Dear Guests,
In accordance with the state of emergency declared on March 11 in Hungary, Budapest Music Center is cancelling all of its events between March 14 and April 13, 2020 as a force majeure measure. For events after April 13, ticket sales are suspended until further notice. Please check BMC's website for further announcements.
Tickets purchased online will be automatically refunded by Interticket. Tickets purchased in person are refundable at the point of purchase. Registered participants will be notified via email.
Opus Jazz Club will open its restaurant on weekdays between 11am and 16pm.
We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.
Budapest Music Center
March 12, 2020

The final program of the Bach Bridges Festival features two of the most beloved pieces of music ever written. The performances of the Goldberg Variations – particularly by Glenn Gould – have inpired generations of musicians, creating a sense of longing to perform this musical monument themselves. Hence the adaptation for string trio, enabling a clear voicing and adding surprising colours. We round off with one of the all-time favorites of any music-lover, the grand Septet in E flat major, waving happy birthday to our beloved Beethoven.

The third Bach Bridges Festival at the Budapest Music Center is once again a collaboration between musicians of the Budapest Festival Orchestra and their colleagues of the Royal Concertgebouworkest from Amsterdam with the artistic direction of Michael Gieler and Péter Szabó. Their programs in this edition are dedicated to two of the greatest composers of all times, Bach and Beethoven. We are delighted to introduce a number of very promising young artists in our festival.

We will keep the tradition of starting each concert with the psalms of Csaba Szabó.

After their concerts at the BMC most musicians will continue to make music together at the International Bach Festival of Gran Canaria.

The Bach Bridges Festival is a joint project between the Music Stages Foundation from the Netherlands, the Csaba Szabó International Society from Hungary and the Budapest Music Center.