music

25/08/2015

The Palace of Arts to be called Müpa Budapest

The establishment, called The Palace of Arts since its March 2005 opening, will start the new season at the end of August under the new name […]
22/08/2015

Festive week brings record visitor numbers for Hungarian pavilion in Milan

Budapest (MTI) – The festive week held in the second half of August brought record visitor numbers for the Hungarian pavilion at the Expo Milano 2015, […]
19/08/2015

Sziget 2015 – 441 000 Szitizens from 95 countries

Sziget Festival has just ended and 2015 was a record-breaking year for the event, as the Island of Freedom hosted more visitors than ever before. A […]
16/08/2015

Let the Passengers Play- Public Piano at Budapest Airport

Play me is the name of the initiative that has finally arrived to Budapest. The project, which encourages passers-by to play an exhibited instrument, has proved […]
14/08/2015

Pussy Riot answers questions on activism at Sziget festival

Budapest, August 14 (MTI) – Two members of Moscow-based punk-activist protest group Pussy Riot took questions from the audience during a session held at Budapest’s Sziget […]
11/08/2015

Robbie Williams plays sold-out show at Sziget Festival

Budapest, August 11 (MTI) – Robbie Williams played a sold-out show to 75,000 people at the Sziget Festival in northern Budapest’s Obuda Island on Monday, the […]
11/08/2015

Confirmed on last minute: Pussy Riot on Sziget 2015

Just confirmed last minute to Sziget: the two emblematic members of Pussy Riot, Nadia and Masha, who are known from the feminist-punk-activist Putin opposer band are […]
11/08/2015

2015 Sziget anthem: Easy As One, Two, Three by Irie Maffia – VIDEO

Celebrating their 10th anniversary, Irie Maffia, is the band behind this year’s anthem of the Island of Freedom. “Easy as one, two, three” is a song […]
09/08/2015

Sziget 2015 – Live on YouTube

If you feel like getting a taste of “Europe’s Best Major Festival”, but can’t make it to the Island of Freedom, then check out our live […]
08/08/2015

Anyone can be Ferenc Liszt at Ferihegy

Joining the Play me initiative, there is a piano at the Liszt Ferenc Airport, where anyone can sit down sit down to play a little bit. […]
04/08/2015

Meet Europe at Sziget

Sziget Festival does not only host a truly international and open-minded audience for 7 days, but also dedicates a stage for some of the most exciting […]
29/07/2015

Discounted Sziget Festival tickets available – 3 days left

Discounted Sziget Festival tickets are only available till 31 July. This year’s event is selling as fast as last year when it broke all previous records […]
28/07/2015

Queen sang in Hungarian 29 years ago – VIDEO

According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, the band Queen made a special surprise in Budapest on July 27, 1986. Freddie Mercury sang a wonderful folk song with the audience. […]
21/07/2015

Placido Domingo to perform at Budapest Opera charity ball

Budapest (MTI) – World renowned Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will perform at a charity ball to be held at the Budapest Opera House on February 6, […]
21/07/2015

EFOTT – record breaking: 103 thousand people partied at the Lake Velence – photos

According to MTI, 103 467 people visited the National Touristic Meeting of University and College Students. The jubilee 40th festival was held in Velence, from July 14 […]
14/07/2015

EFOTT, the country’s biggest student party starts today

EFOTT (National touristical meeting of university and high school students) will be held in Velence between July 14 and 19. The host of the 2015 festival […]
09/07/2015

Balaton Sound organisers expect up to 150,000 visitors

Budapest (MTI) – Organisers expect 140-150,000 visitors to attend this year’s Balaton Sound music festival in western Hungary, they said on Wednesday, the event’s first day. […]
07/07/2015

12th VeszprémFest from 15th to 18th of July

The VeszprémFest awaits its visitors for the 12th time in Veszprém this year. The cultural event is taking place from 15th to 18th of July. VeszprémFest […]
05/07/2015

23rd Volt Festival attracts record many visitors – Photo Gallery

Budapest, July 5 (MTI) – The 23rd Volt Festival broke last year’s record of 120,000 visitors and attracted 123,000 people to Sopron in western Hungary this […]
04/07/2015

19th International Military Band Festival in Debrecen

Debrecen (MTI) – 4 foreign and 3 national bands participated in the 19th Military Band Festival on Kossuth ter, Debrecen. The event has been organized every […]