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classical music, opera, theatre
Liszt, Grieg, R. Strauss – Lawrence Foster
21 January 2026, Wednesday
7:30 pm - 10 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Ticket prices

4 500 HUF   6 000 HUF   7 500 HUF   9 500 HUF   11 000 HUF

The discounts of the Müpa+ membership programme cannot be applied for this performance, and we are also unable to credit membership points.

Conductor:

Lawrence Foster

Featuring:

piano József Balog
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

Liszt

Orpheus – symphonic poem, No. 4, S. 98

Grieg

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

R. Strauss

Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life) – tone poem, Op. 40

The guest appearance of the world-famous American maestro Lawrence Foster, who represents the senior age group of the international community of conductors, promises to be among the outstanding events of the season. The musician with Romanian parents has conducted the Hungarian National Philharmonic on several occasions and each visit has attracted an enthusiastic response. This will therefore be like a “homecoming” to the ensemble on which he will conduct three romantic masterpieces. Liszt’s peacefully idyllic Orpheus and Richard Strauss’s grandiose Ein Heldenleben, which alternates heroism with self-deprecating humour, present two stages in the development of the symphonic poem. Between them will be one of the most popular piano concertos of the 19th century, Grieg’s passionate Piano Concer-to in A minor, which will be performed by József Balog, one of Hungary’s most ver-satile pianists.

Presented by: Hungarian National Philharmonic

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