CHOIR PERFORMANCES

Hungary is known for the variety of musical interest, whether folk or rock, techno or classic – Hungary has all the tunes a demanding ear desires.

An important contribution to the field of classical music was Franz Liszt ,a piano virtuoso (he was a sort of rock star of his age – his contemporaries lauded him as the greatest pianist of all time) as well as a composer. More about him you can learn at the the Franz Liszt Memorial Museum and Research Centre (www.lisztmuseum.hu). He also founded the Liszt Academy, not only an still an educational institution, but also where students and tutors can perform in the marvelous Concert Hal.

The beginning of the 20th century brought about two other exceptional characters: Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály both set out to collect Hungarian folk songs all over the Carpathian Basin and incorporate them into their music.

The Opera House shows all major European operas (including Hungarian ones of course), features grand classical concerts and shows beautiful ballets (www.opera.hu Next to the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art is the home of the Bartók National Concert Hall, situated in the Palace of Arts bringing the world’s top artists performing classical, world music or jazz (www.mupa.hu).

Besides concert halls, there are the historical sites which give place to organ concert, choir performances or performances of singers or orchestras.

Concerts at the majestic St. Stephen’s Basilica, the Mathias Church or the Kiscelli Church are a good example for this.

Beside these venues there are smaller, more private concert halls,churches or school auditoriums, where we can organize performances or contacts with Hungarian partners/choirs.

Classic Budapest Program Package

1.Day – Arrival
Arrival in Budapest, Sightseeing Buda (Gellért-hill, Castle District ) lunch in Castle District
check-in hotel

2.Day – Sightseeing Pest + Opera visit
Sigthseeing tour Pest (Heroe’s Square, Basilica)
Visiting the Opera House
Evening performance (concert or opera )

3.Day – Royal Palace Gödöllő and Lázár Equestrian Park
Arriving in Gödöllő for a tour of the Royal Palace, coffee break after the tour
Horse-show and dinner at Lázár Equestrian Park

4.Day – Visegrad and the Danube
Half day excursion to Visegrad – visiting the former Royal Palace of Visegrad
In the evening a beautiful dinner-cruise on the Danube in Budapest

5.Day – Departure
Departure from Budapest

Classic Budapest Package includes:

• 4x accommodation with buffet-breakfast in 3-star or 4-star hotel
• guided sightseeing tour Buda
• guided sightseeing tour Pest
• visit of Opera house
• 1x evening performance (concert or opera)
• excursion to Gödöllő and entrance fee Royal Palace Gödöllő
• Horse-show and dinner at Lázár Equestrian Park
• excursion to Visegrad and entrance fee Royal Palace Visegrád
• Dinner-cruise

Music in Budapest Program Package

1.Day – Arrival
Arrival in Budapest, check-in hotel

2.Day – Sightseeing Budapest + Opera visit
Sigthseeing tour Budapest (Gellért-hill, Castle District ,Heroes’ Square, Basilica)
Visiting the Liszt Museum
Evening performance (concert or opera )

3.Day – Royal Palace Gödöllő and Lázár Equestrian Park
Arriving in Gödöllő for a tour of the Royal Palace, coffee break after the tour
Horse-show and dinner at Lázár Equestrian Park

4.Day – Art Noveau and Music
Visiting the Liszt Academy (guided tour )
In the evening Organ concert in the Basilica afterward a dinner-cruise on the Danube

5.Day – Departure
Departure from Budapest

Music in Budapest Program Package includes:

• 4 x accommodation with buffet-breakfast in 3-star or 4-star hotel
• guided sightseeing tour Budapest
• visit of Liszt Museum
• 1 x evening performance (concert or opera)
• excursion to Gödöllő and entrance fee Royal Palace Gödöllő
• Horse-show and dinner at Lázár Equestrian Park
• visit of Liszt Academy
• Organ concert & Dinner-cruise