79 result(s) for liszt anniversary
Composer-Pianist Liszt In Focus At Spring Festival
- 9 Mar 2018 12:49 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The Budapest Spring Festival (BSF) is now on, at 40 venues around Budapest, until April 22. The festival’s main focus in 2018 is the oeuvre of 19th century composer-pianist Franz Liszt.
Budapest Assembly Votes To Donate Liszt Bust To Buenos Aires
- 28 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s municipal assembly on Wednesday voted to donate a bust of Hungarian-born composer and pianist Franz Liszt to Buenos Aires. City councillors voted unanimously to task the Budapest History Museum with casting the bust and shipping it to the Argentine capital.
Lufthansa To Mark 50th Anniversary Of Flights To Budapest
- 29 Aug 2017 3:00 AM
- travel
The first flight of German airline company Lufthansa landed in Budapest just 50 years ago, on August 26, 1967. To mark the anniversary, an Airbus A350, the latest long-range, wide-body jet airliner of Lufthansa’s fleet, will touch down on Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport on September 8, the company told MTI in a statement.
László Fassang Named Artist Of Merit Of Hungary
- 4 Mar 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
In recognition of his unparalleled skills in performing classical organ works and improvised pieces alike, Liszt Award and Prima Prize winner László Fassang (Artist of the Season at Müpa Budapest this season) was named Artist of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.
Malkovich, Bregović, Kodály Anniversary At Budapest Spring Festival
- 2 Mar 2017 8:10 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Spring Festival will this year feature John Malkovich, Goran Bregović, and programmes marking the anniversary of the 1867 Austro-Hungarian Compromise and Zoltán Kodály’s death, the organisers said on Wednesday. Returning to the festival, Malkovich will perform a new piece for theatre and music scripted by German author Michael Sturminger.
Hungarian President, Spanish King Open Exhibition In Madrid
- 20 Feb 2017 6:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian President János Áder and King Felipe VI of Spain opened a largescale exhibition presenting works of Hungary’s Museum of Fine Arts and National Gallery in Madrid. The exhibition shows 90 paintings, sculptures and drawings by international artists such as Dürer, Velázquez, Goya, Leonardo and Rubens, and by Hungarian artists including Pál Szinyei- Merse, József Rippl-Rónai and Sándor ...
Introducing Mátyás Pince, One Of The Oldest Restaurants In Budapest
- 13 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- specials
"Due to its style, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant still attracts a lot of foreign tourists, but we would very much like to attract more Hungarian and expat guests too," management told XpatLoop. In the eyes of many, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant is a precious piece of the past. "Our compatriots living abroad come back for nostalgia, and families travel from the countryside for a Sunday lunch because ...
Music Academy Announces International Bartók Competition, Festival For 2017
- 7 Dec 2016 7:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music will host an international competition and festival in September 2017 to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Béla Bartók. Andrea Vigh, the academy’s director, told a press conference on Tuesday that the global event would be the first in a series, involving a competition for composers and a musical symposium.
Bartók, Polish Culture, 1956 In Focus At Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 21 Oct 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Béla Bartók and Polish culture will be central elements of the Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival held between Oct. 7 and 23, the head of the organising committee said. The festival, the largest of its kind in central and eastern Europe, will also feature events commemorating the 60th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, Csaba Káel said.
Composer-Pianist Liszt In Focus At Spring Festival
- 9 Mar 2018 12:49 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The Budapest Spring Festival (BSF) is now on, at 40 venues around Budapest, until April 22. The festival’s main focus in 2018 is the oeuvre of 19th century composer-pianist Franz Liszt.
Budapest Assembly Votes To Donate Liszt Bust To Buenos Aires
- 28 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s municipal assembly on Wednesday voted to donate a bust of Hungarian-born composer and pianist Franz Liszt to Buenos Aires. City councillors voted unanimously to task the Budapest History Museum with casting the bust and shipping it to the Argentine capital.
Lufthansa To Mark 50th Anniversary Of Flights To Budapest
- 29 Aug 2017 3:00 AM
- travel
The first flight of German airline company Lufthansa landed in Budapest just 50 years ago, on August 26, 1967. To mark the anniversary, an Airbus A350, the latest long-range, wide-body jet airliner of Lufthansa’s fleet, will touch down on Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport on September 8, the company told MTI in a statement.
László Fassang Named Artist Of Merit Of Hungary
- 4 Mar 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
In recognition of his unparalleled skills in performing classical organ works and improvised pieces alike, Liszt Award and Prima Prize winner László Fassang (Artist of the Season at Müpa Budapest this season) was named Artist of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.
Malkovich, Bregović, Kodály Anniversary At Budapest Spring Festival
- 2 Mar 2017 8:10 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Spring Festival will this year feature John Malkovich, Goran Bregović, and programmes marking the anniversary of the 1867 Austro-Hungarian Compromise and Zoltán Kodály’s death, the organisers said on Wednesday. Returning to the festival, Malkovich will perform a new piece for theatre and music scripted by German author Michael Sturminger.
Hungarian President, Spanish King Open Exhibition In Madrid
- 20 Feb 2017 6:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian President János Áder and King Felipe VI of Spain opened a largescale exhibition presenting works of Hungary’s Museum of Fine Arts and National Gallery in Madrid. The exhibition shows 90 paintings, sculptures and drawings by international artists such as Dürer, Velázquez, Goya, Leonardo and Rubens, and by Hungarian artists including Pál Szinyei- Merse, József Rippl-Rónai and Sándor ...
Introducing Mátyás Pince, One Of The Oldest Restaurants In Budapest
- 13 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- specials
"Due to its style, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant still attracts a lot of foreign tourists, but we would very much like to attract more Hungarian and expat guests too," management told XpatLoop. In the eyes of many, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant is a precious piece of the past. "Our compatriots living abroad come back for nostalgia, and families travel from the countryside for a Sunday lunch because ...
Music Academy Announces International Bartók Competition, Festival For 2017
- 7 Dec 2016 7:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music will host an international competition and festival in September 2017 to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Béla Bartók. Andrea Vigh, the academy’s director, told a press conference on Tuesday that the global event would be the first in a series, involving a competition for composers and a musical symposium.
Bartók, Polish Culture, 1956 In Focus At Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 21 Oct 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Béla Bartók and Polish culture will be central elements of the Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival held between Oct. 7 and 23, the head of the organising committee said. The festival, the largest of its kind in central and eastern Europe, will also feature events commemorating the 60th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, Csaba Káel said.