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'In Hungarian: Erika Náray', Festival Theatre Budapest, 28 August
- 25 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Erika Náray played cello for eight years in Eger. In the renowned secondary school for literature and drama in Szentes, she was a classmate or schoolmate of Róbert Alföldi, Enikő Börcsök, Adrien Szekeres, Zséda, Krisztián Nyári and Zoltán Ternyák.
Kraftklub (DE) @ Sziget Budapest, 16 August 4pm
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Kraftklub were founded in 2009, when rapper Felix Brummer (who went by the alias Bernd Bass back then) teamed up with rock band Neon Blocks to record a number of songs mixing indie rock and German-language rap. The lineup included drummer Max Marschk, guitarist Steffen Israel, singer/guitarist Karl Schumann, and bassist Till Brummer (Felix's brother and actually named Kummer, as both Till and ...
Florence + The Machine (UK) @ Sziget Budapest, 11 August 9.30 pm
- 11 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Florence and the Machine (styled as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch, Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other artists. The band's music had received praise across the media, especially from the BBC, before they gained mainstream success. Specifically, the BBC played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting ...
World-Famous Hungarian Geneticist Endre Czeizel Dies
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Endre Czeizel, the world-famous Hungarian doctor and geneticist, has died at the age of eighty-one following a long battle with leukaemia in the early hours of Monday, his daughter told the state news agency MTI. Born in Budapest in 1935, Mr. Czeizel graduated at Budapest’s Semmelweis University of Medicine in 1959 and worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Public Health right up to ...
Marina And The Diamonds (UK), Sziget Budapest, 14 August 5.45pm
- 10 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Marina Lambrini Diamandis (Greek: Μαρίνα-Λαμπρινή Διαμαντή; born 10 October 1985), better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Born in Brynmawr and raised in nearby Pandy, she performed for choir productions in her childhood. In 2009, Diamandis came to prominence after being ranked in second place on the Sound of 2010 poll organised by the BBC.
The Horrors (UK), Sziget Budapest, 12 August 5.45pm
- 10 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The Horrors are a British rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005, consisting of lead vocalist Faris Badwan, guitarist Joshua Hayward, keyboardist and synthesiser player Tom Cowan (also known as Tom Furse), bassist Rhys Webb, and drummer and percussionist Joe Spurgeon. Their music has been classified as garage rock, garage punk, gothic rock, shoegazing and post-punk revival.
Interpol (USA), Sziget Budapest, 13 August 11.45pm
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
There were no guarantees that Interpol would make another record. Following the departure of bassist Carlos Dengler at the end of sessions for their 2010 self-titled LP and a relentless marathon of more than 200 shows in support of it, the band's remaining members—guitarist Daniel Kessler, singer/guitarist Paul Banks, and drummer Sam Fogarino—took a two-and-a-half year break. For the first time, ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
Robbie Williams (UK), Sziget Budapest, 10 August
- 5 Aug 2015 12:02 PM
- entertainment
Robbie Williams has sold over 70 million albums over his solo career and has won more BRIT Awards than any other artist in history. Robbie’s 2010 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution To Music brought his tally of Brits to an astonishing 17.
'In Hungarian: Erika Náray', Festival Theatre Budapest, 28 August
- 25 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Erika Náray played cello for eight years in Eger. In the renowned secondary school for literature and drama in Szentes, she was a classmate or schoolmate of Róbert Alföldi, Enikő Börcsök, Adrien Szekeres, Zséda, Krisztián Nyári and Zoltán Ternyák.
Kraftklub (DE) @ Sziget Budapest, 16 August 4pm
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Kraftklub were founded in 2009, when rapper Felix Brummer (who went by the alias Bernd Bass back then) teamed up with rock band Neon Blocks to record a number of songs mixing indie rock and German-language rap. The lineup included drummer Max Marschk, guitarist Steffen Israel, singer/guitarist Karl Schumann, and bassist Till Brummer (Felix's brother and actually named Kummer, as both Till and ...
Florence + The Machine (UK) @ Sziget Budapest, 11 August 9.30 pm
- 11 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Florence and the Machine (styled as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch, Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other artists. The band's music had received praise across the media, especially from the BBC, before they gained mainstream success. Specifically, the BBC played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting ...
World-Famous Hungarian Geneticist Endre Czeizel Dies
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Endre Czeizel, the world-famous Hungarian doctor and geneticist, has died at the age of eighty-one following a long battle with leukaemia in the early hours of Monday, his daughter told the state news agency MTI. Born in Budapest in 1935, Mr. Czeizel graduated at Budapest’s Semmelweis University of Medicine in 1959 and worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Public Health right up to ...
Marina And The Diamonds (UK), Sziget Budapest, 14 August 5.45pm
- 10 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Marina Lambrini Diamandis (Greek: Μαρίνα-Λαμπρινή Διαμαντή; born 10 October 1985), better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Born in Brynmawr and raised in nearby Pandy, she performed for choir productions in her childhood. In 2009, Diamandis came to prominence after being ranked in second place on the Sound of 2010 poll organised by the BBC.
The Horrors (UK), Sziget Budapest, 12 August 5.45pm
- 10 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The Horrors are a British rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005, consisting of lead vocalist Faris Badwan, guitarist Joshua Hayward, keyboardist and synthesiser player Tom Cowan (also known as Tom Furse), bassist Rhys Webb, and drummer and percussionist Joe Spurgeon. Their music has been classified as garage rock, garage punk, gothic rock, shoegazing and post-punk revival.
Interpol (USA), Sziget Budapest, 13 August 11.45pm
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
There were no guarantees that Interpol would make another record. Following the departure of bassist Carlos Dengler at the end of sessions for their 2010 self-titled LP and a relentless marathon of more than 200 shows in support of it, the band's remaining members—guitarist Daniel Kessler, singer/guitarist Paul Banks, and drummer Sam Fogarino—took a two-and-a-half year break. For the first time, ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
Robbie Williams (UK), Sziget Budapest, 10 August
- 5 Aug 2015 12:02 PM
- entertainment
Robbie Williams has sold over 70 million albums over his solo career and has won more BRIT Awards than any other artist in history. Robbie’s 2010 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution To Music brought his tally of Brits to an astonishing 17.