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  • Date: March 03. 2024 07:00 PM
    Venue: Kodály Centre, Pécs
    PURCELL Choir, ORFEO Orchestra
    Conducting: György VASHEGYI
    Tickets

    Program:
    Johann Sebastian BACH :
    - St. John's Passion BWV 245 (1724 version)
  • Date: March 05. 2024 07:30 PM
    Venue: Palace of Arts - 'Béla Bartók' National Concert Hall
    PURCELL Choir, ORFEO Orchestra
    Conducting: György VASHEGYI
    Season tickets

    Program:
    Johann Sebastian BACH :
    - St. John's Passion BWV 245 (1724 version)
  • Date: March 09. 2024 04:00 PM
    Venue: Pest Redoute, Budapest
    PURCELL Choir, ORFEO Orchestra
    Conducting: György VASHEGYI
    Tickets

    Program:
    Gregor Joseph WERNER :
    - Salve Regina in d (Ms. mus. III. 113)
    ...
  • Date: March 10. 2024 04:00 PM
    Venue: Pest Redoute, Budapest
    PURCELL Choir, ORFEO Orchestra
    Conducting: György VASHEGYI
    Tickets

    Program:
    Gregor Joseph WERNER :
    - Salve Regina in d (Ms. mus. III. 113)
    ...
  • Date: March 28. 2024 07:30 PM
    Venue: Palace of Arts - 'Béla Bartók' National Concert Hall
    National Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducting: György VASHEGYI
    Tickets

    Program:
    Giovanni Battista PERGOLESI :
    - Stabat Mater (Vienna version by Eybler)
    ...
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ORFEO Orchestra

The ORFEO Orchestra was founded in Budapest in 1991 by György Vashegyi, receiving its name from Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, following the first full performance of the opera in Hungary. The orchestra consists of professional musicians with Hungarian and international experience as either orchestra members or instrumental soloists.
The Orfeo is the most authentic exponent of classical compositions in Hungary and has given many first performances on period instruments under the baton of György Vashegyi. Between 2002 and 2007 are being performed Haydn's first 80 symphonies as part of Mr. Vashegyi's own concert series (venue: Esterházy Palace), enabling these to be heard there for the first time since the 18th century with the same number of players, on period instruments, as Haydn himself used to perform them.

The names of the ORFEO Orchestra and the PURCELL Choir have now become inseparably linked to that of Mr. Vashegyi, who can rightly be described as the outstanding exponent of classical and early music compositions and the person who has revitalized these works in Hungary.