On Bach’s Birthday

On Bach’s Birthday

Bach’s birthday is not only commemorated with concerts, exhibitions, i.e. with food for the spirit: for instance, the brewers in Köthen, Germany have created a beer dedicated to Bach’s memory, named Giovanni, paying tribute not only to his art, but also to...
Solo Recital in Nyíregyháza

Solo Recital in Nyíregyháza

In the spring of 1824, Franz Schubert accepted, already for the second time, the invitation of Count Johann Karl Esterházy to give piano lessons to his two daughters, Mária and Karolina, at the family’s estate in Zselíz (today: Želiezovce, Slovakia) where they...
Solo Recital At The Szeged Autumn Cultural Festival

Solo Recital At The Szeged Autumn Cultural Festival

Each piece draws from a tradition, a world, be it baroque dance, folk music or jazz. At Balázs Fülei’s solo recital – on October 25 in the SZTE Ceremonial Hall – spanning three hundred years, visiting the Hungarian and Norwegian countryside, London...
Four-On-One With Mendelssohn

Four-On-One With Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn is described by his contemporaries as charming, lovable, and infinitely benevolent, whose letters radiate a serene and fundamentally balanced state of mind. Between the individual movements of the piano trios in D minor and C minor, Géza D. Hegedűs...
Liszt Fest

Liszt Fest

On Franz Liszt’s birthday, October 22, and during the days surrounding that date, the Liszt Academy is going to organize – jointly with MÜPA – the Liszt Fest, a series of various concerts. Those who attend the Liszt Differently concert on October 12 in the...
7th Echo Summer Academy

7th Echo Summer Academy

Six years ago, in July 2016 a tradition was born: the first Echo Summer Academy took place based on Balázs Fülei’s idea and under his artistic guidance. Many young musicians applied, not just from Hungary but also from abroad, among them a pianist from India who had...