Richter Hall Győr 2026 season: symphonies, operetta, musicals, comedy, jazz, Baroque gems, Mahler, Bruckner, tributes, and family-friendly shows. World-class conductors, soloists, and premieres at Aradi Vértanúk útja 16.
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Győr’s Richter János Concert and Conference Hall rolls out a packed 2026, with symphonic blockbusters, operetta sparkle, hit musicals, laugh-out-loud comedies, jazz nights, and a nostalgic pop tribute. The venue at 9021 Győr, Aradi Vértanúk útja 16, promises quality entertainment for every taste, from Baroque treasures to 20th-century giants—and a dash of West End–New York flair.
Made in England lands on Friday, February 13, 7:00 PM, with the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra under Domonkos Héja. The program spans Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 in D major; Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 and the rousing March of the Mogul Emperors from The Crown of India; and two by Britten: Matinées musicales (after Rossini), Op. 24, and the playful Simple Symphony, Op. 4. Expect swagger, wit, and late-Classical shine in one go.
Hashtag and baton collide at #RajnaMartin on Friday, February 20, 7:00 PM. The Győr Philharmonic tackles Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, BB 114—a taut, luminous 27-minute modernist pillar—paired with Dvořák’s rip-roaring Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70. Rajna Martin conducts this darkly Romantic journey with Central European bite.
The Pál Szécsi Memorial Concert arrives Saturday, February 21, 5:00 PM—an affectionate tribute to the beloved Hungarian pop icon whose velvet melancholy still fills halls. Expect classics, memories, and a sing-along spirit.
On February 22, 7:00 PM, Hercule Poirot, the brilliant Belgian sleuth, attempts to retire to King’s Abbot, a tranquil English village. Peace doesn’t last: two unexplained deaths rattle the parish, and duty calls. A cozy mystery setup turns swiftly into a twisty night out.
Friday, February 27, 7:00 PM: the orchestra sweeps from Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59, through Kevin Puts’s Marimba Concerto, to Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade, Op. 35. Percussionist Elman Mecid steps forward for the marimba spotlight. Michael Maciaszczyk conducts this blend of Viennese velvet, contemporary sparkle, and Arabian Nights storytelling.
Mahler 4 on Friday, March 6, 7:00 PM pairs Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, with Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G major. Pianist Gábor Farkas brings Romantic radiance; soprano Rita Veronika Sipos sings the child’s vision of heaven. Zsolt Hamar conducts a long arc from Nordic thunder to celestial calm.
Thursday, March 12, 7:00 PM celebrates Martin Sieghart’s 75th with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466, and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 in E major. Pianist Eloïse Bella Kohn debuts in Győr, and the slow-burn grandeur of Bruckner closes a monumental birthday salute.
Saturday, March 14, 7:00 PM: a two-act comedy unfolds in a small-town hair salon. Six seemingly fragile women prove anything but, laughing through pain and lifting each other up. No heroes—just grit, grace, and cracking one-liners. The real strength is showing up, scissors in hand.
JazzKEDD/3 hits Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 PM, led by bassist-producer Berci Temesi and friends. Expect groove, chops, and a friendly clinic in rhythm-section swagger.
Wednesday, March 25, 7:00 PM brings Jonathan Larson’s Tick, Tick… Boom!, the autobiographical musical first seen Off-Broadway and later adapted into Netflix’s multi-award-winning film (2021). Nearing 30, composer Jon questions career, timing, and purpose. Alongside best friend Michael, who swapped acting dreams for PR, and dancer girlfriend Susan waiting for her break, the show plays like an Ember Márk–fronted acoustic club night—intimate, self-questioning, and urgently alive. Three actors slip through multiple roles, mapping the anxieties of today’s 30-somethings: comfort without clarity, fear of commitment, and the heavy step into adulthood. They try—sometimes wobbling, often winning—to survive themselves.
Friday, March 27, 7:00 PM, Baroque Treasures lines up Lully’s Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs; J. S. Bach’s D minor Keyboard Concerto, BWV 1052; Buxtehude’s Passacaglia in C minor (arr. Zoltán Bánfalvi); Durante’s Miserere in C minor; C. P. E. Bach’s Symphony in D major, H. 663; and highlights from Handel’s Water Music. Pianist Dejan Lazić joins; Tibor Bogányi conducts.
Saturday, March 28, 5:18 PM, Baroque Mosaic reshapes the set without the Bach concerto, keeping Lully, Buxtehude, Durante, C. P. E. Bach, and Handel. Bogányi returns to the podium for a brisk, stylish sampler.
The Naked Truth—a musical comedy—arrives Sunday, March 29, 7:00 PM. Six very different women join a pole-dancing course for confidence, not just for sultry moves. Friendships form, secrets surface, and bodies are finally embraced. A bold plan follows: ditch the inhibitions—and the clothes—for charity. Witty, liberating, and frank about self-acceptance and sisterhood. Cast: Paula Barbinek, Csilla Csomor, Anita Deutsch, Ágnes Gubik, Csekka Gyebnár, Petra Haumann. Creators include writer Dave Simpson; translator-dramaturg Paula Barbinek; designer Éva Gordos; choreographer Andrea Tallós; with new spins on international hits. Directed by Rita Tallós; producer Krisztina Timár. Casting subject to change.
Anyatigrisek (Mom Tigers), Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 PM: Amy’s baby shower veers delightfully off-road when Barbara (emotion-driven homemaker), Brooke (workaholic lawyer), and Tina (approval-seeking divorcée) unload real talk about parenthood. The hit English-language original has run for ten years worldwide across four continents; now Liliom Produkció brings the smash to Hungary. Ninety minutes of musical-comedy therapy for seasoned moms and first-timers alike. Cast: Katinka Cseke, Linda Fekete, Adrienn Fehér, Tímea Kecskés. Directed by Rita Tallós.
Michael Cooney’s Nicsak, ki lakik itt?! (Who Lives Here?!) plays Sunday, April 12, 3:00 PM, and Thursday, June 11, 7:00 PM. Translation and dramaturgy by Albert Benedek; revived and reworked in 2025 by Benedek, Oliver W. Horvath, and HCS for Bánfalvy Stúdió. Director Csaba Horváth, producers HCS and Horváth. A London-based Hungarian, Róbert Szűcs, drowns in benefits—unemployment, old-age pension, sick pay, family allowance, disability support, even free cow’s milk—and a side hustle involving nursing bras, stoking his wife’s jealousy. He tries to ditch the illicit payouts before losing either his marriage or his freedom, but shedding bureaucracy proves harder than milking it. Two-act bedlam with a starry cast including Iza Varga/Zsófia Kondákor, Ferenc Hujber, Zolee Ganxsta, and more.
Monday, April 13, 7:00 PM: violinist-singer-dancer Katica Illényi joins the Győr Philharmonic, conducted by István Silló. Charm, elegance, vocals, virtuosic bow—and yes, the spellbinding theremin—anchor a one-of-a-kind concert experience.
Thursday, April 23, 7:00 PM: Randevú Párizsban, avagy Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket! (A Rendezvous in Paris, or Happy Easter!) is a two-part comedy set today in a chic Paris district. Based on the 1984 smash French film scripted by Jean Poiret and Georges Lautner, which starred Sophie Marceau and Jean-Paul Belmondo, the plot follows industrialist Stéphane Margelle and his glamorous wife, Sophie, over the Easter holidays. A suave Casanova type, Stéphane can’t resist temptation—until Easter mischief, marital maneuvers, and Parisian charm twist into farce.
