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Invitation: New Year's Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 1 January
- 29 Dec 2013 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The New Year’s Concert is a highly successful tradition of several years standing at the Palace of Arts. In 2013, we had the opportunity to hear Haydn‘s oratorio The Seasons with Helmuth Rilling, while on the first day of 2014 the work will be presented by another world-renowned conductor in the shape of René Jacobs.
Invitation: Christmas Organ Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 Dec
- 19 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Balázs Szabó, our guide on an interesting workshop tour through the past of organ music, is still shy of his 30th year and yet has already followed a strikingly diverse career path engaged with both the history of the instrument and organ renovation. In providing a taste of the work of Max Reger and Karl Straube, he illuminates their relationship to the music of the “originator”, Johann Sebastian ...
11 Things To Know Before Visiting Hungary
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
Slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Indiana, and with a slowly decreasing population of just under 10 million (1.7 million of whom live in the capital, Budapest), Hungary is a land in thrall to its history. The horse is still revered here, Franz Liszt is huge and goulash is a soup not a stew. You may find yourself overtaken in a revolving door, but you'll be made to feel thoroughly welcome -- ...
Invitation: Instru-Mentor - The World Makes Music, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 16 Nov
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The stars of this series are the “tools” of music themselves: The instruments. Children will get the chance to familiarise themselves with these instruments in the context of authentic live music and with the assistance of expert musicians. In this semester, we once again return to the world at large, introducing children to the folk music and rarely seen instruments of various parts of the globe ...
Organ Stories, National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 Nov
- 6 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
For the fifth instalment of this highly successful series of concerts that has been running for ever since 2009, Pál Mácsai and László Fassang have discovered some astonishing American organ stories from the first half of the 20th century. Unusual tales, anecdotes and legends connected with pieces of music, instruments, composers and performers are spiced with curiosities from the history of the ...
Hungary Expects Record Breaking Summer Tourist Season
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published earlier today, in July 2013 the number of tourist nights spent in Hungary by non-residents and residents was up by 4.7 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively, and thus turnover at accommodation establishments increased by a total of 6.2 percent. Gross revenues at accommodation facilities – at current prices – ...
Invitation: New Orleans Swing Festival, Festival Theatre, 30 August
- 28 Aug 2013 9:02 AM
- entertainment
The ninth New Orleans Swing Festival trains the spotlight on this occasion on the most modern of its targeted styles as swing itself takes centre stage on all three days of the event, as interpreted by the cream of the Hungarian and American jazz scenes.
Invitation: Jazz Masterclass With John Allred, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 31 August
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
New Orleans Swing 2013 has grown into more than simply a jazz festival for the entertainment of audiences. From 4 pm on the afternoons of 30 and 31 August, the Palace of Arts will be holding masterclasses primarily for professionals in the field of jazz.
Invitation: Szakcsi Jr. Trió & Lew Tabackin (USA), Palace Of Arts Budapest, 31 August
- 25 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A performer of great stature recognised in a number of styles, Lew Tabackin has led his own bands since the 1960s, lined up for a number of all-star bands over the years, and is a masterful player of both flute and tenor saxophone. While the ethereally abstract flourishes of his flute betray Asian influences, his saxophone is broad in range, both explosively dynamic and luscious in texture. It is ...
Invitation: New Year's Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 1 January
- 29 Dec 2013 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The New Year’s Concert is a highly successful tradition of several years standing at the Palace of Arts. In 2013, we had the opportunity to hear Haydn‘s oratorio The Seasons with Helmuth Rilling, while on the first day of 2014 the work will be presented by another world-renowned conductor in the shape of René Jacobs.
Invitation: Christmas Organ Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 Dec
- 19 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Balázs Szabó, our guide on an interesting workshop tour through the past of organ music, is still shy of his 30th year and yet has already followed a strikingly diverse career path engaged with both the history of the instrument and organ renovation. In providing a taste of the work of Max Reger and Karl Straube, he illuminates their relationship to the music of the “originator”, Johann Sebastian ...
11 Things To Know Before Visiting Hungary
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
Slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Indiana, and with a slowly decreasing population of just under 10 million (1.7 million of whom live in the capital, Budapest), Hungary is a land in thrall to its history. The horse is still revered here, Franz Liszt is huge and goulash is a soup not a stew. You may find yourself overtaken in a revolving door, but you'll be made to feel thoroughly welcome -- ...
Invitation: Instru-Mentor - The World Makes Music, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 16 Nov
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The stars of this series are the “tools” of music themselves: The instruments. Children will get the chance to familiarise themselves with these instruments in the context of authentic live music and with the assistance of expert musicians. In this semester, we once again return to the world at large, introducing children to the folk music and rarely seen instruments of various parts of the globe ...
Organ Stories, National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 Nov
- 6 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
For the fifth instalment of this highly successful series of concerts that has been running for ever since 2009, Pál Mácsai and László Fassang have discovered some astonishing American organ stories from the first half of the 20th century. Unusual tales, anecdotes and legends connected with pieces of music, instruments, composers and performers are spiced with curiosities from the history of the ...
Hungary Expects Record Breaking Summer Tourist Season
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
According to the flash report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) published earlier today, in July 2013 the number of tourist nights spent in Hungary by non-residents and residents was up by 4.7 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively, and thus turnover at accommodation establishments increased by a total of 6.2 percent. Gross revenues at accommodation facilities – at current prices – ...
Invitation: New Orleans Swing Festival, Festival Theatre, 30 August
- 28 Aug 2013 9:02 AM
- entertainment
The ninth New Orleans Swing Festival trains the spotlight on this occasion on the most modern of its targeted styles as swing itself takes centre stage on all three days of the event, as interpreted by the cream of the Hungarian and American jazz scenes.
Invitation: Jazz Masterclass With John Allred, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 31 August
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
New Orleans Swing 2013 has grown into more than simply a jazz festival for the entertainment of audiences. From 4 pm on the afternoons of 30 and 31 August, the Palace of Arts will be holding masterclasses primarily for professionals in the field of jazz.
Invitation: Szakcsi Jr. Trió & Lew Tabackin (USA), Palace Of Arts Budapest, 31 August
- 25 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A performer of great stature recognised in a number of styles, Lew Tabackin has led his own bands since the 1960s, lined up for a number of all-star bands over the years, and is a masterful player of both flute and tenor saxophone. While the ethereally abstract flourishes of his flute betray Asian influences, his saxophone is broad in range, both explosively dynamic and luscious in texture. It is ...