Budapest Spring Festival

Type:Guided for minimum 10 participants
Length:4 nights
Dates:16/3/2012 - 23/3/2012
Cost:€ 595
Starts:Budapest
Ends:Budapest

Description

The 32nd Budapest Spring Festival provides a broad spectrum of the arts, excellent selection of artists and rich repertoire of masterpieces with a parade of world stars and young talents. Visiting Hungary’s biggest cultural festival you can select from classical and light music concerts, theatre performances, and open-air programs. In this year we celebrate the coming Spring with concerts of excellent Hungarian National
Philharmonic, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and performances of world famous guests, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, I Musici di Roma and Wiener Sängerknaben. Here you can enjoy the jazz music of Gary Burton and Chick Corea's or admire the flamenco performance of Israel Galván or visit the Mojszejev folk dance and classical ballet performance.

Itinerary


Day 1: Arrival

Individual arrival at Budapest. Accommodation in a comfortable 4-star Hotel in the city center. Explore by walk the downtown: Váci Street, Vörösmarty Square, and Danube Promenade. Optional visit a performance of Spring Festival.

Day 2: Budapest

After breakfast you will take part on a half-day sightseeing tour in the capital. You will be familiarised with the World Heritage sites of the capital, the Buda Castle District, Fishermen's Bastion and Matthias Church, the view of Danube Bank, Parliament, St Stephan Basilica, Andrassy Street, State Opera House, Heroes Square and Millenium Monument. Afternoon visit the sometime home (now Museum) of great Hungarian pianist and composer, Franz Liszt. Evening concert according your previous choice.

Day 3: Danube Bend excursion

After breakfast a full-day excursion to the Danube Bend with guide.

Visiting Esztergom, the oldest royal and ecclesiastical residence.
After the city tour you travel to Visegrad, where you can admire the grandiose panorama of Danube Bend. Lunch in a pleasant restaurant. The last stop is Szentendre, the lovely, romantic art town. In the evening you will attend one of the selected Festival program.

Day 4: Budapest

Visit the memorial house and museums of Bartók and Kodály, the famous Hungarian friend musicians, composers and educators. They had already began to collect Hungarian folk songs in early 1900's what they published and also integrated into their composed music.
Afternoon optional excursion to Gödöllő and visit the Baroque Royal Castle.
Evening Festival program, according your previous choice.

Day 5: Departure

Departure according your timetable.

Festival Program Highlights


MARCH 16
19:30

Opening concert of Budapest Spring Festival

Bartók: Viola concerto
Lajtha: Hortobágy – suite, op. 21/b
Conductor: Balázs Kocsár
With: Máté Szűcs - viola, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

 
MARCH 17
19:30

Maxim Vengerov and Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

W. A. Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola and orchestra, K 364
Bach: Double violin concerto in D minor, BW 1043
W. A. Mozart: Symphony in C major (Jupiter), K 551
With: Özcan Ulucan – viola
Venue: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

 
MARCH 22
19:30

Russian National Orchestra

Rachmaninoff: Piano concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, op. 1
Scriabin: Symphony No. 1 in E major, op. 26
Conductor: Mikhail Pletnov
With: Nikolai Lugansky – piano, Hungarian Radio Chorus (choirmaster: Csaba Somos)
Venue: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

 
MARCH 24
19:30

I Musici di Roma

Vivaldi: Concerto in A major, RV 158
Vivaldi: Concerto for two violins, viola and strings in G major, RV 575
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Vivaldi: Concerto for violin and strings in E minor, (Il Favorito), RV 227
Vivaldi: Concerto for strings in G major, (Alla rustica), RV 151
With: Magali Mosnier – flute
Venue: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

 
MARCH 25
19:30

An Evening with the Hungarian National Philharmonic on the Anniversary of Bartók’s Birth

Stravinsky: Orpheus
Bartók: The Wooden Prince
Conductor: Zoltán Kocsis
Choreographer: Tamás Juronics
With: Szeged Contemporary Dance Company
Venue: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

 
MARCH 26
19:30

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: Violin concerto in D major, op. 61
Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
With: Kristóf Baráti – violin
Venue: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

 

You can find detailed information about the festival programme here.Write us, what are the three evening programs you are interested in ! SpecialTours will order the tickets for you, what you can takeover at your hotel reception. We are ready to customize the tour according your individual request.

Dates

Available:

from March 16, 2012. to March 23, 2012.
Starting on any day.


Price

Participation fee:

EUR 595 / persons sharing the double room
Single Supplement: EUR 170


Services

4 nights in double rooms with bath or shower in 4 stars hotel with breakfast, sightseeing in Budapest and trip to Danube Bend. The price also includes tickets for three evening performances during the festival.

Tour Identifier: CEBP041