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Let's not forget about the reasonable ticket prices that make Budapest concerts even more tempting entertainment opportunities.
Classical Music Concerts in Budapest
Enjoy a chamber concert organised in the beautiful neobaroque theatre of the Danube Palace on Christmas Day evening You The special programme was compiled just for this evening by the Danube Chamber Orchestra, including well-known and popular works of famous composers. Details: The concert starts at 20:00, and it is twice 40-45 minutes with an intermission. Ticket price: 34.25 Euro /8900 HUF/adult, 30.8 Euro/8000 HUF/student Reserve your ticket: Program: Part 1.
Spend the first evening of the New Year listening to a chamber concert held in the Danube Palace. The concert program was compiled just for this evening by the Danube Chamber Orchestra, including well-known and popular works of famous composers. Details: The Chamber Concert starts at 17:30, and it is 70 minutes without intermission. Ticket price: 30.35 Euro/7900 HUF// adults and 7200 HUF/27.70 Euro/ students
 The beautiful theatre of the Danube Palace with its 292 seats is a perfect venue for the Danube Symphony Orchestra concerts.
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Organ Concert in St Stephen's BasilicaEnjoy a wonderful concert in St. Stephen’s Basilica, one of the most beautiful neo-classical buildings of Budapest, then go for a night cruise with 4-course dinner on the Danube. |
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St. Stephen's Basilica
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In the next 50 years the church suffered from wars, storms and earthquakes. The church was reconstructed 1983-2003. The arias of the program are performed by Kolos Kováts, one of the most famous concert an oratorio singer inHungary. Among numerous prices, in 1992 he received also the highest prize Hungarian artist can aquire: the Kossuth Prize. The flute is played by Eleonóra Krusic who is already known for her performances with different orchestras from Barcelona to Zürich, Graz and Vienna. Program
The pieces with soloist are performed by Kolos Kováts and with organ. The pieces with flute are performed by Eleonóra Krusic and with organ. Concert dates: Price of Organ Concert in St. Stephen's Church:
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Orgona Concert + Dinner & Cruise on the Danube |
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In the romantic candlelight atmosphere you can enjoy the wonderful view of Budapest decked out in lights. After dinner you can also admire the panorama from the open upper deck of the ship. Price of Organ Concert in St Stephen's Basilica +Dinner & Cruise:
Reserve your Organ Concert + Dinner & Cruise: You can learn more about the Cruise on the Danube here.
After the concert a host or hostess will escort you to the pier when the boat departs at 22.00. The cruise lasts approx. 1.5 hours. You can order the program with pick-up service in this case we would kindly ask you to fill the hotel name and telephone number fields on the ordering form, and at the day of the event please be at the reception of the hotel 40 minutes before the start of the program. |
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More on Concerts in Budapest
Hungary boasts with rich musical heritage and endowed two composer geniuses to the world, Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály.
The city has some renowned classical music orchestras, look out for their concerts:
- the Budapest Festival Orchestra
- Budapest Symphony Orchestra
- Hungarian Telekom Symphony Orchestra
- Hungarian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
- Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra
- Hungarian Virtuoso Orchestra
The Budapest Spring Festival and the Budapest Autumn Festival has diverse programs every year including musical, dance, ballet, opera and operetta performances.
Most classical music venues close for the summer (from end of May till beginning of September. On warm summer evenings you can still enjoy open-air performances on Margaret Island or in the Dominican Court of the Hilton Hotel in the Castle District. Organ concerts and choral recitals also have strong traditions in Budapest.
Note that Hungarians always dress up if they go to classical concerts or to the theatre. Men usually wear dark suits, women put on evening dresses, so dress accordingly if you want to fit in the local audience.
Main Venues of Budapest Concerts (classical music)
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music (Zeneakadémia)
With its impressive architecture the Academy of Music is a perfect venue for a classical concert. Make sure you buy your tickets well in advance, because the Music Academy is a popular concert venue with Hungarians too. In July-August only the large concert hall (Nagyterem) is closed, concerts are held in the Kisterem (Small Concert Hall)
Address: Liszt Ferenc tér 8., VI. district, trams 4-6 or M1 metro to Oktogon
Tel: (+36 1) 462 4600
Ticket office of the Music Academy: Tel: (+36 1) 462 4679
Budapest Opera House
No visit to Budapest would be complete without seeing the grand Opera House. Its ornate interior well worths a visit, It's a perfect venue for opera and ballet fans. Read more about the history, architecture and ticket information of the Budapest Opera House on this page.
Address: Andrássy út 22., VI. district., M1 metroline Opera station
Tel: (+36 1) 331 2550
Palace of Arts - National Concert Hall
A brand new, large concert hall equiped with latest techniques to provide outstanding acousitics for musical performances. For a detailed list of events visit the official website of the concert hall.
Address: Komor Marcell utca 1., IX. district, tram 2 Közvágóhíd stop, tram 1 Lágymányosi hid terminus
Tel: (+36 1) 555 3000
Matáv-Zeneház
The Hungarian Telekom Symphonic Orchestra performs in this modern building.
Ticket office: Nagymező utca 19., VI. district, tel: (+36 1) 302 3841
Open: Mon-Fri: 10.00-19.00, Sat: 9.00-14.00
Address: Páva utca 10-12.m IX. district, trams 4-6, Ferenc körút stop, from there it's 5 minutes walk
Tel: (+36 1) 215 5770
Budapest Congress Center (Budapesti Kongresszusi Központ)
A modern, faceless venue with a fairly large auditorium.
Address: Jagelló út 1-3., XII. district, M2 Déli pályaudvar, tram 61
Tel: (+36 1) 372 5400
Millenáris Park
Address: Fény utca 20-22. II. district, tram 4-6 Széna tér, M2 metro line Moszkva tér station
Tel: (+36 1) 336 4000
Ticket Office: KisRókus utca 14., II. district
Tel: (+36 1) 438 5312
Vigadó Hall
One of the oldest concert halls in Budapest stands on the Pest side of the Danube. Music experts say that the Vigado Hall's acoustic is not so good, it's still a significant venue for classical music performances.
Address: Vigadó utca 5., V. district, tram 2. Vigadó stop, M2 Vörösmarty tér
Tel: (+36 1) 354 3755
Concerts in the Budapest Parliament
The Hungarian Virtuoso Orchestra performs in the cupola of the Parliament on Fridays at 18.00. Tickets are available in major ticket offices. More details on our Budapest Parliament page.
For a more intimate atmosphere visit one of the smaller Budapest concert halls:
Béla Bartók Memorial House (Bartók Béla Emlékház)
The last residence in Hungary of the great composer sometimes stages concerts. The circular theatre in the garden houses open-air concerts. Tickets are available during opening hours of the museum: Tue-Sun: 10.00-17.00 all the year round, and in major ticket offices in Budapest.
Address: Csalán utca 29., II. district, bus 5 and 29.
Tel: (+36 1) 394 2100
Old Academy of Music (Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum)
The museum is a reconstruction of Liszt's last flat in Budapest. There are concerts on Saturday mornings at 11.00, that you can listen to with your museum entrance ticket. Entrance fee: 440 HUF/1.7 €, 220 HUF/0.84 € for students, guided tour in English, german, French, Italian, Russian and in Hungarian: 8000 HUF/30 €.
Address: Vörösmarty utca 35, VI. district,
Tel: (+36 1) 322 9804
Open: Mon-Fri: 10.00-18.00, Sat: 10.00-17.00, Closed on Sundays and between 1-20 August
Óbudai Társaskör
Houses classical music concerts, art exhibitions, various other musical performances. In summer within the Music in the garden program you can enjoy concerts and theatrical perfomances in the chestnut tree lined courtyard
Address: Kiskorona utca 7. III. district, M3 (blue) metro line, Árpád híd station, 6, 86 buses Kiscelli utca stop
Tel: (+36 1) 250 0288
Open-air Concerts in Budapest
Buda Castle Summer Nights Concerts
The historic Dominican Court of the Hilton Hotel in the Castle District hosts the Buda Castle Summer Nights Concerts series with from opera to jazz performances:
Date |
Programme |
| July 6, 20.30 (rain day: July 7) |
Concert of the BudapesKlezmer Band |
| July 8, 20.30 | Primas Kings concert of the Chamber Orchestra of the "Hundred Member" Gypsy Orchestra (In case of rain, the concert will be held in the Dance Hall.) |
| July 13, 20.30 (rain day: July 14) | Latin Night – Music-Dance Show The Patrizio Baeza Band |
| July 15, 20.30 (rain day: July 16) |
Concert of the Budapest Klezmer Band |
| July 20, 20.30 (rain day: July 21) |
Concert of the Benkó Dixieland Band |
| July 22, 20.30 (rain day: July 23 |
Hungarian folklore evening with the Duna Art Ensemble |
| July 27, 20.30 | Domenico Cimarosa: Il maestro di Capella Joseph Haydn: La canterina |
Tickets: 18 Euro, can be bought at VIP Arts Manager and Production Office at 13-15., Hajós utca, VI. district)
Address: Hess András tér 1-3., Castle District in Buda
Summer concerts on Margaret Island (Margit sziget)
Go to the lovely Margaret Island to enjoy great classical concerts, opera and ballet performances and the summer breeze in the open-air theatre.
The Vajdahunyad Castle in the City Park behind Heroes' Square also houses summer concerts.
Tickets for Budapest Concerts
Buy your ticket in advance for major, popular performances in one of the following ticket offices. If you your ticket on the day of the performance go straight to the box office.
Broadway Ticket Office
Address: Nagymező utca 19., VI. district
Tel: (+36 1) 302 3841
Open: Mon-Fri: 10.00-19.00
Ticket Express Offices
In Mammut Shopping Mall, Lövöház utca 2-6., II. district
Tel: (+36 1) 345 8020
Andrássy út 18. Tel: (+36 1) 312 0000 Open: Mon-Fri: 9.30-18.30
Deák Ferenc utca 19., V. district Open: Mon-Fri: 10.00-19.00
József krt. 50. (on Grand Boulevard) Open: Mon-Fri: 9.30-18.30
Tel: (+36 1) 334 0369
Rózsavölgyi Ticket Office
Address: Szervita tér 5. V. district
Tel: (+36 1) 318 3500
Cultur-Comfort Ticket Office
Address: Paulay Ede utca 31., VI. district
Tel: (+36 1) 322 0000, 322 0101
Kristóf Jegyiroda
Árkád Shopping Mall at Örs vezér tere 25., X. district
Tel: (+36 1) 434 8566
Ticket information for Opera and Ballet Performances on this page.
Online Tickets
Light Music Concerts in Budapest
Budapest attracts many well-known pop-rock, jazz, and other music genre artists from all over the world. Biggest events take place at the Budapest Sportarena or at the Puskás Ferenc Stadium. The two-week Budapest Spring Festival offers some great light music concerts (jazz, ragtime), as well.
Local bands give concerts at the Petőfi Csarnok (Pecsa in Budapesti slang)in the City Park (Városliget). Browse our list of Budapest Nightclubs, includes indoor and outdoor places.
The hottest pop-rock event undoubtedly goes for the Sziget Festival in mid-summer every year.
The Budapest Parade is also a very popular summer event.
On the Connection Day Concert an international pop star perform every year. Lionel Richie or Elton John gave concerts in previous years. It's a "music for the masses" type of event, so expect large crowd.
Other Venues for Light Music Events
Fonó Budai Zeneház
A great place with wide ranging programs with local and international artists: folk music, jazz, dance, exhibitions.
Address: Sztregova utca 3., XI. district, near Mórizc Zsigmond körtér, tram 18, 47
Web: www.fono.hu
Trafó
Address: Liliom utca 41. IX. district, M3 (blue) metro, tram 4-6 Ferenc körút stop
Tel: (+36 1) 456 2040
Another cool cultural centre in Budapest with colourful programs throughout the year. It includes a café, a bar and a gallery.Ticket office: Mon-Fri: 14.00-20.00, Sat-Sun: 17.00-20.00 Tel: (+36 1) 215 1600
Almássy Téri Szabadidőközpont
Address: Almássy tér 6., VII. district, M2 metro, trams 4-6 Blaha Lujza tér stopTel: (+36 1) 352 1572
In summer there will pop and rock concerts on the Budai Parkszínpad (Buda Park Stage, Kosztolányi Dezső tér in the XI. district).
Other Pages Related to Budapest Concerts
Cultural Venues in Budapest - introduction to Budapest's major cultural hot-spots.
Budapest Opera House historical and architectural introduction
Events in Budapest program recommendation for each season
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