23 result(s) for victory in Community & Culture
Xpat Review: Placido Domingo In Budapest
- 18 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- community & culture
I was brought up to respect my elders. It was drilled into me from the minute I was old enough to talk. Over the years, it’s been difficult at times, given that some of the elders who crossed my path were complete plonkers, devoid of reason, and lacking any semblance of a moral code. So I made an allowance. I reinterpreted the edict to read: Respect the elders you don’t know; apply discretion to ...
See What Happened @ Cinco de Mayo In Budapest 2016
- 9 May 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Way back on 5 May 1862 a small poorly equipped Mexican army managed to defeat the invading French army, which was considered to be the best in the world at the time. Although Mexico eventually lost the war, the unlikely victory near Puebla came to symbolize a Mexican David defeating a French Goliath. Cinco de Mayo is observed in Mexico as a national holiday, and is celebrated throughout the world ...
Monumental Concert In Budapest Vigadó - The Legend Of St Elizabeth, 15 August
- 6 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Reconstructed performance of the 1865 premiere of Franz Liszt's Die Legende von der heiligen Elisabeth. Franz Liszt's grand scale masterpiece dedicated to the memory of Princess Saint Elisabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) was premierred on 15 August, 1865 in the Pesti Vigadó. In 2015 on the same day and in the same place the commemorial concert of the reconstructed original, Hungarian version of the ...
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Palace Of Arts, 18 February
- 16 Feb 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Two romantic pieces- Schumann ’ Symphony No. 4 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 - and a brilliantly witty piano concerto consist of the National Philharmonic Orchestra’s programme on February 18. Alexei Volodin, winner of the Géza Anda Piano Competition is a representative of the great Russian pianist tradition and in this capacity he will be performing the Prokofiev piano concerto for left hand. ...
Hungary’s Defense Minister, New Gov’t Office To Oversee National Holidays
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Considering Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s recent pledge to create a workfare state, it may seem odd that Hungarians are to get a slew of new national holidays. However, the 11 new days “of elevated importance” will mean state-coordinated celebrations, but no extra days off work.
Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, Margaret Island Open Air Stage Budapest, 1 & 3 August
- 29 Jul 2014 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The story of a secret love, an outdoor opera premiere on 1 and 3 August (Friday, Sunday) 2014 8pm on Margaret Island Open-air Stage, a performance of the Hungarian State Opera.
Xpat Opinion: March 15th: A National Celebration In Hungary
- 10 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
March 15th, 1848, was the day when Hungary’s poet, Sándor Petöfi, stood on the steps of the National Museum and recited the poem which was to mobilise Hungarians into an (unsuccessful) attempt to overthrow the yoke of Austrian oppression, and win the nation independence and freedom. The anniversary of this event was marked under communism, just as it is remembered today – albeit that present-day ...
Invitation: Vilmos Jávori - Remembering A Jazz Legend, National Concert Hall, 24 October
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Vilmos Jávori was one of the greatest figures in our jazz history, who had a significant impact on the music of both Hungary and the neighbouring countries. He was able to conjure good things from bad, and outstanding from good. His name is associated with the first Hungarian victory at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in the company of Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Rudolf Tomsics and Aladár Pege, while his ...
Invitation: Rising Stars Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 January
- 3 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) groups together 20 leading institutions including the Konzerthaus and the Musikverein in Vienna, the Kölner Philharmonie in Cologne, L’Auditori in Barcelona, London’s Barbican Centre, the Megaron in Athens and Budapest’s Palace of Arts.
Xpat Review: Placido Domingo In Budapest
- 18 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- community & culture
I was brought up to respect my elders. It was drilled into me from the minute I was old enough to talk. Over the years, it’s been difficult at times, given that some of the elders who crossed my path were complete plonkers, devoid of reason, and lacking any semblance of a moral code. So I made an allowance. I reinterpreted the edict to read: Respect the elders you don’t know; apply discretion to ...
See What Happened @ Cinco de Mayo In Budapest 2016
- 9 May 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Way back on 5 May 1862 a small poorly equipped Mexican army managed to defeat the invading French army, which was considered to be the best in the world at the time. Although Mexico eventually lost the war, the unlikely victory near Puebla came to symbolize a Mexican David defeating a French Goliath. Cinco de Mayo is observed in Mexico as a national holiday, and is celebrated throughout the world ...
Monumental Concert In Budapest Vigadó - The Legend Of St Elizabeth, 15 August
- 6 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Reconstructed performance of the 1865 premiere of Franz Liszt's Die Legende von der heiligen Elisabeth. Franz Liszt's grand scale masterpiece dedicated to the memory of Princess Saint Elisabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) was premierred on 15 August, 1865 in the Pesti Vigadó. In 2015 on the same day and in the same place the commemorial concert of the reconstructed original, Hungarian version of the ...
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Palace Of Arts, 18 February
- 16 Feb 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Two romantic pieces- Schumann ’ Symphony No. 4 and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5 - and a brilliantly witty piano concerto consist of the National Philharmonic Orchestra’s programme on February 18. Alexei Volodin, winner of the Géza Anda Piano Competition is a representative of the great Russian pianist tradition and in this capacity he will be performing the Prokofiev piano concerto for left hand. ...
Hungary’s Defense Minister, New Gov’t Office To Oversee National Holidays
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Considering Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s recent pledge to create a workfare state, it may seem odd that Hungarians are to get a slew of new national holidays. However, the 11 new days “of elevated importance” will mean state-coordinated celebrations, but no extra days off work.
Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, Margaret Island Open Air Stage Budapest, 1 & 3 August
- 29 Jul 2014 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The story of a secret love, an outdoor opera premiere on 1 and 3 August (Friday, Sunday) 2014 8pm on Margaret Island Open-air Stage, a performance of the Hungarian State Opera.
Xpat Opinion: March 15th: A National Celebration In Hungary
- 10 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
March 15th, 1848, was the day when Hungary’s poet, Sándor Petöfi, stood on the steps of the National Museum and recited the poem which was to mobilise Hungarians into an (unsuccessful) attempt to overthrow the yoke of Austrian oppression, and win the nation independence and freedom. The anniversary of this event was marked under communism, just as it is remembered today – albeit that present-day ...
Invitation: Vilmos Jávori - Remembering A Jazz Legend, National Concert Hall, 24 October
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Vilmos Jávori was one of the greatest figures in our jazz history, who had a significant impact on the music of both Hungary and the neighbouring countries. He was able to conjure good things from bad, and outstanding from good. His name is associated with the first Hungarian victory at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in the company of Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Rudolf Tomsics and Aladár Pege, while his ...
Invitation: Rising Stars Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 5 January
- 3 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) groups together 20 leading institutions including the Konzerthaus and the Musikverein in Vienna, the Kölner Philharmonie in Cologne, L’Auditori in Barcelona, London’s Barbican Centre, the Megaron in Athens and Budapest’s Palace of Arts.