music

25/09/2016

Recirquel takes stages around the world

Recirquel, a Hungarian Contemporary Circus Company combines dance, music and circus art into a passionate and unique performance, and brings ‘Paris du Nuit’ to audiences in […]
21/09/2016

Oktoberfest in Hungary: The 10-years-old African-Hungarian Union is the special guest – VIDEO

Beer lovers of Budapest can once again experience the feeling of the real Bavarian Oktoberfest. A HB and Paulaner Oktoberfest Big Tent will arrive directly from […]
20/09/2016

French culture in Bridging Europe Festival’s spotlight

Budapest, September 19 (MTI) – French culture will be in the spotlight at this year’s Bridging Europe festival to be held between Sept. 21 and Sept. […]
12/09/2016

Mexican Days in the Central Market Hall

Mexico will be the guest of the Central Market Hall the fifth time. Venue   Central Market Hall (Budapest IX. Vámház krt. 1-3.) Date Sept 13-15, […]
12/09/2016

Tomoki Sakata wins Ferenc Liszt piano competition in Budapest

Budapest, September 11 (MTI) – Japan’s Tomoki Sakata won the 14th Ferenc Liszt International Piano Competition at the Budapest Academy of Music on Sunday evening. Russian […]
09/09/2016

Bartók, Polish culture, 1956 in focus at Budapest contemporary arts festival

Budapest, September 8 (MTI) – Béla Bartók and Polish culture will be central elements of the Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival held between Oct. 7 and 23, […]
03/09/2016

Lonely pianos in the city centre of Budapest

Index.hu writes that the Liszt Ferenc International Piano Contest is being held at the Academy of Music in Budapest on September 2-11. Moreover, the programme is accompanied […]
01/09/2016

Budapest Opera to present Croatian opera on Miklós Zrínyi

Budapest, August 31 (MTI) – The Budapest State Opera will present 19th-century Croatian composer Ivan Zajc’s opera Nikola Subic Zrinski on September 18, Director Szilveszter Ókovács […]
30/08/2016

Red Hot Chili Peppers stopped by the concert of a Hungarian band

Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes that Red Hot Chili Peppers already arrived in Budapest and singer Anthony Kiedis, drummer Chad Smith and bass guitarist Flea popped in to the […]
29/08/2016

Polish Days in the Central Market Hall

According to piaconline.hu, within the program series of „National Days” Poland will be introduced in the Central Market Hall! Venue Central Market Hall – Budapest IX. Vámház […]
26/08/2016

Song commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1956 revolution has been released – VIDEO

The anniversary song titled “Egy szabad országért” (For a free country) has been produced by American Songwriter-Producer Desmond Child. Desmond Child (born John Charles Barrett; October […]
24/08/2016

Government allocates more than EUR 75m for opera house renovation

Budapest, August 23 (MTI) – Hungary’s government is allocating 23.2 billion forints (EUR 75m) for the renovation of the Hungarian State Opera House in 2016-2018, a […]
22/08/2016

Plácido Domingo: “I love my Hungarian audience!”

More than 10,000 people got to attend Plácido Domingo’s free concert in the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena last week. In the past decades, Plácido Domingo has […]
18/08/2016

20 August – Virtuosos Gala Concert at Margaret Island

This spring the world’s first ever classical music talent show had its second run in the Hungarian Television, and just like last year, the freshly discovered […]
17/08/2016

Sziget Festival draws record 496,000 visitors

Budapest, August 17 (MTI) – The week-long Sziget Festival in northern Budapest’s Óbuda Island drew a record 496,000 visitors this year, the event’s organisers confirmed on […]
16/08/2016

Sziget festival sets record at nearly 500,000 visitors

Budapest, August 16 (MTI) – The week-long Sziget Festival in Budapest attracted a record number of over 490,000 visitors this year, main organiser Károly Gerendai said […]
15/08/2016

Official song for 1956 Memorial Year to be presented today! – VIDEO

Budapest, August 15 (MTI) – The official song for Hungary’s 1956 Memorial Year will be first broadcast on public Petőfi Rádio on Tuesday. The song, created […]
14/08/2016

B My Lake Festival – SOON

This is the fourth year running that B my Lake, also known as the „Mecca of electronic music”, takes place to round off the summer with […]
14/08/2016

Sziget attracts Dutch, UK visitors most – Photos from the festival

Budapest, August 13 (MTI) – The most tickets for this year’s Sziget Festival were purchased from the Netherlands, followed by the United Kingdom, the festival’s press […]
12/08/2016

A new song in honour of Katinka Hosszú – LISTEN HERE

Mission, a song by the young jazz pianist Tamás Balogh encompasses well what sport and music have in common: the aspiration for improvement and accomplishment, fidelio.hu […]