Details
Please find show dates, a dinner menu, the concert program and other details further down the page.
About The Organ Concert & Dinner Cruise:
Enjoy an unforgettable organ concert in the heart of Budapest and a romantic candlelit dinner aboard a heated or air-conditioned ship. Treat yourself to classical melodies performed by expert flutists, singers and an organist in St Stephan's Basilica. After the concert a host or hostess will guide you to the dinner cruise pier.
Bask in Budapest’s romantic atmosphere and enjoy a warm buffet-dinner surrounded by the lights of the city. After dinner you're free to admire the panorama from the upper deck of the ship. The cruise starts at 22:00 but always waits for guests from the Basilica.
When booking your organ concert you'll be asked to select a seating category; these are listed 1 to 3 and will determine where you are seating during the show. Each category is explain below:
- Category 1: Rows 1-9 (front).
- Category 2: Rows 10-15 (middle).
- Category 3: Rows 16-24 (back).
Click/tap here to view a downloadable map of St. Stephen’s Basilica's seating arrangement.
If you choose the hotel pick-up and drop-off service then a chauffeur will drive you straight to St. Stephen’s Basilica and return you once the show is over. Please provide a mobile number during the booking process, then email your hotel name and address plus booking reference to info@cityxplora.com.
On the day of your concert check-in with hotel reception 30-40 minutes before the performance is due to start. This is so the chauffeur has a direct point of contact from which to collect you more easily.
- March to December, every Thursday.
- Extra Shows: September 9 (2017) and January 5 (2018).
- Check-In: 19:30.
- Show Starts: 20:00.
- Dinner Cruise: 22:00 (Hostess will guide you to the ship).
- 1051, Szent István tér 1. Budapest.
Look out for the Hungaria Koncert greeters outside the main entrance.
- Organ Concert: 1 Hour 10 Minutes.
- Dinner Cruise: 1 Hour 30 Minutes.
- Standard show tickets include all age groups.
Dinner Cruise Menu:
Cold Entrees:
Spiced cottage cheese cream and traditional greaves cream.
Soups:
Alföld style goulash with small dumplings.
Vegetable cream soup (during spring-autumn).
Cold fruit soup (during summer).
Warm Main Courses:
Mini stuffed cabbage.
Traditional chicken leg 'Paprikasch'.
Roasted chicken breast with basil-cheese sauce.
Spicy pork rib with thyme and mustard sauce.
Roasted sea fish with Chardonnay sauce.
Garnishes & Vegetarian:
Grilled polenta with feta cheese.
Grilled vegetables.
Homemade dumplings with spinach and mustard-mushroom sauce.
Steamed jasmin rice with corn.
Hash-brown potatoes.
Steak potatoes.
Dumplings.
Salads:
Fresh seasonal salads with dressings.
Italian pasta salad.
Caesar’s salad.
Sweet corn salad with mayonnaise.
Desserts:
Home-made strudel.
Somló style sponge cake.
Mini tarts.
Dessert variations Európa style.
Season fruit basket.
Organ Concert Program:
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Concerto in D minor BWV 596 (Allegro, Adagio, Allegro).
Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751): Adagio.
Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682): Pietá Signore.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Andante in C major K 315.
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Ave Maria.
Liszt Ferenc (1811-1866): Fantasy & Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H.
Georges Bizet (1838-1875): Agnus Dei.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Minuet and Badinerie from suite in B minor BWV 1067.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565.