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Hungarian State Opera Celebrates 130th Anniversary With Gala
- 25 Sep 2014 7:35 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera House will celebrate the 130th anniversary of its opening with a gala evening on Sept. 27. The programme will begin by evoking the grand opening on this day in 1884, Szilveszter Ókovács, the Opera House’s director told a press conference.
Charlemagne Palestine (USA), Budapest, 28 September
- 24 Sep 2014 9:06 AM
- entertainment
A contemporary of Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Phill Niblock, and Steve Reich, Palestine wrote intense, ritualistic music in the 1970s, intended by the composer to rub against Western audiences’ expectations of what is beautiful and meaningful in music.
Hungarian National Philharmonic’s Concert, Palace Of Arts, 25 September
- 23 Sep 2014 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The guest star of the season-opening concert traditionally held on the evening before the anniversary of Béla Bartók's death will be arriving from Paris. While his concert programmes and recordings indicate that Bartók is one of his favourite composers, on this occasion he will be playing an emblematic work from the Romantic literature.
Giora Feidman & Gitanes Blondes, Music Academy Budapest, 6 September
- 4 Sep 2014 10:45 AM
- community & culture
In his cooperation with the Munich based ensemble Gitanes Blondes Giora Feidman chose a new path. So far his Klezmer line-ups were groups he put together himself and had them following his sound concepts. In Gitanes Blondes for the first time he met a grown band with their own particular handwriting – in Giora Feidman’s opinon the best Klezmer group, no doubt, he encountered so far.
Dohnanyi Artefacts Brought To Hungary
- 18 Jul 2014 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Part of a collection of manuscripts, music and photographs relating to Hungarian composer and pianist Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877-1960) has been brought to Hungary from Florida.
Video Article: Hungarian Versailles, The House Of Music In Fertőd
- 11 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
- getting around
Working for decades for the lord of the palace, Prince Miklós Esterházy, composer Joseph Haydn once lived in this 18th-century Baroque building. There is a furnished memorial room here in his honour.
Summer Selection From The Met New York @ Uránia Budapest, 16 July
- 10 Jul 2014 11:35 AM
- community & culture
A contemporary take on the 18th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, Purcell, and other composers, with a new English libretto by Jeremy Sams, inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The all-star cast is headed by David Daniels as Prospero, Joyce DiDonato as ...
Dániel Szabó - Péter Erskine - Edwin Livingston Trio, Festival Theatre Budapest, 24 June
- 24 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"I've come to know DánielSzabó as an exceptional and compelling talent - both as a pianist and a composer", says Peter Erskine, one of the most outstanding and enthralling drummers and composers on the jazz scene today. Luck and a lot of hard work was needed for Erskine to be able to make such a claim for this young pianist, who moved to Los Angeles from Hungary in 2012, and who met Erskine while ...
Upcoming Concert: Hugh Laurie In Budapest, 19 July
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hugh is best known internationally for his performance in House, the Fox TV series. Most people don't know that he has played piano for most of his life, and will perform for the first time in Hungary with The Copper Bottom Band at Budapest Congress & World Trade Center in the 12th district.
This multi-talented man has had an exceptional career as an actor, producer, writer and ...
This multi-talented man has had an exceptional career as an actor, producer, writer and ...
Hungarian State Opera Celebrates 130th Anniversary With Gala
- 25 Sep 2014 7:35 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera House will celebrate the 130th anniversary of its opening with a gala evening on Sept. 27. The programme will begin by evoking the grand opening on this day in 1884, Szilveszter Ókovács, the Opera House’s director told a press conference.
Charlemagne Palestine (USA), Budapest, 28 September
- 24 Sep 2014 9:06 AM
- entertainment
A contemporary of Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Phill Niblock, and Steve Reich, Palestine wrote intense, ritualistic music in the 1970s, intended by the composer to rub against Western audiences’ expectations of what is beautiful and meaningful in music.
Hungarian National Philharmonic’s Concert, Palace Of Arts, 25 September
- 23 Sep 2014 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The guest star of the season-opening concert traditionally held on the evening before the anniversary of Béla Bartók's death will be arriving from Paris. While his concert programmes and recordings indicate that Bartók is one of his favourite composers, on this occasion he will be playing an emblematic work from the Romantic literature.
Giora Feidman & Gitanes Blondes, Music Academy Budapest, 6 September
- 4 Sep 2014 10:45 AM
- community & culture
In his cooperation with the Munich based ensemble Gitanes Blondes Giora Feidman chose a new path. So far his Klezmer line-ups were groups he put together himself and had them following his sound concepts. In Gitanes Blondes for the first time he met a grown band with their own particular handwriting – in Giora Feidman’s opinon the best Klezmer group, no doubt, he encountered so far.
Dohnanyi Artefacts Brought To Hungary
- 18 Jul 2014 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Part of a collection of manuscripts, music and photographs relating to Hungarian composer and pianist Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877-1960) has been brought to Hungary from Florida.
Video Article: Hungarian Versailles, The House Of Music In Fertőd
- 11 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
- getting around
Working for decades for the lord of the palace, Prince Miklós Esterházy, composer Joseph Haydn once lived in this 18th-century Baroque building. There is a furnished memorial room here in his honour.
Summer Selection From The Met New York @ Uránia Budapest, 16 July
- 10 Jul 2014 11:35 AM
- community & culture
A contemporary take on the 18th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, Purcell, and other composers, with a new English libretto by Jeremy Sams, inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The all-star cast is headed by David Daniels as Prospero, Joyce DiDonato as ...
Dániel Szabó - Péter Erskine - Edwin Livingston Trio, Festival Theatre Budapest, 24 June
- 24 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"I've come to know DánielSzabó as an exceptional and compelling talent - both as a pianist and a composer", says Peter Erskine, one of the most outstanding and enthralling drummers and composers on the jazz scene today. Luck and a lot of hard work was needed for Erskine to be able to make such a claim for this young pianist, who moved to Los Angeles from Hungary in 2012, and who met Erskine while ...
Upcoming Concert: Hugh Laurie In Budapest, 19 July
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hugh is best known internationally for his performance in House, the Fox TV series. Most people don't know that he has played piano for most of his life, and will perform for the first time in Hungary with The Copper Bottom Band at Budapest Congress & World Trade Center in the 12th district.
This multi-talented man has had an exceptional career as an actor, producer, writer and ...
This multi-talented man has had an exceptional career as an actor, producer, writer and ...