10, NOVEMBER, 2020 - NEW RULES!

 

DEAR AUDIENCE,

As of 10 November, 2020, new restrictive measures of the Hungarian Government entered into effect.  The effective regulations are taken into absolute consideration in the operation of the Pannon Philharmonic, and accordingly, some of the concerts are streamed live from Kodály Centre.

• Live concerts that were to be held within the next 30 days will be scheduled for a later date. Tickets and subscriptions purchased for them will naturally be valid for the replacement concerts. We will keep you posted on the rescheduled dates and times.
• Subscription-holders of concerts in Kodály Centre, Pécs will be given free access to the live-streaming. Also individual ticket-holders who decide not to claim a refund are entitled to free of charge access to the concerts they bought their tickets for.
• Rescheduled concerts will be streamed online from Kodály Centre at 8 pm on the originally rescheduled dates (our next concerts are on 21 November and 9 December).
• Our children’s music show “Snail’s Shell” scheduled for 14 November, is cancelled. Tickets can be refunded.
• Our very thrilling and highly novel music event, "Contemporary Interlude" - which would also have enriched the audience with a composition's premiere - originally scheduled for 12 November will be held on a later date. The concerto was written during the first wave of the pandemic.  Its genre is so much up-to-the-minute that you can follow its progress and performance history online on the largest social media platform. This is where the young composer of the piece Donghoon Shin shares his ideas and where you can watch the brief video message of the conductor Boon Hua Lien recorded outside Kodály Centre just a few days ago. The concerto was dedicated to Kristóf Baráti and the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra. Both Asian musicians are mentored by the Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation.

On 21 November, the Pannon Philharmonic concert titled "Tears" will be streamed live from the concert hall of Kodály Centre, conducted by Gilbert Varga. The Kossuth and Liszt Awards-winning pianist Gergely Bogányi, will star as the soloist of the evening, playing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto in C minor on the newly developed Bogányi grand piano designed in cooperation with Hungarian engineers. The title is very telling: To start with, the concert title was to be "Tears and Pranks", but as we were forced to change the original programme, we just crossed out half of the title. No audience is allowed to enter Kodály Centre, so what is left is Tears.

At the same time, it is excellent news that the bond between us can be kept alive, the joy of music can still be passed on, even if online, the streaming is live thanks to technology.

For ONLINE ticket purchase for the live-stream, click HERE!

 

On 9 December, the 10th anniversary of the first public concert held in Kodály Centre, we will present our gala concert "Reminiscences". The orchestra will be led by Tibor Bogányi, and a pianist with accolades like the Kossuth and Liszt Prizes,  Dezső Ránki will feature as the soloist of the night.

 

YOU ARE MOST WELCOME AT OUR NEXT LIVE CONCERT STREAMING. TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELVES!

 

COVID-19 policy for Kodály Centre IN Pécs and MÜPA Budapest

Dear Audience,

We would like to ask you to please read and observe the safety measures described in the new

 

Müpa announcement /Pannon Series of 2020-21/

 

HERE: https://www.mupa.hu/en/about/news/mupa-budapest-remains-closed-between-11-november-and-10-december-performances-cancelled-20201110

From 11 November until 10 December, Müpa is closed; all events are cancelled.

 

Kodály Center announcement 

 

General rules, face covering, arrival, admission, seating, disinfection and ticket purchase

General rules, face covering

No limitations have been imposed on the number of visitors simultaneously present in the building, thus in accordance with the current national guidance, Kodály Centre can operate at full capacity.

For staff working in visitors areas it is mandatory to wear face masks covering both mouth and nose.

For our audience, wearing face masks is also obligatory  in visitors areas and in concert halls. Performers will not be wearing face masks on stage.

Arrival, admission

We kindly ask you to arrive 30-45 minutes prior to our events. You can enter the audience area 30 minutes before the concert begins, so the number of visitors waiting in the lobby is minimised. Please, make sure you maintain the safe physical distance as much as possible.

Concerts can be attended only be individuals free of symptoms. We kindly ask those who are not feeling well not to attend our events.

For the protection of the health of our concert audience, we take the temperature of all individuals entering the building with a no-touch thermometer at all entrances. Should a visitor have a temperature of 37.5 °C or higher, we repeat the measurement after 10 minutes, which will clearly determine if he or she can enter the building or not: nobody with a body temperature of 37.5 °C or higher can enter Kodály Centre. Those individuals who could not attend a given event because of this reason can receive a refund at any of our info-points within 30 days from the date of the given performance.

Owing to the above-described admission policy, the concert will begin when all visitors have taken their seats. We kindly ask for your patience and understanding for potentially belated start times.

Seating

No special seating arrangement are made in our concert halls; everyone can take the seat their tickets indicate.

Disinfection and sterilisation

Automatic balanced ventilation is applied in the visitors areas of Kodály Centre, which ensures the regular, highly efficient fresh air supply of all spaces. Our ventilation systems are continually monitored, and our mechanical ventilation units are set to a high value prior to all concerts and during the intermissions in order to provide high indoor air quality which involves quick and complete oxygen replenishment.

The number of janitors of the building has been increased, and prior to the concert events, we pay special attention to the disinfection of audience seats, door handles and rest rooms. Upon entering the building, all visitors are given the opportunity to disinfect their hands.

All staff members and performers active in Kodály Centre are free of symptoms, have been temperature-tested, and if necessary , COVID-19 tested.

Ticket purchase

We kindly ask our audience to purchase their tickets primarily online.

The ticket office of Kodály Centre can be visited during opening hours only after prior appointment registration at jwww.kodalykozpontjegyiroda.hu.

For further details, information and possible changes, please visit the website of Kodály Centre or contact us by phone at +36  72/500300.

Thank you for your cooperation!

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