455 result(s) for hungarian composer
'Heroes, Kings, Saints, Images & Documents From The History Of Hungary' Exhibiton
- 11 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
"The new exhibition of the Hungarian National Gallery offers a special reading of the images from the history of Hungary. The visitors can review the fateful events and the most famous heroes of the Hungarian history through the lines of the two most popular Hungarian poems: the Hymn (the National Anthem), written by Ferenc Kölcsey, and the Appeal, written by Mihály Vörösmarty.
Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 26 June
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Étienne Méhul (1763–1817), one of the most significant and influential opera composers during the French revolution and the politically turbulent decades thereafter, wrote some forty works for musical theatre. Enjoying the confidence of his friend and rival Luigi Cherubini, and even of Napoleon, Méhul expanded the range of themes adaptable to the opera genre, enriching its musical landscape.
The Bards Of Wales, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 29 June
- 25 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- community & culture
At the invitation of Concert Masters International Budapest (CMI), the world-famous Welsh-born British composer Karl Jenkins recently wrote a large-scale cantata to János Arany’s ballad The Bards of Wales. The English-language world première took place in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall on 21 June 2011, conducted by the composer himself under the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales. This ...
Végh Sándor String Quarter Competition Begins In Budapest On 4 June
- 4 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The first Sándor Végh International String Quartet Competition starts on June 4 in Budapest. The event is an important part of a series of commemorations this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the world-famous violinist, chamber musician and conductor Sándor Végh, who was one of the internationally best-known Hungarian musicians of the 20th century.
Now Showing: 30th Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition, National Museum Budapest
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"A unique series of exhibitions in Hungary. The Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition has come to its jubilee 30th anniversary. By no coincidence this is the single exhibition in Hungary that has reached this special anniversary.
Top 10 Near To Hungary Destinations, Part 3 - 4
- 10 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Four more ideas for your vacation planning....
5. Zakopane - This is the Polish destination I mentioned in my last post, which is close enough to the Tátras to combine the two into one trip, if you so desire. This place has it. Charm, charm, charm. I admit I never thought Poland had much of that, although everyone raves about Krakow (I haven’t made it there yet).
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Handel: Hercules, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 March
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Even by Handel’s standards for high-speed composition, Hercules was completed in record time. Taking the story of Sophocles’s Women of Trachis and Ovid’s Metamorphoses as his basis, the composer began writing the work on 19 July 1744 and finished on 21 August. In the meantime, he sent teasing letters to Charles Jennens, the librettist of the work (and of the oratorio Belshazzar), urging him to ...
Opening Concert Of The Budapest Spring Festival, National Concert Hall, 16 March
- 14 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“I am very glad to be able to tell you that your viola concerto is ready in draft, so that only the score has to be written, which means a purely mechanical work, so to speak. If nothing happens, I can be through in 5 or 6 weeks,” wrote Bartók to violist William Primrose. The score, however, was never written, and Bartók’s last work remained a torso – some even consider it one of the most ...
'Heroes, Kings, Saints, Images & Documents From The History Of Hungary' Exhibiton
- 11 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
"The new exhibition of the Hungarian National Gallery offers a special reading of the images from the history of Hungary. The visitors can review the fateful events and the most famous heroes of the Hungarian history through the lines of the two most popular Hungarian poems: the Hymn (the National Anthem), written by Ferenc Kölcsey, and the Appeal, written by Mihály Vörösmarty.
Purcell Choir, Orfeo Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 26 June
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Étienne Méhul (1763–1817), one of the most significant and influential opera composers during the French revolution and the politically turbulent decades thereafter, wrote some forty works for musical theatre. Enjoying the confidence of his friend and rival Luigi Cherubini, and even of Napoleon, Méhul expanded the range of themes adaptable to the opera genre, enriching its musical landscape.
The Bards Of Wales, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 29 June
- 25 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- community & culture
At the invitation of Concert Masters International Budapest (CMI), the world-famous Welsh-born British composer Karl Jenkins recently wrote a large-scale cantata to János Arany’s ballad The Bards of Wales. The English-language world première took place in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall on 21 June 2011, conducted by the composer himself under the patronage of HRH The Prince of Wales. This ...
Végh Sándor String Quarter Competition Begins In Budapest On 4 June
- 4 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The first Sándor Végh International String Quartet Competition starts on June 4 in Budapest. The event is an important part of a series of commemorations this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the world-famous violinist, chamber musician and conductor Sándor Végh, who was one of the internationally best-known Hungarian musicians of the 20th century.
Now Showing: 30th Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition, National Museum Budapest
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"A unique series of exhibitions in Hungary. The Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition has come to its jubilee 30th anniversary. By no coincidence this is the single exhibition in Hungary that has reached this special anniversary.
Top 10 Near To Hungary Destinations, Part 3 - 4
- 10 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Four more ideas for your vacation planning....
5. Zakopane - This is the Polish destination I mentioned in my last post, which is close enough to the Tátras to combine the two into one trip, if you so desire. This place has it. Charm, charm, charm. I admit I never thought Poland had much of that, although everyone raves about Krakow (I haven’t made it there yet).
Looking Back On The Liszt Year In Hungary - In A Nutshell
- 27 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, sereval exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. Although we could not be present everywhere, we have covered most of the events in narrative or in pictures.
Handel: Hercules, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 March
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Even by Handel’s standards for high-speed composition, Hercules was completed in record time. Taking the story of Sophocles’s Women of Trachis and Ovid’s Metamorphoses as his basis, the composer began writing the work on 19 July 1744 and finished on 21 August. In the meantime, he sent teasing letters to Charles Jennens, the librettist of the work (and of the oratorio Belshazzar), urging him to ...
Opening Concert Of The Budapest Spring Festival, National Concert Hall, 16 March
- 14 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“I am very glad to be able to tell you that your viola concerto is ready in draft, so that only the score has to be written, which means a purely mechanical work, so to speak. If nothing happens, I can be through in 5 or 6 weeks,” wrote Bartók to violist William Primrose. The score, however, was never written, and Bartók’s last work remained a torso – some even consider it one of the most ...