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Budapest Pride Parade A Peaceful Success
- 13 Jul 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Pride parade was free of disruptions by homophobic elements for the first time in many years, as a crowd of 10,000-15,000 took part in the march. The march was opened by conductor Iván Fischer, saying that they were celebrating the courage of those who declare their self-identity. Fischer warned homophobes in his message that they must be cautious, because homosexuality is not a ...
March Across Budapest Calling For Acceptance Of Sexual Minorities
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Thousands of people marched across central Budapest on Saturday afternoon to call for acceptance and identical rights for Hungary’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. The procession saw the crowd, comprised mostly of young people with rainbow flags, coloured balloons and billboards, march from opposite the Opera House on Adrássy út to the Tabán park area in Buda. ...
Catulli Carmina & Carmina Burana @ Margaret Island Open-Air Stage, 10 & 12 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Performed by the Szeged Contemporary Ballet and the Dohnányi Orchestra of Budafok. Carl Orff, German composer, music teacher, and director is one of the most extraordinary figures of 20th-century music history. Dance and music are inseparable in his pedagogical work, his on-stage creations and his compositions. A large part of his work is complex, multidisciplinary creations, in which rhythm and ...
Conductor Plans Sunday Sing-Along In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer has invited the public to join him for a sing-along on Sunday at the Szabadság tér memorial to the victims of German occupation. The conductor said he considers it very important “to raise our voice together” for Europe. Fischer will conduct participants in singing the French, German, Slovak and Hungarian national anthems, as well as Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the anthem of ...
Gramophone Honours Conductor Of The Budapest Festival Orchestra Fischer
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Iván Fischer, conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, is one of British classical music periodical Gramophone’s ten nominees for the title of Artist of the Year. The winner will be selected by readers of the magazine and announced at an awards ceremony on September 17. Musicians who were particularly successful in the past 12 years were nominated.
Budapest’s Refurbished Music Academy Wins Cultural Heritage Award
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Franz Liszt Music Academy of Budapest has received the Europa Nostra Award in the conservation of cultural heritage category. The two-year renovation of the building was completed in fall 2013. We carry an interview with András Batta, rector of the Academy between 2004 and 2013, who was the unflagging powerhouse of that ambitious project.
Faust Festival @ Opera House, On Until 31 May
- 14 May 2015 1:55 AM
- community & culture
Similar to 2014 when the Strauss150 Festival crowned our local Opera House's 130th season, the forthcoming Faust225 Festival aims to present 'the most concentrated event of this season', on the 225th anniversary of the first publication of Goethe’s Faust – A Fragment. Five brilliant pieces built on the topic of Faust can be heard, among them the premiere of Gounod’s opera and the Hungarian ...
DanteXperience, Budapest Palace Of Arts, 24 April
- 18 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Dante’s Divine Comedy is a cornerstone of European culture, with an endless series of works of literature, fine art and music reflecting on it over the past centuries.
Budapest Spring Festival 2015: Two-Week Event To Focus On Franz Liszt’s Work
- 10 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The oeuvre of Hungarian composer-pianist Franz Liszt and Italian culture will be in focus at this year’s Budapest Spring Festival between April 10 and 26, the organisers have said.
Budapest Pride Parade A Peaceful Success
- 13 Jul 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Pride parade was free of disruptions by homophobic elements for the first time in many years, as a crowd of 10,000-15,000 took part in the march. The march was opened by conductor Iván Fischer, saying that they were celebrating the courage of those who declare their self-identity. Fischer warned homophobes in his message that they must be cautious, because homosexuality is not a ...
March Across Budapest Calling For Acceptance Of Sexual Minorities
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Thousands of people marched across central Budapest on Saturday afternoon to call for acceptance and identical rights for Hungary’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. The procession saw the crowd, comprised mostly of young people with rainbow flags, coloured balloons and billboards, march from opposite the Opera House on Adrássy út to the Tabán park area in Buda. ...
Catulli Carmina & Carmina Burana @ Margaret Island Open-Air Stage, 10 & 12 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Performed by the Szeged Contemporary Ballet and the Dohnányi Orchestra of Budafok. Carl Orff, German composer, music teacher, and director is one of the most extraordinary figures of 20th-century music history. Dance and music are inseparable in his pedagogical work, his on-stage creations and his compositions. A large part of his work is complex, multidisciplinary creations, in which rhythm and ...
Conductor Plans Sunday Sing-Along In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer has invited the public to join him for a sing-along on Sunday at the Szabadság tér memorial to the victims of German occupation. The conductor said he considers it very important “to raise our voice together” for Europe. Fischer will conduct participants in singing the French, German, Slovak and Hungarian national anthems, as well as Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the anthem of ...
Gramophone Honours Conductor Of The Budapest Festival Orchestra Fischer
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Iván Fischer, conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, is one of British classical music periodical Gramophone’s ten nominees for the title of Artist of the Year. The winner will be selected by readers of the magazine and announced at an awards ceremony on September 17. Musicians who were particularly successful in the past 12 years were nominated.
Budapest’s Refurbished Music Academy Wins Cultural Heritage Award
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Franz Liszt Music Academy of Budapest has received the Europa Nostra Award in the conservation of cultural heritage category. The two-year renovation of the building was completed in fall 2013. We carry an interview with András Batta, rector of the Academy between 2004 and 2013, who was the unflagging powerhouse of that ambitious project.
Faust Festival @ Opera House, On Until 31 May
- 14 May 2015 1:55 AM
- community & culture
Similar to 2014 when the Strauss150 Festival crowned our local Opera House's 130th season, the forthcoming Faust225 Festival aims to present 'the most concentrated event of this season', on the 225th anniversary of the first publication of Goethe’s Faust – A Fragment. Five brilliant pieces built on the topic of Faust can be heard, among them the premiere of Gounod’s opera and the Hungarian ...
DanteXperience, Budapest Palace Of Arts, 24 April
- 18 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Dante’s Divine Comedy is a cornerstone of European culture, with an endless series of works of literature, fine art and music reflecting on it over the past centuries.
Budapest Spring Festival 2015: Two-Week Event To Focus On Franz Liszt’s Work
- 10 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The oeuvre of Hungarian composer-pianist Franz Liszt and Italian culture will be in focus at this year’s Budapest Spring Festival between April 10 and 26, the organisers have said.