130 result(s) for foreign national in Community & Culture
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Hands Over Painting To The Hungarian National Gallery
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Foreign Minister János Martonyi handed over an important Hungarian avant-garde painting to Head of the Hungarian National Gallery László Baán, on the occasion of Hungarian Culture Day on Thursday.
Hungary ’S Central Bank To Spend Eur 100m On Hungarian Art Works
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Foreign-owned Hungarian artworks are the target of a 100 million euro buyback scheme run by the National Bank of Hungary. The bank will set out to buy the works as part of the scheme launched on Thursday.
Invitation: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Izrael, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 Jan
- 3 Jan 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Aide Memoire is not only about the Holocaust. It deals with matters relating to present life and reality. It deals with violence, wars, and their impact on our lives. I created this dance in order to scream: Stop the violence! Stop the holocausts! The subject of the Holocaust has been dealt with in every form of art, including modern dance. Some dances illustrate the same feeling of being trapped ...
Budapest Typhoon Haiyan Appeal Concert, Becketts, On Saturday 7pm
- 22 Nov 2013 8:10 AM
- community & culture
A fund-raising event will be held in Budapest at Becketts Irish Bar on Saturday at 7:00 P.M., on the 23rd of November 2013, to support the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines. The event is organized by Filipinos and other foreign nationals living in Hungary in cooperation with the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid.
Morricone To Tour Europe With Hungarian Musicians
- 11 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2014 renowned Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who has written music for 500-plus films, will tour Europe alongside Hungarian musicians. His score, for example, for Once Upon a Time in the West and Le Professionnel have become international hits. Morricone, who is also a noted conductor, will set out for his concert tour (perhaps his last) together with some 150 Hungarian musicians and choir ...
Invitation: Vilmos Jávori - Remembering A Jazz Legend, National Concert Hall, 24 October
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Vilmos Jávori was one of the greatest figures in our jazz history, who had a significant impact on the music of both Hungary and the neighbouring countries. He was able to conjure good things from bad, and outstanding from good. His name is associated with the first Hungarian victory at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in the company of Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Rudolf Tomsics and Aladár Pege, while his ...
Award-Winning Hungarian Violinist Plans Musical Salon In Budapest – An Interview
- 19 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Bela Bartok’s Sonatas for Violin and Sonata for Violin on audio CD has won the prestigious international Gramophone Award. Zoltan Kocsis (laureate of the Hungarian Kossuth Prize twice) plays the piano and Barnabas Kelemen (Kossuth Prize laureate) plays the piano. Kelemen received the Gramophone Award in London in September.
Hungarians Are Unmotivated To Study Foreign Languages
- 20 Sep 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
A certificate of proficiency in a foreign language can earn you a rise of HUF 40 000 in the civil service and a comparable rise in the corporate sector – we have learned from the Hungarian Professional Association of Language Schools. That having said, Hungary fares very poorly in foreign language proficiency by comparison to other countries of the European Union. A third of the population ...
Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Hands Over Painting To The Hungarian National Gallery
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Foreign Minister János Martonyi handed over an important Hungarian avant-garde painting to Head of the Hungarian National Gallery László Baán, on the occasion of Hungarian Culture Day on Thursday.
Hungary ’S Central Bank To Spend Eur 100m On Hungarian Art Works
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Foreign-owned Hungarian artworks are the target of a 100 million euro buyback scheme run by the National Bank of Hungary. The bank will set out to buy the works as part of the scheme launched on Thursday.
Invitation: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Izrael, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 Jan
- 3 Jan 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Aide Memoire is not only about the Holocaust. It deals with matters relating to present life and reality. It deals with violence, wars, and their impact on our lives. I created this dance in order to scream: Stop the violence! Stop the holocausts! The subject of the Holocaust has been dealt with in every form of art, including modern dance. Some dances illustrate the same feeling of being trapped ...
Budapest Typhoon Haiyan Appeal Concert, Becketts, On Saturday 7pm
- 22 Nov 2013 8:10 AM
- community & culture
A fund-raising event will be held in Budapest at Becketts Irish Bar on Saturday at 7:00 P.M., on the 23rd of November 2013, to support the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines. The event is organized by Filipinos and other foreign nationals living in Hungary in cooperation with the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid.
Morricone To Tour Europe With Hungarian Musicians
- 11 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2014 renowned Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who has written music for 500-plus films, will tour Europe alongside Hungarian musicians. His score, for example, for Once Upon a Time in the West and Le Professionnel have become international hits. Morricone, who is also a noted conductor, will set out for his concert tour (perhaps his last) together with some 150 Hungarian musicians and choir ...
Invitation: Vilmos Jávori - Remembering A Jazz Legend, National Concert Hall, 24 October
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Vilmos Jávori was one of the greatest figures in our jazz history, who had a significant impact on the music of both Hungary and the neighbouring countries. He was able to conjure good things from bad, and outstanding from good. His name is associated with the first Hungarian victory at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in the company of Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Rudolf Tomsics and Aladár Pege, while his ...
Award-Winning Hungarian Violinist Plans Musical Salon In Budapest – An Interview
- 19 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Bela Bartok’s Sonatas for Violin and Sonata for Violin on audio CD has won the prestigious international Gramophone Award. Zoltan Kocsis (laureate of the Hungarian Kossuth Prize twice) plays the piano and Barnabas Kelemen (Kossuth Prize laureate) plays the piano. Kelemen received the Gramophone Award in London in September.
Hungarians Are Unmotivated To Study Foreign Languages
- 20 Sep 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
A certificate of proficiency in a foreign language can earn you a rise of HUF 40 000 in the civil service and a comparable rise in the corporate sector – we have learned from the Hungarian Professional Association of Language Schools. That having said, Hungary fares very poorly in foreign language proficiency by comparison to other countries of the European Union. A third of the population ...
Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.