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1894, 1905, 1911- these dates refer to the years in which music pieces  to be perfomed in the concert were completed. They also represent the age from which Zoltán Kocsis selected them for the concert to be organised traditionally one day prior to the death anniversary of Bartok.     "On the season opening concert […]

As a vibrating perpetuum mobile he conducts his orchestra by heart and radiates energy (Dvorak: symphony no 8), humour (Haydn: „The night” Symphony no. 8), imaginary power (Liszt: The Storm) and natural charm (Brahms: Symphony no. 2, Dvorak: String Serenade) to his orchestra throughout the three concerts.

The way Zotán Kocsis conducts the orchestra might seem to be theatrical for the purists, however, others may find his movements expressive with which he can manipulate his musicians to bring out the best of their talents and themselves.   29 July 2012   www.paysud.com/La-Roque-d-Antheron-le-triomphe-de-l-Orchestre-National-de-Hongrie_a2356.html  

Due to technical difficulties, Richard Strauss’s comic opera, The Silent Woman, the co-production of the Hungarian National Philharmonic and the Palace of Arts originally scheduled for 4 and 6 October 2012 is to be staged on new dates in the next season. The new dates  are 10 and 12 October 2013.   The Hungarian National […]

The nationally acclaimed open air concerts which have been organised since 1958 in the small rural town, Martonvasar, only 32 km from Budapest have a unique atmosphere. Besides the National Philharmonic these concerts feature excellent artists from Hungary and abroad.   The venue of the concerts, the island surrounded by the pond in the garden […]

The National Philharmonic are devoted to the musical education of children and raising their interest in music. In order to achieve this we took part in The First Grand Music Instrument-selection show organised in Budapest on the 1st and 2nd of June.   At the National Philharmonic stand children and parents alike could get acquainted […]