Concerts Among the Ruins
Veszprém and the Lake Balaton Highlands have a uniquely rich medieval heritage, with numerous remains and ruins of monasteries, churches, chapels, and castles. These ruins will fill up with life and art during the Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture’s Concerts Among the Ruins [in Hungarian: Romkoncertek] series.
With a literary and musical focus, the events aim to create a more personal and intimate connection between performers, the audience and the environment in contrast to festivals that attract large crowds. Therefore, the audience will be small; their number is limited to 100-150 people per performance. Minimising the environmental impact and exploring and protecting the values of nature and history are also vital elements of the programme: the concerts are to be ZERO WASTE events.
Launched in August 2021, the series featured renowned performers of Hungarian literature, music and theatre, including Zoli Beck (30Y), Miklós H. Vecsei, Viktória Szávai, Hunor G. Szabó (The Qualitons), Ivan and the Parazol Duo, Krisztián Szűcs (HS7), Balázs Szálinger, Gergő Balla (Platon Karataev) and Zsolt Prieger (Anima Sound System).
The Concerts Among the Ruins 2023 events will once again bring literature and music to the most beautiful ruins of the Balaton Uplands and Veszprém. The ECOC year will also include exciting performances at the Margaret Ruins in Veszprém, the Pauline monastery ruins in Nagyvázsony, the ruins of the Church of Our Lady of Dörgicse and the Church of Saint Blaise in Balatoncsicsó.
Implemented by: Veszprém-Balaton Régió Kulturájáért Közalapítvány (Public Foundation for the Culture of the Veszprém-Balaton Region)
Date: Continuously during 2023
Location: Veszprém, Nagyvázsony, Dörgicse, Balatoncsicsó
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