In memoriam Péter Eötvös
2024-12-05T18:30:00.000Z
Péter Eötvös, the world-renowned composer/conductor who passed away recently at the age of 80 after being awarded the Kossuth Grand Prize this year, once said that "jazz is a fundamental element for me.”
Dec
05
Schedule
At this concert in memory of his life and work, in addition to an early piece of electronic music and a late choral work, we will hear compositions of his that are closely linked to the sounds of jazz and improv performed by prominent artists from the Hungarian jazz scene. Also on the programme will be the world premiere of the orchestral suite that Kornél Fekete-Kovács arranged from the music of the 2002 opera that the composer wrote based on Jean Genet's drama.
Location
Müpa Budapest
Müpa Budapest is one of Hungary's best-known cultural brands and one of the most modern cultural institutions, bringing together different artistic disciplines in a unique way: it hosts classical, contemporary, light, jazz and world music, opera, new circus, dance, literature and film.
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