Cocoa Concert
Further dates
- Sept. 19, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
- Sept. 19, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
- Nov. 28, 2026, 4:30 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
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (→ bio)
Divertimento in D major No 1, K. 136 – Allegro
Ennio and Andrea Morricone
Theme of Love from Cinema Paradiso
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (→ bio)
Divertimento in B-flat major No 2, K.137 – Allegro di molto, Allegro assai
Edvard Grieg (→ bio)
Six songs, Op. 48 – The Nightingale's Secret (arranged by József Bazsinka)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Children's Album, Op.39 – Neapolitan Song (arranged by István Kurcsák)
Aram Khachaturian
Gayane – Sabre Dance (arranged by István Kurcsák)
William Byrd
Pavan. The Earle of Salisbury
Eric Satie
Le Piccadilly
Featuring
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.
