230 result(s) for budapest palace of arts
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Handel: Hercules, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 March
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Even by Handel’s standards for high-speed composition, Hercules was completed in record time. Taking the story of Sophocles’s Women of Trachis and Ovid’s Metamorphoses as his basis, the composer began writing the work on 19 July 1744 and finished on 21 August. In the meantime, he sent teasing letters to Charles Jennens, the librettist of the work (and of the oratorio Belshazzar), urging him to ...
Opening Concert Of The Budapest Spring Festival, National Concert Hall, 16 March
- 14 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“I am very glad to be able to tell you that your viola concerto is ready in draft, so that only the score has to be written, which means a purely mechanical work, so to speak. If nothing happens, I can be through in 5 or 6 weeks,” wrote Bartók to violist William Primrose. The score, however, was never written, and Bartók’s last work remained a torso – some even consider it one of the most ...
Invitation: 'The World Makes Music', Palace Of Arts Budapest, 25 February
- 22 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"This season of concerts and demonstrations will introduce children to folk music from various regions of the world, and instruments most people have never seen or heard before. The balafon is a xylophone-like instrument from West Africa.
'The Magic Flute', Palace Of Arts Budapest, 15 January
- 12 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"There are always several layers to any masterpiece and this certainly applies to The Magic Flute, one of the most popular and frequently performed operas ever written. Littered with a plethora of masonic symbols, its plot can be interpreted as an allegorical and vibrant fantasy story – so it is no coincidence that it has been performed for children for decades.
Invitation: Winter Exhibition, Palace Of Arts, Until 4 January 2012
- 3 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- community & culture
"Paintings and drawings will be exhibited at the now traditional, end-of-year showcase of students from the 9th District of Budapest. For the teachers preparing the students, i.e. the fine and applied artists teaching in Ferencváros, the most important thing is to introduce the students to a new way of self-expression.
Metamorphoses: From Palace Of Justice To Museum In Budapest Exhibition
- 8 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 1974, more than 100 years after the it was founded, the Museum of Ethnography began a move that took several years, into the building of the Hungarian National Gallery - originally the Palace of Justice, the palace of the Hungarian supreme court. The elegant court building had been remodelled for museum use in the 1950s, starting with a complete redesign of its interior spaces.
'The Met: Live' In HD, Palace of Arts Budapest, Until 12 December
- 3 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"Although everyone refers to it by its nickname – “The Met” –, very few music lovers are regular visitors. However, for the past few years, the New York Metropolitan Opera has expanded its auditorium into the virtual sphere, and created the possibility for hundreds of thousands to attend its performances: thanks to high definition satellite broadcasts, music lovers can now enjoy performances at ...
Arto Lindsay, Trafó Budapest, 20 November
- 18 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
"Arto Lindsay has made a lifelong habit of crossing both geographical and musical borders. Born in the United States and raised in Brazil during the heyday of that country's pointedly eclectic Tropicália movement of the 1960s, the multi-faceted songwriter/producer/vocalist/guitarist has forged an international reputation as an artist whose work is as seductive as it is challenging. From his late ...
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Handel: Hercules, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 March
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Even by Handel’s standards for high-speed composition, Hercules was completed in record time. Taking the story of Sophocles’s Women of Trachis and Ovid’s Metamorphoses as his basis, the composer began writing the work on 19 July 1744 and finished on 21 August. In the meantime, he sent teasing letters to Charles Jennens, the librettist of the work (and of the oratorio Belshazzar), urging him to ...
Opening Concert Of The Budapest Spring Festival, National Concert Hall, 16 March
- 14 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“I am very glad to be able to tell you that your viola concerto is ready in draft, so that only the score has to be written, which means a purely mechanical work, so to speak. If nothing happens, I can be through in 5 or 6 weeks,” wrote Bartók to violist William Primrose. The score, however, was never written, and Bartók’s last work remained a torso – some even consider it one of the most ...
Invitation: 'The World Makes Music', Palace Of Arts Budapest, 25 February
- 22 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"This season of concerts and demonstrations will introduce children to folk music from various regions of the world, and instruments most people have never seen or heard before. The balafon is a xylophone-like instrument from West Africa.
'The Magic Flute', Palace Of Arts Budapest, 15 January
- 12 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"There are always several layers to any masterpiece and this certainly applies to The Magic Flute, one of the most popular and frequently performed operas ever written. Littered with a plethora of masonic symbols, its plot can be interpreted as an allegorical and vibrant fantasy story – so it is no coincidence that it has been performed for children for decades.
Invitation: Winter Exhibition, Palace Of Arts, Until 4 January 2012
- 3 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- community & culture
"Paintings and drawings will be exhibited at the now traditional, end-of-year showcase of students from the 9th District of Budapest. For the teachers preparing the students, i.e. the fine and applied artists teaching in Ferencváros, the most important thing is to introduce the students to a new way of self-expression.
Metamorphoses: From Palace Of Justice To Museum In Budapest Exhibition
- 8 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 1974, more than 100 years after the it was founded, the Museum of Ethnography began a move that took several years, into the building of the Hungarian National Gallery - originally the Palace of Justice, the palace of the Hungarian supreme court. The elegant court building had been remodelled for museum use in the 1950s, starting with a complete redesign of its interior spaces.
'The Met: Live' In HD, Palace of Arts Budapest, Until 12 December
- 3 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"Although everyone refers to it by its nickname – “The Met” –, very few music lovers are regular visitors. However, for the past few years, the New York Metropolitan Opera has expanded its auditorium into the virtual sphere, and created the possibility for hundreds of thousands to attend its performances: thanks to high definition satellite broadcasts, music lovers can now enjoy performances at ...
Arto Lindsay, Trafó Budapest, 20 November
- 18 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
"Arto Lindsay has made a lifelong habit of crossing both geographical and musical borders. Born in the United States and raised in Brazil during the heyday of that country's pointedly eclectic Tropicália movement of the 1960s, the multi-faceted songwriter/producer/vocalist/guitarist has forged an international reputation as an artist whose work is as seductive as it is challenging. From his late ...