Christmas Chamber concert + Dinner & Cruise
Christmas Chamber Concert of the
Danube Chamber Orchestra + Dinner & Cruise
Spend the Christmas evening with our chamber concert organised in the beautiful neobaroque theatre of the Danube Palace. You can listen to a special programme which was compiled just for this evening by the Danube Chamber Orchestra, including well-known and popular works of famous composers.
The Chamber Concert starts at 20:00, and it is twice 40-45 minutes with an intermission.
The Danube Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1961. Since then they have given many performances both in Hungary and abroad. The Orchestra consists of 60 professional musicians.
Their repertoire covers almost every musical style from the Baroque music to music of the 20th century. Their permanent concert hall is the theatre of the Danube Palace, Budapest (Duna Palota; Zrínyi utca 5.) Apart from the concerts they organize both for adults and children, they regularly play at various musical events held in Budapest. They are frequent guests at the Music Academy, at the Vigadó, at the Stephanie Palace and at the Convention Centre.
They have had international contacts since 1983 and have been invited to play in many foreign countries. They have often accompanied solo artists at music competitions and participated in colourful operettas, ballets and oratorio performances as well.
Not only do the musicians work together in this orchestra but in several chamber orchestras as well. Besides their permanent conductor András Deák, they are often conducted by other Hungarian and foreign conductors. Many Hungarian and foreign guest artists have performed with the orchestra, including 
Giuseppe di Stefano from Italy, James Galway, a flautist from Ireland and Ray Charles, the jazz star from the USA. They have given performances in Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Italy.
Ticketprices:
Adults: 34.25 Euro / person
Students: 30.8 Euro / person
PROGRAM OF THE NEW YEAR’S CONCERT
BY DANUBE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
2009.12.25. 20,00h
Part 1.
Corelli: Christmas Concerto
Pachelbel: Canon
Albinoni: Adagio
Erkel: Palotás from the opera László Hunyadi
Brahms: Hungarian Dances No.1
Lehár: Gold and Silver Waltz
Kálmán: Die Csárdásfürstin - Overture
Brahms: Hungarian Dances No.
Part 2.
Kálmán: Devil-rider - Palotás
Strauss: The Gypsy Baron/Der Zigeunerbaron - Overture
Strauss: Spring Voices
Strauss: Anna Polka
Strauss: Blue Danube Waltz
Strauss: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Strauss: Pizzicato polka
Monti: Csárdás
Strauss: Radetzky March
The Danube Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Zoltán Kökényesi
After our Danube Symphony Orchestra we would like to invite you to see the Budapest in the romantic atmosphere of a dinner by candlelight surrounded by the friendly lights of the Danube capital. After the end of the performance in the Duna Palota (Danube Palace), our hostesses will accompany you to of one of our ships, which will take you on a one and a half hours long cruise with an excellent warm buffet-dinner. In the romantic candlelight atmosphere you can enjoy the wonderful view of the city swimming in light. After dinner you can also admire the panorama from the open upper deck of the ship.
The ship cruise takes about one and a half hours.
Menu:
Aperitif: 
Champagne or Peach Palinka
Cold entries:
Hungarian poteto salad
Cottage cheese "Budapest" style with bread
Soup:
Onion soup “Makói” style, with smoked cheese and crouton
Warm main course:
Mini stuffed cabbage with grilled "Debreceni" sausage
Hungarian Letcho with sausage
Grilled pullet fillet with "Tokaji" sauce
Vegetarian:
Lasagne verde with spinach
Grilled vegetables
Side dishes:
Rice
Parsley potato
Salads:
Fresh green salad with different kind of dressings
Greek rustic salad with feta cheese
Vegetable salad with majonnaise dressing "Kossuth" style
Desserts:Selection of mini desserts
Selection of mini strudels
Fruit basket:
Exotic and seasons fruits
Drinks:
1 glass of red or white wine + 1 bottle of water (0,33) or soft drink + coffee or tea
Ticket price for the Chamber Concert + Dinner & Cruise
Adults: 76.12 Euro
With pick-up service: 82.15 Euro
Student: 72.70 Euro
With pick-up service: 78.70 Euro
If you book the program with pick-up service we would kindly ask you to fill the hotel name and telephone number fields on the ordering form, and at the day of the event please be at the reception of the hotel 40 minutes before the start of the program, and tell the receptionist that you are waiting for pick-up (taxi drivers usually ask them first).
Before booking a program with pick-up service, please consider the distance of your hotel from the venue of the program.Venue: Danube Palace
