Béla Bartók Memorial

Unusual but fitting memorial...

It was a pleasant surprise to set off on our walk around Belgravia from South Kensington station, and to find this unusual bronze memorial to the Hungarian composer Bela Bartok, by sculptor Imre Varga...

Fitting memorial to one of the 20th century’s great composers

This is a bronze statue of the great Hungarian composer Bela Bartok (1881-1945) by his compatriot Imre Varga. It depicts him wearing a dapper suit A joint commission by the Hungarian Cultural Embassy ...

So excited to stumble across this!

We actually went out of our way to visit this statue's twin in Paris. We we're delighted to stumble across this while exploring London. We came around a corner and there Bartok was! Beautiful statue h...

Serendipity

We were wandering around Kensington when we came across this lovely memorial to Bela Bartok looking like he was just standing in the street. My husband likes classical music so was able to tell me s...

Bela Bartok Memorial is beautiful

Bela Bartok Memorial is located right outside South Kensington Station, opposite Carluccio's restaurant on the corner of Old Brompton Road and Pelham Street. I was here earlier in February while visit...