69 result(s) for zoltan kodaly
Open Air Shows: Summer Highlights at Budapest's Margaret Island Theatre
- 20 Jun 2025 8:16 AM
- entertainment
The Margaret Island Open Air Theatre has announced its 2025 season, which will be open to the public from May to September.
Danube Art Ensemble: Beautiful Mezőség, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 13 May
- 13 May 2025 5:20 PM
- contemporary
From Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály through György Martin and Sándor Tímár to Ferenc Novák, the diverse folk art of the Mezőség region has attracted the interest of many collectors. Therefore, Zsolt Juhász, the bandleader and director, must have had plenty of resources to work with when he thought about the show:
“We want to show our feelings, our love for the region and its beauty. A ...
Australia Returns Collection of 'Hungaricum' Documents, Music Scores to Hungary
- 29 Jan 2025 11:14 AM
- community & culture
Hungary says thanks to Australia for its help "in healing the wound that the 20th century caused to us," the deputy state secretary in charge of public collections and cultural development said in the National Széchényi Library (OSZK).
Hungarian National Dance Ensemble: 'The Faithless Wife', Festival Theatre Budapest,16 December
- 16 Dec 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
A detective story: the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble's large-scale premiere of The Faithless Wife casts light on the hidden aspects of the original ballad.
This full-evening "crime story" of a dance drama takes as its starting point Barcsai's Lover, one of the most estimable of Hungary's balladic treasures. After cuckolding her husband, a wife awaits a terrible punishment. But how did ...
Zoltán Kodály: The Spinning Room, Opera House Budapest, 19 June
- 19 Jun 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Folk scenes in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English subtitles
“A people can best be known through their folk songs,” claimed Zoltán Kodály, one of the crucial proponents of Hungarian music, whose main ambition as a composer, collector of folk songs and music teacher was to inculcate a love for Hungarian folk song and to cultivate a knowledgeable audience.
The Spinning Room is the epitome ...
Celebrated Hungarian Composer Eötvös Dies at 80 - International Contemporary Music Scene Mourns
- 25 Mar 2024 7:32 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Celebrated Hungarian composer and conductor Péter Eötvös has died, his family told MTI. Eötvös, an eminent personality of the Hungarian and international contemporary music scene, died on Sunday after a long illness, at the age of 80.
House of Music in Budapest Makes 'Most Inspiring Destinations in Europe' List
- 19 Jan 2024 10:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Readers of Britain’s The Guardian have voted to include Hungary’s House of Music in Budapest in the list of Europe’s most inspiring destinations.
BFO to Play Free Concert in Heroes’ Square Budapest
- 28 Aug 2023 9:42 AM
- community & culture
Heroes’ Square is not only an emblematic attraction for Budapest but also for the Budapest Festival Orchestra, which has treated audiences to a number of memorable concerts there.
Top 7 Underrated Towns in Hungary Worth Visiting
- 27 Jul 2023 10:04 AM
- getting around
Those coming to Hungary for the first time may enjoy venturing out to Eger or Lake Balaton, while longer-term visitors are always on the look-out for a new destination to discover. Here are seven great suggestions for days out or overnight stays.
Open Air Shows: Summer Highlights at Budapest's Margaret Island Theatre
- 20 Jun 2025 8:16 AM
- entertainment
The Margaret Island Open Air Theatre has announced its 2025 season, which will be open to the public from May to September.
Danube Art Ensemble: Beautiful Mezőség, National Dance Theatre Budapest, 13 May
- 13 May 2025 5:20 PM
- contemporary
From Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály through György Martin and Sándor Tímár to Ferenc Novák, the diverse folk art of the Mezőség region has attracted the interest of many collectors. Therefore, Zsolt Juhász, the bandleader and director, must have had plenty of resources to work with when he thought about the show:
“We want to show our feelings, our love for the region and its beauty. A ...
Australia Returns Collection of 'Hungaricum' Documents, Music Scores to Hungary
- 29 Jan 2025 11:14 AM
- community & culture
Hungary says thanks to Australia for its help "in healing the wound that the 20th century caused to us," the deputy state secretary in charge of public collections and cultural development said in the National Széchényi Library (OSZK).
Hungarian National Dance Ensemble: 'The Faithless Wife', Festival Theatre Budapest,16 December
- 16 Dec 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
A detective story: the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble's large-scale premiere of The Faithless Wife casts light on the hidden aspects of the original ballad.
This full-evening "crime story" of a dance drama takes as its starting point Barcsai's Lover, one of the most estimable of Hungary's balladic treasures. After cuckolding her husband, a wife awaits a terrible punishment. But how did ...
Zoltán Kodály: The Spinning Room, Opera House Budapest, 19 June
- 19 Jun 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Folk scenes in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English subtitles
“A people can best be known through their folk songs,” claimed Zoltán Kodály, one of the crucial proponents of Hungarian music, whose main ambition as a composer, collector of folk songs and music teacher was to inculcate a love for Hungarian folk song and to cultivate a knowledgeable audience.
The Spinning Room is the epitome ...
Celebrated Hungarian Composer Eötvös Dies at 80 - International Contemporary Music Scene Mourns
- 25 Mar 2024 7:32 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Celebrated Hungarian composer and conductor Péter Eötvös has died, his family told MTI. Eötvös, an eminent personality of the Hungarian and international contemporary music scene, died on Sunday after a long illness, at the age of 80.
House of Music in Budapest Makes 'Most Inspiring Destinations in Europe' List
- 19 Jan 2024 10:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Readers of Britain’s The Guardian have voted to include Hungary’s House of Music in Budapest in the list of Europe’s most inspiring destinations.
BFO to Play Free Concert in Heroes’ Square Budapest
- 28 Aug 2023 9:42 AM
- community & culture
Heroes’ Square is not only an emblematic attraction for Budapest but also for the Budapest Festival Orchestra, which has treated audiences to a number of memorable concerts there.
Top 7 Underrated Towns in Hungary Worth Visiting
- 27 Jul 2023 10:04 AM
- getting around
Those coming to Hungary for the first time may enjoy venturing out to Eger or Lake Balaton, while longer-term visitors are always on the look-out for a new destination to discover. Here are seven great suggestions for days out or overnight stays.