Organ Nights In Budapest Basilica Concert Series

St. Stephen Basilica Budapest hosts a very popular organ-concert series performed by some of Hungary’s most praised musicians.

Award-winning organist Miklos Teleki helps you discover the spectacular sound of the church’s organ.

The breathtakingly beautiful neoclassical church, its magical settings and its renowned acoustics make the perfect spot for losing yourself in some heart warming classical music composed by prestigious composers including Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and Vivaldi.

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Dates

May, 2023: 25
June, 2023: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
July, 2023: 6, 13, 20, 27
August, 2023: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
September, 2023: 7, 14, 21, 28
October, 2023: 5, 12, 19, 26
November, 2023: to be confirmed
December, 2023: to be confirmed

Prices with regards to the seating plan:

Category 1: 44 EUR
Category 2: 40 EUR
Category 3: 35 EUR

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Reduced Prices (Students)

Category 1: 42 EUR
Category 2: 37 EUR
Category 3: 31 EUR

Program:

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Fantasie in F minor K 506
• Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682): Pietà Signore
• Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751): Adagio
• Liszt Ferenc (1811-1886) – Camille Saint-Saёns (1835-1921): Legend in A major (St. Francis of Assisi’s Sermon to the Birds)
• Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Prelude and Fuge in G minor
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Prayer of Fiesco from opera Simone Boccanegra
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Polonaise, Minuet and Badinerie from Suite in B minor BWV 1067
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565

Please note that the pipe organ is not played during the program.

The concert starts at 20:00, and takes 70 minutes, without any intermission.

Gate opening: 19:30

Advised time for arrival: 19:15

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Adapted by Miklos Teleki, a prominent Hungarian organist, the concert includes arias performed by Kolos Kovats, one of the most famous and talented concert and oratorio singer in Hungary who received

the Liszt Ferenc prize (1977), Merit of Art (1984), and the highest prize Hungarian artist can acquire, the Kossuth Prize in 1992.

For a more magical music experience flute performance is added to the concert as well and it is played by the revered Eleonora Krusic accompanied by the organ.

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