74 result(s) for record high in Community & Culture
Lindsey Stirling, Budapest Aréna, 4 July
- 3 Jul 2015 2:04 AM
- community & culture
Lindsey Stirling is one of the biggest artist development breakthrough stories in recent years. A classically trained violinist from Gilbert, AZ, Lindsey has entered a futurist world of electronic big beats and animation, leaping through the music industry with over 675 million views on YouTube, Billboard chart-topping hits and sold out tours worldwide.
Video: Former U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Launches Book About Her Experiences
- 23 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- community & culture
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a U.S. Ambassador? Find out first hand at a party on 6 May in San Francisco, CA, to celebrate Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis' memoir called 'Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest'. You can also learn details in the video below, and read all about it in a new book, by the first Greek-American woman ever to ...
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Palace Of Arts, 18 February
- 16 Feb 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Two romantic pieces- Schumann ’ Symphony No. 4 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 - and a brilliantly witty piano concerto consist of the National Philharmonic Orchestra’s programme on February 18. Alexei Volodin, winner of the Géza Anda Piano Competition is a representative of the great Russian pianist tradition and in this capacity he will be performing the Prokofiev piano concerto for left hand. ...
Egyptian Exhibition Attracts Record Number Of Visitors In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A record number of 114,000 people have gone to see the large-scale exhibition on Egypt and the pharaohs in Szeged’s Ferenc Móra Museum in southern Hungary, the museum’s press officer said.
Budapest Opera To Close Year With Record Number Of Visitors
- 30 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera will close 2014 with a record high number of visitors, performances and ticket sales revenue for the past 25 years, its director-general Szilveszter Ókovács said. “The number of visitors paying for a ticket was over 550,000 and through public media broadcasts of opera-related content, the Budapest Opera has reached at least one million people,” he said.
Celebrating St Andrew’s Day In Scotland’s Special Year
- 27 Nov 2014 3:33 AM
- community & culture
By Jonathan Knott, UK Ambassador To Hungary: "On Sunday, 30 November, we celebrate Scotland’s national day and anyone passing the British Embassy in Budapest will notice a subtle change.
Giora Feidman & Gitanes Blondes, Music Academy Budapest, 6 September
- 4 Sep 2014 10:45 AM
- community & culture
In his cooperation with the Munich based ensemble Gitanes Blondes Giora Feidman chose a new path. So far his Klezmer line-ups were groups he put together himself and had them following his sound concepts. In Gitanes Blondes for the first time he met a grown band with their own particular handwriting – in Giora Feidman’s opinon the best Klezmer group, no doubt, he encountered so far.
Emre Elivar & Işin Metin Concert With The Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
- 4 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It might not be obvious but Hungarian and Turkish music history and folk music have a lot in common. This concert presents two excellent Turkish musicians and introduces Turkish music to the audiences. Composed by Ahmed Adnan Saygun, the ‘Bartók of Turkey’ in 1975, Ritual Dance melts elements of Western music and Turkish authentic folk music in a unique way.
British Vocal Group Voces8 In Budapest On 28 March
- 20 Mar 2014 9:30 AM
- community & culture
VOCES8, the outstanding vocal ensemble from Britain is coming to its first tour in Hungary, consisting of only three tour dates. To the invitation of Philharmonia Hungary, three Hungarian cities will host the group; they will perform in Veszprém at the Pannon University on 25 March, in Nagykanizsa at the Hevesi Sándor Cultural Centre on 27 March, and for two times, with two different programs in ...
Lindsey Stirling, Budapest Aréna, 4 July
- 3 Jul 2015 2:04 AM
- community & culture
Lindsey Stirling is one of the biggest artist development breakthrough stories in recent years. A classically trained violinist from Gilbert, AZ, Lindsey has entered a futurist world of electronic big beats and animation, leaping through the music industry with over 675 million views on YouTube, Billboard chart-topping hits and sold out tours worldwide.
Video: Former U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Launches Book About Her Experiences
- 23 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- community & culture
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a U.S. Ambassador? Find out first hand at a party on 6 May in San Francisco, CA, to celebrate Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis' memoir called 'Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest'. You can also learn details in the video below, and read all about it in a new book, by the first Greek-American woman ever to ...
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Palace Of Arts, 18 February
- 16 Feb 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Two romantic pieces- Schumann ’ Symphony No. 4 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 - and a brilliantly witty piano concerto consist of the National Philharmonic Orchestra’s programme on February 18. Alexei Volodin, winner of the Géza Anda Piano Competition is a representative of the great Russian pianist tradition and in this capacity he will be performing the Prokofiev piano concerto for left hand. ...
Egyptian Exhibition Attracts Record Number Of Visitors In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A record number of 114,000 people have gone to see the large-scale exhibition on Egypt and the pharaohs in Szeged’s Ferenc Móra Museum in southern Hungary, the museum’s press officer said.
Budapest Opera To Close Year With Record Number Of Visitors
- 30 Dec 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera will close 2014 with a record high number of visitors, performances and ticket sales revenue for the past 25 years, its director-general Szilveszter Ókovács said. “The number of visitors paying for a ticket was over 550,000 and through public media broadcasts of opera-related content, the Budapest Opera has reached at least one million people,” he said.
Celebrating St Andrew’s Day In Scotland’s Special Year
- 27 Nov 2014 3:33 AM
- community & culture
By Jonathan Knott, UK Ambassador To Hungary: "On Sunday, 30 November, we celebrate Scotland’s national day and anyone passing the British Embassy in Budapest will notice a subtle change.
Giora Feidman & Gitanes Blondes, Music Academy Budapest, 6 September
- 4 Sep 2014 10:45 AM
- community & culture
In his cooperation with the Munich based ensemble Gitanes Blondes Giora Feidman chose a new path. So far his Klezmer line-ups were groups he put together himself and had them following his sound concepts. In Gitanes Blondes for the first time he met a grown band with their own particular handwriting – in Giora Feidman’s opinon the best Klezmer group, no doubt, he encountered so far.
Emre Elivar & Işin Metin Concert With The Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra
- 4 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It might not be obvious but Hungarian and Turkish music history and folk music have a lot in common. This concert presents two excellent Turkish musicians and introduces Turkish music to the audiences. Composed by Ahmed Adnan Saygun, the ‘Bartók of Turkey’ in 1975, Ritual Dance melts elements of Western music and Turkish authentic folk music in a unique way.
British Vocal Group Voces8 In Budapest On 28 March
- 20 Mar 2014 9:30 AM
- community & culture
VOCES8, the outstanding vocal ensemble from Britain is coming to its first tour in Hungary, consisting of only three tour dates. To the invitation of Philharmonia Hungary, three Hungarian cities will host the group; they will perform in Veszprém at the Pannon University on 25 March, in Nagykanizsa at the Hevesi Sándor Cultural Centre on 27 March, and for two times, with two different programs in ...