227 result(s) for competition in Community & Culture
Kézdy Luca: Deep Diving, Mupa, 29 March
- 28 Mar 2017 7:40 AM
- community & culture
There is a canard that the violin is not a true jazz instrument, that it is much better suited to folk music or the classical repertoire. This mistaken belief, however, would be vigorously disputed by anyone who has heard the playing of Luca Kézdy, the leading violinist of the generation of Hungarian jazz musicians currently in their prime. This is because she knows precisely how brilliantly her ...
Video: Budapest Going Green For St Paddy
- 16 Mar 2017 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Several spots in Budapest will 'turn green' on Saint Patrick’s Day, the national day celebrating Ireland’s patron saint, on March 17, to be followed by a traditional parade on Sunday, the Irish Embassy told us today. On Friday evening the Chain Bridge, the Palace of Arts, the all-new Tüske Sports Hall, and the Bank Centre housing the embassy will be lit up in green - with many St Paddy's ...
March Anniversaries & Jubilees At Hungarian State Opera
- 21 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
In the first half of March 2017, the Opera celebrates three outstanding Hungarian artists whose careers surpassed the borders of their homeland, and contributed so much to the international reputation of Hungarian opera, ballet and classical music.
Grand Chinese New Year Concert, Mupa, 16 January
- 12 Jan 2017 12:38 AM
- community & culture
The idea for The Grand Chinese New Year Concert, which goes on tour every year, is to bring together the classical music traditions of East and West, as well as the cultures of Europe and Asia.
Opinion: PISA Test Scores Decline
- 12 Dec 2016 1:11 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- community & culture
A left-wing commentator accuses the government of purposefully impairing public education in Hungary in order to ‘produce obedient citizens’, while his right-wing counterpart thinks that politicising the debate on education makes proper discussion difficult.
Music Academy Announces International Bartók Competition, Festival For 2017
- 7 Dec 2016 7:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music will host an international competition and festival in September 2017 to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Béla Bartók. Andrea Vigh, the academy’s director, told a press conference on Tuesday that the global event would be the first in a series, involving a competition for composers and a musical symposium.
Budapest Water Summit, 28 - 30 November
- 28 Nov 2016 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The primary message of the World Summit’s slogan “Water connects” is that water, which knows no borders, urges us to develop new kinds of cooperation; it connects water management, industry, agriculture, healthcare and education, as well as countries, regions, generations and cultures, and it is also the ‘source’ of achieving all the sustainability targets with a key impact on all our futures.
Rising Stars. Mupa, 18 – 19 November
- 11 Nov 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Guessing who might go on to become concert hall stars in the coming decades is no easy task. That though is exactly what the European Concert Hall Organisation has undertaken to do since 1995 by introducing youths aspiring to successful careers in music.
Celebrated Pianist, Conductor Zoltán Kocsis Dies Aged 64
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Celebrated Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer Zoltán Kocsis has died at the age of 64 after a long illness, spokeswoman for the National Philharmonic Julia Bukta told MTI on Sunday.
Kézdy Luca: Deep Diving, Mupa, 29 March
- 28 Mar 2017 7:40 AM
- community & culture
There is a canard that the violin is not a true jazz instrument, that it is much better suited to folk music or the classical repertoire. This mistaken belief, however, would be vigorously disputed by anyone who has heard the playing of Luca Kézdy, the leading violinist of the generation of Hungarian jazz musicians currently in their prime. This is because she knows precisely how brilliantly her ...
Video: Budapest Going Green For St Paddy
- 16 Mar 2017 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Several spots in Budapest will 'turn green' on Saint Patrick’s Day, the national day celebrating Ireland’s patron saint, on March 17, to be followed by a traditional parade on Sunday, the Irish Embassy told us today. On Friday evening the Chain Bridge, the Palace of Arts, the all-new Tüske Sports Hall, and the Bank Centre housing the embassy will be lit up in green - with many St Paddy's ...
March Anniversaries & Jubilees At Hungarian State Opera
- 21 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
In the first half of March 2017, the Opera celebrates three outstanding Hungarian artists whose careers surpassed the borders of their homeland, and contributed so much to the international reputation of Hungarian opera, ballet and classical music.
Grand Chinese New Year Concert, Mupa, 16 January
- 12 Jan 2017 12:38 AM
- community & culture
The idea for The Grand Chinese New Year Concert, which goes on tour every year, is to bring together the classical music traditions of East and West, as well as the cultures of Europe and Asia.
Opinion: PISA Test Scores Decline
- 12 Dec 2016 1:11 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- community & culture
A left-wing commentator accuses the government of purposefully impairing public education in Hungary in order to ‘produce obedient citizens’, while his right-wing counterpart thinks that politicising the debate on education makes proper discussion difficult.
Music Academy Announces International Bartók Competition, Festival For 2017
- 7 Dec 2016 7:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music will host an international competition and festival in September 2017 to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Béla Bartók. Andrea Vigh, the academy’s director, told a press conference on Tuesday that the global event would be the first in a series, involving a competition for composers and a musical symposium.
Budapest Water Summit, 28 - 30 November
- 28 Nov 2016 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The primary message of the World Summit’s slogan “Water connects” is that water, which knows no borders, urges us to develop new kinds of cooperation; it connects water management, industry, agriculture, healthcare and education, as well as countries, regions, generations and cultures, and it is also the ‘source’ of achieving all the sustainability targets with a key impact on all our futures.
Rising Stars. Mupa, 18 – 19 November
- 11 Nov 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Guessing who might go on to become concert hall stars in the coming decades is no easy task. That though is exactly what the European Concert Hall Organisation has undertaken to do since 1995 by introducing youths aspiring to successful careers in music.
Celebrated Pianist, Conductor Zoltán Kocsis Dies Aged 64
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Celebrated Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer Zoltán Kocsis has died at the age of 64 after a long illness, spokeswoman for the National Philharmonic Julia Bukta told MTI on Sunday.