776 result(s) for arts festival
Xpat Preview: Hungary's Top 7 Cultural Events In 2016
- 4 Feb 2016 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Classic music, folk traditions, contemporary cinema and much more – for sure a great selection of programmes will characterize 2016! We have collected 7 of the most exciting ones below, among them unusual folklore festivals, cool art programmes, and open-air opera events.
Mozart Night-Yang Yoonhee Piano Recital, Korean Cultural Center Budapest, 26 January
- 26 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
I'm struck by how Yoonhee Yang is able to delineate the Well-Tempered Clavier Book Two G Minor Fugue’s closely-knit textures through touch and color alone – not an easy task. (Gramophone, 2010. 5)
Sunwook Kim Korean Pianists in Budapest Music Center, 8 February
- 20 Jan 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Korean Cultural Center in Budapest proudly presents one of the best Korean pianists in Budapest Music Center. Sunwook Kim won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition, aged 18, becoming the competition’s youngest winner for 40 years, as well as its first Asian winner.
Son Of Saul Nominated For Oscar In Best Foreign-Language Film Category
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nominated Hungarian director László Nemes Jeles’s film Son of Saul for an Academy Award in the best foreignlanguage film category. Son of Saul was recently awarded a Golden Globe, following several international awards including the Grand Prix at the 68th Cannes Film Festival last year.
Hungary’s Sziget & Volt Festival Received European Festival Awards
- 14 Jan 2016 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Sziget and Telekom VOLT Festival, both organized by Sziget Cultural Management in Hungary, won awards at last night's European Festival Awards held at Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen. Sziget received the award for the Best European Line-Up, while Telekom VOLT is now the Best Medium-Sized Festival in Europe. This year – the 7th edition of EFA – saw over 800,000 votes cast by fans from 50 ...
Inversedance: Vuk, Festival Theatre Budapest, 12 January
- 11 Jan 2016 8:01 AM
- entertainment
In this dance theatre version of the story by István Fekete, the familiar figures come to life: Karak, Vahur, Tás, "Smooth-skin” and many other characters, as well as Vuk himself, whose playful and lively nature is something with which all children can identify. The little fox discovers life through crafty escapades and adventures, and with the help of some tender loving care.
2015 Year Of Cultural Developments In Budapest
- 30 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government launched a number of cultural development projects over the course of the past year, culture state secretary Péter Hoppál told MTI in an interview. Hoppál noted that the government has allocated 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46.3m) to refurbish the Eiffel Hall, the old railway building in Budapest’s 10th district to serve as a base and storage facility for the soon to be renovated ...
Jazz Korea In Budapest, 27 - 29 November
- 28 Nov 2015 8:06 AM
- entertainment
On Friday 27 November at 7 p.m. at Hanmadang Korean Cultural Center In Budapest. Hyejin Quartet - Jazz vocalist Hyejin is an orthodox jazz musician who succeeded to the legacy of jazz while enlightening music lovers on the essence of jazz. She had long trod the road to classic pianist, but after studying in U.S. which is the home of jazz, she definitely turned to jazz vocalist.
Liszt, Bartók, China In Focus At 2016 Budapest Spring Festival
- 20 Nov 2015 8:06 AM
- current affairs
The oeuvre of Ferenc Liszt, works by Béla Bartók and Chinese culture will be in focus at the Budapest Spring Festival to be held between April 8 and 24 next year. Liszt is always in focus at Hungary’s largest and most prestigious cultural festival, and Bartók will be celebrated next year because 2016 marks the 135th anniversary of his birth, head of the festival organising body Csaba Kael, who is ...
Xpat Preview: Hungary's Top 7 Cultural Events In 2016
- 4 Feb 2016 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Classic music, folk traditions, contemporary cinema and much more – for sure a great selection of programmes will characterize 2016! We have collected 7 of the most exciting ones below, among them unusual folklore festivals, cool art programmes, and open-air opera events.
Mozart Night-Yang Yoonhee Piano Recital, Korean Cultural Center Budapest, 26 January
- 26 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
I'm struck by how Yoonhee Yang is able to delineate the Well-Tempered Clavier Book Two G Minor Fugue’s closely-knit textures through touch and color alone – not an easy task. (Gramophone, 2010. 5)
Sunwook Kim Korean Pianists in Budapest Music Center, 8 February
- 20 Jan 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Korean Cultural Center in Budapest proudly presents one of the best Korean pianists in Budapest Music Center. Sunwook Kim won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition, aged 18, becoming the competition’s youngest winner for 40 years, as well as its first Asian winner.
Son Of Saul Nominated For Oscar In Best Foreign-Language Film Category
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nominated Hungarian director László Nemes Jeles’s film Son of Saul for an Academy Award in the best foreignlanguage film category. Son of Saul was recently awarded a Golden Globe, following several international awards including the Grand Prix at the 68th Cannes Film Festival last year.
Hungary’s Sziget & Volt Festival Received European Festival Awards
- 14 Jan 2016 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Sziget and Telekom VOLT Festival, both organized by Sziget Cultural Management in Hungary, won awards at last night's European Festival Awards held at Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen. Sziget received the award for the Best European Line-Up, while Telekom VOLT is now the Best Medium-Sized Festival in Europe. This year – the 7th edition of EFA – saw over 800,000 votes cast by fans from 50 ...
Inversedance: Vuk, Festival Theatre Budapest, 12 January
- 11 Jan 2016 8:01 AM
- entertainment
In this dance theatre version of the story by István Fekete, the familiar figures come to life: Karak, Vahur, Tás, "Smooth-skin” and many other characters, as well as Vuk himself, whose playful and lively nature is something with which all children can identify. The little fox discovers life through crafty escapades and adventures, and with the help of some tender loving care.
2015 Year Of Cultural Developments In Budapest
- 30 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government launched a number of cultural development projects over the course of the past year, culture state secretary Péter Hoppál told MTI in an interview. Hoppál noted that the government has allocated 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46.3m) to refurbish the Eiffel Hall, the old railway building in Budapest’s 10th district to serve as a base and storage facility for the soon to be renovated ...
Jazz Korea In Budapest, 27 - 29 November
- 28 Nov 2015 8:06 AM
- entertainment
On Friday 27 November at 7 p.m. at Hanmadang Korean Cultural Center In Budapest. Hyejin Quartet - Jazz vocalist Hyejin is an orthodox jazz musician who succeeded to the legacy of jazz while enlightening music lovers on the essence of jazz. She had long trod the road to classic pianist, but after studying in U.S. which is the home of jazz, she definitely turned to jazz vocalist.
Liszt, Bartók, China In Focus At 2016 Budapest Spring Festival
- 20 Nov 2015 8:06 AM
- current affairs
The oeuvre of Ferenc Liszt, works by Béla Bartók and Chinese culture will be in focus at the Budapest Spring Festival to be held between April 8 and 24 next year. Liszt is always in focus at Hungary’s largest and most prestigious cultural festival, and Bartók will be celebrated next year because 2016 marks the 135th anniversary of his birth, head of the festival organising body Csaba Kael, who is ...