Two of the great poets of the Romantic piano music were born in the same year: 1810. Schumann in Germany and Chopin in Poland. Both trained to be pianists but Schumann’s ambitions came to an abrupt halt when he damaged his hand. This led him to write words in addition to music. He wrote personably about Chopin in a review article penned at a time when Chopin was completely undiscovered: “Eusebius today has entered the room. You know the ironic smile on his pale face with which he wants to arouse... interest … – Off with your hats, gentleman, a genius!” said Eusebius about a piano piece placed before us. We were not allowed to see its title … You play – said Florestan. Eusebius obeyed. We listened huddled in the window embrasure. Eusebius played almost feverishly and produced numerous figures of life from nothingness. And as our faces expressed our immense wonderment, besides various exclamations, such as “At last, finally something intelligent! – Chopin – I have never heard the name! – who can it be? – but by all means he is a genius!” Both composers were to die tragically early deaths and their music will be performed by Alex Szilasi and Dénes Várjon and the audience will have the chance to see quotations from contemporary documents about their era, their personalities and relationship.
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.
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