344 result(s) for béla bartók
Insider’s Guide: Szentendre, Budapest’s Favourite Getaway
- 25 Aug 2023 9:00 AM
- getting around
A pretty, cobbled, Danubian enclave of Serbian churches and galleries, famous as a picturesque riverside town of painters, Szentendre is many expats getaway of choice for a quick trip away from Budapest.
Top 7 Ice Cream Places in Budapest
- 14 Aug 2023 11:31 AM
- food & drink
Exciting flavours come thick and fast when taking an ice-cream tour of Budapest, the riot of colourful combinations including sugar-free and dairy-free options for everyone to enjoy. Here are seven particularly inventive outlets where you’ll be spoilt for choice.
Top 7 Scenic Tram Rides in Budapest
- 30 Jun 2023 9:22 AM
- getting around
It’s a sightseeing tour for free – or rather, for the cost of less than €1 for a ticket on Budapest public transport. Of the city’s tram routes from 1 to 69, some glide alongside the Danube, others ascend the verdant slopes of Buda or past foothills once covered in vineyards.
'Ligeti 100', Palace of Arts Budapest, 22 June
- 22 Jun 2023 7:00 PM
- contemporary
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of György Ligeti, one of the most exciting composers of the 20th century, a constant seeker of new paths forward.
Originally from Transylvania, he studied at Budapest's Liszt Academy and, after emigrating in 1956, produced his mature work in Western Europe.
Concerto Budapest and the Hungarian Radio Choir are commemorating the artist with ...
Top 10 Districts for Expats to Live in Budapest
- 19 Jun 2023 3:47 PM
- property
In terms of location and attractions, the most popular neighbourhoods for expats to live in Budapest are Districts V, VI, VII and XIII in Pest, and Districts I, II, XI and XII in Buda.
Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks at Müpa Budapest
- 5 Apr 2023 4:01 PM
- community & culture
Launched in the spring of 2021, on the 140th anniversary of the birth of Béla Bartók, the world-famous Hungarian composer, the Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks is a unique event series dedicated to the arts.
Müpa at Heart of Culture in Budapest
- 22 Mar 2023 1:18 PM
- https://bbj.hu/
- community & culture
Idly looking around online for things of a cultural bent to do in the capital, I landed on the Müpa Budapest website and was struck by how many of the events were sold out, particularly as we’re talking pretty high culture.
The Wooden Prince, Opera House Budapest, 17 February
- 17 Feb 2023 7:00 PM
- classical
“There is no date in the half-a-century history of our Opera House as important as the premier day of Béla Bartók’s first pantomime ballet The Wooden Prince on 12 May 1917.
It was the first time that the Hungarian spirit, the genius of Vörösmarty, Petőfi and Ady’s nation was expressed in its true greatness and absolute authenticity in the music played in the Hungarian opera”, writes ...
'Prokofiev Marathon', National Concert Hall Budapest, 4 February
- 17 Jan 2023 9:34 AM
- community & culture
Every year since 2008, Müpa Budapest and the Budapest Festival Orchestra have put on an all-day marathon production presenting the very best work of a given composer, with a series of consecutive concerts from morning until late evening in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall and the Festival Theatre.
Insider’s Guide: Szentendre, Budapest’s Favourite Getaway
- 25 Aug 2023 9:00 AM
- getting around
A pretty, cobbled, Danubian enclave of Serbian churches and galleries, famous as a picturesque riverside town of painters, Szentendre is many expats getaway of choice for a quick trip away from Budapest.
Top 7 Ice Cream Places in Budapest
- 14 Aug 2023 11:31 AM
- food & drink
Exciting flavours come thick and fast when taking an ice-cream tour of Budapest, the riot of colourful combinations including sugar-free and dairy-free options for everyone to enjoy. Here are seven particularly inventive outlets where you’ll be spoilt for choice.
Top 7 Scenic Tram Rides in Budapest
- 30 Jun 2023 9:22 AM
- getting around
It’s a sightseeing tour for free – or rather, for the cost of less than €1 for a ticket on Budapest public transport. Of the city’s tram routes from 1 to 69, some glide alongside the Danube, others ascend the verdant slopes of Buda or past foothills once covered in vineyards.
'Ligeti 100', Palace of Arts Budapest, 22 June
- 22 Jun 2023 7:00 PM
- contemporary
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of György Ligeti, one of the most exciting composers of the 20th century, a constant seeker of new paths forward.
Originally from Transylvania, he studied at Budapest's Liszt Academy and, after emigrating in 1956, produced his mature work in Western Europe.
Concerto Budapest and the Hungarian Radio Choir are commemorating the artist with ...
Top 10 Districts for Expats to Live in Budapest
- 19 Jun 2023 3:47 PM
- property
In terms of location and attractions, the most popular neighbourhoods for expats to live in Budapest are Districts V, VI, VII and XIII in Pest, and Districts I, II, XI and XII in Buda.
Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks at Müpa Budapest
- 5 Apr 2023 4:01 PM
- community & culture
Launched in the spring of 2021, on the 140th anniversary of the birth of Béla Bartók, the world-famous Hungarian composer, the Bartók Spring International Arts Weeks is a unique event series dedicated to the arts.
Müpa at Heart of Culture in Budapest
- 22 Mar 2023 1:18 PM
- https://bbj.hu/
- community & culture
Idly looking around online for things of a cultural bent to do in the capital, I landed on the Müpa Budapest website and was struck by how many of the events were sold out, particularly as we’re talking pretty high culture.
The Wooden Prince, Opera House Budapest, 17 February
- 17 Feb 2023 7:00 PM
- classical
“There is no date in the half-a-century history of our Opera House as important as the premier day of Béla Bartók’s first pantomime ballet The Wooden Prince on 12 May 1917.
It was the first time that the Hungarian spirit, the genius of Vörösmarty, Petőfi and Ady’s nation was expressed in its true greatness and absolute authenticity in the music played in the Hungarian opera”, writes ...
'Prokofiev Marathon', National Concert Hall Budapest, 4 February
- 17 Jan 2023 9:34 AM
- community & culture
Every year since 2008, Müpa Budapest and the Budapest Festival Orchestra have put on an all-day marathon production presenting the very best work of a given composer, with a series of consecutive concerts from morning until late evening in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall and the Festival Theatre.