Experience highlights Why you'll love it

The Beatles' songs on strings
The band's best known songs in a live string quartet arrangement, by the light of hundreds of candles.

Surrounded by a thousand candles
Only candles illuminate the room, creating a breathtaking atmosphere that makes every Candlelight concert unforgettable.

An extraordinary setting
Experience this unique concert in a stunning candlelit setting.
Program The music that awaits you
- I Want To Hold Your Hand
- Penny Lane
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- Come Together
- Here Comes the Sun
- With A Little Help From My Friends
- Help!
- Eleanor Rigby
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- Helter Skelter
- Blackbird
- A Day in the Life
- Yesterday
- Let It Be
- Hey Jude
Performers
- String quartetLuminare Quartet
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In short About the concert
The Beatles' most famous songs come to life, performed live by a string quartet, by the light of hundreds of candles at the Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Sciences). A Candlelight concert that brings you the band's evergreen songs up close for 60 minutes.
This concert experience is a tribute. It is not associated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the artist, their heirs or their official representatives.
On the day How it works

Arrive early
Doors open 60 minutes before the concert.

Find your seat
Seats are not numbered: they are taken on a first-come, first-served basis within the zone on your ticket.

Let the music take over
Enjoy 60 minutes of live music surrounded by candles.
Reviews What guests are saying
4.8/5
based on 943 reviews
Viktoria M.
nov 2024
Csodálatos élményben volt részünk Testvéremmel. Kívánom, hogy még sok embernek okozzanak hasonló élményeket. Köszönjük
Szilvia J.
nov 2024
Nagyszerű élmény volt, köszönjük!
Krisztina D.
nov 2024
Csodálatos élmény volt!
Jozsef Z.
feb 2025
Tőkéletes ! Csodálatos élmény volt. Köszönjük
Diana C.
nov 2024
Incredible performance! Absolutely loved it:)
Mariann M.
feb 2025
Csodálatos élmény volt! Imádtam minden pillanatát!
Szilvia P.
feb 2025
Fantastic!
Anna G.
feb 2025
Nagy elmeny volt; köszönöm!
About the venueHungarian Academy of Sciences

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, established in 1825, is Hungary's leading scientific institution. Located in Budapest, it promotes research in various fields of science, supports scientific development, and advises the government. Its neoclassical headquarters symbolizes intellectual tradition and national development while encouraging innovation, academic excellence, and international collaboration in the sciences and humanities.
Address
Budapest, Széchenyi István tér 9, 1051 Hungary, 1051
Parking
There's no parking at the venue.
Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible.
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