music

21/05/2016

Ian Gillan of Deep Purple is coming to Budapest

Singer Ian Gillan will perform in Hungary, budapestarena.hu reports. The legendary musician of Deep Purple will be giving a concert on November 8 in the László […]
21/05/2016

Petőfi Music Awards at Telekom VOLT Festival

Spectacular award ceremony at Telekom VOLT Festivál’s opening day with a great show featuring Hungarian artists and international stars too! Lost Frequencies, Wilkinson and Ella Eyre […]
19/05/2016

London Globe, Monte Carlo Ballet highlights of Budapest Summer Festival

Acts by the London Globe Theatre and the Monte Carlo Ballet will be the highlights at this year’s Budapest Summer Festival held between June 10 and […]
17/05/2016

Red Hot Chili Peppers: two concerts in Budapest

Metropol.hu reports that all of the tickets got sold in barely more than an hour for the American band’s show on September 1, therefore, they decided […]
15/05/2016

Hungarian State Opera: Shakespeare400+ Festival is coming soon

With the end of the Shakespeare season approaching, the Hungarian State Opera will be organising its biggest festival ever – and certainly its most varied – […]
11/05/2016

Freddie got into the Grand Final of Eurovision – VIDEO

Comment.blog.hu reports that Freddie, who represents Hungary, made it to the Grand Finals of Eurovision Song Contest 2016. His performance on Tuesday (May 10) at the […]
09/05/2016

Sziget Festival 2016: record turnout expected

Sziget Festival is once again expecting a record turnout as already 90% of the passes are sold. Szitizens come already from 95 countries, so Sziget will […]
09/05/2016

Budapest mayor: City council to continue supporting Budapest Festival Orchestra as best it can

Budapest, May 9 (MTI) – The Budapest city council will in the future continue to support the Budapest Festival Orchestra to the extent that its budget […]
08/05/2016

Budapest Festival Orchestra stages musical demonstration in downtown Budapest

Budapest (MTI) – The internationally celebrated Budapest Festival Orchestra staged a musical demonstration in downtown Budapest on Saturday to protest against the Municipal Assembly’s decision to […]
06/05/2016

Mayor’s office says Fischer has no permit to hold impromptu concert

Budapest, May 6 (MTI) – Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra have no permit to hold an impromptu concert on Saturday in central Budapest’s Vorosmarty […]
04/05/2016

It’s forbidden to take the Szekler flag to the Eurovision song contest

Alfahir.hu reported that it’s forbidden to take any regional flags to the Eurovision song contest, while bringing in the EU flag and the rainbow coloured flag […]
02/05/2016

Balaton Sound: Chris Brown, Steve Aoki, Deorro joins line-up

Balaton Sound is happy to announce more names in the already prestigious line-up. The 5 days festival organized on the beach of Lake Balaton will celebrate […]
01/05/2016

Sziget reveals names for Colosseum venue

Sziget Festival is known for 7 days of non-stop programs at more than 50 venues. Here visitors can encounter all music genres and probably all art […]
28/04/2016

Budapest’s biggest open-air concert venue opens the season

On April 28 Budapest Park opens its gates for concert-goers and people craving live music. The venue, located at the bank of the Danube, next to […]
27/04/2016

City council cuts Budapest Festival Orchestra funding by EUR 840,000

Budapest, April 27 (MTI) – The Budapest general assembly on Wednesday voted to cut funding for the internationally celebrated Budapest Festival Orchestra from last year’s 260 […]
26/04/2016

Exclusive boat parties on Lake Balaton

The organizers of Balaton Sound are willing to bring new services each and every year for those who are keen for real special experiences. The best […]
24/04/2016

Ethnic Hungarian ethnographer Kallós 90th birthday held in the Hungarian opera of Kolozsvár

Kolozsvár, Romania, April 23 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated the musicologist-ethnographer Zoltán Kallós on his 90th birthday at a ceremony organised by the Hungarian opera […]
23/04/2016

The famous musical fountain of Budapest is available to visit

On the 22nd of April the fountain on Margaret Island came to life again, writes hvg.hu. Since Earth Day it is available for people who wants to […]
19/04/2016

A song of Magdi Rúzsa might have been stolen by Italian musicians

Index.hu writes that there are big similarities between the songs of Magdi Rúzsa and an Italian singer. Although, it is rather difficult to say when a song […]
19/04/2016

Security to be tightened at 2016 Sziget Festival

Budapest, April 19 (MTI) – Security measures will be tightened at this year’s Sziget Festival in the interest of the safety of visitors, the chief organiser […]