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The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

Müpa, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Komor Marcell utca 1., 1095 Budapest

The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic are a unique ensemble, composed exclusively of instrumentalists from the cello section of one of the world’s top symphony orchestras. more

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08 Mar 2026 Sunday, 7:30PM

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Equally singular is the story of their genesis: in 1972, when the artists began to play music separately as a casual group with the aim of recording an album, the result was so successful that they have been touring the world ever since, burnishing not only their own reputations, but that of their parent orchestra as well. They compile their programmes from an incredibly colourful and entertaining repertoire. This performance, their second visit to Müpa Budapest, will be no exception, featuring popular tunes by Boris Blacher, John Williams, Nino Rota, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Michel Legrand, Burt Bacharach, and Astor Piazzolla, among others.

Klengel
Hymnus for 12 Cellos, Op. 57

Blacher
Blues, Espagnola and Rumba philharmonica (1972–73)

John Williams–David Riniker
Catch Me If You Can

Rota–Kaiser-Lindemann
La strada

Gershwin–Michael Zigutkin
Clap yo’ hands

Tiziol–Ellington–Kaiser-Lindemann
Caravan

Stephan Koncz
Swing on Dvořák

Legrand–Michael Zigutkin
The Windmills of Your Mind

Bourtayre–Ludwig Quandt
Fleur de Paris

Scotto–Kaiser-Lindemann
Sous les ponts de Paris

Louiguy–Kaiser-Lindemann
La vie en rose

Bacharach–Valter Dešpalj
South American Getaway

Salgan–David Riniker
A Don Agustín Bardi

Piazzolla–Julio Medaglia–Jacques Ammon
Adiós Nonino

Piazzolla–Carli
Fuga y misterio

Presented by: Müpa Budapest