20 result(s) for vacation in Community & Culture
Live Screening Of New Year's Gala Concert Of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Festival Theatre Budapest, 31 Dec
- 30 Dec 2013 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The concert of the Berlin Philharmonic bidding farewell to the old year promises both uplifting and light-hearted entertainment, featuring popular works performed by world-renowned musicians. A special occasion is guaranteed not only by the participating performers, but by the state-of-the-art technology permitting us, through the medium of live broadcast, to experience a wonderful concert on the ...
Invitation: New Year's Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 1 January
- 29 Dec 2013 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The New Year’s Concert is a highly successful tradition of several years standing at the Palace of Arts. In 2013, we had the opportunity to hear Haydn‘s oratorio The Seasons with Helmuth Rilling, while on the first day of 2014 the work will be presented by another world-renowned conductor in the shape of René Jacobs.
Invitation: Christmas Organ Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 Dec
- 19 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Balázs Szabó, our guide on an interesting workshop tour through the past of organ music, is still shy of his 30th year and yet has already followed a strikingly diverse career path engaged with both the history of the instrument and organ renovation. In providing a taste of the work of Max Reger and Karl Straube, he illuminates their relationship to the music of the “originator”, Johann Sebastian ...
Organ Stories, National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 Nov
- 6 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
For the fifth instalment of this highly successful series of concerts that has been running for ever since 2009, Pál Mácsai and László Fassang have discovered some astonishing American organ stories from the first half of the 20th century. Unusual tales, anecdotes and legends connected with pieces of music, instruments, composers and performers are spiced with curiosities from the history of the ...
Invitation: Balanescu Quartet: “25 Years”, Festival Theatre Budapest, 17 April
- 11 Apr 2013 9:30 AM
- community & culture
Formed in London in 1987, the Balanescu Quartet ranks as one of the world’s leading string quartets. The intention of its founder, Romanian-born Alexander Balanescu, was to rise above generic limitations and create a new musical universe in which contemporary classical music, pop, jazz, folk traditions and electronic music might strike a common chord.
Invitation: Rising Stars Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 January
- 3 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) groups together 20 leading institutions including the Konzerthaus and the Musikverein in Vienna, the Kölner Philharmonie in Cologne, L’Auditori in Barcelona, London’s Barbican Centre, the Megaron in Athens and Budapest’s Palace of Arts.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Immigrants In Great Britain
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You may recall György Matolcsy’s infamous CNN interview in which he extolled the economic achievements of the Orbán government, which adopted his “unorthodox” policies. Matolcsy’s English is somewhat halting and while he was madly looking for words to describe the glorious Hungarian situation, he stumbled upon the phrase “fairy tale.” Well, the description of Hungary as a country that lives in ...
'Wagner In Budapest', National Concert Hall Budapest, 19 June
- 18 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, or Tannhäuser for short, is a Richard Wagner opera in three acts. The libretto was written by the composer himself on the basis of the Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, a collection of 13th century lyrical poems, and the 16th century Dannhauser songs. Its world première took place on 19 October 1845 at the Dresden Hoftheater, while the masterpiece was first ...
Invitation: Anglican Church's Annual Fundraising Dinner, Budapest, 4 May
- 12 Apr 2012 11:30 AM
- community & culture
St. Margaret's Anglican Episcopal Church's fundraising dinner will take place on Friday, May 4th at 7:00 p.m. The evening will begin with a welcome drink followed by a three-course meal. The guest of honour and guest speaker at this year's dinner will be Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Europe - the largest diocese (church territory) in the world stretching from the ...
Live Screening Of New Year's Gala Concert Of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Festival Theatre Budapest, 31 Dec
- 30 Dec 2013 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The concert of the Berlin Philharmonic bidding farewell to the old year promises both uplifting and light-hearted entertainment, featuring popular works performed by world-renowned musicians. A special occasion is guaranteed not only by the participating performers, but by the state-of-the-art technology permitting us, through the medium of live broadcast, to experience a wonderful concert on the ...
Invitation: New Year's Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 1 January
- 29 Dec 2013 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The New Year’s Concert is a highly successful tradition of several years standing at the Palace of Arts. In 2013, we had the opportunity to hear Haydn‘s oratorio The Seasons with Helmuth Rilling, while on the first day of 2014 the work will be presented by another world-renowned conductor in the shape of René Jacobs.
Invitation: Christmas Organ Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 Dec
- 19 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Balázs Szabó, our guide on an interesting workshop tour through the past of organ music, is still shy of his 30th year and yet has already followed a strikingly diverse career path engaged with both the history of the instrument and organ renovation. In providing a taste of the work of Max Reger and Karl Straube, he illuminates their relationship to the music of the “originator”, Johann Sebastian ...
Organ Stories, National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 Nov
- 6 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
For the fifth instalment of this highly successful series of concerts that has been running for ever since 2009, Pál Mácsai and László Fassang have discovered some astonishing American organ stories from the first half of the 20th century. Unusual tales, anecdotes and legends connected with pieces of music, instruments, composers and performers are spiced with curiosities from the history of the ...
Invitation: Balanescu Quartet: “25 Years”, Festival Theatre Budapest, 17 April
- 11 Apr 2013 9:30 AM
- community & culture
Formed in London in 1987, the Balanescu Quartet ranks as one of the world’s leading string quartets. The intention of its founder, Romanian-born Alexander Balanescu, was to rise above generic limitations and create a new musical universe in which contemporary classical music, pop, jazz, folk traditions and electronic music might strike a common chord.
Invitation: Rising Stars Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 January
- 3 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) groups together 20 leading institutions including the Konzerthaus and the Musikverein in Vienna, the Kölner Philharmonie in Cologne, L’Auditori in Barcelona, London’s Barbican Centre, the Megaron in Athens and Budapest’s Palace of Arts.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Immigrants In Great Britain
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You may recall György Matolcsy’s infamous CNN interview in which he extolled the economic achievements of the Orbán government, which adopted his “unorthodox” policies. Matolcsy’s English is somewhat halting and while he was madly looking for words to describe the glorious Hungarian situation, he stumbled upon the phrase “fairy tale.” Well, the description of Hungary as a country that lives in ...
'Wagner In Budapest', National Concert Hall Budapest, 19 June
- 18 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, or Tannhäuser for short, is a Richard Wagner opera in three acts. The libretto was written by the composer himself on the basis of the Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, a collection of 13th century lyrical poems, and the 16th century Dannhauser songs. Its world première took place on 19 October 1845 at the Dresden Hoftheater, while the masterpiece was first ...
Invitation: Anglican Church's Annual Fundraising Dinner, Budapest, 4 May
- 12 Apr 2012 11:30 AM
- community & culture
St. Margaret's Anglican Episcopal Church's fundraising dinner will take place on Friday, May 4th at 7:00 p.m. The evening will begin with a welcome drink followed by a three-course meal. The guest of honour and guest speaker at this year's dinner will be Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Europe - the largest diocese (church territory) in the world stretching from the ...