336 result(s) for béla bartók
Erkel Theatre Budapest Is Officially Open Again
- 8 Nov 2013 11:59 AM
- community & culture
Yesterday, on 7 November 2013 - the birthday of the great Hungarian composer Ferenc Erkel appointed as the Day of Hungarian Opera from now on - the Erkel Theatre officially reopened. Tomorrow on 9 November the venue’s first première night will take place with a performance of the one of the world’s most famous Hungarian operas, Béla Bartók’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, together on the same evening ...
Organ Stories, National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 Nov
- 6 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
For the fifth instalment of this highly successful series of concerts that has been running for ever since 2009, Pál Mácsai and László Fassang have discovered some astonishing American organ stories from the first half of the 20th century. Unusual tales, anecdotes and legends connected with pieces of music, instruments, composers and performers are spiced with curiosities from the history of the ...
'Experidance', Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 October
- 29 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
“Both Bartók works introduce the eternal struggle of woman and man, exploring the fundamental truths of our human existence through them. The seething social transformations of the 20th century and the fury of dark forces that put millions of lives at risk cannot be separated from the basic tenets of these works.
Award-Winning Hungarian Violinist Plans Musical Salon In Budapest – An Interview
- 19 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Bela Bartok’s Sonatas for Violin and Sonata for Violin on audio CD has won the prestigious international Gramophone Award. Zoltan Kocsis (laureate of the Hungarian Kossuth Prize twice) plays the piano and Barnabas Kelemen (Kossuth Prize laureate) plays the piano. Kelemen received the Gramophone Award in London in September.
Renovated Liszt Academy Of Music In Budapest To Reopen Next Week
- 17 Oct 2013 10:45 AM
- community & culture
After ten years of renovation, the Liszt Academy of Music will reopen on October 22, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice announced on Tuesday. The reopening of the famous institution, founded in 1875, will also mark the 202nd birth anniversary of its founder, Franz Liszt. The academy nurtures the cultural heritage of Franz Liszt, Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartok and Ernő Dohnányi.
Invitation: The Silent Woman, National Concert Hall Budapest. 12 October
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Rarely staged operas performed by the National Philharmonic - R. Strauss: The Silent Woman (Die schweigsame Frau)comic opera in 3 acts With the original libretto by Stefan Zweig in German with Hungarian subtitles on Saturday, 12 October 2013, 18:00 at
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest
Invitation: 4th European String Quartet Festival, Károlyi Castle, Hungary, 20 - 22 September
- 20 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You are cordially invited to attend the 4th European String Quartet Festival at the Károly Kastély in Fehérvárcsurgó (near Székesfehérvár),on Friday, Saturday & Sunday - September 20, 21 & 22. Four concerts are planned (3 evening & 1 afternoon) , featuring quartets from France, Czech Republic and Hungary. The Sunday afternoon concert is a Family Concert,. In addition there will be open ...
Season Highlights At Hungarian State Opera & Erkel Theatre In Budapest
- 19 Sep 2013 12:45 PM
- community & culture
Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff - Comic opera in three acts - Première 21 September: A combined marvel of creative force, of the serene wisdom of advanced age and of artistic renewal. Giuseppe Verdi’s final opera is denser, richer and more entertaining – and more worthy of the spirit of Shakespeare – than is the playwright’s original comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor. The message from a nearly 80-old ...
French Senate Delegation Visits Budapest
- 5 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of State for European Affairs Enikő Győri, and MFA European Director Bálint Ódor hosted a delegation of the French Senate's French-Hungarian Friendship Group, on September 4.
Erkel Theatre Budapest Is Officially Open Again
- 8 Nov 2013 11:59 AM
- community & culture
Yesterday, on 7 November 2013 - the birthday of the great Hungarian composer Ferenc Erkel appointed as the Day of Hungarian Opera from now on - the Erkel Theatre officially reopened. Tomorrow on 9 November the venue’s first première night will take place with a performance of the one of the world’s most famous Hungarian operas, Béla Bartók’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, together on the same evening ...
Organ Stories, National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 Nov
- 6 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
For the fifth instalment of this highly successful series of concerts that has been running for ever since 2009, Pál Mácsai and László Fassang have discovered some astonishing American organ stories from the first half of the 20th century. Unusual tales, anecdotes and legends connected with pieces of music, instruments, composers and performers are spiced with curiosities from the history of the ...
'Experidance', Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 October
- 29 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
“Both Bartók works introduce the eternal struggle of woman and man, exploring the fundamental truths of our human existence through them. The seething social transformations of the 20th century and the fury of dark forces that put millions of lives at risk cannot be separated from the basic tenets of these works.
Award-Winning Hungarian Violinist Plans Musical Salon In Budapest – An Interview
- 19 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Bela Bartok’s Sonatas for Violin and Sonata for Violin on audio CD has won the prestigious international Gramophone Award. Zoltan Kocsis (laureate of the Hungarian Kossuth Prize twice) plays the piano and Barnabas Kelemen (Kossuth Prize laureate) plays the piano. Kelemen received the Gramophone Award in London in September.
Renovated Liszt Academy Of Music In Budapest To Reopen Next Week
- 17 Oct 2013 10:45 AM
- community & culture
After ten years of renovation, the Liszt Academy of Music will reopen on October 22, the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice announced on Tuesday. The reopening of the famous institution, founded in 1875, will also mark the 202nd birth anniversary of its founder, Franz Liszt. The academy nurtures the cultural heritage of Franz Liszt, Zoltán Kodály, Béla Bartok and Ernő Dohnányi.
Invitation: The Silent Woman, National Concert Hall Budapest. 12 October
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Rarely staged operas performed by the National Philharmonic - R. Strauss: The Silent Woman (Die schweigsame Frau)comic opera in 3 acts With the original libretto by Stefan Zweig in German with Hungarian subtitles on Saturday, 12 October 2013, 18:00 at
Palace of Arts - Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest
Invitation: 4th European String Quartet Festival, Károlyi Castle, Hungary, 20 - 22 September
- 20 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You are cordially invited to attend the 4th European String Quartet Festival at the Károly Kastély in Fehérvárcsurgó (near Székesfehérvár),on Friday, Saturday & Sunday - September 20, 21 & 22. Four concerts are planned (3 evening & 1 afternoon) , featuring quartets from France, Czech Republic and Hungary. The Sunday afternoon concert is a Family Concert,. In addition there will be open ...
Season Highlights At Hungarian State Opera & Erkel Theatre In Budapest
- 19 Sep 2013 12:45 PM
- community & culture
Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff - Comic opera in three acts - Première 21 September: A combined marvel of creative force, of the serene wisdom of advanced age and of artistic renewal. Giuseppe Verdi’s final opera is denser, richer and more entertaining – and more worthy of the spirit of Shakespeare – than is the playwright’s original comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor. The message from a nearly 80-old ...
French Senate Delegation Visits Budapest
- 5 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of State for European Affairs Enikő Győri, and MFA European Director Bálint Ódor hosted a delegation of the French Senate's French-Hungarian Friendship Group, on September 4.