The evening promises “12 Hungarian composers, 12 Hungarian pieces, 12 works from the treasury of Hungarian male choir music.” The selection of compositions, “ranging from masterpieces and adaptations to innovative musical solutions, will offer an overview of the diverse and unique musical landscape from the Hungarian Reform Era to the present day.”
The concert features StEFREM, described as Hungary’s most popular chamber vocal ensemble. The seven-person acapella group was established in 2002 by Tamás Bubnó, a Hungarian Artist of Merit and Liszt Award laureate. The choir is named after Saint Ephraim the Syrian, a celebrated hymn composer. It also reflects the group’s deep roots in Byzantine music, the backbone of their early repertoire.
According to the organizers, StEFREM takes pride in its seven members all being performers, composers, and arrangers. “They know and understand the unique sound of the vocal ensemble […] and can build on this extraordinary and unconventional vocal world with virtuosity and sensitivity.”
In addition to works by the choir’s members, the evening will feature among its dozen pieces compositions by Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, and Franz Liszt.
The concert venue will be Ison, at Hársfa utca 25., Budapest 1074, from 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available online from HUF 8,000.
This article was first published in the Budapest Business Journal print issue of March 7, 2025.
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