The first events of the festival have been announced, offering a glimpse of the rich diversity of genres and musical horizons that define Bartók Spring. Spanning the experimental world of jazz, Bach’s monumental legacy of sacred music and the...

At their concert, Jakub Hrůša and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House will present two seminal works of 20th-century modernism: Igor Stravinsky’s ballet music, The Rite of Spring, and Béla Bartók’s one-act opera, Bluebeard’s Castle. In the latter,...

There can be no doubt Bartók has the power to inspire others: for generations, he has been an inexhaustible source of motivation across continents and genres. But where did he draw his own inspiration from?