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Local History Summary: The “Little War” Between Slovakia & Hungary
- 24 Mar 2021 9:08 AM
- https://kafkadesk.org/
- current affairs
On March 23, 1939, the so-called “Little War” broke out between Slovakia and Hungary when Hungarian troops invaded eastern Slovakia from Carpatho-Ukraine to further Miklós Horthy’s territorial ambitions in the region.
Pop Music Reform Opens New Front In ‘The Culture War’ In Hungary
- 22 Mar 2021 12:49 PM
- entertainment
A Hungarian government plan to reinvigorate the local pop music scene and promote Hungarian culture at the same time has sparked concerns about political influence and censorship.
Tamás Érdi Piano Recital, Liszt Academy, 15 March
- 15 Mar 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Pianist Tamás Érdi lost his eyesight as a result of an oxygen overdose in a defective incubator. His interest in music was discovered at a very young age. His teachers use a unique method called “the structural method” to teach Tamás play the piano, whereby he virtually “recomposes” the music he is introduced to.
At 15, he plays a Mozart piano concerto at the prestigious Budapest Spring ...
Classic Music Of The 20th + 21st Centuries, Liszt Academy Budapest, 11 March
- 11 Mar 2021 7:30 PM
- contemporary
The recently established, multinational Alban Berg Ensemble is made up of superb soloists capable of tackling performances demanding a wide variety of instruments. In their choice of name, however, they are predestined to perform primarily Viennese Modernist works.
This they do with Arnold Schönberg’s work dating from 1906, which, however, represents the composer’s early output. With his ...
Book Launch On The Occasion Of International Women’s Day, CEU Budapest, 8 March
- 8 Mar 2021 3:28 PM
- community
Two New Books on the History of Women’s Activism
Veronika Helfert (Postdoctoral Fellow, CEU), Women, Stand up! A Women’s and Gender History of the Austrian Revolution and Council Movement, 1916-1924 (in German). Göttingen, Vanden-hoeck & Ruprecht, 2021
Presented by Matthew Stibbe, Professor of Modern European History at Sheffield Hallam University. Matthew Stibbe is working on women and ...
Discover Budapest - Photography Project
- 4 Mar 2021 10:00 AM
- community
After the great success of the seven previous editions, Let me Italian you is proudly ready to launch the octave and exclusive edition of DISCOVER BUDAPEST.
European Best Destinations 2019! Thousands of you from all over the world have voted for Budapest as the best European destination 2019. The capital of Hungary is number one on your travel bucket list. Budapest offers the elegance of ...
Maxim Vengerov & MÁV Symphony Orchestra
- 18 Feb 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
From Mupa: There are many people who consider Maxim Vengerov to be the finest string instrumentalist of our time. His friendship with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra is reflected in the fact that this evening will mark the third time he has taken the stage with the ensemble since 2019.
Many people will perhaps also be pleased about the unavoidable change in programme necessitated by the situation ...
Online: Purcell Choir's 30th Birthday Concert - Haydn: The Creation
- 9 Feb 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
From Mupa: The Purcell Choir is now 30 years old - and what way could be better to celebrate this than with Haydn's grand oratorio The Creation? As the performance scheduled for May 2020 had to be cancelled, the choir is now ready to warmly welcome everyone for this shared celebration now!
György Vashegyi founded the Purcell Choir in 1990 for a concert-version performance of Dido and Aeneas, ...
Budapest-Based Asterion Project Theatre In English Celebrates 4th Anniversary
- 28 Jan 2021 9:46 AM
- community & culture
Asterion Project is a multicultural, professional Theatre troupe, based in Budapest, that is producing Theatre plays in English. On the occasion of its anniversary, reporter Lynn Bonner made an interview with Čarna Kršul, Croatian actress and sociologist, the founder of Asterion Project about situation in Theatre and about her work in the last 4 years.
Local History Summary: The “Little War” Between Slovakia & Hungary
- 24 Mar 2021 9:08 AM
- https://kafkadesk.org/
- current affairs
On March 23, 1939, the so-called “Little War” broke out between Slovakia and Hungary when Hungarian troops invaded eastern Slovakia from Carpatho-Ukraine to further Miklós Horthy’s territorial ambitions in the region.
Pop Music Reform Opens New Front In ‘The Culture War’ In Hungary
- 22 Mar 2021 12:49 PM
- entertainment
A Hungarian government plan to reinvigorate the local pop music scene and promote Hungarian culture at the same time has sparked concerns about political influence and censorship.
Tamás Érdi Piano Recital, Liszt Academy, 15 March
- 15 Mar 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Pianist Tamás Érdi lost his eyesight as a result of an oxygen overdose in a defective incubator. His interest in music was discovered at a very young age. His teachers use a unique method called “the structural method” to teach Tamás play the piano, whereby he virtually “recomposes” the music he is introduced to.
At 15, he plays a Mozart piano concerto at the prestigious Budapest Spring ...
Classic Music Of The 20th + 21st Centuries, Liszt Academy Budapest, 11 March
- 11 Mar 2021 7:30 PM
- contemporary
The recently established, multinational Alban Berg Ensemble is made up of superb soloists capable of tackling performances demanding a wide variety of instruments. In their choice of name, however, they are predestined to perform primarily Viennese Modernist works.
This they do with Arnold Schönberg’s work dating from 1906, which, however, represents the composer’s early output. With his ...
Book Launch On The Occasion Of International Women’s Day, CEU Budapest, 8 March
- 8 Mar 2021 3:28 PM
- community
Two New Books on the History of Women’s Activism
Veronika Helfert (Postdoctoral Fellow, CEU), Women, Stand up! A Women’s and Gender History of the Austrian Revolution and Council Movement, 1916-1924 (in German). Göttingen, Vanden-hoeck & Ruprecht, 2021
Presented by Matthew Stibbe, Professor of Modern European History at Sheffield Hallam University. Matthew Stibbe is working on women and ...
Discover Budapest - Photography Project
- 4 Mar 2021 10:00 AM
- community
After the great success of the seven previous editions, Let me Italian you is proudly ready to launch the octave and exclusive edition of DISCOVER BUDAPEST.
European Best Destinations 2019! Thousands of you from all over the world have voted for Budapest as the best European destination 2019. The capital of Hungary is number one on your travel bucket list. Budapest offers the elegance of ...
Maxim Vengerov & MÁV Symphony Orchestra
- 18 Feb 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
From Mupa: There are many people who consider Maxim Vengerov to be the finest string instrumentalist of our time. His friendship with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra is reflected in the fact that this evening will mark the third time he has taken the stage with the ensemble since 2019.
Many people will perhaps also be pleased about the unavoidable change in programme necessitated by the situation ...
Online: Purcell Choir's 30th Birthday Concert - Haydn: The Creation
- 9 Feb 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
From Mupa: The Purcell Choir is now 30 years old - and what way could be better to celebrate this than with Haydn's grand oratorio The Creation? As the performance scheduled for May 2020 had to be cancelled, the choir is now ready to warmly welcome everyone for this shared celebration now!
György Vashegyi founded the Purcell Choir in 1990 for a concert-version performance of Dido and Aeneas, ...
Budapest-Based Asterion Project Theatre In English Celebrates 4th Anniversary
- 28 Jan 2021 9:46 AM
- community & culture
Asterion Project is a multicultural, professional Theatre troupe, based in Budapest, that is producing Theatre plays in English. On the occasion of its anniversary, reporter Lynn Bonner made an interview with Čarna Kršul, Croatian actress and sociologist, the founder of Asterion Project about situation in Theatre and about her work in the last 4 years.