Budapest Spring Festival

Sunday 20 - Friday 25 March 2011



The Budapest Spring Festival takes place each year offering orchestral, choral and chamber music as well as opera in the magnificent Hungarian State Opera House. We will hear concerts in the new National Concert Hall which has a superb acoustic. 2011 marks the 200th anniversary of the great Hungarian composer, Franz Liszt.


 



Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Ainars Rubikis conductor  Ivo Pogorelich piano
Liszt: Mazeppa, Hungarian Fantasia for piano and orchestra, Mephisto Waltz
Chopin: Piano concerto No 1 Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No 5
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Thomas Quasthoff bass-baritone Camerata Salzburg
Mozart: “Jupiter”and “Haffner”symphonies plus five concert arias
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Hungarian State Opera
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Janos Kovacs conductor Balazs Kovalik director
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Verdi: Macbeth
György Gyorivanyi Rath conductor Miklos Szinetar director
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Staying in the 4* K&K Hotel, next to the Opera House, is very convenient for exploring this historic city and visiting the many museums and art galleries.




London Heathrow/Budapest
 20 March British Airways BA0866 13.45/17.15  25 March BA0867 18.15/19.55
Flights from other airports not yet available
 



Cost per person:: £1575 (sharing a double/twin room) Single room supplement £265


The cost of this holiday will cover the following:

  • >Return flight London to Budapest
  • >5 nights Bed & Breakfast in K&K Hotel
  • >Admission to 4 performances
  • >Sightseeing tour of Budapest
  • >Trip to equestrian centre
  • >All coach transfers
  • >4 meals in restaurants with wine

Travel insurance is not included

Details are correct at time of publishing (August 2010) but may be subject to change.

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