649 result(s) for composer
Surprising Expats: Hiroko Ishimoto, Pianist & Feminist
- 14 Feb 2023 10:21 AM
This is part of a series of in-depth interviews with some surprising members of the community, written by Marion Merrick.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 3, Part 11.
- 13 Feb 2023 12:58 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
The Ligeti String Quartet, House of Hungarian Music, 1 February
- 1 Feb 2023 7:30 PM
- classical
In 2023 it will be 100 years since the birth of the Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian composer György Ligeti.
The anniversary year will be marked by a series of events entitled Ligeti 100, beginning with this event at the House of Music Hungary. The Accord Quartet will play Ligeti's string quartets as the composer intended – complete with hair-raising bowing techniques.
Fourteen years passed ...
Musical Dissection: Monteverdi & Lóci, Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 January
- 30 Jan 2023 1:00 PM
- contemporary
The Musical Dissection programme series explores the conduits between what we call classical music and the "light" pop music favoured mostly by young people today.
The parallels are not forced: for example, this event moderated by musicologist Gergely Fazekas will reveal how accompaniment consisting of a repeated four-chord harmonic progression can be found both in Monteverdi's madrigal for ...
'Transparent Sound' Series, Budapest Jazz Club, 26 January
- 26 Jan 2023 6:30 PM
- contemporary
EZMMi is the new joint project of the Liszt Academy of Music and Budapest Music Center which presents electro-acoustic music pieces based on the latest technology.
The project also offers detailed introductory lectures for the audience about the pieces performed.
On January 26, the work in focus will be Trevor Wishart's surround opera, Encounters in the Republic of Heaven, composed for ...
Grammy Award-Winning Guitar Genius Steve Vai to Play Again in Budapest on 12 April
- 18 Jan 2023 12:40 PM
- entertainment
Three-time Grammy Award-winning guitarist Steve Vai is one of the most influential guitar virtuosos of our time, with a stunning playing style and technical innovations that have left their mark on modern rock guitar.
'Prokofiev Marathon', National Concert Hall Budapest, 4 February
- 17 Jan 2023 9:34 AM
- community & culture
Every year since 2008, Müpa Budapest and the Budapest Festival Orchestra have put on an all-day marathon production presenting the very best work of a given composer, with a series of consecutive concerts from morning until late evening in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall and the Festival Theatre.
Budapest Festival Orcherstra Starts the Year with a Lavish Programme
- 6 Jan 2023 2:02 PM
- community & culture
A grandiose, visionary Mahler symphony conducted by Iván Fischer, a one-day marathon with Prokofiev and a program of French-infused music - these are just some of the concerts the Budapest Festival Orchestra is preparing for the first months of the new year.
Budapest Festival Orchestra's: Christmas Fair, 17 & 18 December
- 17 Dec 2022 10:00 AM
- community
For the first time, the Budapest Festival Orchestra will be holding a musical Christmas fair. On the fourth weekend of Advent, December 17 and 18, classical music lovers are welcome to join us in our rehearsal room to really get in tune for the holidays.
The latest products of the BFO Shop, discount concert tickets, unique jewelry and children's books will also be on offer. Come and enjoy the ...
Surprising Expats: Hiroko Ishimoto, Pianist & Feminist
- 14 Feb 2023 10:21 AM
This is part of a series of in-depth interviews with some surprising members of the community, written by Marion Merrick.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 3, Part 11.
- 13 Feb 2023 12:58 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
The Ligeti String Quartet, House of Hungarian Music, 1 February
- 1 Feb 2023 7:30 PM
- classical
In 2023 it will be 100 years since the birth of the Kossuth Prize-winning Hungarian composer György Ligeti.
The anniversary year will be marked by a series of events entitled Ligeti 100, beginning with this event at the House of Music Hungary. The Accord Quartet will play Ligeti's string quartets as the composer intended – complete with hair-raising bowing techniques.
Fourteen years passed ...
Musical Dissection: Monteverdi & Lóci, Festival Theatre Budapest, 30 January
- 30 Jan 2023 1:00 PM
- contemporary
The Musical Dissection programme series explores the conduits between what we call classical music and the "light" pop music favoured mostly by young people today.
The parallels are not forced: for example, this event moderated by musicologist Gergely Fazekas will reveal how accompaniment consisting of a repeated four-chord harmonic progression can be found both in Monteverdi's madrigal for ...
'Transparent Sound' Series, Budapest Jazz Club, 26 January
- 26 Jan 2023 6:30 PM
- contemporary
EZMMi is the new joint project of the Liszt Academy of Music and Budapest Music Center which presents electro-acoustic music pieces based on the latest technology.
The project also offers detailed introductory lectures for the audience about the pieces performed.
On January 26, the work in focus will be Trevor Wishart's surround opera, Encounters in the Republic of Heaven, composed for ...
Grammy Award-Winning Guitar Genius Steve Vai to Play Again in Budapest on 12 April
- 18 Jan 2023 12:40 PM
- entertainment
Three-time Grammy Award-winning guitarist Steve Vai is one of the most influential guitar virtuosos of our time, with a stunning playing style and technical innovations that have left their mark on modern rock guitar.
'Prokofiev Marathon', National Concert Hall Budapest, 4 February
- 17 Jan 2023 9:34 AM
- community & culture
Every year since 2008, Müpa Budapest and the Budapest Festival Orchestra have put on an all-day marathon production presenting the very best work of a given composer, with a series of consecutive concerts from morning until late evening in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall and the Festival Theatre.
Budapest Festival Orcherstra Starts the Year with a Lavish Programme
- 6 Jan 2023 2:02 PM
- community & culture
A grandiose, visionary Mahler symphony conducted by Iván Fischer, a one-day marathon with Prokofiev and a program of French-infused music - these are just some of the concerts the Budapest Festival Orchestra is preparing for the first months of the new year.
Budapest Festival Orchestra's: Christmas Fair, 17 & 18 December
- 17 Dec 2022 10:00 AM
- community
For the first time, the Budapest Festival Orchestra will be holding a musical Christmas fair. On the fourth weekend of Advent, December 17 and 18, classical music lovers are welcome to join us in our rehearsal room to really get in tune for the holidays.
The latest products of the BFO Shop, discount concert tickets, unique jewelry and children's books will also be on offer. Come and enjoy the ...