Along with the arrival of spring, one of the most important festivals of Hungary and one of the most transcendent of Europe comes to Budapest: the Budapest Spring Festival. From March 20th to April 5th, 200 cultural events of various forms and in fifty different stages will take place. Apart from the traditional classic music and jazz concerts, a varied range of theatre programs, film projections, outdoor shows, dance representations, folklore music concerts and other great international events of fine reputation will be added. Don’t miss it! Rent the best Apartments in Budapest and enjoy your time there.

Budapest Spring Festival Program

Friday 20.03.2009
19.00 Emmerich Kálmán: Die Bajadere – Operetta in two parts – Budapest Operetta Theatre
19.00 Botho Strauß: The Park – Hungarian Première – International Theatre Festival – National Theatre
19.30 Joshua Bell and the Camerata Salzburg – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
19.30 Capricious Express Joint Concert of the Capriccio Chamber Orchestra and CimbaliBand – Crossover – Millenáris Teátrum

Saturday 21.03.2009
15.00 Music-Dance-ABC Performance by Tamás Vásáry (piano) and Henriett Tunyogi (dance) Through Children’s Eyes – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
15.00 “Haydn and the Time” – Exhibitions – Museum of Applied Arts
19.00 Emmerich Kálmán: Die Bajadere – Operetta – Musical – Budapest Operetta Theatre
19.30 Oleg Maisenberg and the Kremerata Baltica – Orchestral concerts – Academy of Music
20.00 Orchestra Baobab – Special treats – Millenáris Teátrum

Sunday 22.03.2009
15.00 Let’s go to Rio! Performance by Csaba Méhes and the Brass in the Five wind quintet (première) -Through Children’s Eyes – Millenáris Teátrum
19.00 Puccini: Turandot – Opera – Hungarian State Opera House
19.30 Bartók Evening – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
19.30 Kodály Quartet – Chamber evenings – Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall, Roosevelt tér

Monday 23.03.2009
19.30 Telekom Orchestra Hungary – Orchestral concerts – Academy of Music
20.00 Max Raabe & Palast Orchester – Special treats – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Tuesday 24.03.2009
19.00 Trey McIntyre Project Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 Music of a Lost World – Special treats – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Wednesday 25.03.2009
19.00 Trey McIntyre Project Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 An Evening with the Hungarian National Philharmonic on the Anniversary of Bartók’s Birth – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
20.00 Budapest Tomkins Vocal Ensemble – Church concerts – Matthias Church

Thursday 26.03.2009
19.00 Trey McIntyre Project Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Friday 27.03.2009
19.30 Szabadi 50 – Orchestral concerts – Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Ceremonial Hall, Roosevelt tér

Saturday 28.03.2009
19.00 Puccini: Turandot – Opera – Hungarian State Opera House
19.30 French Melodies with Philippe Jaroussky – Chamber evenings – Academy of Music
20.00 Napoleon ante portas! Church concerts Matthias Church

Sunday 29.03.2009
19.00 Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice, or The Soul of the Philosopher – première – Opera – Hungarian State Opera House
19.30 Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Monday 30.03.2009
19.30 Mahler Chamber Orchestra – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Tuesday 31.03.2009
19.00 The National Theatre Ballet in Prague – Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.00 Haydn: Orfeo ed Euridice, or The Soul of the Philosopher – Opera – Hungarian State Opera House
19.30 Miklós Perényi (cello) and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra – Orchestral concerts – Academy of Music
19.30 Piano Recital by Mika Teranagane, Most Successful Participant of the Franz Liszt Seminar – Sapporo Chamber evenings – Marble Hall of the Hungarian Radio

Wednesday 01.04.2009
19.00 The National Theatre Ballet in Prague – Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 Haydn: The Seasons – Orchestral concerts – Academy of Music
19.30 100-Member Gypsy Orchestra – Folk music, folk dance – Thália Theatre

Thursday 02.04.2009
20.00 Nigel Kennedy Quintet – Special treats – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall.

Friday 03.04.2009
19.00 Bangarra Dance Theatre – Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 Cimbalom Recital by Ágnes Szakály “Hommage à Haydn” – Chamber evenings – Festetics Palace, Hall of Mirrors
19.45 Budapest Festival Orchestra – Orchestral concerts – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Saturday 04.04.2009
10.00 28th National Dance House Gathering and Arts and Crafts Fair – Folk music, folk dance – Papp László Budapest Sportarena
19.00 Bangarra Dance Theatre – Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.30 Susan Graham and the Ensemble Matheus – Orchestral concerts – Academy of Music
20.00 Before Palm Sunday In memoriam Gabor Baross – Church concerts – Matthias Church

Sunday 05.04.2009
10.00 28th National Dance House Gathering and Arts and Crafts Fair – Folk music, folk dance – Papp László Budapest Sportarena
11.00 Let’s Set Out to See the World! – Through Children’s Eyes – Kunsthalle
19.00 Bangarra Dance Theatre – Dance – Palace of Arts – Festival Theatre
19.00 Vienna State Opera Mozart: Don Giovanni – concert performance – Opera – Palace of Arts – Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Don’t miss it! Rent the best Budapest Apartments and have a great time!