371 result(s) for national concert hall
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 ...
Bach In The Original, National Concert Hall Budapest, 9 March
- 7 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The language of Bach’s instrumental music comes under the spotlight as reflected in his favoured instruments and its pioneering forerunners. Through the pieces performed at this concert, the essence of the immortal Bach’s music vividly takes shape.
Invitation: Charles Lloyd Sky Trio, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 February
- 22 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Charles Lloyd is an international treasure,” said Carlos Santana of the 74-year old saxophone player. According to Ben Ratliff, jazz writer at The New York Times, “follow the career of Charles Lloyd, ... and you’ll see a grand history of jazz spanning half a century”.
Invitation: Magashegyi Underground, National Concert Hall Budapest, 24 February
- 21 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Based on a successful début performance to a full house in November 2011, we once again welcome Magashegyi Underground on stage – on this occasion with the addition of a symphony orchestra and chorus, to perform tracks from their brand new 2012 album release entitled Ezer Nap (1,000 Days).
Dezső Ránki Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 17 January
- 16 Jan 2012 8:08 AM
- community & culture
"Dezső Ránki gained his diploma in 1973 at the Liszt Academy of Music as a student of Pál Kadosa and Ferenc Rados. At the age of 18, he won first prize at the International Schumann Competition in Zwickau, and has since performed concerts worldwide. He has played with the Berlin and London Philharmonic Orchestras, the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and the Orchestre National de France in ...
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 13-15 January 2012
- 12 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- entertainment
"The Palace of Arts first hosted the Jazz Showcase and Talent Exchange in 2008. The festival gives a world-renowned and rightly acclaimed young generation of Hungarian jazz performers the chance to present themselves to noted jazz experts from Europe and the United States, broadening their knowledge and, in some cases, gaining recording and concert touring opportunities.
Hungarian National Philharmonic, National Concert Hall Budapest, 12 January
- 10 Jan 2012 8:02 AM
- community & culture
""The guest artist for the evening, Olga Kern, was born into a family of musicians with Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff in its lineage. She has taken part in numerous competitions, finishing winner or receiving a special prize on almost every occasion. After a gap of 32 years, she was the first woman to win a gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
The Great Johann Strauss Gala , National Concert Hall Budapest, 3 January
- 2 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Enjoy the magical atmosphere of 19th century Vienna in the company of the Strauss Festival Orchestra, which will performing a selection of waltzes, marches and polkas with the Strauss Ballet Ensemble. One of the world’s most popular New Year concert shows returns to Hungary, on this occasion for two gala performances that promise a wonderful experience for all the family.
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 ...
Bach In The Original, National Concert Hall Budapest, 9 March
- 7 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The language of Bach’s instrumental music comes under the spotlight as reflected in his favoured instruments and its pioneering forerunners. Through the pieces performed at this concert, the essence of the immortal Bach’s music vividly takes shape.
Invitation: Charles Lloyd Sky Trio, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 February
- 22 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Charles Lloyd is an international treasure,” said Carlos Santana of the 74-year old saxophone player. According to Ben Ratliff, jazz writer at The New York Times, “follow the career of Charles Lloyd, ... and you’ll see a grand history of jazz spanning half a century”.
Invitation: Magashegyi Underground, National Concert Hall Budapest, 24 February
- 21 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Based on a successful début performance to a full house in November 2011, we once again welcome Magashegyi Underground on stage – on this occasion with the addition of a symphony orchestra and chorus, to perform tracks from their brand new 2012 album release entitled Ezer Nap (1,000 Days).
Dezső Ránki Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 17 January
- 16 Jan 2012 8:08 AM
- community & culture
"Dezső Ránki gained his diploma in 1973 at the Liszt Academy of Music as a student of Pál Kadosa and Ferenc Rados. At the age of 18, he won first prize at the International Schumann Competition in Zwickau, and has since performed concerts worldwide. He has played with the Berlin and London Philharmonic Orchestras, the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam and the Orchestre National de France in ...
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 13-15 January 2012
- 12 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- entertainment
"The Palace of Arts first hosted the Jazz Showcase and Talent Exchange in 2008. The festival gives a world-renowned and rightly acclaimed young generation of Hungarian jazz performers the chance to present themselves to noted jazz experts from Europe and the United States, broadening their knowledge and, in some cases, gaining recording and concert touring opportunities.
Hungarian National Philharmonic, National Concert Hall Budapest, 12 January
- 10 Jan 2012 8:02 AM
- community & culture
""The guest artist for the evening, Olga Kern, was born into a family of musicians with Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff in its lineage. She has taken part in numerous competitions, finishing winner or receiving a special prize on almost every occasion. After a gap of 32 years, she was the first woman to win a gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
The Great Johann Strauss Gala , National Concert Hall Budapest, 3 January
- 2 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Enjoy the magical atmosphere of 19th century Vienna in the company of the Strauss Festival Orchestra, which will performing a selection of waltzes, marches and polkas with the Strauss Ballet Ensemble. One of the world’s most popular New Year concert shows returns to Hungary, on this occasion for two gala performances that promise a wonderful experience for all the family.