Organ Concert

The St. Stephen’s Basilica is one of the most beautiful neo-classical buildings of Budapest. This is the most important church in Hungary, one of the most significant tourist attractions and the third highest building in our country.

The construction started in 1851, according to the plans of Miklós Ybl, and was completed by József Kauser in 1905. In the next 50 years the church suffered from wars, storms and earthquakes. The church was reconstructed 1983-2003.

The program of the concert was adapted by Miklos Teleki who is among some of the best organ artists in Hungary. The arias of the program are performed by Kolos Kováts, one of the most famous concert and oratorio singers in Hungary. Among numerous prizes, in 1992 he also received also the highest prize Hungarian artist can aquire: the Kossuth Prize. The flute is played by Eleonóra Krusic who is already known for her performances with different orchestras from Barcelona to Zürich, Graz and Vienna.

Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Fantasie in F minor K 608

Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682): Pietá Signore

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751): Adagio

Ferenc Liszt (1811-1886) - Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921): Legend in A major

(St. Francis of Assisi’s Sermon to the Birds) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901): Prayer of Fiesco from opera Simone Boccanegra

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Polonaise, Minuet and Badinerie from Suite in B minor BWV 1067

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565

The solo pieces are performed by Kolos Kováts accompanied by the organ. The flute pieces are performed by Eleonóra Krusic accompanied by the organ.

Every concert starts at 20:00, and takes about 70 minutes, without intermission.

Location:

Szent István tér 1‎
1051 Budapest, Hungary

Pick up & drop off service:

- At the end of the process you can fill in the name of your hotel and phone number. We will communicate the exact pick-up time from your hotel.

- In case you would like to cancel your pick-up reservation, we ask you kindly to inform until 4 PM on the program's date.

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