807 result(s) for arts festival
Budapest Festival Orchestra - Possibly The Best Orchestra In The World
- 5 Feb 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
“After Symphony No. 1 by Brahms, the audience broke into rapturous applause as if they were at a rock concert. I’ve already played in front of an enthusiastic audience, but I haven’t experienced anything like that before. Is this when you hear people say that it was good to be Hungarian? Good to be a musician? Yes.” (Balázs Bujtor, violinist of the Festival Orchestra)
Equestrian Acrobatics To Be Added To List Of Hungaricums
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The legal procedure to classify Hungarian-style circus horse acrobatics as a Hungaricum has begun, State Secretary for Culture Péter Hoppál announced at the opening of a new show at Budapest’s Metropolitan Grand Circus on 10 January. The State Secretary supports the renewal of the building of the Circus within the Liget Budapest programme.
Boban & Marko Marković Orkestar, National Concert Hall Budapest, 4 January
- 31 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Boban and Marko Marković have achieved everything that an orchestra in this part of the world can achieve: with record sales in the hundreds of thousands and hundreds of club and festival concerts under their belts, their performances are welcomed all over Europe by droves of enthusiastic fans.
'Forever and Ever', Festival Theatre, 27 December
- 23 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
With its mixture of authentic folk dances, fine art, world music and virtuosity, the latest production of the Duna Art Ensemble immerses the audience in the enchanting world of folk-dance theatre. It attempts to stimulate thought, to relax and calm the viewer, and of course to entertain.
Maria João & Ogre Trio, Festival Theatre Budapest, 18 December
- 16 Dec 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The principal link between Evelin Tóth and Maria João this evening is Portugal. In the first half, the former makes an excursion into the realms of fado in presenting her new album Maya, with projections adding colour to the music. In the second half, the latter - herself a native of Portugal, and a return visitor to the Palace of Arts - sings with her Ogre Trio.
Sziget Festival Budapest : A Strong Kick-Off
- 12 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget 2014 aftermovie has been released! And the aim is simple: trying to evoke the atmosphere of last August and providing a brief flashback of this year’s festival holiday in Budapest. Eight months before the start of the 2015 Island of Freedom, the Szitizen community is already shaping up, as more than 10% of the available passes have been sold. Sziget Festival takes place on a beautiful ...
Contemporary Drama Festival Budapest 2014 Programme
- 4 Dec 2014 4:10 AM
- entertainment
Focus 1: International Conference and Workshops on 5th and 6th December.
On December 5, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, in co-operation with the CDF, is holding an international conference accompanied by workshops, as a professional programme of the festival, in Jurányi Art Incubator House, titled Culture for Free? The Theatre of Hope? Myth and reality.
Celebrating St Andrew’s Day In Scotland’s Special Year
- 27 Nov 2014 3:33 AM
- community & culture
By Jonathan Knott, UK Ambassador To Hungary: "On Sunday, 30 November, we celebrate Scotland’s national day and anyone passing the British Embassy in Budapest will notice a subtle change.
Budapest Festival Orchestra: The Mission Continues
- 3 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
“Why do community programmes matter? Because we are a community orchestra.” (Iván Fischer)
One week, 19 concerts, 14 towns, thousands of people. Following its community week in June, the Budapest Festival Orchestra again intends to give free concerts all around the country, taking music to people who rarely get to concert halls or have never been to a classical music concert.
Budapest Festival Orchestra - Possibly The Best Orchestra In The World
- 5 Feb 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
“After Symphony No. 1 by Brahms, the audience broke into rapturous applause as if they were at a rock concert. I’ve already played in front of an enthusiastic audience, but I haven’t experienced anything like that before. Is this when you hear people say that it was good to be Hungarian? Good to be a musician? Yes.” (Balázs Bujtor, violinist of the Festival Orchestra)
Equestrian Acrobatics To Be Added To List Of Hungaricums
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The legal procedure to classify Hungarian-style circus horse acrobatics as a Hungaricum has begun, State Secretary for Culture Péter Hoppál announced at the opening of a new show at Budapest’s Metropolitan Grand Circus on 10 January. The State Secretary supports the renewal of the building of the Circus within the Liget Budapest programme.
Boban & Marko Marković Orkestar, National Concert Hall Budapest, 4 January
- 31 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Boban and Marko Marković have achieved everything that an orchestra in this part of the world can achieve: with record sales in the hundreds of thousands and hundreds of club and festival concerts under their belts, their performances are welcomed all over Europe by droves of enthusiastic fans.
'Forever and Ever', Festival Theatre, 27 December
- 23 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
With its mixture of authentic folk dances, fine art, world music and virtuosity, the latest production of the Duna Art Ensemble immerses the audience in the enchanting world of folk-dance theatre. It attempts to stimulate thought, to relax and calm the viewer, and of course to entertain.
Maria João & Ogre Trio, Festival Theatre Budapest, 18 December
- 16 Dec 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The principal link between Evelin Tóth and Maria João this evening is Portugal. In the first half, the former makes an excursion into the realms of fado in presenting her new album Maya, with projections adding colour to the music. In the second half, the latter - herself a native of Portugal, and a return visitor to the Palace of Arts - sings with her Ogre Trio.
Sziget Festival Budapest : A Strong Kick-Off
- 12 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget 2014 aftermovie has been released! And the aim is simple: trying to evoke the atmosphere of last August and providing a brief flashback of this year’s festival holiday in Budapest. Eight months before the start of the 2015 Island of Freedom, the Szitizen community is already shaping up, as more than 10% of the available passes have been sold. Sziget Festival takes place on a beautiful ...
Contemporary Drama Festival Budapest 2014 Programme
- 4 Dec 2014 4:10 AM
- entertainment
Focus 1: International Conference and Workshops on 5th and 6th December.
On December 5, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, in co-operation with the CDF, is holding an international conference accompanied by workshops, as a professional programme of the festival, in Jurányi Art Incubator House, titled Culture for Free? The Theatre of Hope? Myth and reality.
Celebrating St Andrew’s Day In Scotland’s Special Year
- 27 Nov 2014 3:33 AM
- community & culture
By Jonathan Knott, UK Ambassador To Hungary: "On Sunday, 30 November, we celebrate Scotland’s national day and anyone passing the British Embassy in Budapest will notice a subtle change.
Budapest Festival Orchestra: The Mission Continues
- 3 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
“Why do community programmes matter? Because we are a community orchestra.” (Iván Fischer)
One week, 19 concerts, 14 towns, thousands of people. Following its community week in June, the Budapest Festival Orchestra again intends to give free concerts all around the country, taking music to people who rarely get to concert halls or have never been to a classical music concert.