Cocoa Concert
Further dates
- Sept. 19, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
- Sept. 19, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
- Nov. 28, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
- Dec. 12, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
- Dec. 12, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
- Jan. 30, 2027, 2:30 p.m.
- Jan. 30, 2027, 4:30 p.m.
- April 18, 2027, 2:30 p.m.
- April 18, 2027, 4:30 p.m.
Program
Camille Saint-Säens
The Carnival of the Animals – The Swan
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (→ bio)
Flight of the Bumblebee
Lajos Dvorák - cello
Zsuzsanna Homor - piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (→ bio)
Divertimento in D major No 1, K. 136 – Allegro
Ákos Ács - basset horn
Roland Csalló - basset horn
Rudolf Szitka – basset horn
Ennio and Andrea Morricone
Theme of Love from Cinema Paradiso
Zsuzsanna Szlávik - violin
Krisztina Melisko - celesta, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (→ bio)
Divertimento in B-flat major No 2, K.137 – Allegro di molto, Allegro assai
Mária Gál-Tamási - violin
Antónia Bodó - violin
István Polónyi - viola
Gabriella Liptai – cello
Edvard Grieg (→ bio)
Six songs, Op. 48 – The Nightingale's Secret (arranged by József Bazsinka)
József Bazsinka - tuba
Irina Ivanickaia – piano
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Children's Album, Op.39 – Neapolitan Song (arranged by István Kurcsák)
István Kurcsák - vibraphone
Krisztina Melisko – piano
Aram Khachaturian
Gayane – Sabre Dance (arranged by István Kurcsák)
István Kurcsák - xylophone
Krisztina Melisko – piano
William Byrd
Pavan. The Earle of Salisbury
Eric Satie
Le Piccadilly
Gergely Csikota - trumpet
Tamás Póti - trumpet
Balázs Szakszon - trombone
Zsombor Nagy - horn
József Bazsinka - tuba
László Herboly - percussion
Featuring
Presenter
Other information
The event is about 60 minutes long.
About the event
For almost a quarter of a century, the Budapest Festival Orchestra’s program series for children has brought a high-quality classical musical experience to the youngest. The orchestra’s rehearsal hall not only serves experimenting with the tiniest details of the symphonic pieces to be performed, or playing chamber music, but also as the venue for educating the next generation of classical music lovers. There is no better promotion of these events than the fact that several members of the BFO’s loyal audiences came to love music at these Cocoa Concerts, with a polka-dot mug in their hands. And nowadays, they bring their own kids. While listening to the performance of the orchestra’s excellent musicians in a cozy atmosphere, the audience will learn about the instruments of the symphony orchestra and concert etiquette in a playful and interactive manner. After the concert, the kids can have a mug of cocoa in the lobby.
