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Invitation: 'Electric Ghosts', National Concert Hall Budapest, 24 April
- 23 Apr 2012 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Vincent Lê Quang and László Fassang performed together at Müpa in 2007. Following their crossover performance including everything from the classics to world music to jazz, they now invite the audience on a brand new musical adventure, in which their earlier improvisations reappear in a completely new form.
Pannon Philharmonic Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 April
- 21 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Hordes of music-lovers expected the young Johannes Brahms to produce a symphony, but the composer himself felt half-paralysed by the legacy of his great predecessor Beethoven. After a wait of 22, years he finally produced his Symphony No. 1 in C minor (op. 68), which was universally recognised as a masterpiece. It is said that the melody of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy can be detected in one of the ...
Xpat Interview: Hungarian Expat Musician Is Making Ambient-Folk Sounds in Scotland
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Tamás Kátai is an avant-garde musician from Hungary, well known for his metal project called Thy Catafalque. At the moment, he lives in Edinburgh, UK, but nevertheless continues writing music in his mother tongue. Over the years he has participated in many other bands, such as Gire and Darklight. In 2006, he released a solo album, named Erika Szobája (Erika's Room), which is described as an ...
Hungarian Artists Worth Watching: Judit Wild, Aka vadjutka
- 12 Apr 2012 9:03 AM
- community & culture
Judit Wild has been making jewelry for a decade. Over those ten years, the first few spent experimenting and not really believing that this artistic pursuit was her destiny, she developed a style that is both respectful of the past and utterly, totally modern.
Indoor Smoking Fined In Hungary After 1 April
- 10 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
"On 1 January 2012, the amendment of the Act on the protection of non-smokers has entered into force, which introduced stricter requirements for smoking beginning with 2012. In the practice, this means that save for a few special cases, the regulation bans smoking in indoors, as well as in certain outdoor areas. However, a grace period has been given until 1 April 2012 for those facilities ...
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).
Report: 'Rethink / Re-Button' Hungarian Fashion & Design Award Winners
- 4 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
"A dress designed by a young architect sewn from tiny wooden slats inspired by Hungarian folk architecture won the Rethink/re-button! Magyar is the Mode Contest contest invited for the second time by Design Terminal, a background institution of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice. A record number of 1000 entries were submitted this year.
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall, 6 April
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Hungarian National Philharmonic again presents an unusually put together but compelling concert programme featuring two large-scale works. Neither are well-known examples of the concert repertoire – although Schoenberg’s transcription of Brahms’ piano quartet, with its Hungarian-styled finale, is a genuine treat. The Swiss conductor for the evening, Matthias Bamert, learned composition under ...
Invitation: Final Concert Of The Liszt Year In Hungary, Opera House, 31 March
- 30 Mar 2012 10:01 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, several exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. On 31 March, Kossuth Prize-winner Dezső Ránki pianist and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra close the celebrations at the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest, playing Liszt’s emblematic pieces.
Invitation: 'Electric Ghosts', National Concert Hall Budapest, 24 April
- 23 Apr 2012 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Vincent Lê Quang and László Fassang performed together at Müpa in 2007. Following their crossover performance including everything from the classics to world music to jazz, they now invite the audience on a brand new musical adventure, in which their earlier improvisations reappear in a completely new form.
Pannon Philharmonic Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 April
- 21 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Hordes of music-lovers expected the young Johannes Brahms to produce a symphony, but the composer himself felt half-paralysed by the legacy of his great predecessor Beethoven. After a wait of 22, years he finally produced his Symphony No. 1 in C minor (op. 68), which was universally recognised as a masterpiece. It is said that the melody of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy can be detected in one of the ...
Xpat Interview: Hungarian Expat Musician Is Making Ambient-Folk Sounds in Scotland
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Tamás Kátai is an avant-garde musician from Hungary, well known for his metal project called Thy Catafalque. At the moment, he lives in Edinburgh, UK, but nevertheless continues writing music in his mother tongue. Over the years he has participated in many other bands, such as Gire and Darklight. In 2006, he released a solo album, named Erika Szobája (Erika's Room), which is described as an ...
Hungarian Artists Worth Watching: Judit Wild, Aka vadjutka
- 12 Apr 2012 9:03 AM
- community & culture
Judit Wild has been making jewelry for a decade. Over those ten years, the first few spent experimenting and not really believing that this artistic pursuit was her destiny, she developed a style that is both respectful of the past and utterly, totally modern.
Indoor Smoking Fined In Hungary After 1 April
- 10 Apr 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
"On 1 January 2012, the amendment of the Act on the protection of non-smokers has entered into force, which introduced stricter requirements for smoking beginning with 2012. In the practice, this means that save for a few special cases, the regulation bans smoking in indoors, as well as in certain outdoor areas. However, a grace period has been given until 1 April 2012 for those facilities ...
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).
Report: 'Rethink / Re-Button' Hungarian Fashion & Design Award Winners
- 4 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
"A dress designed by a young architect sewn from tiny wooden slats inspired by Hungarian folk architecture won the Rethink/re-button! Magyar is the Mode Contest contest invited for the second time by Design Terminal, a background institution of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice. A record number of 1000 entries were submitted this year.
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, National Concert Hall, 6 April
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Hungarian National Philharmonic again presents an unusually put together but compelling concert programme featuring two large-scale works. Neither are well-known examples of the concert repertoire – although Schoenberg’s transcription of Brahms’ piano quartet, with its Hungarian-styled finale, is a genuine treat. The Swiss conductor for the evening, Matthias Bamert, learned composition under ...
Invitation: Final Concert Of The Liszt Year In Hungary, Opera House, 31 March
- 30 Mar 2012 10:01 AM
- community & culture
"In 2011 hundreds of concerts, several exhibitions, publications and commemorating events were dedicated to Ferenc Liszt, born 200 years ago. On 31 March, Kossuth Prize-winner Dezső Ránki pianist and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra close the celebrations at the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest, playing Liszt’s emblematic pieces.