20 June 2026, 16.00 / 21 June 2026, 00.00
Old Academy of Music, Chamber Hall
Night of Museums at the Liszt Museum
16.00–17.30
János Kéry Piano Recital
Liszt: Études d’exécution transcendante
János Kéry (piano)
17.00–17.30
Interactive Instrument Exhibition 1.
In what ways are the violin, the cello, and the guitar similar, or different? Can you recognize their sounds even if you can’t see them?
17.00–17.45
Guided Tour in the Research Library 1.
Presentation of the Research Library of the Liszt Academy: a collection dating back for over a hundred year in a historic setting, guided by the Head Librarian.
17.45–18.30
Guided Tour in Period Costumes 1.
A guided tour in English and Hungarian, featuring the most interesting objects, furniture, paintings, and musical instruments in Ferenc Liszt’s former apartment, led by tour guides dressed in period costumes.
17.45–18.15
Let’s Improvise Together! 1.
We introduce children to the basics of group improvisation with various percussion instruments.
18.30–19.00
The Secrets of the Piano
Liszt and the History of the Piano – Special Instruments at the Liszt Museum. Interactive Instrument Exhibition: We’ll show children the piano’s ancestors, its relatives, how it works, and even such unique instruments as the glass piano and the piano-harmonium.
19.00–20.00
Gugg Piano Duo Recital
Dvořák: Silent Woods, Op. 68/5
Smetana: Má vlast » 2. Vlatva
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Corigliano: Gazebo Dances » 4. Tarantella
Tereza Gugg-Kalabova, Johannes Gugg (piano)
19.30–20.00
Interactive Instrument Exhibition 2.
In what ways are the violin, the cello, and the guitar similar, or different? Can you recognize their sounds even if you can’t see them?
20.00–20.30
Guided Tour in the Research Library 2.
Presentation of the Research Library of the Liszt Academy: a collection dating back for over a hundred year in a historic setting, guided by the Head Librarian.
20.30–21.15
Guided Tour in Period Costumes 2.
A guided tour in English and Hungarian, featuring the most interesting objects, furniture, paintings, and musical instruments in Ferenc Liszt’s former apartment, led by tour guides dressed in period costumes.
20.30–21.00
Let’s Improvise Together! 2.
We introduce children to the basics of group improvisation with various percussion instruments.
21.30–22.30
Simone Alessandro Tavoni Piano Recital
de Falla: Four Spanish Pieces
Satie: Gnossiennes No. 1, 3, 5
Satie: Danses de travers
Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1
de Falla: Fantasia baetica
Satie: Ogives No. 1, 2, 3
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Simone Alessandro Tavoni (piano)
22.30–23.15
Guided Tour in Period Costumes 3.
A guided tour in English and Hungarian, featuring the most interesting objects, furniture, paintings, and musical instruments in Ferenc Liszt’s former apartment, led by tour guides dressed in period costumes.
Presented by
Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum and Research Centre
Supporter:
Liszt Museum Foundation, Péter Horváth Stiftung, Italiano di Cultura di Budapest, Österreichisches Kulturforum Budapest
Tickets:
HUF 3 000 Ft (for students: HUF 1 500)

