1,234 result(s) for world music concert
'Swinging Amy', Festival Theatre, 29 August
- 25 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Legendary British soul singer Amy Winehouse was also wonderful as a jazz performer, covering some of the best-known songs of the age. Although she released only two albums in her lifetime, her music has inspired numerous singers - among them Hungarian audience favourite Gabi Szűcs.
MAV Symphony Orchestra @ Budapest Zoo, 21 August
- 17 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The MAV Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 by the Hungarian State Railways. Shortly after the Second World War, it established its name carrying a series of great concerts to the destroyed towns all over the country. As time passed, the orchestra developed a wide-ranging repertoire from baroque to contemporary music, and is currently ranked among the best professional ensembles in Hungary. On ...
Festive Jam Session, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 20 August
- 17 Aug 2015 1:56 AM
- community & culture
On every 20 August since it opened, Müpa has toasted both the foundation of the Hungarian state and the start of the new season with jazz music. Its indoor and outdoor spaces traditionally resound with the styles of jazz that remain popular with every age group, and there will be no exception this year.
Summer Grand Concert, Margaret Island Open Air Stage Budapest, 20 August
- 17 Aug 2015 1:54 AM
- community & culture
Virtuózok (Virtuosi) is the world's first classical music talent show, which ran from the autumn of 2014 until Christmas on M1. The number of viewers of the program series reached never before seen figures in its category. The popularity and national recognition of the young talent discovered on the show was outstanding, the nine finalists of the three age groups, as well as the close to thirty ...
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra (H) @ Sziget Budapest, 16 August 9.15 pm
- 12 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra (PASO) is the traditional ska ambassador to Hungary and one of the most energetic young bands with distinct Eastern European roots. Formed in 2003, PASO played countless concerts in Budapest clubs cheered by an ever growing local crowd. As years passed by the band has crystallized form and style eventually finding itself leading a ska revival from Hungary to the ...
Hungarian Pavilion At Milan Expo Attracts Nearly A Million Visitors
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian pavilion at the Milan World Expo attracted nearly a million visitors in its first three months, the government commissioner in charge of the pavilion said. “By half time”, the expo was visited by more than 10 million people and one-tenth of them also saw the Hungarian pavilion, Géza Szőcs said.
Monumental Concert In Budapest Vigadó - The Legend Of St Elizabeth, 15 August
- 6 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Reconstructed performance of the 1865 premiere of Franz Liszt's Die Legende von der heiligen Elisabeth. Franz Liszt's grand scale masterpiece dedicated to the memory of Princess Saint Elisabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) was premierred on 15 August, 1865 in the Pesti Vigadó. In 2015 on the same day and in the same place the commemorial concert of the reconstructed original, Hungarian version of the ...
Chico & The Gypsies, Margaret Island Budapest, 22 August
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In recent years, it was the Buena Vista Social Club that brought a real Mediterranean atmosphere to the Open Air Theatre at Margaret Island. But this year on August 22nd, the founder of the Gypsy Kings’ band, Chico & the Gypsies, will guarantee this feeling.
Uniquely Hungary: The Budapest Festival Orchestra, By Anne Zwack
- 30 Jul 2015 10:30 AM
- community & culture
If asked what is the most famous Hungarian export one might mumble about salami and paprika and foie gras and then look vague. Meanwhile, I wonder how many people know on the other hand that the Budapest Festival Orchestra today is bringing the best of Hungary all over the world.
'Swinging Amy', Festival Theatre, 29 August
- 25 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Legendary British soul singer Amy Winehouse was also wonderful as a jazz performer, covering some of the best-known songs of the age. Although she released only two albums in her lifetime, her music has inspired numerous singers - among them Hungarian audience favourite Gabi Szűcs.
MAV Symphony Orchestra @ Budapest Zoo, 21 August
- 17 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The MAV Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 by the Hungarian State Railways. Shortly after the Second World War, it established its name carrying a series of great concerts to the destroyed towns all over the country. As time passed, the orchestra developed a wide-ranging repertoire from baroque to contemporary music, and is currently ranked among the best professional ensembles in Hungary. On ...
Festive Jam Session, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 20 August
- 17 Aug 2015 1:56 AM
- community & culture
On every 20 August since it opened, Müpa has toasted both the foundation of the Hungarian state and the start of the new season with jazz music. Its indoor and outdoor spaces traditionally resound with the styles of jazz that remain popular with every age group, and there will be no exception this year.
Summer Grand Concert, Margaret Island Open Air Stage Budapest, 20 August
- 17 Aug 2015 1:54 AM
- community & culture
Virtuózok (Virtuosi) is the world's first classical music talent show, which ran from the autumn of 2014 until Christmas on M1. The number of viewers of the program series reached never before seen figures in its category. The popularity and national recognition of the young talent discovered on the show was outstanding, the nine finalists of the three age groups, as well as the close to thirty ...
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra (H) @ Sziget Budapest, 16 August 9.15 pm
- 12 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra (PASO) is the traditional ska ambassador to Hungary and one of the most energetic young bands with distinct Eastern European roots. Formed in 2003, PASO played countless concerts in Budapest clubs cheered by an ever growing local crowd. As years passed by the band has crystallized form and style eventually finding itself leading a ska revival from Hungary to the ...
Hungarian Pavilion At Milan Expo Attracts Nearly A Million Visitors
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian pavilion at the Milan World Expo attracted nearly a million visitors in its first three months, the government commissioner in charge of the pavilion said. “By half time”, the expo was visited by more than 10 million people and one-tenth of them also saw the Hungarian pavilion, Géza Szőcs said.
Monumental Concert In Budapest Vigadó - The Legend Of St Elizabeth, 15 August
- 6 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Reconstructed performance of the 1865 premiere of Franz Liszt's Die Legende von der heiligen Elisabeth. Franz Liszt's grand scale masterpiece dedicated to the memory of Princess Saint Elisabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) was premierred on 15 August, 1865 in the Pesti Vigadó. In 2015 on the same day and in the same place the commemorial concert of the reconstructed original, Hungarian version of the ...
Chico & The Gypsies, Margaret Island Budapest, 22 August
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In recent years, it was the Buena Vista Social Club that brought a real Mediterranean atmosphere to the Open Air Theatre at Margaret Island. But this year on August 22nd, the founder of the Gypsy Kings’ band, Chico & the Gypsies, will guarantee this feeling.
Uniquely Hungary: The Budapest Festival Orchestra, By Anne Zwack
- 30 Jul 2015 10:30 AM
- community & culture
If asked what is the most famous Hungarian export one might mumble about salami and paprika and foie gras and then look vague. Meanwhile, I wonder how many people know on the other hand that the Budapest Festival Orchestra today is bringing the best of Hungary all over the world.