17 result(s) for quincy jones
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 ...
Jazzy Festival 2014, MOM Cultural Center Budapest, 16 - 18 October
- 16 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Now in its 4th year, Jazzy Festival is staged by Budapest's premier jazz radio station 90.9 Jazzy at the MOM Cultural Center on October 16, 17 and 18. Featuring a local artist and an international headliner on each day, the event is sure to please fans of jazz, soul, funky and quality pop music.
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, National Concert Hall Budapest, 11 January
- 9 Jan 2014 8:12 AM
- entertainment
The gala concert of the three-day Jazz Talent Exchange promises to be one of the grandest occasions not only of the Jazz Showcase, but of the season as a whole. The first half of the two-part evening, in keeping with the message of the Showcase, will feature a concert of a master and his pupils, as Károly Binder, head of the jazz department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and an “old hand” ...
Invitation: Vilmos Jávori - Remembering A Jazz Legend, National Concert Hall, 24 October
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Vilmos Jávori was one of the greatest figures in our jazz history, who had a significant impact on the music of both Hungary and the neighbouring countries. He was able to conjure good things from bad, and outstanding from good. His name is associated with the first Hungarian victory at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in the company of Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Rudolf Tomsics and Aladár Pege, while his ...
Invitation: Duna Symphonic Orchestra & Tommy Vig, Budapest, 22 March
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The repertoire of the Duna Symphonic Orchestra encompasses some of the European musical history’s eras, starting from the baroque music to the 21st century’s contemporary compositions. Besides musicial compositions representing classical values, the Orchestra pays special attention to presenting 21st century Hungarian contemporary compositions, when compiling its self-organized season ticket ...
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 21 December
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is back in action at a new venue (address at the bottom) with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 21st December 2012 proudly presenting the Gyarfas Trio featuring Csaba Deseo & Tommy Vig (US).
Flavors, Emotions, Magic In The Triumph Of Light At Hilton Budapest
- 10 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- specials
For centuries, people of all cultures have celebrated the magical wonders of the Midsummer night. The fires that burn brightly in the villages and fields have migrated to the cities and festivals as well. Let us celebrate the importance of the longest day of the year, the solstice, and with it, love, life and the triumph of light over darkness, Saint John the Baptist’s birth. There are many ...
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
A visionary, innovator, and originator who defied categorization and embodied the word cool—a foray into the life and career of musical and cultural icon Miles Davis.
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 ...
Jazzy Festival 2014, MOM Cultural Center Budapest, 16 - 18 October
- 16 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Now in its 4th year, Jazzy Festival is staged by Budapest's premier jazz radio station 90.9 Jazzy at the MOM Cultural Center on October 16, 17 and 18. Featuring a local artist and an international headliner on each day, the event is sure to please fans of jazz, soul, funky and quality pop music.
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, National Concert Hall Budapest, 11 January
- 9 Jan 2014 8:12 AM
- entertainment
The gala concert of the three-day Jazz Talent Exchange promises to be one of the grandest occasions not only of the Jazz Showcase, but of the season as a whole. The first half of the two-part evening, in keeping with the message of the Showcase, will feature a concert of a master and his pupils, as Károly Binder, head of the jazz department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and an “old hand” ...
Invitation: Vilmos Jávori - Remembering A Jazz Legend, National Concert Hall, 24 October
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Vilmos Jávori was one of the greatest figures in our jazz history, who had a significant impact on the music of both Hungary and the neighbouring countries. He was able to conjure good things from bad, and outstanding from good. His name is associated with the first Hungarian victory at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in the company of Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Rudolf Tomsics and Aladár Pege, while his ...
Invitation: Duna Symphonic Orchestra & Tommy Vig, Budapest, 22 March
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The repertoire of the Duna Symphonic Orchestra encompasses some of the European musical history’s eras, starting from the baroque music to the 21st century’s contemporary compositions. Besides musicial compositions representing classical values, the Orchestra pays special attention to presenting 21st century Hungarian contemporary compositions, when compiling its self-organized season ticket ...
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 21 December
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is back in action at a new venue (address at the bottom) with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 21st December 2012 proudly presenting the Gyarfas Trio featuring Csaba Deseo & Tommy Vig (US).
Flavors, Emotions, Magic In The Triumph Of Light At Hilton Budapest
- 10 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- specials
For centuries, people of all cultures have celebrated the magical wonders of the Midsummer night. The fires that burn brightly in the villages and fields have migrated to the cities and festivals as well. Let us celebrate the importance of the longest day of the year, the solstice, and with it, love, life and the triumph of light over darkness, Saint John the Baptist’s birth. There are many ...
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
A visionary, innovator, and originator who defied categorization and embodied the word cool—a foray into the life and career of musical and cultural icon Miles Davis.