The program was cancelled
The program was cancelled
Dear Visitor,
Pursuant to the decision made by the Hungarian government, all of our performances through 10 December 2020 have been cancelled. We will refund the price of tickets for programmes organised by Müpa Budapest itself: you can claim refunds for individual tickets by clicking here, and for tickets that are part of season tickets on this page.
Only Müpa Budapest’s own productions can be registered on our interface. For information regarding ticket refunds for hosted performances, meaning ones not organised by Müpa Budapest, please enquire with the organiser of the performance.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Concerts by Kálmán Balogh and Miklós Lukács's Cimbalom Duo are a rare occurence. When they do take place, each show is different, meaning their every appearance is a truly unique experience. Not just unique, but also absolutely enthralling. They may not spread their wings often, but when they do they fly in 'the grip of each other', reaching incredible heights and soaring far beyond the limits of musical genres and their instruments. The freedom of their improvisation as they inspire each other with their playing is utterly unstoppable.
In 1987, Miklós Lukács won the children's section of the first ever Hungarian Cimbalom Competition. Kálmán Balogh won the adult category. After studying classical music, Lukács went on to explore jazz and contemporary music, while Balogh delved into the folklore of various peoples, showing us that there is no genre where the cimbalom does not have a vital role to play. Though the idea of them working together had been brought up more than once in the 1990s, their wish only came true when they were signed up by the FolkEurópa record label. That led to the 2009 album Négykezes cimbalomra (For the Four-handed Cimbalom), which they showcased at the opening concert of the 2011 World Music Expo in Copenhagen. They made a new album, Összehangolva (Harmonised), in 2015, before going on to captivate the WOMEX audience for a second time. Never before had this expert crowd of music aficionados heard anything like it. The two cimbalom players led the dance together, improvising as a duo or deftly providing an accompaniment to the other's lead. Their Müpa Budapest concert promises to be no less of a marvel. We can look forward to some brand new compositions alongside the most successful hits from the two Cimbalom Duo albums, interspersed with their astonishing and utterly magical free-form improvisations.
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
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Parking is free of charge for visitors with tickets to any of our paid performances on the day of the performance. Upon entering the car park, you can either scan the barcode or QR code on your concert ticket, or take a parking ticket and validate it together with your concert ticket at one of the payment machines. Either option will enable you to exit through the gates operated by the number plate recognition system. We recommend that you plan to arrive at Müpa in good time, so that you can find the ideal parking spot quickly and without difficulty and arrive at your performance comfortably. The detailed parking policy of Müpa Budapest is available here.
