28736_kurtag100_szuletesnapi_koncert_vikingur_olafssonnal_260219_01.jpg
28736_kurtag100_szuletesnapi_koncert_vikingur_olafssonnal_260219_02.jpg
28736_kurtag100_szuletesnapi_koncert_vikingur_olafssonnal_260219_07.jpg
28736_kurtag100_szuletesnapi_koncert_vikingur_olafssonnal_260219_08.jpg
28736_kurtag100_szuletesnapi_koncert_vikingur_olafssonnal_260219_06.jpg
classical music, opera, theatre
Kurtág 100 l Birthday concert with Víkingur Ólafsson
19 February 2026 Thursday
7:30 pm - 10 pm
one interval
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Produced by Müpa Budapest

Conductor:

Markus Stenz

Featuring:

piano Víkingur Ólafsson, Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir
clarinet Csaba Klenyán
viola Máté Szűcs
guitar Pablo Márquez
Danubia Orchestra

György Kurtág

Twittering – Games, Book 1/18b ; on grand piano

J. S. Bach–György Kurtág

Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 ; on grand piano

György Kurtág

Aus der Ferne (Alfred Schlee zum 80. Geburtstag) – Games, Book 5/6 ; on grand piano

György Kurtág

Harmonica (Hommage à Borsody László) – Games, Book 3/33 ; on grand piano

György Kurtág

A Little Chorale – Games, Book 1/5b ; on grand piano

J. S. Bach–Víkingur Ólafsson

Air on G-string, BWV 1068 (dedicated to György Kurtág on his 100th birthday) – premiere; on grand piano

György Kurtág

(sleepily) – Games, Book 1/11a ; on grand piano

György Kurtág

Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (2) (scraps from a colinda melody – faintly recollected) – JátékokGames, Book 3/25 ; on grand piano

Haydn

String Quartet in G major, Op. 76, No. 1 – Adagio (arranged for piano by György Kurtág)

György Kurtág

Hommage à R. Sch., Op. 15d

György Kurtág

…quasi una fantasia…, Op. 27, No. 1

interval

György Kurtág

Grabstein für Stefan, Op. 15c

György Kurtág

Stele, Op. 33

György Kurtág

Aus der Ferne (Alfred Schlee zum 80. Geburtstag) – Games, Book 5/6 ; on upright piano

György Kurtág

Harmonica (Hommage à Borsody László) – Games, Book 3/33 ; on upright piano

György Kurtág

A Little Chorale – Games, Book 1/5b ; on upright piano

J. S. Bach–Víkingur Ólafsson

Air on G-string, BWV 1068 (dedicated to György Kurtág on his 100th birthday) – premiere; on upright piano

György Kurtág

(sleepily) – Games, Book 1/11a ; on upright piano

György Kurtág

Hommage à Farkas Ferenc (2) (scraps from a colinda melody – faintly recollected) – Games, Book 3/25 ; on upright piano

György Kurtág

Twittering – Games, Book 1/18b ; on upright piano

J. S. Bach–György Kurtág

Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 ; on upright piano

Müpa Budapest’s Artist of the Season, the Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson whose recording of the Goldberg variations earned him a Grammy Award in 2025, will on this occasion pay tribute to the hundred-year-old György Kurtág, the living legend of contemporary music with whom he maintains a close working relationship. Further proof of this personal connection is the 2022 album ʺFrom Afarʺ, from which several pieces will be performed in Budapest, on grand piano and upright piano, as on the album. The Danubia Orchestra is led by Markus Stenz, who conducted the world premiere of Kurtág's opera Fin de partie at La Scala in Milan, as well as its Hungarian premiere at Müpa. On this occasion, the concert audience will discover the composer’s impassioned and surprising musical world by taking in the key milestones of his oeuvre. The programme extends from a series of intimate moments to the monumental Stele, while the dialogue between Kurtág and Bach will shed a fascinating new light on one of the defining figures of 20th- and 21st-century music.

The event is taking place as part of the Kurtág 100 programme series organised by the BMC and presented by Müpa Budapest.

For the full festival programme: 100.kurtag.hu

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

  • 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.

General contact information
What would you like to ask about?
Müpa+ membership programme

Join the free membership programme of Müpa Budapest

Getting here

Müpa Budapest can be accessed by car from Soroksári út, Könyves Kálmán körút and Rákóczi Bridge.

Using public transport by the trams 1, 2, 24, by the busses 54 and 15 and by the HÉV - suburban railway H7.

Opening hours, events

1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell u. 1. | +36 1 555 3000 Opening hours | Map

Parking

Müpa Budapest provides complementary parking for visitors with paid tickets to any of our public performances on the day of the performance. Free parking in this case is available for a single entry and lasts until Müpa Budapest closes.

Questions about parking | info@mupa.hu

Venue hire

Public cultural events • Coordinationtereminfo@mupa.hu

Private hires uzletirendezveny@mupa.hu

Newsletter
Register and subscribe to the newsletter of Müpa Budapest to be the first to hear about our programs! Register