1,025 result(s) for classical
Top 10 Winter Programmes in Budapest
- 13 Dec 2021 9:01 AM
- entertainment
Budapest is just as beautiful as ever this time of year, here's 10+1 faces of the city you need to check out.
Anantara New York Palace Showcases Old-World Glamour & Contemporary Luxury in the Beating Heart of Budapest
- 29 Nov 2021 6:11 PM
- specials
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas announces the addition of Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel to its portfolio, a debut in Hungary and a continuation of the brand’s European expansion. Situated in the heart of Budapest, one of the most unique and fascinating capital cities of Europe, the opulent property is an architectural ode to the Belle Époque era, exuding old-world glamour blended with ...
The Knight of the Ice Fields, Palace of Arts Budapest, 25 November
- 25 Nov 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Two 20th century Russian contemporaries, both of whom suffered under the Soviet system and were time and again victims of the "cultural policy" of the dictatorship.
Prokofiev, who had returned to his homeland from the West in the hope of gaining recognition, originally composed this work as the soundtrack for Eisenstein's film of the same title.
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is one of his ...
Rising Stars, Palace of Arts, 19 – 21 November
- 19 Nov 2021 6:26 AM
- entertainment
One of the most popular endeavours in the concert organisation world of the past few decades is the European Concert Hall Organisation's (ECHO) Rising Stars series, which introduces young talents with bright futures ahead of them, even though they already have all kinds of accomplishments under their belts.
Media Becoming Political Player, Says Gov't Official
- 12 Nov 2021 7:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The press has lost its role of keeping the public informed and instead is turning into a political player amid today’s technology-driven media landscape, a government official told an international conference.
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Palace of Arts Budapest, 1 November
- 1 Nov 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir will furnish us with a long-overdue performance of The Dream of Gerontius, a major work from the English late-Romantic composer Edward Elgar - though rarely played in Hungary, it is one of the most important compositions of the early 20th century.
It is no coincidence that the composition will be performed on All Saints' Day, as the piece is an ...
Novus String Quartet, Liszt Academy Budapest, 30 September
- 30 Oct 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
The quartet is the pinnacle of chamber music playing. It is a field of classical music that requires adaptation and a measure of independence from the performers. Not everyone is suited to the string quartet.
In fact, they say you have to be born for it. Members of one of South Korea’s leading chamber music formations are musicians born for the quartet formation; they generated a real storm ...
Free Style Chamber Orchestra, Fonó Budapest, 29 October
- 29 Oct 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
When Free Style Chamber Orchestra was formed in 2004 it caused quite a stir on the Hungarian jazz scene.
It was the first ongoing professional chamber orchestra in Hungary that included the strings and winds typical of a classical chamber orchestra, along with hurdy-gurdy and a jazz combo.
Director of the ensemble is Erkel Award winning composer Nagy János Yancha. Amongst members of the ...
GG Dance Eger As You Like It, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 12 October
- 12 Oct 2021 7:30 PM
- contemporary
In one of Shakespeare’s best-known comedies, brothers turn against each other, young people fall in love with each other, they laugh and cry, dress in disguise, lose and find each other again, and a sad clown who has an opinion about everyone also emerges.
This classic story is adapted in the language of dance by Harangozó Prize winner Noémi Kulcsár, who uses her grotesque and absurd humour ...
Top 10 Winter Programmes in Budapest
- 13 Dec 2021 9:01 AM
- entertainment
Budapest is just as beautiful as ever this time of year, here's 10+1 faces of the city you need to check out.
Anantara New York Palace Showcases Old-World Glamour & Contemporary Luxury in the Beating Heart of Budapest
- 29 Nov 2021 6:11 PM
- specials
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas announces the addition of Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel to its portfolio, a debut in Hungary and a continuation of the brand’s European expansion. Situated in the heart of Budapest, one of the most unique and fascinating capital cities of Europe, the opulent property is an architectural ode to the Belle Époque era, exuding old-world glamour blended with ...
The Knight of the Ice Fields, Palace of Arts Budapest, 25 November
- 25 Nov 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Two 20th century Russian contemporaries, both of whom suffered under the Soviet system and were time and again victims of the "cultural policy" of the dictatorship.
Prokofiev, who had returned to his homeland from the West in the hope of gaining recognition, originally composed this work as the soundtrack for Eisenstein's film of the same title.
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is one of his ...
Rising Stars, Palace of Arts, 19 – 21 November
- 19 Nov 2021 6:26 AM
- entertainment
One of the most popular endeavours in the concert organisation world of the past few decades is the European Concert Hall Organisation's (ECHO) Rising Stars series, which introduces young talents with bright futures ahead of them, even though they already have all kinds of accomplishments under their belts.
Media Becoming Political Player, Says Gov't Official
- 12 Nov 2021 7:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The press has lost its role of keeping the public informed and instead is turning into a political player amid today’s technology-driven media landscape, a government official told an international conference.
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Palace of Arts Budapest, 1 November
- 1 Nov 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir will furnish us with a long-overdue performance of The Dream of Gerontius, a major work from the English late-Romantic composer Edward Elgar - though rarely played in Hungary, it is one of the most important compositions of the early 20th century.
It is no coincidence that the composition will be performed on All Saints' Day, as the piece is an ...
Novus String Quartet, Liszt Academy Budapest, 30 September
- 30 Oct 2021 7:00 PM
- classical
The quartet is the pinnacle of chamber music playing. It is a field of classical music that requires adaptation and a measure of independence from the performers. Not everyone is suited to the string quartet.
In fact, they say you have to be born for it. Members of one of South Korea’s leading chamber music formations are musicians born for the quartet formation; they generated a real storm ...
Free Style Chamber Orchestra, Fonó Budapest, 29 October
- 29 Oct 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
When Free Style Chamber Orchestra was formed in 2004 it caused quite a stir on the Hungarian jazz scene.
It was the first ongoing professional chamber orchestra in Hungary that included the strings and winds typical of a classical chamber orchestra, along with hurdy-gurdy and a jazz combo.
Director of the ensemble is Erkel Award winning composer Nagy János Yancha. Amongst members of the ...
GG Dance Eger As You Like It, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 12 October
- 12 Oct 2021 7:30 PM
- contemporary
In one of Shakespeare’s best-known comedies, brothers turn against each other, young people fall in love with each other, they laugh and cry, dress in disguise, lose and find each other again, and a sad clown who has an opinion about everyone also emerges.
This classic story is adapted in the language of dance by Harangozó Prize winner Noémi Kulcsár, who uses her grotesque and absurd humour ...