music

15/02/2016

Telekom VOLT Festival added eight new names to the already fantastic line-up

The organizers are happy to announce the new members of the line-up: The Prodigy, Axwell Λ Ingrosso, Paul Kalkbrenner, Gorgon City, Skillet, Stereo MCs, Alle Farben […]
13/02/2016

Was the immortal sweetheart of Beethoven Hungarian?

When Beethoven died, love letters were found without recipients. For a long time it was believed that the composer wrote the letters to Teréz Brunszvik, the […]
12/02/2016

Week-long Kurtág 90 festival to start on Sunday

Budapest, February 12 (MTI) – Hungarian and international musicians will pay their respects to composer and pianist György Kurtág to celebrate his 90th birthday at a […]
10/02/2016

Desmond Child is now officially a Hungarian citizen

A couple of days ago the world famous song writer, Desmond Child, has taken the oath of citizenship at the Hungarian embassy in Washington and officially […]
08/02/2016

Muse and 13 more added to the Sziget line-up

The program is shaping up for the 7 days celebration of music and arts, also known as Sziget. The proud winner of the best line-up category […]
08/02/2016

Plácido Domingo in Hungary – Photos, Video

Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo appeared on stage in the Budapest State Opera, and he became honorary doctor of the University of Pécs on Sunday. Domingo performed arias […]
05/02/2016

Do you know what the most played song on the radio is?

According to origo.hu, the list is led by a Péter Máté song that people cannot get tired of. There are 52 musicians, authors or successors who […]
05/02/2016

Domingo to perform Verdi, Zarzuela in Budapest

Budapest, February 5 (MTI) – Renowned Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will appear on stage at the Shakespeare Ball in the Budapest State Opera on Feb. 6, […]
02/02/2016

New names for Sound 2016

Balaton Sound is celebrating its 10th event in 2016 with the top names of the electro and hip-hop scene. After the previously announced ten stars more […]
31/01/2016

Sziget Festival – Aftermovies by Szitizens

The Island of Freedom is a place where it is great to get lost! So many programs, venues and adventures are present that everyone takes home […]
30/01/2016

The Best Moments of the Summer – VOLT AfterMovie

Hungary is the one of the best places to have a great festival during the summer. Hungarian festivals are amazing. You can watch here one magnificent example: Check […]
29/01/2016

American rock star got the holey Hungarian flag tattooed on his arm

What does the world’s most famous Hungarian-born rock star think of patriotism and his Hungarian blood? Why does he like if Hungarians chuck their weight about? […]
28/01/2016

Son of Bob Marley comes to Budapest this summer

The son of the reggae legend Bob Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley will give a concert at Budapest Park on August 30, index.hu reported. His original […]
25/01/2016

New names from Telekom VOLT Festival: Slayer, Damien Rice, Sigma, GusGus

After the previously announced two headliners: Iron Maiden and Wiz Khalifa, four new stars are coming to Sopron to give their best performance to the lovely audience! […]
24/01/2016

Hungarian folk song sung in Kazahstan – VIDEO

Palace of Arts organizes an international choral festival. They asked the invited groups to cover the Hungarian folk song Tavaszi szél vizet áraszt (literally: Spring wind […]
19/01/2016

New international jazz festival in Budapest

Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – A new festival dedicated to jazz will be added to the Budapest music scene from April, the organiser said on Tuesday. […]
15/01/2016

A Hungarian town will have the possibility to become a European Capital of Culture in 2023

Budapest, January 15 (MTI) – A Hungarian city or town will have the possibility to become a European Capital of Culture in 2023, the human resources […]
14/01/2016

Sziget, VOLT win two European Festival Awards

Budapest, January 14 (MTI) – Hungary’s Sziget and VOLT music festivals have won two of the European Festival Awards for 2015. Sziget, the week-long festival held […]
11/01/2016

Imagine Dragons at Budapest Sportaréna on this weekend

According to budapestarena.hu, with their highly anticipated new album ‘Smoke + Mirrors’ out in February, US chart phenomenon Imagine Dragons play shows all over Europe from […]
26/12/2015

Best Hungarian rock/metal albums of 2015

Looking back at 2015, we can note several events that seem to show new trends in the Hungarian rock calendar. On the one hand, lots of […]