371 result(s) for béla bartók
Frank Zappa Project, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 21 May
- 11 May 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Three French musicians have found themselves involved in an unusual business: rearranging the works of legendary American songwriter, guitarist and musical pioneer Frank Zappa (1940-1993) and performing them in unusual instrumental arrangements that create sounds never before heard.
'Jazz Spring Festival' In Budapest, 5 - 7 May
- 5 May 2016 12:55 PM
- entertainment
Guests can enjoy three outstanding concerts during this three-day festival, which organisers say is full of "kaleidoscopic features and cheerful freshness in full harmony with the mood of spring and the spirit of jazz". On two of the evenings guests can experience leading performers in today’s American jazz world, topped with a unique figure of the Swedish jazz scene who will also perform on ...
The King’s Singers, Mupa, 19 April
- 18 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
The works by Morley, Reger, Ligeti, Bartók, Biebl, Kodály and Bob Chilcott, along with a popular selection from the repertoire of The King’s Singers. The royal vocal ensemble are returning guests to Budapest, where their performances are always greatly anticipated.
'Get Closer' Budapest Jazz Fest, MoMKult, 22 - 24 April 2016
- 11 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
In the recent decades, Budapest has become an important point on the music map of Europe. There are numerous festivals and concert series which run every year in the capital, giving high-quality cultural experiences for Hungarians and foreign visitors too.
Bartók’s 135th Birth Anniversary Commemorated
- 29 Mar 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945) in the Budapest Farkasrét Cemetery on Friday. “We must continue to duly preserve and further promote Bartók’s legacy,” the human resources minister told MTI after the event.
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Mupa, 25 February
- 21 Feb 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Besides works for performance in the concert hall and on the musical stage, Dmitri Shostakovich had a penchant for writing incidental music for the stage and film scores.
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.
Grand Chinese New Year Concert, Mupa Budapest, 4 February
- 4 Feb 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The 2016 programme for Müpa Budapest's now customary and increasingly popular Chinese New Year concerts provides an introduction to different regions of the enormous country, and the traditional music of their various ethnic groups played on traditional instruments that are still used to this day, while also illustrating the ever closer points of contact between Chinese and Western music.
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mupa Budapest, 3 February
- 1 Feb 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Scarcely a year after the work's world première in Prague, János ('Hans') Richter - a friend of Dvořák's and one of the most dedicated proponents of his works - placed the Symphony No. 8 on the Vienna Philharmonic's concert programme.
Frank Zappa Project, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 21 May
- 11 May 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Three French musicians have found themselves involved in an unusual business: rearranging the works of legendary American songwriter, guitarist and musical pioneer Frank Zappa (1940-1993) and performing them in unusual instrumental arrangements that create sounds never before heard.
'Jazz Spring Festival' In Budapest, 5 - 7 May
- 5 May 2016 12:55 PM
- entertainment
Guests can enjoy three outstanding concerts during this three-day festival, which organisers say is full of "kaleidoscopic features and cheerful freshness in full harmony with the mood of spring and the spirit of jazz". On two of the evenings guests can experience leading performers in today’s American jazz world, topped with a unique figure of the Swedish jazz scene who will also perform on ...
The King’s Singers, Mupa, 19 April
- 18 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
The works by Morley, Reger, Ligeti, Bartók, Biebl, Kodály and Bob Chilcott, along with a popular selection from the repertoire of The King’s Singers. The royal vocal ensemble are returning guests to Budapest, where their performances are always greatly anticipated.
'Get Closer' Budapest Jazz Fest, MoMKult, 22 - 24 April 2016
- 11 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
In the recent decades, Budapest has become an important point on the music map of Europe. There are numerous festivals and concert series which run every year in the capital, giving high-quality cultural experiences for Hungarians and foreign visitors too.
Bartók’s 135th Birth Anniversary Commemorated
- 29 Mar 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
A commemoration was held to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945) in the Budapest Farkasrét Cemetery on Friday. “We must continue to duly preserve and further promote Bartók’s legacy,” the human resources minister told MTI after the event.
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Mupa, 25 February
- 21 Feb 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Besides works for performance in the concert hall and on the musical stage, Dmitri Shostakovich had a penchant for writing incidental music for the stage and film scores.
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.
Grand Chinese New Year Concert, Mupa Budapest, 4 February
- 4 Feb 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The 2016 programme for Müpa Budapest's now customary and increasingly popular Chinese New Year concerts provides an introduction to different regions of the enormous country, and the traditional music of their various ethnic groups played on traditional instruments that are still used to this day, while also illustrating the ever closer points of contact between Chinese and Western music.
Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mupa Budapest, 3 February
- 1 Feb 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Scarcely a year after the work's world première in Prague, János ('Hans') Richter - a friend of Dvořák's and one of the most dedicated proponents of his works - placed the Symphony No. 8 on the Vienna Philharmonic's concert programme.