47 result(s) for bfo
Uniquely Hungary: The Budapest Festival Orchestra, By Anne Zwack
- 30 Jul 2015 10:30 AM
- community & culture
If asked what is the most famous Hungarian export one might mumble about salami and paprika and foie gras and then look vague. Meanwhile, I wonder how many people know on the other hand that the Budapest Festival Orchestra today is bringing the best of Hungary all over the world.
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)
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.
Bridging Europe Culture Festival, Budapest, Until 16 September
- 12 Sep 2014 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Bridging Europe arts festival will focus on German culture during its four-day programme starting on Sept. 10 this year. The festival organised for the second time by the Palace of Arts and the Budapest Festival Orchestra seeks to find connections between Hungarian culture and the cultures of other countries through music. Last year the Czech Republic was in focus.
International Recording Prizes To Budapest Festival Orchestra
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra, one of the TOP10 symphony orchestras of the world was awarded with two important international recording prizes during this summer.
Night Of Museums This Weekend In Budapest - Hundreds Of Venues Await Visitors
- 21 Jun 2014 6:40 AM
- community & culture
Hundreds of venues await visitors until late into the night in Budapest and around the country on Hungary’s Night of Museums. Most museums, cultural institutes, thermal baths, zoos, wildlife parks and botanical gardens will be open from the late afternoon on June 21 until around 1am on the next day.
BFO On The Stairs – Music And Raspberry Juice On The Night Of The Museums In Budapest
- 18 Jun 2014 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Night of the Museums event series will again open with the stairs concert of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. Iván Fischer and his orchestra will perform on 21 June, Saturday, at 6 pm, on the stairs of the Museum of Fine Arts on Heroes’ Square. The musicians will serve up raspberry juice, and an annual pass may be won at the raffle for the Festival Orchestra’s next season. Also, the BFO are ...
Invitation: Budapest Festival Orchestra Season Opening Gala Dinner, 15 September
- 12 Sep 2013 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Gala Patron: Princess Michael of Kent; special guest: Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission.
The BFO will open its Anniversary Season with an exclusive gala on 15 September, which follows the Le Nozze di Figaro performance - the “highlight of the New York opera season” is a great milestone for the Orchestra. Read on for full details.
Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Figaro Is “Crazy Good”
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The “Le Nozze di Figaro” staged concerts conducted and directed by Iván Fischer with the Budapest Festival Orchestra was considered as “highlight of the New York opera season” by The New York Times. After the major triumph of the 2011 debut of an extraordinary Don Giovanni Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra once again received standing ovations and were highly praised by the press.
Uniquely Hungary: The Budapest Festival Orchestra, By Anne Zwack
- 30 Jul 2015 10:30 AM
- community & culture
If asked what is the most famous Hungarian export one might mumble about salami and paprika and foie gras and then look vague. Meanwhile, I wonder how many people know on the other hand that the Budapest Festival Orchestra today is bringing the best of Hungary all over the world.
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)
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.
Bridging Europe Culture Festival, Budapest, Until 16 September
- 12 Sep 2014 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Bridging Europe arts festival will focus on German culture during its four-day programme starting on Sept. 10 this year. The festival organised for the second time by the Palace of Arts and the Budapest Festival Orchestra seeks to find connections between Hungarian culture and the cultures of other countries through music. Last year the Czech Republic was in focus.
International Recording Prizes To Budapest Festival Orchestra
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra, one of the TOP10 symphony orchestras of the world was awarded with two important international recording prizes during this summer.
Night Of Museums This Weekend In Budapest - Hundreds Of Venues Await Visitors
- 21 Jun 2014 6:40 AM
- community & culture
Hundreds of venues await visitors until late into the night in Budapest and around the country on Hungary’s Night of Museums. Most museums, cultural institutes, thermal baths, zoos, wildlife parks and botanical gardens will be open from the late afternoon on June 21 until around 1am on the next day.
BFO On The Stairs – Music And Raspberry Juice On The Night Of The Museums In Budapest
- 18 Jun 2014 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Night of the Museums event series will again open with the stairs concert of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. Iván Fischer and his orchestra will perform on 21 June, Saturday, at 6 pm, on the stairs of the Museum of Fine Arts on Heroes’ Square. The musicians will serve up raspberry juice, and an annual pass may be won at the raffle for the Festival Orchestra’s next season. Also, the BFO are ...
Invitation: Budapest Festival Orchestra Season Opening Gala Dinner, 15 September
- 12 Sep 2013 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Gala Patron: Princess Michael of Kent; special guest: Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission.
The BFO will open its Anniversary Season with an exclusive gala on 15 September, which follows the Le Nozze di Figaro performance - the “highlight of the New York opera season” is a great milestone for the Orchestra. Read on for full details.
Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Figaro Is “Crazy Good”
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The “Le Nozze di Figaro” staged concerts conducted and directed by Iván Fischer with the Budapest Festival Orchestra was considered as “highlight of the New York opera season” by The New York Times. After the major triumph of the 2011 debut of an extraordinary Don Giovanni Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra once again received standing ovations and were highly praised by the press.