27 result(s) for budapest strings in Community & Culture
Vajdahunyad Castle Summer Music Festival Program
- 9 Jul 2015 10:55 AM
- community & culture
This Castle Festival in Budapest is a feast of classical, swing, klezmer and traditional Hungarian gypsy music. The truely beautiful courtyard of the Vajdahunyad Castle provides a romantic background for this annual event. Performances this year are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays from 9 Juy onwards, starting each time at 8:30pm.
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Palace Of Arts, 18 February
- 16 Feb 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Two romantic pieces- Schumann ’ Symphony No. 4 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 - and a brilliantly witty piano concerto consist of the National Philharmonic Orchestra’s programme on February 18. Alexei Volodin, winner of the Géza Anda Piano Competition is a representative of the great Russian pianist tradition and in this capacity he will be performing the Prokofiev piano concerto for left hand. ...
Vajdahunyadvár Budapest Summer Music Festival 2014
- 17 Jul 2014 11:04 AM
- community & culture
Vajdahunyad Castle Summer Festival in Budapest is a festival of classical music, swing, klezmer and traditional Hungarian gypsy music. The beautiful courtyard of the Castle provides a romantic background for this event held every year. Performances are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays and start at 8:30 pm.
Invitation: IHBC Christmas Trip To Göd, Hungary, 7 December
- 5 Dec 2013 4:40 AM
- community & culture
Organised trip to Göd Tophaz Specialis Otthon for disabled children & adults to help bring some Christmas cheer & warmth to those less fortunate. On the program: small gift distribution, Christmas costumes & Live Music Concert! It's an open event- everyone is welcome to join, no special skills required. Always an amazing & very rewarding experience.
Invitation: Czech Contemporary Evening With Budapest Festival Orchestra, 19 September
- 17 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Born in 1959, Martin Smolka is one of the leading figures on the Czech music scene. He describes the piece here, composed in 2007, as “a poetical idea of angels sitting in their angelic cars and sounding their horns, reminding us of Jericho’s trumpets.” In 2011, František Chaloupka (born 1981) took part in a workshop in Frankfurt led by Péter Eötvös and the Ensemble Modern, which focused on the ...
Invitation: Budapest Strings, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 4 May
- 3 May 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The goal in each concert of this series of the Budapest Strings is to present works by young Hungarian composers alongside works by well-known classical composers from whom they drew inspiration. The host for the concerts, Endre Tóth, will engage in conversation with the Hungarian composers, thereby providing the audience with an insight into the secrets of the creative process.
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall, 6 April
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Hungarian National Philharmonic again presents an unusually put together but compelling concert programme featuring two large-scale works. Neither are well-known examples of the concert repertoire – although Schoenberg’s transcription of Brahms’ piano quartet, with its Hungarian-styled finale, is a genuine treat. The Swiss conductor for the evening, Matthias Bamert, learned composition under ...
Christmas Organ Concerts, National Concert Hall Budapest, 22 December
- 20 Dec 2010 8:04 AM
- community & culture
"Michael Bouvard, the distinguished French organist was born to a musical family and it was the influence of his grandfather, the organ composer Jean Bouvard which inspired him with his love of the instrument. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and in 1983 won the Toulouse competition, two years later was appointed regional professor and then in 1995 became professor at the Paris Conservatoire.
Report: AISB International Fair - By Treehugger Dan
- 7 Apr 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"American International School of Budapest (AISB) just held their huge annual international fair. Parents set up international food stalls in the gym for homemade Belgian waffles, Canadian pancakes with real maple syrup, Indian mango lassi, etc. Elswehere there was a huge used book sale to benefit the librarian's pet project, a dog shelter, where I located a dvd (Hearts in Atlantis), and a book ...
Vajdahunyad Castle Summer Music Festival Program
- 9 Jul 2015 10:55 AM
- community & culture
This Castle Festival in Budapest is a feast of classical, swing, klezmer and traditional Hungarian gypsy music. The truely beautiful courtyard of the Vajdahunyad Castle provides a romantic background for this annual event. Performances this year are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays from 9 Juy onwards, starting each time at 8:30pm.
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Palace Of Arts, 18 February
- 16 Feb 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Two romantic pieces- Schumann ’ Symphony No. 4 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 - and a brilliantly witty piano concerto consist of the National Philharmonic Orchestra’s programme on February 18. Alexei Volodin, winner of the Géza Anda Piano Competition is a representative of the great Russian pianist tradition and in this capacity he will be performing the Prokofiev piano concerto for left hand. ...
Vajdahunyadvár Budapest Summer Music Festival 2014
- 17 Jul 2014 11:04 AM
- community & culture
Vajdahunyad Castle Summer Festival in Budapest is a festival of classical music, swing, klezmer and traditional Hungarian gypsy music. The beautiful courtyard of the Castle provides a romantic background for this event held every year. Performances are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays and start at 8:30 pm.
Invitation: IHBC Christmas Trip To Göd, Hungary, 7 December
- 5 Dec 2013 4:40 AM
- community & culture
Organised trip to Göd Tophaz Specialis Otthon for disabled children & adults to help bring some Christmas cheer & warmth to those less fortunate. On the program: small gift distribution, Christmas costumes & Live Music Concert! It's an open event- everyone is welcome to join, no special skills required. Always an amazing & very rewarding experience.
Invitation: Czech Contemporary Evening With Budapest Festival Orchestra, 19 September
- 17 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Born in 1959, Martin Smolka is one of the leading figures on the Czech music scene. He describes the piece here, composed in 2007, as “a poetical idea of angels sitting in their angelic cars and sounding their horns, reminding us of Jericho’s trumpets.” In 2011, František Chaloupka (born 1981) took part in a workshop in Frankfurt led by Péter Eötvös and the Ensemble Modern, which focused on the ...
Invitation: Budapest Strings, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 4 May
- 3 May 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The goal in each concert of this series of the Budapest Strings is to present works by young Hungarian composers alongside works by well-known classical composers from whom they drew inspiration. The host for the concerts, Endre Tóth, will engage in conversation with the Hungarian composers, thereby providing the audience with an insight into the secrets of the creative process.
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall, 6 April
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Hungarian National Philharmonic again presents an unusually put together but compelling concert programme featuring two large-scale works. Neither are well-known examples of the concert repertoire – although Schoenberg’s transcription of Brahms’ piano quartet, with its Hungarian-styled finale, is a genuine treat. The Swiss conductor for the evening, Matthias Bamert, learned composition under ...
Christmas Organ Concerts, National Concert Hall Budapest, 22 December
- 20 Dec 2010 8:04 AM
- community & culture
"Michael Bouvard, the distinguished French organist was born to a musical family and it was the influence of his grandfather, the organ composer Jean Bouvard which inspired him with his love of the instrument. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and in 1983 won the Toulouse competition, two years later was appointed regional professor and then in 1995 became professor at the Paris Conservatoire.
Report: AISB International Fair - By Treehugger Dan
- 7 Apr 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"American International School of Budapest (AISB) just held their huge annual international fair. Parents set up international food stalls in the gym for homemade Belgian waffles, Canadian pancakes with real maple syrup, Indian mango lassi, etc. Elswehere there was a huge used book sale to benefit the librarian's pet project, a dog shelter, where I located a dvd (Hearts in Atlantis), and a book ...