Early Music Festival
All weekendMüPa - Palace Of Arts From 21 to 25 January 2015, the Palace of Arts will hold its first Early Music Festival with the focus on Bach and Mendelssohn, inspired by Bach.
At the 23 January chamber concert Maude Gratton will play works by Bach on the cembalo. On the same day, Miklós Spányi and Concerto Armonico will perform pieces by Johann Sebastian and Carl Philipp EmmanuelBach. At the second chamber concert on 25 January Rita Papp and Zsolt Kalló will perform his arrangement of Chaconne in D minor for the violin and piano.
The event series will close on 25 January with Mendelssohn’s oratorio Paulus featuring Collegium Vocale Gent Choir, Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra and outstanding soloists under the baton of Philippe Herreweghe. Official Facebook event here.
Winter Sale
Friday and SaturdayTheGardenStudioThe Garden Studio is the best store if you are looking for the products of young and talented Hungarian designer (brand)s like MEI KAWA or KELE Clothing. Usually we don't buy their clothes or accessories because we find them too expensive, but now, when they can be bought thirty percent cheaper (or even half of the original price), who can resist? Not us, that's for sure. If you are looking for a cool sweater, new shoes or some other designer stuff, don't miss The Garden Studio sale!Barbara Mihály's exhibition
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Did it ever happen to you, that you wanted to take a photo of something, but you didn't have a camera or a smartphone with you? Well, it probably has happened at least once, but it could never happen to Barbara Mihály because she always has her camera with her. Through the lens, he brings attention to all the things we pass by during everyday life: a newspaper that somebody left on the street, an interesting face, an abandoned building. The exhibition is likely to show a side of Budapest we usually pass by.Sound of Chicago
Friday, 11pm - 04amToldi What techno was to Detroit in the 80s is what house is to
Chicago: joint sweating instead of lonely mechanic romanticism, preceded by disco and followed by the same sultry vehemence, which went on to influence the main direction of the best clubs in the world for another 30 years. So far, the genre has presented many of its faces to the crowds, and this night will feature tunes evoking, or in some cases coming straight from the hedonist age of heroes, and melodies from the true followers of the Chicago tradition.
Selectors: Bal 5000, Bronks, Zovek, NakedKool, Lil Sagittarius. Check out our event page here.Picnic at Etyek
Saturday, 10amEtyekEtyeki Piknik on the 24th of January, at the Gasztrosétány, with red wine and hog slaughter.
There'll be children's entertainment, and at the Hungarian cultural Fonó house there'll be entertainment by Alexandra Berta and Friends, Klára Dudás and Mátyás Bolya & László Szlama duo.Interior Design Day workshop - in English
Saturday, 10am - 5pmInterior Design Course This single-day workshop in English is an introduction for beginners and doesn't requires any prior knowledge of interior design.
Anna Zeibig, a freelance interior designer will teach you how to make a floor plan, how to create an inspiring space and the use of basic designer tools.
The one-day course is for you if you would like to get a broad idea and cover as much material as possible in a short time.
There will be presentations and hands on exercises. The general atmosphere will be very informal, fun and friendly with absolutely no stress. Several coffee breaks are planned and lunch (pizza) is included. Find out more at our event page.Kéknyúl Bigband
Saturday, 8pmTrafó Kéknyúl Hammond Band is one of Hungary's leading funk-soul-jazz bands, with talented musicians like Andrew Hefler or Mátyás Premecz, who also plays in like The Qualitons and toured with the world-famous Jackie Orszáczky. These musicians would already spice up an average Saturday night, but for this night, they've came up with something even better: Kéknyúl will turn into a real big band, they'll play the already-known favourites and the new songs with a bigband arrangement and they will also join forces with one of the most talented Hungarian singers, Juli Fábián. Official Facebook event here.Petter B
Saturday, 11pm - 6amLÄRM Petter B or Petter Börgesson is a Gothenburg based DJ and producer.
He started out behind the decks back in 96. In 2012 he relaunched his solo career after being a part of the famous techno duo Hertz for five years. As a DJ, he creates blocks, rather than complete full-on productions, with all the classic elements such as a break, hook, groove and peak present.
When using these blocks, he says that the perception of a track can change every time it is played depending on how the DJ (aka he) combines them. You won't leave without two or three hours of dancing. Official Facebook event here.Vintage Market
Sunday, 10am - 5pmAnker't If you are up for something unusual on the last day of the week, visit Antik Placc, Anker't's very own vintage market where they await you with tasty breakfasts, hot drinks to sip on while you look for hidden treasures and lovely sellers. We can't really name anything (except dinosaurs) that can't be found here: paintings, jewels, vinyls, antique treasures, books, furniture, the products of talented Hungarian designers, and the list goes on. Find out more at the official Facebook event.
Vegan Film Club
Sunday, 4pm - 7pmKozmosz Vegan Restaurant Do you have to choose between a healthy, fun, modern lifestyle and a fair, sustainable, compassionate lifestyle? No, you can have it all! Watch Making the Connection and decide for yourself. Making the Connection is a new film which invites you on a journey - together with a chef, a farmer, an MP, an athlete, a dietitian, and a poet. It explores an exciting lifestyle which combines delicious, healthy food with tackling many of the global challenges facing us today. Will you make the connection and become part of the solution? Will you go to Budapest's great vegan restaurant and watch the film (original audio (English) and Hungarian subtitles) and stay for an open-table discussion about it? We would advise you to do so. Official Facebook event here.
Regular eventsMany long-term events are actually coming to an end, so here are some programs that you have a few days left to check out: - Péter Gálhidy’s solo show, titled Distant Green.
- The retrospective exhibition of the work of László Mulasics, one of the most prominent figures of the Hungarian art scene of the 1980s and 1990s.
- The exhibition of Dezső Váli, László Hegedűs 2 and Jenő Lévai.
- The exhibition project of a group of current and freshly graduated students of the KEF – Photography Department of the Arts Faculty of the University of Kaposvár. Check out other must-see events, happening in Budapest over the coming weeks, at our regularly updated events calendar.
