259 result(s) for hungarian conductor
Uniquely Hungary: The Budapest Festival Orchestra, By Anne Zwack
- 30 Jul 2015 10:30 AM
- community & culture
If asked what is the most famous Hungarian export one might mumble about salami and paprika and foie gras and then look vague. Meanwhile, I wonder how many people know on the other hand that the Budapest Festival Orchestra today is bringing the best of Hungary all over the world.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Gabrieli Choir, Hungarian Saint’s Church, 7 March
- 1 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The Budavár Chamber Orchestra and the Gabrieli Choir cordially invite you to their joint Lenten concert on 7 March.
Celebration Of Japanese & European Music, Liszt Academy, 25 February
- 23 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The concert features much loved pieces of contemporary Japanese and European music, performed by exceptionally talented Japanese and Hungarian students of Liszt Academy. Jyo Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and musical director best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki.
José Cura Concert, Budapest Aréna, 21 February
- 19 Feb 2015 3:42 AM
- entertainment
The world-famous opera singer José Cura will be giving an opera concert in Hungary with Andrea Mahó in Budapest, at the end of February. The world-renown Argentine operatic tenor and conductor José Cura is coming to Budapest to perform a concert with the amazing Hungarian opera singer and actress Andrea Mahó.
Uniquely Hungary: The Budapest Festival Orchestra, By Anne Zwack
- 30 Jul 2015 10:30 AM
- community & culture
If asked what is the most famous Hungarian export one might mumble about salami and paprika and foie gras and then look vague. Meanwhile, I wonder how many people know on the other hand that the Budapest Festival Orchestra today is bringing the best of Hungary all over the world.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Gabrieli Choir, Hungarian Saint’s Church, 7 March
- 1 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The Budavár Chamber Orchestra and the Gabrieli Choir cordially invite you to their joint Lenten concert on 7 March.
Celebration Of Japanese & European Music, Liszt Academy, 25 February
- 23 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The concert features much loved pieces of contemporary Japanese and European music, performed by exceptionally talented Japanese and Hungarian students of Liszt Academy. Jyo Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and musical director best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki.
José Cura Concert, Budapest Aréna, 21 February
- 19 Feb 2015 3:42 AM
- entertainment
The world-famous opera singer José Cura will be giving an opera concert in Hungary with Andrea Mahó in Budapest, at the end of February. The world-renown Argentine operatic tenor and conductor José Cura is coming to Budapest to perform a concert with the amazing Hungarian opera singer and actress Andrea Mahó.