The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra was the very first Scandinavian symphonic orchestra to be founded and 126 years later, it is still going strong. For its first fifty years it was directed by its founder Robert Kajanus, and between 1892 and 1923, gave virtually all of Jean Sibelius’s premières with the composer conducting. Chief conductors of the Helsinki Philharmonic have included Paavo Berglund, Okko Kamu and Leif Segerstam, who is currently its honorary chief conductor. Since 2008, the orch...estra has been led by violinist–conductor John Storgårds. The ensemble made its debut outside Finland at the 1900 Paris World Exhibition and since then has travelled the world. French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet was born in Lyon in 1971. At the age of twelve, he began studies at the Paris Conservatoire with Aldo Ciccolini and three years later won the “Premier Prix du Conservatoire”. When he was eighteen he won the New York competition for young talents. He works regularly with the world’s premiere orchestras and soloists, and ensembles and artists such as Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Los Angeles Philharmonic as well as Renée Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, Angelika Kirchschlager, Yuri Bashmet, Joshua Bell, Julia Fischer and Truls Mørk. Beyond Europe he has toured in the United States and has a large fan base in Australia. These days, he is also active as a jazz pianist. He is an exclusive Decca artist and has recorded over thirty records for its label.
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.
Safe ticket purchase
Dear Visitors, please note that only tickets purchased from the Müpa website and official ticket offices are guaranteed to be valid. To avoid possible inconvenience, we suggest buying tickets to our performances and concerts via the mupa.hu website, the Interticket national network (jegy.hu) or at our official ticket offices.