Péter Eötvös 80 Posted by EMB on 25 January 2024 We salute Péter Eötvös on his 80th birthday with the recording of Dialog mit Mozart - Da Capo für Orchester. Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra is conducted by the composer. (BMC Records 284) More about the work here. Read More
About Time - A new work for string orchestra by Máté Bella Posted by EMB on 24 November 2023 'About Time' is an exciting meeting of old samples and modern minimal music elements. TIME - LIFE - DEATH - DARKNESS - LIGHT: the eternal themes of the arts. These phenomena are especially important in music since the visual sensations that can be created by musical sounds have been preoccupying composers for centuries. The musical perception of segmented and unsegmented time - as well as their changing musical philosophical approaches from age to age - have received special attention in contemporary music since the emergence of the experimental musical wave at the end of the 20th century. Read More
Lajos Bárdos' most popular choral works in English Posted by EMB on 10 November 2023 The choral works of LAJOS BÁRDOS (1899–1986) belong to the most valuable part of 20th century Hungarian music history. A former student of Zoltán Kodály - composer, musicologist and teacher - he was one of the founders of the Hungarian choral movement and one of its leading representatives until his death. Read More
István Láng (1933-2023) Posted by EMB on 26 October 2023 We bid farewell to István Láng, Erkel and Bartók-Pásztory Prize-winning composer and former teacher at the Liszt Academy, who died at the age of 91. His memory and his diverse oeuvre, which encompassed many genres, will be cherished. Read More
Budapest, Hamburg, Köln - Three performances in four days in October: Hungarian and German premieres Posted by EMB on 09 October 2023 György Kurtág's one-act opera, based on Samuel Beckett's play, has so far been performed in six countries: in Milan (2018), Amsterdam (2019), Valencia (2020), Paris (2022), Antwerp (2022) and London (2023). The work is performed in Budapest at the Palace of Arts (12th), followed by the German premiere at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg (15th) and the Filharmonie in Cologne (20th). Read More
New choral works by Máté Balogh Posted by EMB on 28 August 2023 A selection of Máté Balogh's new choral works can be heard on October 4 at the House of Hungarian Music. Read More
Video recording of Kurtág and Wigglesworth working together Posted by EMB on 10 August 2023 Ryan Wigglesworth, the conductor of the London premiere of Fin de partie, came to Hungary on 11 July and worked with Kurtág for three days at the Budapest Music Center to prepare the performance. Read More
Our new headquarters Posted by EMB on 13 July 2023 UMP Editio Musica Budapest moves to a new location on July 24, 2023. Our new address: H-1139 Budapest, Váci út 81-83., Hungary Read More
Kurtág's opera debuts at BBC Proms: Interview with Ryan Wigglesworth Posted by EMB on 30 June 2023 Fin de partie will be premiered in the UK at BBC Proms on August 17. Read More
Artisjus Award to Máté Balogh and Bence Kutrik Posted by EMB on 20 June 2023 The Classical Composition of the Year Award of Artisjus went 2023 to Máté Balogh's Sinfonia No. 1 and Bence Kutrik's choral work Song on a Spring Evening. The scores of both compositions have been published by UMP Editio Musica Budapest – congratulations to our authors! Read More