In the following, some interesting facts are listed about the Hungarian National Anthem. 1. What was before it? Before Kölcsey created this piece of art, the Catholics and the Reformed Protestants of Hungary had different anthems. In the early 19th century,…
A real popular artist – in Hungary and abroad – has been signed by the organizers of the festival in 2015. For the Day Minus One, Robbie Williams will be coming, who is one of today’s best-selling pop icons, hvg.hu…
Prime Minister Viktor Orban attended a gala concert at the Academy of Music on Wednesday, marking the eve of the Day of Hungarian Culture, which was also the debut of a new, Hungarian-developed piano. “We need to remember that it…
Budapest, January 20 (MTI) – Is it a bird, a plane or an exotic supercar? A new Hungarian-developed concert piano, developed under the inspiration of Kossuth Prize-winning pianist Gergely Boganyi, was presented to the press in Budapest on Tuesday. The…
Budapest (MTI) – Renowned Hungarian jazz pianist Bela Szakcsi Lakatos and his friends will give a charity concert in support of an autistic care centre in Hungary on January 16, the organiser said. The concert at Budapest’s Academy of Music…
Slipknot, Roxette, Motörhead, One Republic and Nickelback and Bad Manners fans should be excited, because among others, these bands will come to Hungary, reports kulturpart.hu. If you like live music, you won’t get bored this year! Check out the monthly…
Budapest (MTI) – The Hungarian State Opera will close 2014 with a record high number of visitors, performances and ticket sales revenue for the past 25 years, Director General Szilveszter Okovacs told MTI in an end-of-year interview. “The number of…
The first news of Sziget 2015 have arrived. Although, among the names only Florence and the Machine is prime time, the list clearly shows that the festival will be exciting and diverse next year, too. Related article: Sziget AfterMovie –…
Sziget Festival was not accidentally chosen as one of the favourite festivals of visitors and international stars as well. The AfterMovie also proves that the visitors could experience the best week of the festival’s history. It is well-known that the…
After long preparation, Tesla, the newest and biggest club of the party district has opened in the place of the former Electrotechnical Museum in Kazinczy Street. This is the biggest place of the in the whole area, however, the real…
Attraction – the dance team that won a talent show in the United Kingdom – charmed the audience on the National Lottery’s 20th anniversary gala, origo.hu reports. It has almost been a year now, that coreographer Zoltan Szucs and his…
British band Morcheeba celebrates the 20th anniversary of their career this year. In the middle of the 90s the Godfrey brothers (DJ Paul and Ross) founded the band with Skye Edwards (singer), they started to make trip hop music, and…
Budapest (MTI) – The German government has commissioned Hungarian conductor Ivan Fischer, who is music director and chief conductor of both the Berlin Konzerthaus and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, to programme and conduct a commemoration of the 25th anniversary of…
Santiago de Compostela (MTI) – Minister of Human Resources Zoltan Balog took over the World Music Expo (Womex) baton from Santiago de Compostela late on Friday because Budapest will host the event next October. “The Womex has never been held…
Budapest (MTI) – Public television M1 will on Friday start the broadcast of a talent contest for classical music which has attracted applications from nearly two thousand young musicians and singers around Hungary. Virtuosos, the first talent contest of its…
The tour opened in the UK and comprise 31 shows in 15 countries – including Hungary, on October 18th in the Budapest Arena. Famous for her live shows, Kylie’s Kiss Me Once Tour will be true to form as a…
(MTI) – The hip-hop band Punnany Massif and its audience broke a Guinness record at their concert in Budapest on Friday night when 4,000 people played Beethoven’s Ode to Joy together on plastic PVC rods. The concert at Budapest Park…
(MTI) – The Hungarian State Opera House will celebrate the 130th anniversary of its opening with a gala evening on September 27. The programme will begin by evoking the grand opening on this day in 1884, Szilveszter Okovacs, director of…
Istvan Vardai won first place in Munich where one of the word’s most prestigious classical music competitions took place, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu reports. A total of 312 musicians and ensembles from 37 countries participated in this year’s ARD International Music Competition where…
Budapest, September 5 (MTI) – The Hungarian State Opera House is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Austrian-Hungarian border with an international conference on Friday and a gala featuring renowned singers Anja Kampe, Piotr Beczala, Ferruccio Furlanetto…