Győr’s Richter János Concert and Conference Hall is rolling into 2026 with a full slate of concerts, operettas, theater, and feel-good nights out. From symphonic blockbusters and Baroque gems to razor-sharp comedies and cult musicals, the venue at 9021 Győr, Aradi Vértanúk útja 16 is setting an unmissable pace for culture lovers.
British Elegance, Hungarian Precision
Made in England brings a polished, all-British program on Friday, February 13, 7:00 PM with the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra under Domonkos Héja. Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 in D major (Hob. I:104) sets the tone before Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 lifts the hall. Two Benjamin Britten favorites follow: the Rossini-inspired Matinées musicales, op. 24, and the buoyant Simple Symphony, op. 4. Elgar closes with The Crown of India: March of the Mogul Emperors.
#RajnaMartin Conducts Big-Stage Drama
On Friday, February 20, 7:00 PM, the Győr Philharmonic tackles Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, BB 114, a 27-minute tour de force of eerie beauty and rhythmic precision, followed by Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70 (B. 141), 35 minutes of storm, shadow, and triumphant light. Martin Rajna conducts.
A Crooner Remembered, A Detective Retires
The Pál Szécsi Memorial Concert lands Saturday, February 21, 5:00 PM, honoring the beloved Hungarian pop icon with nostalgia and evergreen hits. Then on Sunday, February 22, 7:00 PM, Hercule Poirot hangs up his little grey cells and retires to the sleepy English village of King’s Abbot—until two inexplicable deaths shatter the calm. Expect intrigue, refined wit, and classic whodunit twists.
Oriental Tales and a Marimba Star
Friday, February 27, 7:00 PM, swirls with orchestral color. Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier Suite, op. 59 (22″) opens a lush evening before Kevin Puts’s 22-minute Marimba Concerto showcases percussionist Elman Mecid. After the break, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, op. 35 (42″) unleashes its seafaring, sultan-pleasing storytelling. Michał Maciaszczyk conducts.
Mahler’s Magic, Grieg’s Thunder
Mahler 4 arrives Friday, March 6, 7:00 PM. Gábor Farkas shakes the rafters with Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16 (30″), then conductor Zsolt Hamar guides the Győr Philharmonic through Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G major (54″), with soprano Rita Veronika Sipos threading childlike wonder into the final movement.
Sieghart at 75: A Maestro’s Night
On Thursday, March 12, 7:00 PM, Martin Sieghart celebrates 75 with Mozart’s stormy Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 (30″), featuring Eloïse Bella Kohn, followed by Bruckner’s mighty Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107 (64″). A grand salute to symphonic architecture and spiritual glow.
Six Women, One Salon, Endless Fire
Saturday, March 14, 7:00 PM, a two-act comedy sets six small-town women in a hair salon without much of an appointment book. They look delicate, even fragile, but they’re relentless and tough. Not heroes, just human—laughing through pain and making you laugh too. That’s the real power.
Jazz Nights and Clockwork Doubts
JazzKEDD /3 – Berci Temesi and Friends hits Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 PM with groove-first jazz camaraderie. A night later, Wednesday, March 25, 7:00 PM, tick into Tick, Tick… Boom!, Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical. An Off-Broadway gem turned Netflix award magnet in 2021, it follows Jon, an almost-30 composer sweating the big existential questions: career, love, timing. Alongside Michael, a PR man who left acting, and Susan, a dancer chasing her break, the show unfolds like an intimate acoustic stand-up set by Márk Ember, with three actors morphing through roles and Gen Y’s anxieties: comfort without courage, fear of adulthood, commitment jitters, and the grind of finding something real.
Baroque Treasure Hunt
Baroque Treasures (Barokk kincsek) on Friday, March 27, 7:00 PM, corrals Lully’s Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs (4″), J. S. Bach’s Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 (24″), Buxtehude’s Passacaglia in C minor, BuxWV 161 (arr. Zoltán Bánfalvi, 8″), Durante’s Miserere in C minor (6″), C. P. E. Bach’s Symphony in D major, H. 663 Wq. 183/1 (11″), and Handel’s Water Music highlights (10″). Dejan Lazić solos on piano; Tibor Bogányi conducts. A companion mosaic—Baroque Mosaic (Barokk mozaik)—arrives Saturday, March 28, 5:18 PM, condensing the program minus the Bach concerto, again under Bogányi.
The Naked Truth and Brave Laughs
Sunday, March 29, 7:00 PM, The Naked Truth (Meztelen igazság), a musical comedy, unites six very different women at a pole-dancing class. They didn’t come only for the moves. Friendships form, secrets surface, and bodies—finally—are embraced. A bold plan follows: a charity event that sheds inhibitions and, yes, clothes. Dave Simpson’s cheeky, liberating show is about self-acceptance, sisterhood, and the toughest undressing of all—inside and out. Cast: Paula Barbinek, Csilla Csomor, Anita Deutsch, Ágnes Gubik, Csekka Gyebnár, Petra Haumann. Creative team includes translator-dramaturg Paula Barbinek, designer Éva Gordos, choreographer Andrea Tallós, with music as international hits in fresh arrangements. Directed by Rita Tallós; producer Krisztina Timár.
Moms on a Rollercoaster
Tiger Mothers (Anyatigrisek), Wednesday, April 8, 7:00 PM, throws a baby shower for Amy and a reality check by Barbara, Brooke, and Tina—emotional, overworked, and approval-chasing in equal measure. This no-taboo, laugh-heavy musical about what parenting really means has packed houses worldwide for a decade. Cast: Katinka Cseke, Linda Fekete, Adrienn Fehér, Tímea Kecskés. Directed by Rita Tallós.
Benefits, Bedlam, and British Bureaucracy
Michael Cooney’s See How They Run? (Nicsak, ki lakik itt?!) storms in Sunday, April 12, 3:00 PM, and Thursday, June 11, 7:00 PM. Translated, reworked, and relaunched in 2025 by Bánfalvy Stúdió, this two-part farce follows Róbert Szűcs, a London-based Hungarian who’s had it with free money—unemployment, pension, sick pay, child benefit, disability allowance, even free cow’s milk—and a side hustle in nursing bras that riles his wife. He’d rather ditch the illicit benefits than his marriage or freedom. But getting rid of handouts? Not so simple. Cast features Iza Varga/Zsófia Kondákor, Ferenc Hujber, Imre Harmath/Ádám Gombás, Zolee Ganxsta, Anna Bugár, and more. Directed by Csaba Horváth; producers HCS and Oliver W. Horváth.
Theremin, Tango, and Charisma
Monday, April 13, 7:00 PM, violinist-vocalist Katica Illényi joins the Győr Philharmonic under István Silló for a special concert laced with charm, song, dance, and the otherworldly shimmer of the theremin. Expect genre-crossing sparkle and star wattage.
Paris, Easter, and Perfect Chaos
A Rendezvous in Paris, or Happy Easter! (Randevú Párizsban, avagy Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket!) lands Thursday, April 23, 7:00 PM, a two-part comedy set today in an upscale Paris district. Based on the 1984 smash French film by Jean Poiret and Georges Lautner—starring Sophie Marceau and Jean-Paul Belmondo—the plot unfolds over Easter break with industrialist Stéphane Margelle and his beautiful wife Sophie. A Casanova lifestyle, razor-sharp mix-ups, and a holiday to remember.
