The Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra has a full slate of concerts across 2025 and 2026, with online ticketing available. Based in the historic city of Veszprém, the ensemble spans Baroque, Classical, 20th-century landmarks, and contemporary works, and has premiered several pieces in Hungary and beyond. Top soloists and conductors from Hungary and abroad appear regularly, and the group tours widely across Europe and the Americas. Known for its openness, the orchestra often collaborates with jazz players and pop luminaries. In 2010, it received the Bartók–Pásztory Prize for artistic excellence. Founded by violinist Péter Kováts in 1985, the orchestra keeps its artistic home at Hangvilla in Veszprém, with additional dates in Ajka.
Advent by Candlelight in Ajka
The traditional Candlelit Advent Concert (Gyertyafényes Adventi Koncert) lights up the season on Friday, December 19, 2025, 19:00, at the Nagy László City Cultural Center and Library theater in Ajka. Expect a warm, seasonal program crafted for glow and intimacy, led in the spirit of the orchestra’s broad repertoire and refined chamber sound.
New Year’s Night in Veszprém
On Thursday, January 1, 2026, 19:00, the Hangvilla Grand Hall in Veszprém hosts the New Year’s Concert. The invitation is simple: meet on the first evening of the year, leave recent difficulties at the door, and dive into familiar and fresh works to recharge for 2026.
Season Ticket Concert III: Massimo Mercelli
Friday, January 30, 2026, 19:00, and Saturday, January 31, 2026, 19:00, Hangvilla Grand Hall, Veszprém. The world-renowned flutist Massimo Mercelli joins as soloist in a program that threads elegance and fire: Rangström’s Divertimento elegiaco; Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G major, K. 313; Giovanni Sollima’s Contrafactus; and Boccherini’s Symphony in D minor, Op. 12 No. 4, The House of the Devil.
Season Ticket Concert IV: Crescendo – Dances in Music
Friday, February 27, 2026, 19:00, and Saturday, February 28, 2026, 19:00, Hangvilla Grand Hall. The orchestra launches an exciting collaboration with Notis Georgiou—conductor, guitarist, composer, former principal double bassist, and translator in Hungarian, French, English, Italian, and Ancient/Modern Greek—who appears as both guitarist and conductor in Crescendo – Dances in Music.
Season Ticket Concert V: Kováts at the Helm
Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 19:00, and Thursday, April 9, 2026, 19:00, Hangvilla Grand Hall. Artistic director Péter Kováts conducts a program of vivid orchestral canvases: Henryk Mikołaj Górecki’s Three Pieces in Old Style; Jean Françaix’s 15 Portraits of Auguste Renoir’s Children; and Schubert–Mahler’s Death and the Maiden in its gripping orchestral incarnation.
Season Ticket Concert VI: Tamás Érdi Plays Mozart
Friday, May 15, 2026, 19:00, and Saturday, May 16, 2026, 19:00, Hangvilla Grand Hall. For the season finale, pianist Tamás Érdi takes the Steinway to unveil one of Mozart’s most ravishing concertos. Program: Haydn’s The Creation – Overture; Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A major, K. 488; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, Eroica.
Tickets, Venue, Notes
Online booking is open. Prices range from about $10.50 to $16.50. Hangvilla Grand Hall address: 8200 Veszprém, Brusznyai u. 2. Organizers reserve the right to change programs and dates.
