Győr’s Richter Hall is packing the next seasons with big orchestral nights, operetta sparkle, sharply written comedies, thought‑provoking theater, and crowd-pleasing live shows. Home to the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, the venue is named after Győr-born, world-famous conductor János Richter. Tucked on the second floor is a modern, soundproof, eye-catching rehearsal studio of about 1,076 square feet, complete with gorgeous lighting and air conditioning, built for serious work and serious vibes.
Opera Gala: Verdi to Puccini, with Firepower
November 14, 2025, Friday, 7:00 PM. The Győr Philharmonic Orchestra opens with an Opera Gala cherry-picking arias from Verdi, the Verists, Strauss, and Puccini. French soprano Solen Mainguené and baritone Grga Peroš bring the dramatic punch, with Zsolt Hamar on the podium. A glossy hit parade for anyone who thrives on high notes and heartbreak.
Szemfényvesztés: Illusions, Mind Reading, Mayhem
November 15, 2025, Saturday, 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM. The touring sensation Szemfényvesztés (Illusion) lands in Győr with award-winning performers who’ve played the world. Expect spectacle: bold illusions, mind reading, sharp humor. Founder Dani Rieger, fresh from luxury hotel stints in Greece and sold-out runs across 40 Bulgarian cities in 2024, returns to Hungary with large-scale, chest-thumping stage illusions. TV host and magician Ferenc Kőhalmi shows off his prizewinning sleight of hand and comedy sets. László Szemerey, the only Hungarian illusionist whose act features dogs, has performed in more than 40 countries and will blow minds here too. The show runs 2 x 50 minutes with a 15-minute interval.
The Wife Begins at Forty: Midlife, Meltdown, Makeover
November 17, 2025, Monday, 7:00 PM. Linda is done: 17 years into marriage, suburbia in her bones, forty looming, and her husband George snoozing during sex. She wants out—and wants quality intimacy, attention, love, life. Chaos erupts: their teenage son starts dating, a senile grandpa loops war stories, best friends unleash deranged advice, and George—helped by the bar cabinet—vows to reboot the marriage. A masterfully written British comedy set in the 1980s, with a star cast from Fórum Színház (Forum Theatre). Directed by Kristóf Németh and Endre Beleznay; sets and costumes by György Csík. Cast includes Endre Beleznay as George; Linda played by Gerda Pikali or Bernadett Gregor; Kristóf Németh or Dániel Suhajda as Roger; Bernadett Gregor or Tímea Vanya as Betty; András Faragó as Bernard; and rotating young actors as Leonard. Running time 180 minutes with one interval. Recommended 14+.
Amerikai komédia (American Comedy): Jazz, Intrigue, and a Luxury Liner
November 20, 2025, Thursday, 7:00 PM. New York, 1938, aboard the luxury ship La Paz bound for Monte Carlo. A workaholic young businesswoman collides with a charming adventurer while a parade of eccentrics swirls: a degenerate money-aristocrat fiancé, a brutal wife and her terrified husband, a dithering secretary twice transformed by a Tibetan singing bowl, and Tony’s mother trying to look a decade younger than her daughter. Everyone’s fleeing something—or someone. Hearts are playthings, fortunes at stake, and swing music rips through the decks in the most dazzling era of jazz. Based on Károly Aszlányi’s hit comedy; libretto and lyrics by Attila Lőrinczy; music by Bálint Bársony, Artisjus- and Fonogram-winning composer-saxophonist. The former smash is reborn on Veres 1 Színház’s (Veres 1 Theatre) roster from 2025, newly staged by Károly Peller.
Pannon Philharmonic Guests
November 22, 2025, Saturday, 7:00 PM. The Győr Philharmonic hosts the Pannon Philharmonic for a Nordic-to-Russian arc: Sibelius’s Valse triste from Kuolema and his darkly glowing Violin Concerto in D minor, followed after the break by Rachmaninoff’s sweeping Symphony No. 2 in E minor. Violin soloist Júlia Pusker; conducted by Tibor Bogányi. Timings: 6 minutes, 35 minutes; then 60 minutes.
Meztelen igazság (Naked Truth): Musical Comedy with Spine
November 24, 2025, Monday, 7:00 PM. Six women from wildly different backgrounds sign up for a pole-dance confidence course—and it turns out they’re not just there for the sexy moves. Friendships form, secrets surface, and each woman learns to accept and love her body. Then a bold idea: a charity performance dropping inhibitions—and clothes. A witty, liberating show about self-acceptance, the power of sisterhood, and the art of baring it all, emotionally and literally. Cast: Paula Barbinek, Csilla Csomor, Csekka Gyebnár, Zsuzsa Nyertes, Barbara Xantus, Linda Fekete. Directed by Rita Tallós.
A nagymama (The Grandmother): Old Love Lessons, New Twists
November 26, 2025, Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Gergely Csiky’s A nagymama (The Grandmother) is warm, witty, and twisty. A modest young man takes a post as Italian teacher at a girls’ academy, winning the staff’s trust—except for teacher Szilárd Tódorka, who knows the truth: the newcomer is the young Count Szerémi in disguise, chasing love. Tódorka plans to confess everything to the count’s grandmother. The formidable Grandmother arrives, interrogates her grandson, and, recognizing her own lost love story in his, vows to help. Can she untangle the messy past and steer the lovers to happiness? Cast includes Bori Kállay as Countess Szerémi; Szilárd Kovács as Ernő; András Faragó as retired colonel Vilmos Örkényi; Sándor Barkóczi as Kálmán; Dorka Pacskó as Piroska; Edit Vörös as Karolin Tímár, the academy owner; Elvira Haraszti as Márta; Zoltán Kiss as Szilárd Tódorka; Trixi Teremi as Szerafina Langó; Gábor Szirtes as chaplain Sámuel Koszta; Aranka Halász as Galambosné; Nikolett Csápenszki as Aranka; Vanda Unger or Orsolya Gere as Krisztina; Ferenc Hábel as Waiter; and a lively ensemble of students.
Bősze Ádám (Ádám Bősze): With Haydn in London – Country Life
November 27, 2025, Thursday, 6:00 PM. A brisk 70-minute, no-interval lecture from Ádám Bősze on Joseph Haydn’s London journeys. It’s music history crossed with cultural history: how the Esterházy composer traveled, worked, and lived abroad—and what England gave back.
Boros Misi (Misi Boros) Piano Recital
December 1, 2025, Monday, 7:00 PM. Curated by the Győr Philharmonic. Program: J. S. Bach’s Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825 (17 minutes); Beethoven’s Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, Appassionata (23 minutes); after the break, Bartók’s Suite, Op. 14 (8 minutes) and Schumann’s Kreisleriana, Op. 16 (30 minutes).
Six Women, One Salon, Endless Grit
December 5, 2025, Friday, 7:00 PM. In a small-town hair salon, six women gather with more than just appointments. Fragile on the surface, tough to the core. Not heroes, but capable of anything—especially laughing through the worst and making us laugh with them. That’s the real strength.
Shadow Play: Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Ravel
December 12, 2025, Friday, 7:00 PM. The Győr Philharmonic dives into a high-voltage program: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35; R. Strauss’s Symphonic Fantasy from Die Frau ohne Schatten; and Ravel’s La valse. Violinist Ernő Kállai under the baton of Sergey Neller. Timings: 33 minutes; then 15 minutes and 12 minutes.
Akt, hegedűvel (Nude with Violin): Family, Fame, Fallout
December 15, 2025, Monday, 7:00 PM. A towering painter dies, his works coveted by major museums and collectors, critics rhapsodizing—then comes the bombshell: the masterpiece of his final period, Nude with Violin, is in the estate. The family gathers for the funeral and realizes there’s no will. A longtime valet produces a letter. Uninvited visitors multiply, bank vault letters surface, and the past grows murkier—or crystal clear? Running time 120 minutes with one interval. Cast includes Anna Pavlikova as Sz.
