2,216 result(s) for sport
Quatuor Voce, Festival Theatre Budapest, 3 May
- 2 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The young French string quartet Quatuor Voce has been selected for the Rising Stars programme on the recommendation of the Cité de la Musique cultural centre in Paris. Under the aegis of this project of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), the quartet will now feature among those given the chance to present themselves at the continent's most prestigious concert venues in the 2013/14 ...
Event For Kids: World of Percussion, Palace Of Arts, 3 May
- 2 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Music runs parallel to the history of mankind. The first instrument was little more than two stones picked up from the ground and struck together, sharing as they did their other uses as tools, weapons and firelighters. Wherever he has looked since, man has found objects suitable for drumming up rhythms.
Makám: 30, National Concert Hall Budapest, 2 May
- 1 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Makám is a band whose history is as branded by continuity as it by constant renewal. As this history began 30 years ago, we can add without a moment's reflection that this is an institution, perhaps even a "godfather", of Hungarian music.
Peter Gabriel To Perform Iconic Album 'So' , Budapest, 6 May 2014
- 1 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of his landmark multi-platinum album ‘So’, a re-mastered CD, 3CD set and a deluxe box set have released and Peter Gabriel was set to bring the tour entitled, ‘Back To Front’. This thiumphant tour continues, and Budapest is among the new cities!
Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet (USA), Festival Theatre Budapest, 29 May
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Perhaps the most significant and ground-breaking guitarist of the new millennium, Kurt Rosenwinkel is now bringing his Star of Jupiter to Hungary. This is the title of the double album of entirely original music released by his newly formed quartet in late 2012. It was greeted only with superlatives from every significant jazz publication, some of which even went as far as to dub it an instant ...
World Touring Car Championship WTCC 2014, Hungaroring
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
At the beginning of May, motor sports fans can enjoy a treat: the World Touring Car Championships (WTCC) will be holding two races at the Hungaroring racetrack near Budapest, preceded by a May day public event on the Danube banks, complete with air show and star-studded activities!
Xpat Opinion: Felcsút Stadium In Hungary Under The Microscope
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister is mocked and criticised by left-liberal pundits for having a football stadium built in his native Felcsút. The project is also criticised by a moderate right-wing commentator.Several stadiums are under construction in a project aimed at propping up ailing Hungarian football. The Felcsút pitch is part of a football academy sponsored by a tax rebate programme for enterprises ...
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
Sziget Budapest Confirms Fresh Acts, New Venues & Fun Programs
- 17 Apr 2014 11:20 AM
- entertainment
Outkast, Manic Street Preachers and The 1975 were all new acts confirmed to appear in Hungary this summer, Sziget organizers revealed this week at a press event. They join acts announced earlier such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Prodigy, Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Skrillex, Placebo, Lily Allen and The Kooks. The End Show will be presented by Calvin Harris, and now it’s also ...
Quatuor Voce, Festival Theatre Budapest, 3 May
- 2 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The young French string quartet Quatuor Voce has been selected for the Rising Stars programme on the recommendation of the Cité de la Musique cultural centre in Paris. Under the aegis of this project of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), the quartet will now feature among those given the chance to present themselves at the continent's most prestigious concert venues in the 2013/14 ...
Event For Kids: World of Percussion, Palace Of Arts, 3 May
- 2 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Music runs parallel to the history of mankind. The first instrument was little more than two stones picked up from the ground and struck together, sharing as they did their other uses as tools, weapons and firelighters. Wherever he has looked since, man has found objects suitable for drumming up rhythms.
Makám: 30, National Concert Hall Budapest, 2 May
- 1 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Makám is a band whose history is as branded by continuity as it by constant renewal. As this history began 30 years ago, we can add without a moment's reflection that this is an institution, perhaps even a "godfather", of Hungarian music.
Peter Gabriel To Perform Iconic Album 'So' , Budapest, 6 May 2014
- 1 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of his landmark multi-platinum album ‘So’, a re-mastered CD, 3CD set and a deluxe box set have released and Peter Gabriel was set to bring the tour entitled, ‘Back To Front’. This thiumphant tour continues, and Budapest is among the new cities!
Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet (USA), Festival Theatre Budapest, 29 May
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Perhaps the most significant and ground-breaking guitarist of the new millennium, Kurt Rosenwinkel is now bringing his Star of Jupiter to Hungary. This is the title of the double album of entirely original music released by his newly formed quartet in late 2012. It was greeted only with superlatives from every significant jazz publication, some of which even went as far as to dub it an instant ...
World Touring Car Championship WTCC 2014, Hungaroring
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
At the beginning of May, motor sports fans can enjoy a treat: the World Touring Car Championships (WTCC) will be holding two races at the Hungaroring racetrack near Budapest, preceded by a May day public event on the Danube banks, complete with air show and star-studded activities!
Xpat Opinion: Felcsút Stadium In Hungary Under The Microscope
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister is mocked and criticised by left-liberal pundits for having a football stadium built in his native Felcsút. The project is also criticised by a moderate right-wing commentator.Several stadiums are under construction in a project aimed at propping up ailing Hungarian football. The Felcsút pitch is part of a football academy sponsored by a tax rebate programme for enterprises ...
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
Sziget Budapest Confirms Fresh Acts, New Venues & Fun Programs
- 17 Apr 2014 11:20 AM
- entertainment
Outkast, Manic Street Preachers and The 1975 were all new acts confirmed to appear in Hungary this summer, Sziget organizers revealed this week at a press event. They join acts announced earlier such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Prodigy, Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Skrillex, Placebo, Lily Allen and The Kooks. The End Show will be presented by Calvin Harris, and now it’s also ...