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classical music, opera, theatre
Víkingur Ólafsson, István Várdai and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
23 May 2026 Saturday
7:30 pm - 10 pm
one interval
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Produced by Müpa Budapest

Ticket prices

7 500 - 29 900 HUF

The discounts of the Müpa+ membership programme will be applied for this performance, and we also credit membership points.

Conductor:

István Várdai
piano Víkingur Ólafsson
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (concertmaster: Péter Tfirst)

Olli Mustonen

Nonett, No. 2

Haydn

Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob I:93

interval

Beethoven

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73

It is not exclusively Hungarians that Müpa Budapest honours with the prestigious title of Artist of the Season: foreign musicians, such as the Russian piano virtuoso Denis Matsuev, for instance, have also been distinguished in this way. The prerequisites are obvious: a high level of professional excellence and a fruitful relationship with Müpa Budapest. Both conditions are easily met by Víkingur Ólafsson, the 41-year-old pianist The New York Times described as “Iceland’s Glenn Gould”, whose profound and inspired playing has lit up the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall on several occasions. In May 2026, he will join the world-famous Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (under the baton István Várdai, the ensemble’s artistic director and last year’s Artist of the Season) to perform Beethoven’s enchanting Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major in the second part of a concert that opens with Olli Mustonen’s Nonett and Haydn’s Symphony No. 93 in D major.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

  • You may purchase tickets online and in person for this performance using a Müpa Budapest gift voucher or by OTP, K&H or MBH SZÉP cards. If you purchase the tickets in person, then we also accept Rewin Gift Vouchers, and Rewin Gift Cards as well as the culture subaccount allowance on OTP Cafeteria cards.

  • 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.

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