Handel and Haydn at Budapest Baroque Festival

2009 is an important year to commemorate the death of two of the biggest composer in the history of classical music. This year is in fact the 250th anniversary of the death of German composer George Frideric Händel, and the 200th anniversary of the death of Austrian composer Joseph Haydn.

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2009 is also the Haydin year all over the world, with Hungary being particularly involved given the many links the “father of symphony” had with the country. Throughout the year we’ve seen Joseph Haydn’s The Creation performed as the New Year’s Concert in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, during the Haydn Year 2009, a Haydn mass performed at the Parish Church (Március 15 Square in Budapest) one Sunday afternoon each month, and even the First International Trumpet Competition in Memory of Joseph Haydn.

Now the Budapest Baroque Festival is celebrating both Haydn and Händel dedicating its fourth edition to them. The location choosen for the festival is once again the newly renovated baroque church of Szent Mihály (Saint Michael, in Váci street, Budapest). This come as no surprise given the spectacular setting and the perfect acoustics of the church.

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