73 result(s) for béla bartók in Entertainment
'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.
A Celebration Of Folk Music, Mupa Budapest, 30 January
- 13 Jan 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This will be the ninth year we celebrate Hungarian folk music - and the world music that draws from it as a source - in Müpa's concert hall and foyer, with a gala concert, dance house and afternoon children's programmes all part of it. The great elders and young titans of the genre, the orthodox and the experimental, partisans of both acoustic and electronic styles, and the upholders of ...
United Concert, Mupa Budapest, 1 December
- 30 Nov 2015 8:03 AM
- entertainment
Its hard to imagine that it has been 15 years since Hófehér Jaguár became a hit. Besides this iconic song, the band United has a string of other hits to its name, including Keserű méz, Hárman párban, Hajnalban még a Nap is más, Nincs ősz, nincs tél and Végső vallomás… Hungarian fans only have to glance at the titles of the songs and they'll start humming the familiar melodies which have been ...
Jonny Greenwood, Mupa Budapest, 17 October
- 14 Oct 2015 9:40 AM
- entertainment
For more than a decade now, Jonny Greenwood has been adding work to his cachet in functions other than the guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter of Radiohead. The musician, who plays half a dozen further instruments, has earned serious renown as the composer of film scores and pieces for the symphonic orchestra.
WOMEX Honours & Preserves Multi-Ethnic Heritage Of Budapest
- 1 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Featured prominently on the World Heritage Site List of UNESCO, Budapest is the fifth most visited capital of Europe (Euromonitor International) and the cultural hub of "CEE" - Central Eastern Europe. The majestic Danube splits the city into Buda and Pest and hosts one of the biggest festivals on the international touring circuit, Sziget (meaning 'island' in Hungarian), every year in August.
Pink Martini, National Concert Hall Budapest, 6 October
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
There have been quite a few attempts at defining the style of Pink Martini. Some described the exquisitely arranged songs as classical music, others seek to highlight the influence of Latin music and jazz. The audience, of course, is less interested in definitions than in being transported by such outstanding musicians as the band's singer, China Forbes.
Sinéad O'Connor Concert 21 April In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2015 4:40 AM
- entertainment
Sinéad last performed in Hungary eight years ago, and will be back in 2015 as part of Budapest's Spring Festival. Earlier, in 1987, she was twenty when she recorded The Lion and the Cobra, one of the most powerful debut albums of the age. The shaved-headed maverick of a singer was pregnant with her first child as she recorded the viscerally ingenious songs, which she also produced.
'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.
A Celebration Of Folk Music, Mupa Budapest, 30 January
- 13 Jan 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This will be the ninth year we celebrate Hungarian folk music - and the world music that draws from it as a source - in Müpa's concert hall and foyer, with a gala concert, dance house and afternoon children's programmes all part of it. The great elders and young titans of the genre, the orthodox and the experimental, partisans of both acoustic and electronic styles, and the upholders of ...
United Concert, Mupa Budapest, 1 December
- 30 Nov 2015 8:03 AM
- entertainment
Its hard to imagine that it has been 15 years since Hófehér Jaguár became a hit. Besides this iconic song, the band United has a string of other hits to its name, including Keserű méz, Hárman párban, Hajnalban még a Nap is más, Nincs ősz, nincs tél and Végső vallomás… Hungarian fans only have to glance at the titles of the songs and they'll start humming the familiar melodies which have been ...
Jonny Greenwood, Mupa Budapest, 17 October
- 14 Oct 2015 9:40 AM
- entertainment
For more than a decade now, Jonny Greenwood has been adding work to his cachet in functions other than the guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter of Radiohead. The musician, who plays half a dozen further instruments, has earned serious renown as the composer of film scores and pieces for the symphonic orchestra.
WOMEX Honours & Preserves Multi-Ethnic Heritage Of Budapest
- 1 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Featured prominently on the World Heritage Site List of UNESCO, Budapest is the fifth most visited capital of Europe (Euromonitor International) and the cultural hub of "CEE" - Central Eastern Europe. The majestic Danube splits the city into Buda and Pest and hosts one of the biggest festivals on the international touring circuit, Sziget (meaning 'island' in Hungarian), every year in August.
Pink Martini, National Concert Hall Budapest, 6 October
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
There have been quite a few attempts at defining the style of Pink Martini. Some described the exquisitely arranged songs as classical music, others seek to highlight the influence of Latin music and jazz. The audience, of course, is less interested in definitions than in being transported by such outstanding musicians as the band's singer, China Forbes.
Sinéad O'Connor Concert 21 April In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2015 4:40 AM
- entertainment
Sinéad last performed in Hungary eight years ago, and will be back in 2015 as part of Budapest's Spring Festival. Earlier, in 1987, she was twenty when she recorded The Lion and the Cobra, one of the most powerful debut albums of the age. The shaved-headed maverick of a singer was pregnant with her first child as she recorded the viscerally ingenious songs, which she also produced.