In the new season, special attention will once again be given to rediscoveries: audiences will have the chance to hear Cartellieri’s forgotten opera Rübezahl, Haydn’s beautiful Armida, as well as works by remarkable composers such as Tůma, Conti, and the Dutch Carel Anton Fodor. In addition to pieces by lesser-known masters of 17th- and 18th-century Venice, works composed between 1600 and 1892 will be performed in the most authentic interpretations possible.
The institution does not aim solely at connoisseurs: the Haydneum Liszt Academy Series will culminate in 2026 spring with Handel’s world-famous oratorio Messiah, while the Haydneum Fortepiano Series will showcase the emotional and structural richness of 18th- and 19th-century keyboard music through works by celebrated composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms. Moreover, musicologist Ádám Bősze continues his lecture series on Haydn, this time offering a playful and engaging insight into the composer’s daily life in Eszterháza.
“This is a very exciting and beautiful new chapter in the history of early music performance in Hungary,” said György Vashegyi, Artistic Director of the Haydneum. Alongside Hungary’s leading and most prestigious early music performers, outstanding international artists from Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Finland, Poland, Russia, Germany, and the UK will take the stage to create unforgettable musical experiences.
The Haydneum festivals — the Autumn, Sacred Music, and Eszterháza Festivals — revive the vibrancy of historical musical life from Budapest to Eszterháza. Csilla Sütő, Managing Director of Eszterháza Public Benefit Nonprofit Ltd., emphasized: “Our mission is also to support the arts, and especially early music.”
While the main venues of the series are in Budapest and Eszterháza, early music masterpieces will also reach numerous other major cities across Hungary, thanks to the Haydneum’s partnership with Filharmonia Hungary. Concerts will take place from Veszprém and Balatonfüred to Szeged, Nyíregyháza, and Békéscsaba. Szabolcs Szamosi, Managing Director of Philharmonia Hungary, stated: “Our mission is to bring the highest-quality concerts to every corner of the country.”
Subscription sales for the Budapest series have already begun, with early-bird discounts available until June 1, 2025. Tickets for individual series and festivals will be available from June 2, 2025.
