The Bartók Reflections series approaches the works of Béla Bartók from new perspectives. Taking place at the Bartók Memorial House, the Budapest Music Center, the K.A.S. Gallery, and the Kiscelli Museum, the series features concerts, exhibitions, and film screenings.

At the concert held at the Budapest Music Center, the audience can hear Bartók’s chamber works and folk song arrangements. Although several frequently performed masterpieces will be featured, the performers will make the evening special with a carefully curated program and by highlighting the folk music sources of the compositions; some pieces are also linked to the folk symbolism of the approaching summer solstice.

Before the concert, the audience can also enjoy a film screening and an exhibition: Mihály Kerényi’s music film ‘Musica ricercata’, a film adaptation of György Ligeti’s piano cycle starring Róza Radnóti, will be screened in the library. This will be accompanied by excerpts from Bartók’s 14 Bagatelles, taken from the upcoming film ‘14 Bagatelles’, which is awaiting its premiere. In the foyer, visitors can view works by textile artist Szilvia Szigeti, textile reflections created inspired by the piano cycle.

Program of the evening:
17:00–18:00 – Film screening and discussion: 
Musica ricercata (film), 14 Bagatelles (film, pre-premiere excerpts)
Location: BMC Library
Director: Mihály Kerényi
Editor: Dániel Kerényi
Cinematographers: Gábor Balog, Tibor Varjasi
Performer: Róza Radnóti (piano)
Sound engineers: György Mohai, Ádám Matz

18:15–18:45 – Bartók: 14 Bagatelles – Textile Reflections
Guided tour by Szilvia Szigeti, Ferenczy Noémi Prize-winning textile artist
Location: BMC Foyer

19:00 – Pure Bartók – Concert
Location: BMC Concert Hall