music

25/12/2015

A Hungarian musician gave an amazing concert in the Carnegie Hall, New York

István Várdai gave a concert in the Carnegie Hall on 17 December: it was a huge success and all the tickets were sold out in advance. […]
19/12/2015

Incredible music videos from Hungary

Many people are unaware of the fact that several incredible music videos were shot in Hungary, for foreign and Hungarian bands alike. Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu collected five of […]
16/12/2015

16th of December – The birthday of Zoltán Kodály, the world-famous Hungarian composer

Zoltán Kodály was a composer, pioneering ethno-musicologist, ground-breaking educator and music critic. Along with Béla Bartók, he is among the two major figures in 20th century […]
15/12/2015

Budapest Spring Festival events coming to Müpa Budapest

The next, 36th instalment of the Budapest Spring Festival will await audiences with a colorful programme between 8 and 24 April, 2016. Absorbing themes will again […]
07/12/2015

Sziget 2016 – The first eight names are now added to the line-up

Sziget Festival invites music and art lovers, open-minded people from all over the world for the 24th time to Budapest next year. More than 25% of […]
05/12/2015

Big concerts are coming in 2016 as well

2016 concert calendar is taking shape, although we are still very much at the beginning. Balaton Sound and Sziget Festival have not announced performers so far, […]
01/12/2015

Balaton Sound Aftermovie has arrived – Watch HERE!

Balaton Sound 2015 aftermovie has finally arrived! Watch the official aftermovie, relive the atmosphere and the energy that made Balaton Sound 2015 unique and unrepeatable! Related […]
23/11/2015

2016 Budapest Spring Festival – Liszt, Bartok, China in focus

Budapest (MTI) – The oeuvre of Ferenc Liszt, works by Bela Bartok and Chinese culture will be in focus at the Budapest Spring Festival to be […]
18/11/2015

Budapest Sports Arena – stricter check, police presence at concerts

If you go to the Slash concert on Wednesday or to the Sports Arena at any time in the coming weeks, be sure to click, since […]
10/11/2015

Opera House set to close for 9 month refurbishment

Budapest, November 10 (MTI) – The State Opera House in Budapest plans to close for a nine-month renovation next year, the opera’s director told public television […]
07/11/2015

The day of the Hungarian Opera – 7th of November

On the 7th of November, 1810 a talented boy was born as the son of a teacher. He was Ferenc Erkel, the begetter of the national […]
01/11/2015

Brit Floyd – in the Budapest Sports Arena next Sunday

Pink Floyd has not performed live for years, however, there is a production which can give back not only the music but the whole Pink Floyd […]
01/11/2015

Vote for Sziget @ European Festival Awards

The annual voting season of the European festivals is now ON! You can vote for the Island of Freedom in 2 categories: Best Major Festival and […]
28/10/2015

Hungarian singer makes his way into the live shows of The Voice – VIDEO

The talented Hungarian singer continues his journey in the American talent-show, The Voice on the team of another mentor from now on. Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes that Viktor […]
25/10/2015

Budapest passes WOMEX baton to Santiago de Compostela

Budapest (MTI) – State and local government officials handed the WOMEX world music festival baton to representatives of Santiago de Compostela, the capital of the autonomous community […]
17/10/2015

VIDEO – Cambodian school children singing Máté Péter hit “Azért vannak a jó barátok”

By singing the song the children thank to “Smiles of Cambodia” group in Siem Reap for building a school for them. The Budapest based foundation by […]
03/10/2015

Interview with Kodaly’s widow: Strong hopes for Kodaly method revival in Hungary

Budapest (MTI) – Sarolta Kodaly, the widow of Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967), trusts that the Kodaly method of music education will get a fresh impetus […]
02/10/2015

Black Sabbath give a concert in Budapest

One of the most important bands of all time will also perform in Hungary next summer, origo.hu wrote. In January, Black Sabbath, one of the most […]
01/09/2015

Budapest is also among world’s most beautiful operas

According to index.hu, David Leventi photographed forty operas of nineteen countries from a rarely seen perspective in eight years. Budapest is also among the forty most […]
26/08/2015

Guest lecturers abroad play vital role in burnishing Hungary’s image

Budapest, August 26 (MTI) – Hungarian guest lecturers abroad play an important role in cultural diplomacy and in forming a positive image of Hungarians, Istvan Ijgyarto, […]