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Tickets Now Available: Budapest Spring Festival
- 30 Nov 2016 7:30 AM
- community & culture
The 37th Budapest Spring Festival, between 31 March – 23 April, awaits visitors with a programme that involves many of the arts, with events in classical music, opera, jazz, world music, dance, contemporary circus, theatre and the visual arts. With the best Hungarian performers and real world stars, the Budapest Spring Festival is a truly special occasion, presenting premieres and co-productions ...
Xpat Opinion: Centennial Of Franz Josef’s Death: Hungarians & Monarchy
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was one hundred years ago, on November 21, 1916, that Franz Josef I, Austrian emperor and Hungarian king, died. His death couldn’t have been unexpected since he was 86 years old and had been on the throne for 68 years. When he died, Austria-Hungary, his creation, was slowly edging toward military collapse and revolution. His death was interpreted by his subjects as an ominous sign of the end ...
Pianist, Conductor Zoltán Kocsis Laid To Rest
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Celebrated Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer Zoltán Kocsis, who died at age 64 on November 6, was buried in Budapest on Saturday. The late artist was paid final respects at the Hungarian Academy of Music.
Orbán’s Miniature Railway Runs Into Opposition In Etyek
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Protests from residents of the village of Etyek in Fejér county have caused the temporary suspension of plans to connect the community to the town of Bicske with a miniature railway line, a pet project of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, reports Magyar Nemzet. According to the plans, rail would be run on the land and near the homes of Etyek residents, and in some cases train stops would be ...
Midori Seiler Returns To Budapest, 23 October
- 22 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
A delicate and sensitive musician, moreover, a top manager with a violin. Midor Seiler, the Japanese-Bavarian, world-famous artist comes to Budapest in October again to make music together with the Budapest Festival Orchestra at the Liszt Academy. What we can expect are compositions by the superstars of the 18th century (Antonio Vivaldi and Alessandro Scarlatti), Italian virtuosity and fire.
“Homeless Népszabadság” Sells Out
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All 12,000 printed copies of the “Népszabadság special” edition of homeless newspaper Fedél Nélkül were sold yesterday, and more copies will be printed by Monday.
Bartók, Polish Culture, 1956 In Focus At Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 21 Oct 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Béla Bartók and Polish culture will be central elements of the Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival held between Oct. 7 and 23, the head of the organising committee said. The festival, the largest of its kind in central and eastern Europe, will also feature events commemorating the 60th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, Csaba Káel said.
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
Ari S. Kupsus Gallery: Debut Exhibition Opening, 4 October
- 4 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Ari S. Kupsus Gallery cordially invites You to the Debut Exhibition Opening of works by Istvan L. Nagy on 4th October 2016 at Bródy Sándor utca 23/b, 1088 Budapest, between 6 pm and 8 pm. The exhibition will be on view till October 28th, 2016
Tickets Now Available: Budapest Spring Festival
- 30 Nov 2016 7:30 AM
- community & culture
The 37th Budapest Spring Festival, between 31 March – 23 April, awaits visitors with a programme that involves many of the arts, with events in classical music, opera, jazz, world music, dance, contemporary circus, theatre and the visual arts. With the best Hungarian performers and real world stars, the Budapest Spring Festival is a truly special occasion, presenting premieres and co-productions ...
Xpat Opinion: Centennial Of Franz Josef’s Death: Hungarians & Monarchy
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was one hundred years ago, on November 21, 1916, that Franz Josef I, Austrian emperor and Hungarian king, died. His death couldn’t have been unexpected since he was 86 years old and had been on the throne for 68 years. When he died, Austria-Hungary, his creation, was slowly edging toward military collapse and revolution. His death was interpreted by his subjects as an ominous sign of the end ...
Pianist, Conductor Zoltán Kocsis Laid To Rest
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Celebrated Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer Zoltán Kocsis, who died at age 64 on November 6, was buried in Budapest on Saturday. The late artist was paid final respects at the Hungarian Academy of Music.
Orbán’s Miniature Railway Runs Into Opposition In Etyek
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Protests from residents of the village of Etyek in Fejér county have caused the temporary suspension of plans to connect the community to the town of Bicske with a miniature railway line, a pet project of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, reports Magyar Nemzet. According to the plans, rail would be run on the land and near the homes of Etyek residents, and in some cases train stops would be ...
Midori Seiler Returns To Budapest, 23 October
- 22 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
A delicate and sensitive musician, moreover, a top manager with a violin. Midor Seiler, the Japanese-Bavarian, world-famous artist comes to Budapest in October again to make music together with the Budapest Festival Orchestra at the Liszt Academy. What we can expect are compositions by the superstars of the 18th century (Antonio Vivaldi and Alessandro Scarlatti), Italian virtuosity and fire.
“Homeless Népszabadság” Sells Out
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All 12,000 printed copies of the “Népszabadság special” edition of homeless newspaper Fedél Nélkül were sold yesterday, and more copies will be printed by Monday.
Bartók, Polish Culture, 1956 In Focus At Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 21 Oct 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Béla Bartók and Polish culture will be central elements of the Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival held between Oct. 7 and 23, the head of the organising committee said. The festival, the largest of its kind in central and eastern Europe, will also feature events commemorating the 60th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, Csaba Káel said.
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
Ari S. Kupsus Gallery: Debut Exhibition Opening, 4 October
- 4 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Ari S. Kupsus Gallery cordially invites You to the Debut Exhibition Opening of works by Istvan L. Nagy on 4th October 2016 at Bródy Sándor utca 23/b, 1088 Budapest, between 6 pm and 8 pm. The exhibition will be on view till October 28th, 2016