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50 years ago, legendary conductor Ken'ichiro Kobayashi won the 1st International Conductors’ Competition of the Hungarian Television, where he conducted the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in the semi-finals. Our joint concert to celebrate half a century of mutual friendship will be held on May 24 at the Liszt Academy. Tickets sold out in a few hours, so many of you missed the opportunity. Therefore, we have decided to repeat the concert the next day, on May 25, 7 pm, at the Erkel Theatre! Our Easter gift to those who have subscribed to our newsletter is that they will have the chance to be the first to buy tickets to the event between March 28, Thursday, 6 pm and April 2, Tuesday 12 pm. Our newsletter will be sent out to subscribers on March 28 at 6 pm, along with pre-sale information. Please check your SPAM/junk mail folder if you do not find our notification in your inbox. The general public will be able to buy tickets online from April 2, Tuesday, 2 pm.[...]

A MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar HR munkatársat keres részmunkaidőben A LEENDŐ MUNKATÁRS FŐ FELADATAI: Munkaviszony létesítésével és megszüntetésével kapcsolatos feladatok Szerződésmódosítások elkészítése Munkáltatói igazolások készítése Létszám, bértáblázatok és különböző statisztikák készítése Igazgatói utasítások, szabályzatok készítése Szabadságmegállapítás, nyilvántartás Fegyelmi ügyek intézése, nyilvántartása Toborzási, kiválasztási feladatok ellátása MÁV vasúti utazási igazolványok teljeskörű intézése A JELÖLTTEL SZEMBENI ELVÁRÁSOK: Középfokú szakirányú végzettség Naprakész munkajogi ismeretek Legalább 2 éves munkaügyi területen szerzett tapasztalat Precizitás, igényes, önálló munkavégzés Kiváló kommunikációs készség írásban és szóban MS Office gyors [...]

We are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Railwaymen’s Singing and Music Society, the predecessor of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra. The MÁV Symphony Orchestra will commemorate its predecessor, the Railwaymen's Singing and Music Society, founded 100 years ago on 10 February 1924 in the theatre of the MÁV Northern Main Workshop, on the Brahms Evening on 15 February. The choir's principal conductor was László Seres, the artistic director and conductor of the orchestra was Emil Ábrányi until 1942 and Jenő Kenessey from 1942.

The MÁV Symphony Orchestra is announcing a Bass Trombone Audition for February 26. Applications shall include a short professional resume along with contact details and be sent to our HR Manager by mail (H-1097 Budapest, Péceli utca 2.) or in email (aharangozo@mavzenekar.hu) until February 21, 2024. The sheet music materials of the orchestra positions with accurately highlighted parts will be available from January 15, 2024 at the headquarter of the orchestra upon prior consultation or can be requested via email ( kottatar@mavzenekar.hu). The orchestra provides piano accompaniment.

This year, our orchestra offers three gift cards of different amounts for those who wish to gift a musical experience this holiday season. Our gift cards of different amounts are the following: Pine – Christmas Gift Card, HUF 10,000 Spruce – Christmas Gift Card HUF 15,000 Fir – Christmas Gift Card HUF 20,000 The gift cards can be purchased until 24 December. The amount on the card can be redeemed for any of the concerts organised by the MÁV Symphony Orchestra until May 31, 2024.

Our orchestra will continue to offer brilliant programs for classical music enthusiasts in 2024 at Müpa Budapest. The conductors and performers of the orchestra's four-concert Tibor Szőke season pass include names such as Barnabás Kelemen, Kirill Troussov, Eszter Sümegi, Ádám Medveczky, Antonello Allemandi and Róbert Farkas. The thematic concert programs – Jealousy, Brahms Night, Famous Opera Arias and Operettas and Postcard from Italy – offer a diverse and high-quality musical experience.

The MÁV Symphony Orchestra is announcing an Associate Principal Second Violin audition for November 22. Applications shall include a short professional resume along with contact details and be sent to our HR Manager Anita Harangozó by mail (H-1097 Budapest, Péceli utca 2.) or in email (aharangozo@mavzenekar.hu) until November 17, 2023. The sheet music materials of the orchestra positions with accurately highlighted parts will be available at the headquarter of the orchestra upon prior consultation or can be requested via email (aharangozo@mavzenekar.hu). The orchestra provides piano accompaniment. For more information, please contact the orchestra secretary, Csaba Gyurkovics at +36205399554.

We are pleased to announce that our orchestra will be performing in three cities in Italy on 25-26-27 October, conducted by Elena Casella and accompanied by violinist Kinga Augustyn. The tour includes: October 25, Wednesday, 8:00 PM – Milan, Teatro del Verme, Grand Hall October 26, Thursday, 8:30 PM – Castano Primo, Auditorium A. Paccagnini October 27, Friday, 8:30 PM – Verbania, Il Maggiore, Sala Teatrale Program: Finzi: L’Infinito Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 ifj. J. Strauss: The Blue Danube ifj. J. Strauss: Császár keringő, op. 437 We have already performed at the Teatro del Verme and Il Maggiaro concert halls this past summer, and we are excited to return to these beautiful venues.

The MÁV Symphony Orchestra is announcing a bassoon audition for November 24 . Applications shall include a short professional resume along with contact details and be sent to our HR Manager Anita Harangozó by mail (H-1097 Budapest, Péceli utca 2.) or in email (aharangozo@mavzenekar.hu) until November 9, 2023. The opportunity to try out the orchestra's contrabassoon will be available during the week of 13 November, by appointment. The sheet music materials of the orchestra positions with accurately highlighted parts will be available from October 10, 2023 at the headquarter of the orchestra upon prior consultation or can be requested via email (aharangozo@mavzenekar.hu). The orchestra provides piano accompaniment. For more information, please contact the orchestra secretary Csaba Gyurkovics at +36205399554.

The MÁV Symphony Orchestra is announcing a viola audition for November 20. Applications shall include a short professional resume along with contact details and be sent to our HR Manager by mail (H-1097 Budapest, Péceli utca 2.) or in email (aharangozo@mavzenekar.hu) until November 15, 2023. The sheet music materials of the orchestra positions with accurately highlighted parts will be available from August 15, 2022 at the headquarter of the orchestra upon prior consultation or can be requested via email (kottatar@mavzenekar.hu). The orchestra will not provides piano accompaniment. For more information, please contact the orchestra secretary Csaba Gyurkovics at +36205399554.

This year, we would like to introduce a novelty to our dear audience: we launch the MÁV Symphony Orchestra's first customizable season pass scheme, which offers the opportunity to buy tickets for multiple concerts at a major discount. In case of purchasing tickets for 3 different concerts, we give a 20% discount, and for 5 different concerts, we give a 30% discount from the total price. The discount is automatically applied after you add the tickets to your basket, so you can buy your tickets at a discount in one transaction.

Péter Csaba, the permanent guest conductor of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, received the Medal of Honour of the Reina Sofía School of Music on June 20. The Medal of Honour of the Reina Sofía School of Music was presented to the artist in Madrid by Queen Sofia of Spain herself. The award was given to Péter Csaba for, among other things, the organisation and artistic direction of the "Encuentro de Musica y Académia“ event in Santander, an initiative that gives tomorrow’s up-and-coming talents the opportunity to work with great international masters for a month and present their joint productions at the end of the process.

Takács-Nagy Gábor vezényletével megjelent a The Symphonies, a Beethoven Journey című album a Verbier Fesztivál Kamarazenekarának előadásában.  Június 24-én (szombat), 16 órakor egy különleges beszélgetésre invitálja a MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar az érdeklődőket új székházába (Budapest, IX., Péceli utca 2.), amelynek apropója, hogy megjelent Takács-Nagy Gábor, a MÁV Szimfonikusok állandó vendégkarmesterének vezényletével Beethoven kilenc szimfóniáját tartalmazó CD-je. A lemez a Deutsche Grammophon és a Verbier Festival közös kiadójának, a Verbier Festival Gold-nak az első hanglemeze. 2009 és 2022 között Takács-Nagy Gábor [...]

Május 15-től elindult a 2023/24-es évadunk bérleteinek megújítása és értékesítése! Látogasson el weboldalunkra, és foglalja le mielőbb megszokott helyét, az új bérletes közönséget pedig arra bíztatjuk, a szabad helyek függvényében válasszák ki a leginkább kedvükre való bérletes hangversenyeinket. Online vásárlás és részletes információk: https://mavzenekar.hu/berletinformacio/ A bérletek részletes műsorairól itt tájékozódhat: https://mavzenekar.hu/berletek-2023-2024/ Amennyiben személyesesen szeretné a bérletét megújítani, vagy új bérletesként tájékozódni a lehetőségekről, szeretettel várunk mindenkit zenekarunk próbatermében (1143 Budapest, Stefánia út 61.), május 22-től május 26-ig, 10-18 óra között. [...]

A MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar örömmel várja hegedű szakos akadémisták jelentkezését Marc Bouchkov hegedűművész mesterkurzusára. A virtuóz és sokoldalú belga hegedűművész már fiatalon komoly nemzetközi karriert tudhat magáénak, Európa számos vezető zenekarával lépett már fel (pl. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Orchestre National de Belgique, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale RAI, Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra), és rendszeres meghívottja például a rangos Verbier Fesztiválnak. A MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekarral 2023. május 12-én lép fel a Zeneakadémia Nagytermében, ahol Csaba Péter vezényletével Ysaÿe: e-moll hegedűversenyének [...]

Thank you for supporting our orchestra with 1% of your personal income tax, so that we can continue to organize and perform high quality concerts for our audience. The deadline of submitting the 1% request is the deadline of the tax return process, that is May 22. The MÁV Symphony Orchestra is grateful for all the support it got last year, and we thank you for joining us this year with the designation of your 1%. "Music is nourishment for the soul and nothing can replace it." - Zoltán Kodály, 1944. MÁV Symphony Orchestra Foundation: 18056721-2-43

It is always a pleasure when the MÁV Symphony Orchestra is invited to perform abroad. This time, the ensemble will be travelling to two prestigious concert venues in Austria. The concerts will take place on 22 March 2023 in Klagenfurt at the Konzerthaus and on 23 March 2023 in Salzburg at the Mozarteum. The orchestra will be conducted by Daniel Geiss and the concert will be featuring flutist Sarah Shin and soprano Defne Aydin. [...]

"...Beethoven's music demands a part in life. It stirs you up, it shocks you. It makes you cry and makes you laugh. It makes you turn inward and sends you off to battle: it takes a stand, it acts, it fights in every moment...It is as honest, as fervent, as unmasked as music has never been...a confession and a hymn, a defence and an accusation, a manifesto to humanity…", Bence Szabolcsi: Beethoven – Artist and artwork on the border between two periods [...]

The humor is the umbrella of the wise“ – said our ancestors. But how does this umbrella work? How many layers does it have? And what exactly fits under it and what does it protect us from? With the next guest of the Music Show, András Péter Kovács, we will primarily discuss what lies beyond humor: the individual, destinies and inspirations. Besides profound topics, there will be room for play as well; we will reveal what makes good musical humor and what is the benefit of laughing.

Saint-Saëns, the famous French composer, has written a joyful piece in which he portrays the charming and fearsome inhabitants of the forest. It is entitled The Carnival of the Animals. On February 18, we invite you to this musical carnival of our Grandchildren and Grandparents concert series at a new location! The venue is the Eötvös 10 in Terézváros, and the concert will start at 10:30 am and at 3:30 pm. We would love if children made their own animal masks for the occasion, to wear them at the concert. We wish you a lot of fun with your creative ideas and a special concert experience!

The Hungarian premiere of Juraj Filas: Requiem, previously scheduled for January 27, 2023, in collaboration with the Hungarian National Philharmonic, is CANCELLED due to financial reasons. Instead, our orchestra is preparing with an Opera Night. Gergely Kesselyák, our conductor tonight, has based the program of the concert specifically on three outstanding tenors of contemporary Hungarian opera life. Since he constantly monitors the opera performances of neighbouring countries, he also enjoys working with Hungarian singers of the Hungarian diaspora. This is how Titusz Tóbisz became a member of the ensemble. [...]

In 2023, the MÁV Symphony Orchestra will continue to offer brilliant programs for classical music enthusiasts. The regulars at our season pass concerts and the members of the orchestra’s Circle of Friends form a community worth joining, since beyond serving as a musical experience, quality concerts give a place where people can enjoy meeting in person. The orchestra has been giving seasonal performances in Budapest since 1947, in prestigious concert halls such as the Franz Liszt Music Academy, the Müpa Budapest and the magnificent Festetics Palace, with renowned conductors and outstanding soloists. The highly successful Tibor Szőke season pass will be launched in the second half of the 2022/23 season, on 12 January 2023 at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest's Müpa Budapest, and altogether will consist four concerts

A MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar 2022-ben egy különleges karácsonyi ajándékkal szeretne kedveskedni közönségének. Válasszon ajándékkártyáink közül és ajándékozzon koncert élményt az ünnepekre.   Karácsonyi ajándékkártyáinkkal most kedvezménnyel tud vásárolni az ünnepek előtt. 4800 Ft-ért 6000 Ft névértékű ajándékkártyát kap, míg 16000 Ft-ért 20000 Ft névértékű utalványhoz juthat hozzá az ünnepek előtt. A kártyák 100%-osan beválthatók a MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar hangverseny bérleteire és koncertjegyeire, és tovább is ajándékozhatók szeretteinek, ismerőseinek. Az ajándékkártyát felhasználhatja a MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar programjaira online, a jegyek kosárba [...]

The audience of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra concerts can often meet world-famous soloists and conductors. This time, the orchestra's guest soloist will be the Grammy-winning classical violinist Augustin Hadelich, one of the greatest violinists of our time. The program will include masterpieces by Enescu, Brahms and Tchaikovsky, conducted by András Keller, on December 1, 2022 at the Academy of Music. Grammy-winning (2016) classical violinist Augustin Hadelich was born in Italy in 1984. He started playing the violin at the age of five, and became famous as the child prodigy. He was taught by world-famous violinists like Uto Ughi and Igor Ozim.

Our orchestra is giving a concert on November 24, with the contribution of Cyprien Katsaris, the French-Cypriot pianist. The concert is titled ‘Connections’, and will be held at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. If we take a closer look at the concert program, we immediately see that this time, conductor Róbert Farkas has chosen works from three renown composers, who were living and creating in almost the same era. The connections in dates: Beethoven (1770-1827), Schubert (1797-1828) and Liszt (1811-1886).

Our concert on the 13th of October will feature pieces by two renown contemporary Hungarian composers and masterpieces by Mozart, and will be conducted by Róbert Farkas at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. The connection between the works is that the pieces by contemporary composers are closely linked to the traditions of an earlier musical period, both in their themes and in their musical form. Our concert on the 13th of October will feature pieces by two renown contemporary Hungarian composers and masterpieces by Mozart, and will be conducted by Róbert Farkas at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. Today, Péter Eötvös is one of the world's most respected composers, music educators and conductors. He has received numerous national and international state awards and professional recognitions. He is considered one of the most important and influential figures of contemporary music. His Cello Concerto Grosso was premiered in Berlin in 2011 [...]

Péter Csaba, permanent guest conductor of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, has put together the first season pass programme of the 2022/23 season from Spanish music. The first piece of the concert is a musical travel guide written by an excellent French composer, Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894). He has composed his rhapsody ‘Espaňa’ from his own collection of Spanish folk songs. Next, the audience will hear a piece from Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999); his highly successful concerto for harp will be performed by the harpist Sofia Kiprskaya. Afterwards, our orchestra will play pieces by Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), who is considered the greatest Spanish composer. This evening will feature two orchestral suites from the famous ballet ‘The Three- Cornered Hat’ from his opera ‘The Brief Life’. [...]

The MÁV Symphony Orchestra is announcing an audition for clarinet in September. Applications shall include a short professional resume along with contact details and be sent to our HR Manager by mail (H-1143 Budapest, Stefánia út 61.) or in email (aharangozo@mavzenekar.hu) until September 18, 2022. The sheet music materials of the orchestra positions with accurately highlighted parts will be available from August 15, 2022 at the headquarter of the orchestra upon prior consultation or can be requested via email (kottatar@mavzenekar.hu). The orchestra provides piano accompaniment.

The leadership of our orchestra deems it important to occasionally invite the guest artists who join the orchestra as soloists or conductors to give a masterclass. These events contribute to the advancement of national secondary and higher music education, and to the high-quality training of students. The Festetics series, conducted by the world-famous Ukrainian violinist Michael Vaiman, will be concluded with a concert featuring works by Tchaikovsky and Arensky, accompanied by two Mozart concertos, the famous Violin Concerto in G major and the “large concert” for two violins, the Concertone. Michael Vaiman will be joined for the performance by his former pupil, Alexandre Dimcevski. On 11 June 2022, [...]

Director of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra György Lendvai, Chief Conductor Róbert Farkas and Conductor Gergely Kesselyák presented the MÁV Symphony Orchestra's 2022/2023 season at a press conference. The orchestra will launch the new season with a free open-air OPEN DAY concert on May 14, 2022 at 6:00 pm in the garden of the Hungarian National Museum. Conductor: Róbert Farkas We were honoured to welcome at the event our legendary Honorary Guest Conductor, Kobayashi Ken-Ichiro, who returned to Hungary after two years and will conduct the MÁV Symphony Orchestra on May 20 and 26. On the occasion of his birthday, György Lendvai greeted the Maestro on behalf of the Orchestra and presented him with a unique Herend porcelain made specially for him.

A MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar próbajátékot hirdet több hangszerre március és április hónapban. A részletes kiírásokkal kapcsolatban bővebben a szólamokra kattintva tájékozódhat: Szekund hegedű szólamvezető-helyettes kottaanyag próbajátékhoz Brácsa tutti kottaanyag próbajátékhoz Prím hegedű tutti kottaanyag próbajátékhoz I. trombita kottaanyag próbajátékhoz II.-IV. kürt kottaanyag próbajátékhoz I. fuvola váltó és II. fuvola váltó piccolo kottaanyag próbajátékhoz Jelentkezéseket a pályázók rövid szakmai önéletrajzával, elérhetőségével és a választott poszt/posztok megjelölésével együtt a HR menedzsernek levélben (1143 Budapest, Stefánia út 61.), vagy e-mailben (aharangozo@mavzenekar.hu) kérjük eljuttatni [...]

A MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar Meseíró pályázatának eredménye A 2021. szeptemberben meghirdetett meseíró pályázatra a Pest megyei és budapesti általános iskolások küldhették be írásaikat. Nagyszerű történetek születtek! A pályaművek értékelése során a zsűrit lenyűgözte a diákok íráskészsége és a zenével kapcsolatos tudása, valamint a megadott téma szerint a harsona fantáziadús megjelenítése. DÍJAZOTTAK 1. korcsoport (I-IV. osztályos tanulók) helyezett: Kiss Dániel Tamás - Kodály Zoltán Ének-zenei Általános Iskola és Gimnázium, Budapest, II. kerület - 7 éves, I. osztályos tanulóAz Ő meséje inspirálja [...]

Általános iskolai diákok számára A MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar zenei témájú mese- és novellaíró pályázata általános iskolás diákok és osztályok számára. Mi a pályázat célja? A pályázat célja, hogy a résztvevők saját valós, vagy elképzelt történetekkel mutassák be, milyen élményt nyújthat a zene felfedezése, megismerése és szeretete. A pályázók legjobb írásai alapján a MÁV Szimfonikus Zenekar művészei az eredményhirdetéssel egybekötött hangversenyen olyan zeneműveket adnak elő, amelyek a diákok történeteire reflektálnak. Fentieken túlmenően a pályázat célja a diákok szemléletformálása a zenéhez kapcsolódó [...]

Egyedülálló zenei tehetsége Liszt Ferencéhez hasonlítható, főleg káprázatos zongoratechnikai és improvizációs készsége miatt. Liszt és Dohnányi nyomdokain egy olyan előadói hagyományt képviselt, amelyben elevenen él a bravúros improvizációs könnyedség és a különböző stílusok szintetizálásának magától értetődő képessége. Széles repertoárján elsősorban Liszt, Schumann, Chopin, Grieg, Brahms és Rahmanyinov művei szerepeltek. 1921. november 5-én Budapesten született. Dohnányi Ernő mentorálásával nyolcévesen került be a Zeneakadémiára, ahol Weiner Leó, Ferenczi György és Keéri-Szántó Imre voltak a tanárai. A II. világháborúban szovjet fogságba került, majd [...]