH SZÉP cards. If you purchase the tickets in person, then we also accept Rewin Gift Vouchers, and Rewin Gift Cards as well as the culture subaccount allowance on OTP Cafeteria cards.

Parking information

We wish to inform you that in the event that Müpa Budapest's underground garage and outdoor car park are operating at full capacity, it is advisable to plan for increased waiting times when you arrive. In order to avoid this, we recommend that you depart for our events in time, so that you you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and smoothly and arrive for our performance in comfort. The Müpa Budapest underground garage gates will be operated by an automatic number plate recognition system. Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on that given day. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.

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