CHANNEL SHORTCUTS / SPONSORS
FEATURES
CHANNELS
CHANNEL SPONSORS
Thirty winemakers from the Lake Balaton area will be in the Hungarian Capital between the 4th and 6th of May. This, the fourth Balaton Region Wine Festival in Budapest, will offer 'Flavours of Balaton' including entertainment, excellent wines and delicious local food.
"Sting was born in Newcastle, England before moving to London in 1977 and formed The Police with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers. The band released five albums, earned six Grammy awards, and in 2003 was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since 1985, Sting has released 13 solo albums.
Pisa is strategically located in the central part of Italy. It is only 12 km from the Ligurian Sea, 20 km from the harbour of Livorno and the ferries heading to the Elba Island, Sardinia and Corsica, 80 km from Florence. This city is closely associated with the Leaning Tower. But Pisa also preserves, with the whole complex of Piazza dei Miracoli - cultural patrimony of all humanity - and its medieval centre, numerous masterpieces of architecture and medieval history.
The Hay Festival begins with the concert by the Irish folk-punk-rock legend, who will play pieces from his new album 'How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell' (video below), and most probably hits like 'I Don't Like Mondays' and 'Rat Trap'. Geldof is of course not only famous as a singer and songwriter, but also as an author, actor, and political activist. His name became world-famous in the summer of 1985 when he organized the charity super-concert 'Live Aid', in recognition of which he was granted an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II.
Vodafone Hungary is celebrating the renewal of its mobile network by bringing Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button to race in Budapest. This showcase event on 1 May is part of a four-day festival in downtown Budapest to encourage an expected audience of thousands to 'start something new.' The following video shows Jenson Button racing through the streets of Manchester last year in a Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 car.
"Brilliant Corners" is a new piece for 10 dancers to an original score by Emanuel. The work explores the forces, both mechanical and human, which generate the choreographic substance. The ever evolving structures are a direct manifestation of these forces and as such, hold revealing qualities and possible insights.
The 'Almira Emiri & Friends Concert Series' starts with the Andjela Bratic & Almira Emiri flute-piano duo on May 22nd from 7.30pm. Tickets are available in all Libri shops in Budapest. Forthcoming concerts in the series will feature Degustation Operistic, Sivan Rotem, Babameto Trio, and Degustation Pianistic (see the video below).
LATEST NEWS IN current affairs