Kökény 50
Attila Kökény, Iván Szenes Prize-winning performer, and Viktor Rakonczai, ARTISJUS and EMeRTon Prize-winning composer, music producer and pianist, are preparing for one of the biggest musical events of the year. The two outstanding artists, who have been working successfully together for years, will celebrate Attila Kökény's 50th birthday with a major concert on 12 April 2025 at the MVM Dome, entitled "Kökény 50".
For more than a decade, Attila Kökény and Viktor Rakonczai have been working together organically. Their wonderful synergy is exemplary not only on an artistic level, but also on a human level. The two talented artists have been working together since 2011, and since then they have created numerous hits and memorable musical experiences for their audiences.
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As part of the Awakening tour, they have created an unforgettable musical experience for the audience accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra. Over the past year, they have performed and dazzled audiences all over the country.
The Kökény 50 concert at the MVM Dome is already worth marking your calendar for this truly special event. The two outstanding artists will invite guests who have been key partners in Attila's musical career, so this concert is a must for lovers of quality Hungarian music!
MVM Dome
MVM Dome is the seventh largest indoor event venue in Europe. Its capacity for sports events and concerts is significantly higher than that of the Budapest Sports Arena. It has 20,022 seats; a total of 50,000 square metres of floor space; innovative, rearrangeable spaces for many indoor sports (handball, basketball and volleyball, futsal, ice hockey, tennis, skating) as well as certain athletic, equestrian and motorcycle competitions, and even swimming competitions and water polo matches in the mobile pool. Through the six entrances to the building, spectators can enter the arena’s interior using eight escalators, leading to the walk-through grandstands accessible on three levels. The structure of the building’s exterior is reminiscent of muscle fibres: the light strips placed on the outward-leaning, elliptical sections not only embrace the building, but the light shows, programmed using various colours, appear to set the entire building in motion. There is a 600 square metre display on the façade of the building. The Main Entrance leads to an impressive foyer, where visitors will be greeted by a grandiose hanging light installation of 848 handmade glass tubes. The programmable sports lighting is also suitable for HDTV broadcasts of the highest-level world competitions, as well as for super-slow-motion recordings due to flicker free technology. The lighting system also plays an important role in the events and concerts, as it is suitable for changing the colour temperature of the auditorium, which means that the lighting functions can be changed without rearranging the arena, only through the pre-programmed lighting controls. This design is the first and is unique in Europe for luminaires of this power. A central display (cube) provides information in the auditorium during the events.