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Chess: Hungarian Legend Rejects British Master’s Rude Remarks On Women
- 27 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The world’s most successful female player, now retired, Judit Polgár told Reuters that her career was proof that British chess master Nigel Short was wrong when he claimed women were inferior at the game. Nigel Short has made a bad opening gambit by saying that, insists the former Hungarian grandmaster, who has defeated Short eight times to three. Nigel Short set off a flurry of controversy this ...
Sandor Zwack, Chairman of Board of Directors, Zwack Unicum Plc
- 21 Apr 2015 12:00 PM
Sándor was born in Italy in 1974. He spent a year at high school in Hungary when he was in his early teen years, before moving to Washington with his father when Peter Zwack became ambassador.
Hungarian Conductor Ivan Fischer Receives Award For Lifetime Achievement
- 9 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Following in the footsteps of Placido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel and Quincy Jones, this year Ivan Fischer has been granted the Abu Dhabi Festival Award for his lifetime contribution to the arts. Iván Fischer, Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, has been presented with the 2015 Abu Dhabi Festival Award, which is bestowed each year on artists who have made an exceptional contribution ...
Video: Learn Hungarian In Three Minutes - Do You Speak English?
- 2 Apr 2015 9:01 AM
- video
In this lesson, you'll learn how to use the phrase "Do you speak English?" Hungarian is a lovely language yet some say it's quite tricky to learn. Many expats may never become fluent, therefore this fast 3 minute lesson may well prove useful!
Scheduled Flights To Balaton Suspended By UTair
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Despite plans, Russian airline Utair has cancelled its weekly scheduled flight between Moscow and Sármellék near Lake Balaton, a local mayor said. Utair launched the service between Vnukovo airport and Sármellék near popular holiday resort Hévíz last year, operating it weekly on Sundays between March and October.
European Greens Hold Hearing On Hungary Paks Project
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Rebecca Harms, co-leader of the Green group in the European Parliament, and Hungarian MEP Benedek Jávor held a hearing dedicated to the planned upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant. At the hearing, Harms noted that the Greens have fundamental objection to nuclear technology, but also added that circumstances around Hungary’s decision to add two new blocks to the plant using a Russian ...
Contemporary Music Marathon, A38 Budapest , 18 March
- 10 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
A huge one day festival featuring some of the leading and upcoming representatives of the new music scene featuring free improvised music, jazz, experimental, contemporary classical and beyond with the most different attitudes and instruments. The full line up: Mezei Szilárd & Márkos Albert duo, Tóth Viktor & Hodek Dávid duo, Nagy Ákos - Baráth Bálint - Mandel Róbert - Fazekas Ábel quartet and ...
Vijay Iyer Trio (USA), Liszt Academy Budapest, 20 March
- 6 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The New Yorker called Vijay Iyer one of “today’s most important pianists … extravagantly gifted … and brilliantly eclectic”. In 2010 he was voted Musician of the Year by the American Jazz Journalists Association, and in the same year his trio album Historicity received a Grammy nomination.
Photo Article: Best Dive Bars In Budapest
- 5 Mar 2015 10:45 AM
- entertainment
ByWe Love Budapest : Immortalized in the writings of Charles Bukowski, the dive bar is a cherished institution among destitute drunkards, ne’er-do-well artists, and slumming hipsters. Almost every American town has at least one dive bar (usually detested by local leaders), characterized by a genuinely aged appearance, cheap drinks, and ...
Chess: Hungarian Legend Rejects British Master’s Rude Remarks On Women
- 27 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The world’s most successful female player, now retired, Judit Polgár told Reuters that her career was proof that British chess master Nigel Short was wrong when he claimed women were inferior at the game. Nigel Short has made a bad opening gambit by saying that, insists the former Hungarian grandmaster, who has defeated Short eight times to three. Nigel Short set off a flurry of controversy this ...
Sandor Zwack, Chairman of Board of Directors, Zwack Unicum Plc
- 21 Apr 2015 12:00 PM
Sándor was born in Italy in 1974. He spent a year at high school in Hungary when he was in his early teen years, before moving to Washington with his father when Peter Zwack became ambassador.
Hungarian Conductor Ivan Fischer Receives Award For Lifetime Achievement
- 9 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Following in the footsteps of Placido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel and Quincy Jones, this year Ivan Fischer has been granted the Abu Dhabi Festival Award for his lifetime contribution to the arts. Iván Fischer, Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, has been presented with the 2015 Abu Dhabi Festival Award, which is bestowed each year on artists who have made an exceptional contribution ...
Video: Learn Hungarian In Three Minutes - Do You Speak English?
- 2 Apr 2015 9:01 AM
- video
In this lesson, you'll learn how to use the phrase "Do you speak English?" Hungarian is a lovely language yet some say it's quite tricky to learn. Many expats may never become fluent, therefore this fast 3 minute lesson may well prove useful!
Scheduled Flights To Balaton Suspended By UTair
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Despite plans, Russian airline Utair has cancelled its weekly scheduled flight between Moscow and Sármellék near Lake Balaton, a local mayor said. Utair launched the service between Vnukovo airport and Sármellék near popular holiday resort Hévíz last year, operating it weekly on Sundays between March and October.
European Greens Hold Hearing On Hungary Paks Project
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Rebecca Harms, co-leader of the Green group in the European Parliament, and Hungarian MEP Benedek Jávor held a hearing dedicated to the planned upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant. At the hearing, Harms noted that the Greens have fundamental objection to nuclear technology, but also added that circumstances around Hungary’s decision to add two new blocks to the plant using a Russian ...
Contemporary Music Marathon, A38 Budapest , 18 March
- 10 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
A huge one day festival featuring some of the leading and upcoming representatives of the new music scene featuring free improvised music, jazz, experimental, contemporary classical and beyond with the most different attitudes and instruments. The full line up: Mezei Szilárd & Márkos Albert duo, Tóth Viktor & Hodek Dávid duo, Nagy Ákos - Baráth Bálint - Mandel Róbert - Fazekas Ábel quartet and ...
Vijay Iyer Trio (USA), Liszt Academy Budapest, 20 March
- 6 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The New Yorker called Vijay Iyer one of “today’s most important pianists … extravagantly gifted … and brilliantly eclectic”. In 2010 he was voted Musician of the Year by the American Jazz Journalists Association, and in the same year his trio album Historicity received a Grammy nomination.
Photo Article: Best Dive Bars In Budapest
- 5 Mar 2015 10:45 AM
- entertainment
ByWe Love Budapest : Immortalized in the writings of Charles Bukowski, the dive bar is a cherished institution among destitute drunkards, ne’er-do-well artists, and slumming hipsters. Almost every American town has at least one dive bar (usually detested by local leaders), characterized by a genuinely aged appearance, cheap drinks, and ...