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Invitation: Omar Bashir Concert, MOM Cultural Centre Budapest, 21 Feb
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Omar Bashir is an Iraqi-Hungarian musician. His music is a mix of traditional Arabic music with a jazz-like improvisation. His father, Munir Bashir, was considered to be the supreme master of the Arab maqamat scale system.
Leopold Auer Violin Competition, Festival To Be Launched In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
An international violin festival, academy and competition dedicated to the memory of Leopold Auer, who taught Jascha Heifetz among other violin legends, will be founded in Veszprém, western Hungary.
Hubay Piano Transferred To The Museum Of Musicology In Budapest
- 12 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The famous Hubay piano, which had been in the U.S. Ambassador’s residence for decades, has been carefully preserved and maintained by the American Embassy. In agreement with the Hubay family and the Institute of Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the precious Bösendorfer piano was transferred to the Museum of Musicology on February 6, 2014, so that it could be enjoyed by a broader ...
Éva Dignisz Gál First Woman To Be Named Wine Maker Of Year
- 3 Feb 2014 4:00 AM
- food & drink
The Hungarian Academy of Wine presented the Winemaker of the Year award to Éva Dignisz Gál at a gala luncheon on Sunday. Dignisz Gál, the first woman to have won the title grows grapes with her husband, Csaba Gál, on 70 hectares on Csepel Island, south of Budapest, and ten hectares north of Lake Balaton.
Ybl Year Honouring Great Hungarian Architect To Feature 200 Programmes
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Great Hungarian 19th-century architect Miklós Ybl (1814-1891) will be celebrated with about 200 programmes in 2014, to mark his birth bicentenary, officials in charge of the programme told a press conference on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Film ‘The Notebook’ On Oscar Shortlist, Enters North American Market
- 16 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
“It’s not enough to be Hungarian to make films. One must also have talent.” According to a legend popular among Hungarians, a sign bearing that message was hung in a prominent place at the MGM Studios in the 1930s, a reference to the fact that there were so many with Hungarian origins active in the film industry at the time. We’re understandably proud of the influential role that Hungarians have ...
Hungary's PM Orbán At FIFA Ceremony Tonight
- 14 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend a gala to be hosted by the International Football Federation (FIFA) in Zürich Monday evening.
Xpat Opinion: New Pro-Government Monthly In Hungary Draws Criticism
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság suggests that a planned ‘exclusive review’ illustrates how the government is attempting to tame authors and artists. The internet is “aflame” with spicy reactions and young right-wing authors who have been queuing up to dissociate themselves from the project.
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, National Concert Hall Budapest, 11 January
- 9 Jan 2014 8:12 AM
- entertainment
The gala concert of the three-day Jazz Talent Exchange promises to be one of the grandest occasions not only of the Jazz Showcase, but of the season as a whole. The first half of the two-part evening, in keeping with the message of the Showcase, will feature a concert of a master and his pupils, as Károly Binder, head of the jazz department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and an “old hand” ...
Invitation: Omar Bashir Concert, MOM Cultural Centre Budapest, 21 Feb
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Omar Bashir is an Iraqi-Hungarian musician. His music is a mix of traditional Arabic music with a jazz-like improvisation. His father, Munir Bashir, was considered to be the supreme master of the Arab maqamat scale system.
Leopold Auer Violin Competition, Festival To Be Launched In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
An international violin festival, academy and competition dedicated to the memory of Leopold Auer, who taught Jascha Heifetz among other violin legends, will be founded in Veszprém, western Hungary.
Hubay Piano Transferred To The Museum Of Musicology In Budapest
- 12 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The famous Hubay piano, which had been in the U.S. Ambassador’s residence for decades, has been carefully preserved and maintained by the American Embassy. In agreement with the Hubay family and the Institute of Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the precious Bösendorfer piano was transferred to the Museum of Musicology on February 6, 2014, so that it could be enjoyed by a broader ...
Éva Dignisz Gál First Woman To Be Named Wine Maker Of Year
- 3 Feb 2014 4:00 AM
- food & drink
The Hungarian Academy of Wine presented the Winemaker of the Year award to Éva Dignisz Gál at a gala luncheon on Sunday. Dignisz Gál, the first woman to have won the title grows grapes with her husband, Csaba Gál, on 70 hectares on Csepel Island, south of Budapest, and ten hectares north of Lake Balaton.
Ybl Year Honouring Great Hungarian Architect To Feature 200 Programmes
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Great Hungarian 19th-century architect Miklós Ybl (1814-1891) will be celebrated with about 200 programmes in 2014, to mark his birth bicentenary, officials in charge of the programme told a press conference on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Film ‘The Notebook’ On Oscar Shortlist, Enters North American Market
- 16 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
“It’s not enough to be Hungarian to make films. One must also have talent.” According to a legend popular among Hungarians, a sign bearing that message was hung in a prominent place at the MGM Studios in the 1930s, a reference to the fact that there were so many with Hungarian origins active in the film industry at the time. We’re understandably proud of the influential role that Hungarians have ...
Hungary's PM Orbán At FIFA Ceremony Tonight
- 14 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend a gala to be hosted by the International Football Federation (FIFA) in Zürich Monday evening.
Xpat Opinion: New Pro-Government Monthly In Hungary Draws Criticism
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság suggests that a planned ‘exclusive review’ illustrates how the government is attempting to tame authors and artists. The internet is “aflame” with spicy reactions and young right-wing authors who have been queuing up to dissociate themselves from the project.
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, National Concert Hall Budapest, 11 January
- 9 Jan 2014 8:12 AM
- entertainment
The gala concert of the three-day Jazz Talent Exchange promises to be one of the grandest occasions not only of the Jazz Showcase, but of the season as a whole. The first half of the two-part evening, in keeping with the message of the Showcase, will feature a concert of a master and his pupils, as Károly Binder, head of the jazz department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and an “old hand” ...