György Kurtág at the inauguration of György Ligeti Street Posted by EMB on 30 May 2023 On the centenary of György Ligeti's birth, as a part of Budapest Music Center's (BMC) festival Ligeti100, György Kurtág inaugurated György Ligeti Street next to the BMC. Read More
Kurtág’s new orchestral composition Posted by EMB on 22 May 2023 Kurtág’s new orchestral composition commemorates the centenary of his close friend, György Ligeti. Read More
Kurtág's ...concertante... conquers Carnegie Hall Posted by EMB on 26 April 2023 On May 4, 2023, The Orchestra Now, conducted by Leon Botstein, will perform Kurtág's composition for solo violin, solo viola and large orchestra in New York City. Read More
New Works for Wind Band: Balázs & Dubrovay Posted by EMB on 23 March 2023 Between 1981 and 2016, UMP Editio Musica Budapest published more than 40 works for wind band, mainly by contemporary Hungarian composers. This tradition is now being continued by five new publications by Árpád Balázs and László Dubrovay. Read More
Dubrovay 80 Posted by EMB on 16 March 2023 On March 23, László Dubrovay is celebrated at a festive concert at the Budapest Academy of Music on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Read More
Publications and events: Remembering Zoltán Jeney on the 80th anniversary of his birth Posted by EMB on 03 March 2023 Zoltán Jeney, composer, professor at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, founder of the former Budapest New Music Studio, and member of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts, who passed away on 17 October 2019, would have turned 80 on 4 March. Read More
Signs, Games & Messages: Kurtág is celebrated at Bard College Posted by EMB on 21 February 2023 Second annual festival at Bard College on February 24-26, curated by pianist Shai Wosner, highlights U.S. premieres of solo piano works and masterpieces like quartet Officium breve in memoriam Andreae Szervánszky and Messages of the Late Miss R.V. Troussova. Read More
Balázs Kecskés D.: Viola Concerto – World Premiere in Győr Posted by EMB on 13 February 2023 The world premiere of Balázs Kecskés D.'s Viola Concerto will be performed by Máté Szűcs at a concert of the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra and Rajna Martin on March 19. Read More
Kurtág Festival in Amsterdam Posted by EMB on 13 February 2023 Between March 8 and 11, the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam celebrates the 97-year-old György Kurtág with a four-day festival consisting of eight concerts. Read More
Péter Wolf's Jazz Preludes on CD – Performed by József Balog at concert Posted by EMB on 30 January 2023 One year ago, Péter Wolf's Jazz Preludes, a collection of 24 piano pieces, was included in our catalogue. Shortly before the release of the publication, a recording of the Jazz Preludes was made by József Balog, who will present on 9 February at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest the whole cycle, many of the pieces as first concert performance. Read More