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classical music, opera, theatre
The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
8 March 2026 Sunday
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
one interval
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Produced by Müpa Budapest

Klengel

Hymnus for 12 Cellos, Op. 57

Blacher

Blues, Espagnola and Rumba philharmonica (1972–73)

John Williams–David Riniker

Catch Me If You Can

Rota–Kaiser-Lindemann

La strada

Gershwin–Michael Zigutkin

Clap yo’ hands

Tiziol–Ellington–Kaiser-Lindemann

Caravan

interval

Stephan Koncz

Swing on Dvořák

Legrand–Michael Zigutkin

The Windmills of Your Mind

Bourtayre–Ludwig Quandt

Fleur de Paris

Scotto–Kaiser-Lindemann

Sous les ponts de Paris

Louiguy–Kaiser-Lindemann

La vie en rose

Bacharach–Valter Dešpalj

South American Getaway

Salgan–David Riniker

A Don Agustín Bardi

Piazzolla–Julio Medaglia–Jacques Ammon

Adiós Nonino

Piazzolla–Carli

Fuga y misterio

The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic are a unique ensemble, composed exclusively of instrumentalists from the cello section of one of the world’s top symphony orchestras. Equally singular is the story of their genesis: in 1972, when the artists began to play music separately as a casual group with the aim of recording an album, the result was so successful that they have been touring the world ever since, burnishing not only their own reputations, but that of their parent orchestra as well. They compile their programmes from an incredibly colourful and entertaining repertoire. This performance, their second visit to Müpa Budapest, will be no exception, featuring popular tunes by Boris Blacher, John Williams, Nino Rota, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Michel Legrand, Burt Bacharach, and Astor Piazzolla, among others.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

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