Győr’s Richter Hall is gearing up for a packed 2025–2026 season, rolling out concerts, operettas, theater, and comic chaos for anyone who loves live culture done right. Home to the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra and named after the city’s world-famous conductor János Richter, the venue combines heritage with slick modernity: a soundproof, air-conditioned rehearsal studio on the second floor spans roughly 1,076 square feet, drenched in beautiful light and built for serious music-making. Here’s what’s on—and it’s a lot.
A nagymama (The Grandmother)
November 26, 2025, Wednesday, 19:00
Gergely Csiky’s A nagymama brims with gentle humor, twists, and emotional stakes. A seemingly modest young man applies to be an Italian teacher at a girls’ school and earns everyone’s trust—except Professor Szilárd Tódorka, who knows he’s actually the young Count Szerémi in disguise, driven there by love. Tódorka plans to tell all to the boy’s grandmother, the formidable Countess Szerémi. When the Grandmother arrives to inspect the “Italian teacher,” she interrogates her grandson privately. Determined to help the lovers—haunted by her own lifelong heartbreak after being separated from her beloved—she wades into a tangle of old family knots. Who ends up with whom, and who finally finds happiness, is the heart of the play.
Cast highlights: Bori Kállay (Countess Szerémi), Szilárd Kovács (Ernő), András Faragó (Vilmos Örkényi), Edit Vörös (Karolin Tímár), Zoltán Kiss (Szilárd Tódorka), and more.
Ádám Bősze: In London with Haydn – Country Life
November 27, 2025, Thursday, 18:00
Music historian and broadcaster Ádám Bősze guides audiences through Joseph Haydn’s London journeys. The talk isn’t just about music—you get the cultural surround too: how Esterházy’s star composer traveled, worked, and lived abroad. Approximately 70 minutes, no intermission.
Misi Boros Piano Recital
December 1, 2025, Monday, 19:00
Presented by the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra. Program: J. S. Bach: Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825 (17 min); Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata” (23 min); Bartók: Suite, Op. 14, Sz. 62, BB 70 (8 min); Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16 (30 min).
Six Women, One Salon
December 5, 2025, Friday, 19:00
Six women gather in a small-town hair salon—appointments optional, grit mandatory. They look delicate, but they’re tireless and tough, capable of laughing through the pain and making everyone else laugh too. That’s the real strength.
Shadow Play
December 12, 2025, Friday, 19:00
Győr Philharmonic Orchestra
Program: Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (33 min); Richard Strauss: Symphonic Fantasy from The Woman Without a Shadow, TrV 234a (15 min); Ravel: La valse (12 min). Soloist: Ernő Kállai; conductor: Sergey Neller.
Akt, hegedűvel (Nude with Violin) – Győr
December 15, 2025, Monday, 19:00
A towering painter dies, his works coveted worldwide. The American art scene buzzes when word spreads that a masterpiece from his final period, Nude with Violin (Akt, hegedűvel), sits in the estate. The family arrives for the funeral—and discovers there’s no will. The long-serving valet holds a letter, uninvited visitors pile in, bank vaults yield sealed notes, the past turns murky—or crystal clear. Running time: 120 minutes with one intermission. Cast includes Andrea Szulák, Szilveszter P. Szabó, Armand Kautzky, Ferenc Tarlós, Lilla Pánics, Enikő Nagy, Béla Oláh. Director: Armand Kautzky. Sets/Costumes: Tamás Rákay. Music: Dávid Fecske. Lyrics: Árpád Marton.
Mágnás Miska (Magnate Miska)
December 20, 2025, Saturday, 15:00 and 19:00
Premiered in February 1916, Albert Szirmai and Károly Bakonyi’s smash operetta follows Miska, a stable boy transformed into “Count Tasziló” in tails by railroad engineer István Baracs. The ruse aims to punish Count Korláthy for trying to twist the railway route for self-interest at the villagers’ expense. Meanwhile, Baracs and Korláthy’s daughter fall in love at a village fair—until class divides inside the manor threaten everything. When Tasziló is unmasked, high society blushes, and Rolla happily chooses Baracs. Expect classics like Cintányéros cudar világ, Úgy szeretnék boldog lenni, and Hoppsza Sári.
The Nutcracker
December 21, 2025, Sunday, 17:18
The Győr Philharmonic Orchestra performs selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker (Op. 71). Conductor: Ádám Baross.
Christmas Concert
December 22, 2025, Monday, 19:00; December 23, 2025, Tuesday, 15:00
Győr Philharmonic Orchestra with Nutcracker selections and Christmas carols. Guests: Bartók Béla Elementary School Children’s Choir (choirmaster: Gabriella Molnár), conducted by Ádám Baross; Philharmonia Chor Wien (choirmaster: Walter Zeh), conducted by Norbert Pfafflmeyer.
Michael Cooney: Nicsak, ki lakik itt?! (Who’s Who?)
December 27, 2025, Saturday, 19:00; January 2, 2026, Friday, 19:00
A two-part farce revived by Bánfalvy Stúdió (2018; refreshed 2025). Director: Csaba Horváth. Producer: HCS, Oliver W. Horváth. A Hungarian in London hits the bureaucratic jackpot—unemployment, pension, sick pay, family allowance, disability benefits, and yes, free cow’s milk—plus a side hustle in nursing bras that irks his wife. Terrified of getting caught, he tries to dump the ill-gotten aid before he loses his marriage or freedom. Turns out, getting rid of benefits is harder than getting them. Cast includes Iza Varga/Zsófia Kondákor, Ferenc Hujber, Ganxsta Zolee, and more.
New Year’s Eve Aradi–Varga Show
December 30, 2025, Tuesday, 19:00
Cabaret icons Tibor Aradi and Ferenc József Varga—Karinthy-ring comedians—team up with their indispensable partner Erika Steinkohl for a retro-flavored, laugh-out-loud New Year’s special. The beloved Aradi–Varga Show brings riotous, carefree comedy live to Richter Hall.
Ray Cooney: Páratlan páros (Run for Your Wife)
January 3, 2026, Saturday, 19:00
Mary waits in Wimbledon; Barbara waits in Richmond; both are married to the same taxi driver, John Smith, who’s late. After a chivalrous accident and a bungled address at the hospital, two police forces start digging, and John sprints between lives to keep his double marriage afloat. Cast: Dénes Száraz (John), Ramóna Kiss/Anna Bugár (Mary), Léda Mezei (Barbara), Endre Beleznay (Stanley), Imre Harmath (Inspector Porterhouse), Dániel Suhajda (Inspector Troughton), Zoltán Kiss (Bobby), Gábor Pintér (Photographer). Director: Csaba Horváth. Translator/Dramaturg: Benedek Albert. Producer: HCS, Oliver W. Horváth. Sets/Costumes: Gabriella Győri. Choreography: Gyula Antal Horváth.
Ray Cooney: A miniszter félrelép (Out of Order)
January 4, 2026, Sunday, 19:00
The hit farce A miniszter félrelép returns to the stage with the Bánfalvy team, promising door-slamming political mischief and razor-sharp timing to kick off the new year in fine, chaotic style.
