Budapest Spring Festival 2010

19.03.2010-05.04.2010

Budapest Spring Festival is Hungary's most outstanding and largest annual cultural event since its foundation (more than 25 years).

This range of events counts for momentous on the whole world. All the countries in the world participate on this spring festival.

Approximately 200 events await Hungarian and foreign tourists on 50-60 locations of the Hungarian capital in the two last months of March at the Budapest Spring Festival.

Apart from the rich musical choice, unique exhibitions, excellent dance shows, busy festival atmosphere are organised for the visitors.

In the Budapest Spring Festival there are theatre performances, movies, open-air programs and other typical festival events.

Programs of the Festival:

orchestral concerts:

Beethoven Evening

The Danish National Chamber Orchestra

An Evening with the Hungarian National Philharmonics on the Anniversary of Bartók’s Birth

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

Sol Gabetta and the Basel Chamber Orchestra

Romantic aria recital by Erwin Schrott

Il Giardino Armonico

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Palace of Arts

chamber evenings:

The Young Danish String Quartet

Cimbalom Recital by Ágnes Szakály

“… and the Hungarian cimbalom was born”

- Festetics Palace, Hall of Mirrors

Evelyn Glennie – Palace of Arts

opera:

Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier

Erkel: Dózsa György – opera cross-section

Péter Eötvös: Love and Other Demons – Hungarian première

Wagner: Parsifal- Hungarian State Opera House

Erkel: Brankovics György, Bánk Bán- Thália Theatre

Erkel: Hunyadi László- Palace of Arts

operetta-musical:

Lévay–Kunze: Rebecca

The Mistress of Manderley – première - Budapest Operetta Theatre

folk music:

25th Anniversary of the 100-Member Gypsy Orchestra, Thália Theatre

folk dance:

29th National Dance House Gathering and Arts and Crafts Fair, Papp László Budapest Sportarena

art dance:

Royal Danish Ballet-

Tchaikovsky: Anna Karenina

Hungarian State Opera House

Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía- Thália Theatre

Hotel Pro Forma

Bill T Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company

Another Evening: Serenade / The Proposition

Palace of Arts

open-air programs

exhibitions

Japanese art

programs for children

You can find the offical program at www.btf.hu.