227 result(s) for competition in Community & Culture
Hungarian Cellist Wins 3rd Prize In Eurovision Contest
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Fifteen-year-old Hungarian cellist Gergely Devich has won third prize in the Eurovision Young Musicians 2014 competition held in Cologne. Devich performed Allegro appassionato by Saint-Saens in the final on Saturday.
Hungarian Pavilion At Milan Expo To Cost 4.7bn Forints
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian government will spend a 4.7 billion forints on the pavilion representing the country at the 2015 World Expo in Milan, government commissioner Géza Szőcs said on Tuesday. The planned pavilion will “powerfully present Hungary’s themes, and the design is appreciated by both the Italian press and architects,” he said.
Matyó Easter, Mezőkövesd, Hungary, 19 - 21 April
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mezőkövesd, in the heart of Matyóland. Matyó people's name can be traced back to King Matthias, who in the 15th century raised Mezőkövesd to the status of royal town. Every year Mezőkövesd offers lots of programs to local residents and of course, to visiting tourists. The Matyó Easter is a three days festival featuring such diverse programs as angling competition, food benediction and folklore ...
The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD, Festival Theater, 6 April
- 4 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Replay of the live broadcast with English and Hungarian subtitle. The most frequently performed opera in the Metropolitan’s history, the tale of La Bohème, which portrays the life of hedonistic young artists with all its joys and tragedies, is presented here with an excitingly young cast in a classic production by Franco Zeffirelli and with the outstanding Italian conductor Stefano Ranzani at the ...
In Memoriam Annie Fischer, Opera House Budapest, 14 April
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of internationally acclaimed pianist Annie Fischer, the Opera houses a concert on 14 April featuring the most renowned Hungarian pianists: Katalin Falvai, Jenő Jandó, Ilona Prunyi, Tamás Vásáry, Zoltán Kocsis, who is also to appear as a conductor during the evening
National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 24 March
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“The world is what it is, it will not be better or more attractive, it will not adjust itself to our beautiful dreams"-and this is painful." This could be a somewhat malicious summary of the world-weariness of early Romanticism, whose greatest bard was Lord Byron, a man of adventure. One of his most inspiring characters is Manfred, who is weighed down by a guilt whose origins are lost in the ...
Ceremonial Programs In Budapest On 15 March
- 13 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas. The revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire, ruled by the Habsburg monarchy.
Leopold Auer Violin Competition, Festival To Be Launched In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
An international violin festival, academy and competition dedicated to the memory of Leopold Auer, who taught Jascha Heifetz among other violin legends, will be founded in Veszprém, western Hungary.
Invitation: Rising Stars From Vienna, Festival Theatre Budapest, 15 February
- 13 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bearing a message from the Vienna of the turn of the 19th century comes a trio made up of musicians who met at the Amsterdam Conservatory, who – despite appearances – will have no difficulty conveying a missive written in the language of music.
Hungarian Cellist Wins 3rd Prize In Eurovision Contest
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Fifteen-year-old Hungarian cellist Gergely Devich has won third prize in the Eurovision Young Musicians 2014 competition held in Cologne. Devich performed Allegro appassionato by Saint-Saens in the final on Saturday.
Hungarian Pavilion At Milan Expo To Cost 4.7bn Forints
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian government will spend a 4.7 billion forints on the pavilion representing the country at the 2015 World Expo in Milan, government commissioner Géza Szőcs said on Tuesday. The planned pavilion will “powerfully present Hungary’s themes, and the design is appreciated by both the Italian press and architects,” he said.
Matyó Easter, Mezőkövesd, Hungary, 19 - 21 April
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mezőkövesd, in the heart of Matyóland. Matyó people's name can be traced back to King Matthias, who in the 15th century raised Mezőkövesd to the status of royal town. Every year Mezőkövesd offers lots of programs to local residents and of course, to visiting tourists. The Matyó Easter is a three days festival featuring such diverse programs as angling competition, food benediction and folklore ...
The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD, Festival Theater, 6 April
- 4 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Replay of the live broadcast with English and Hungarian subtitle. The most frequently performed opera in the Metropolitan’s history, the tale of La Bohème, which portrays the life of hedonistic young artists with all its joys and tragedies, is presented here with an excitingly young cast in a classic production by Franco Zeffirelli and with the outstanding Italian conductor Stefano Ranzani at the ...
In Memoriam Annie Fischer, Opera House Budapest, 14 April
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of internationally acclaimed pianist Annie Fischer, the Opera houses a concert on 14 April featuring the most renowned Hungarian pianists: Katalin Falvai, Jenő Jandó, Ilona Prunyi, Tamás Vásáry, Zoltán Kocsis, who is also to appear as a conductor during the evening
National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 24 March
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“The world is what it is, it will not be better or more attractive, it will not adjust itself to our beautiful dreams"-and this is painful." This could be a somewhat malicious summary of the world-weariness of early Romanticism, whose greatest bard was Lord Byron, a man of adventure. One of his most inspiring characters is Manfred, who is weighed down by a guilt whose origins are lost in the ...
Ceremonial Programs In Budapest On 15 March
- 13 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was one of many of the European Revolutions of 1848 and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas. The revolution in the Kingdom of Hungary grew into a war for independence from the Austrian Empire, ruled by the Habsburg monarchy.
Leopold Auer Violin Competition, Festival To Be Launched In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
An international violin festival, academy and competition dedicated to the memory of Leopold Auer, who taught Jascha Heifetz among other violin legends, will be founded in Veszprém, western Hungary.
Invitation: Rising Stars From Vienna, Festival Theatre Budapest, 15 February
- 13 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bearing a message from the Vienna of the turn of the 19th century comes a trio made up of musicians who met at the Amsterdam Conservatory, who – despite appearances – will have no difficulty conveying a missive written in the language of music.