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.

On March 23, László Dubrovay is celebrated at a festive concert at the Budapest Academy of Music on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

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.

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.

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.

Máté Balogh's Alabama March was commissioned by the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra of Alabama and Gregory Vajda. More than three years after its premiere in the USA, on January 29, 2023 the Hungarian premiere will take place at the Budapest Music Academy with Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra and Martin Rajna.

UMP Editio Musica Budapest wishes happy holidays and a healthy, successful new year to all friends, partners and supporters!

Pierre-Laurent Aimard recently visited Kurtág in Budapest to prepare a recording project of Kurtág’s piano music under the composer’s supervision. On this occasion, he was interviewed about his long-term relationship with Kurtág and the current project.