1,372 result(s) for palace
Womex In Budapest Attracts Record Number Of Applications
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The World Music Expo (Womex) to be hosted by Budapest this autumn has attracted a record number of over 1,000 applications by the April 10 deadline, organiser and Womex jury member Balázs Weyer said. A total of 70 performers and bands will be selected for the event to be held in Budapest from October 21 to 25, Balazs Weyer of Hangveto (SoundSower) music distribution company said.
Former Ballet Institute In Budapest To Open As Hotel
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A 168-room, five-star hotel will be opened in the former Ballet Institute across from the Opera House on Andrássy út in December 2017, according to CEO Zaiki el Guiziri of project company QPR Properties. The Dreschler Palace building, which hosted the ballet institute during the Communist era, has been empty for nearly 20 years.
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Sinéad O'Connor Concert 21 April In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2015 4:40 AM
- entertainment
Sinéad last performed in Hungary eight years ago, and will be back in 2015 as part of Budapest's Spring Festival. Earlier, in 1987, she was twenty when she recorded The Lion and the Cobra, one of the most powerful debut albums of the age. The shaved-headed maverick of a singer was pregnant with her first child as she recorded the viscerally ingenious songs, which she also produced.
DanteXperience, Budapest Palace Of Arts, 24 April
- 18 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Dante’s Divine Comedy is a cornerstone of European culture, with an endless series of works of literature, fine art and music reflecting on it over the past centuries.
Two Winners For Hungary's New National Gallery
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Japanese firm Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates (SANAA) and Norway’s Snöhetta have jointly won the first place in the international tender for the design of the planned new Hungarian National Gallery. The design for the museum will be selected following consultations with the designers, based on professional and financial considerations of the two bids.
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 ...
Natalie Williams Concert In Budapest, 8 May
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
As a female singer with one of the biggest fanbases in the United Kingdom, Natalie Williams is also no stranger to the Hungarian audience. She previously performed at the CAFe Budapest festival as a guest of Random Trip in their remarkably successful 2014 concert.
Womex In Budapest Attracts Record Number Of Applications
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The World Music Expo (Womex) to be hosted by Budapest this autumn has attracted a record number of over 1,000 applications by the April 10 deadline, organiser and Womex jury member Balázs Weyer said. A total of 70 performers and bands will be selected for the event to be held in Budapest from October 21 to 25, Balazs Weyer of Hangveto (SoundSower) music distribution company said.
Former Ballet Institute In Budapest To Open As Hotel
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A 168-room, five-star hotel will be opened in the former Ballet Institute across from the Opera House on Andrássy út in December 2017, according to CEO Zaiki el Guiziri of project company QPR Properties. The Dreschler Palace building, which hosted the ballet institute during the Communist era, has been empty for nearly 20 years.
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Sinéad O'Connor Concert 21 April In Budapest
- 19 Apr 2015 4:40 AM
- entertainment
Sinéad last performed in Hungary eight years ago, and will be back in 2015 as part of Budapest's Spring Festival. Earlier, in 1987, she was twenty when she recorded The Lion and the Cobra, one of the most powerful debut albums of the age. The shaved-headed maverick of a singer was pregnant with her first child as she recorded the viscerally ingenious songs, which she also produced.
DanteXperience, Budapest Palace Of Arts, 24 April
- 18 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Dante’s Divine Comedy is a cornerstone of European culture, with an endless series of works of literature, fine art and music reflecting on it over the past centuries.
Two Winners For Hungary's New National Gallery
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Japanese firm Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates (SANAA) and Norway’s Snöhetta have jointly won the first place in the international tender for the design of the planned new Hungarian National Gallery. The design for the museum will be selected following consultations with the designers, based on professional and financial considerations of the two bids.
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 ...
Natalie Williams Concert In Budapest, 8 May
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
As a female singer with one of the biggest fanbases in the United Kingdom, Natalie Williams is also no stranger to the Hungarian audience. She previously performed at the CAFe Budapest festival as a guest of Random Trip in their remarkably successful 2014 concert.