315 result(s) for anniversary concert
Sting Is Coming To Budapest Sportaréna On 26 June
- 5 May 2012 9:01 AM
- entertainment
"Sting was born in Newcastle, England before moving to London in 1977 and formed The Police with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers. The band released five albums, earned six Grammy awards, and in 2003 was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since 1985, Sting has released 13 solo albums.
9th International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 19 - 22 April
- 19 Apr 2012 11:45 AM
- community & culture
After last year’s special Guest of Honour presence, when in honour of Hungary’s EU presidency, as the first among international book fairs, we invited the other 26 member states of the European Union besides Hungary, their belles-lettres book publishing and one author from each country, this year the Guest of Honour will not be a single country either, but the cultural region of the Scandinavian ...
Invitation: Nigel Kennedy Quintet, Budapest Congress Center, 28 March
- 28 Mar 2012 9:03 AM
- entertainment
"The Blue Note show repertoire is a selection of music from Nigel Kennedy's celebrated Blue Note Session album and music from the height of the Blue Note era (classic blue note material from the late 60’s / early 70’s period) and would be played by the The Nigel Kennedy Quintet.
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Opening Concert Of The Budapest Spring Festival, National Concert Hall, 16 March
- 14 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“I am very glad to be able to tell you that your viola concerto is ready in draft, so that only the score has to be written, which means a purely mechanical work, so to speak. If nothing happens, I can be through in 5 or 6 weeks,” wrote Bartók to violist William Primrose. The score, however, was never written, and Bartók’s last work remained a torso – some even consider it one of the most ...
Piano Recital By Zoltán Kocsis, National Concert Hall Budapest, 8 December
- 7 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"Zoltán Kocsis launched his career at the age of 18 by winning Hungarian Radio’s Beethoven competition. Within a few years, he had exploded onto the international stage with invitations to perform in the great musical centres. He was invited by Richter to his festival in France and they gave a concert of duets. He played with the world’s great orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic ...
Magic Of Advent From Vienna Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
- 19 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- shopping
"On Saturday, 12th November Vienna’s largest and best-known Christmas market, the Wiener Chriskindlemarkt und Adventzauber opened its doors in front of the Neo Gothic Rathaus (Town Hall). The Adventzauber – Magic of Advent – celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2010.
Budapest Music Weeks Until 30 November
- 12 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- entertainment
"The story of the first festival of the Hungarian capital dates back to 1958 when Philharmonia organised a ”Bartók Festival” at the beginning of the autumn concert season. The list of participants was quite fascinating: Yehudi Menuhin, Svyatoslav Richter, the Juilliard String Quartet, János Ferencsik, Annie Fischer…
Liszt Year In Hungary In 2011
- 28 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"Next year we are celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Franz Liszt, a major event for classical music throughout the world. It is a fortunate coincidence that in the same year, in the first half of 2011 Hungary is assuming the Presidency of the European Union, which will provide an opportunity to present the work of Franz Liszt and the Hungarian identity he embraced, in events throughout ...
Sting Is Coming To Budapest Sportaréna On 26 June
- 5 May 2012 9:01 AM
- entertainment
"Sting was born in Newcastle, England before moving to London in 1977 and formed The Police with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers. The band released five albums, earned six Grammy awards, and in 2003 was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since 1985, Sting has released 13 solo albums.
9th International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 19 - 22 April
- 19 Apr 2012 11:45 AM
- community & culture
After last year’s special Guest of Honour presence, when in honour of Hungary’s EU presidency, as the first among international book fairs, we invited the other 26 member states of the European Union besides Hungary, their belles-lettres book publishing and one author from each country, this year the Guest of Honour will not be a single country either, but the cultural region of the Scandinavian ...
Invitation: Nigel Kennedy Quintet, Budapest Congress Center, 28 March
- 28 Mar 2012 9:03 AM
- entertainment
"The Blue Note show repertoire is a selection of music from Nigel Kennedy's celebrated Blue Note Session album and music from the height of the Blue Note era (classic blue note material from the late 60’s / early 70’s period) and would be played by the The Nigel Kennedy Quintet.
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Opening Concert Of The Budapest Spring Festival, National Concert Hall, 16 March
- 14 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“I am very glad to be able to tell you that your viola concerto is ready in draft, so that only the score has to be written, which means a purely mechanical work, so to speak. If nothing happens, I can be through in 5 or 6 weeks,” wrote Bartók to violist William Primrose. The score, however, was never written, and Bartók’s last work remained a torso – some even consider it one of the most ...
Piano Recital By Zoltán Kocsis, National Concert Hall Budapest, 8 December
- 7 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"Zoltán Kocsis launched his career at the age of 18 by winning Hungarian Radio’s Beethoven competition. Within a few years, he had exploded onto the international stage with invitations to perform in the great musical centres. He was invited by Richter to his festival in France and they gave a concert of duets. He played with the world’s great orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic ...
Magic Of Advent From Vienna Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
- 19 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- shopping
"On Saturday, 12th November Vienna’s largest and best-known Christmas market, the Wiener Chriskindlemarkt und Adventzauber opened its doors in front of the Neo Gothic Rathaus (Town Hall). The Adventzauber – Magic of Advent – celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2010.
Budapest Music Weeks Until 30 November
- 12 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- entertainment
"The story of the first festival of the Hungarian capital dates back to 1958 when Philharmonia organised a ”Bartók Festival” at the beginning of the autumn concert season. The list of participants was quite fascinating: Yehudi Menuhin, Svyatoslav Richter, the Juilliard String Quartet, János Ferencsik, Annie Fischer…
Liszt Year In Hungary In 2011
- 28 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"Next year we are celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Franz Liszt, a major event for classical music throughout the world. It is a fortunate coincidence that in the same year, in the first half of 2011 Hungary is assuming the Presidency of the European Union, which will provide an opportunity to present the work of Franz Liszt and the Hungarian identity he embraced, in events throughout ...