291 result(s) for national concert hall
Concert of the Marquette High School Orchestra, Nádor Hall Budapest, 20 March
- 20 Mar 2022 5:23 PM
- classical
The Marquette High School Orchestra, of the Rockwood School District, is comprised of musicians 15-18 years of age. Rockwood School District is nationally renown for it’s orchestra program. Every third grader in each of the 23 elementary schools is required to play the violin for one year.
After that, students may choose to continue in orchestra and can stay with the violin, or select one ...
Buda’s Castle District - Europe’s Grandest Reconstruction Project
- 3 Mar 2022 1:55 PM
- getting around
It’s surprising that the dramatic restoration of Buda’s castle and palace complex to its early twentieth century glory hasn’t attracted more attention, reports Mark Higgie for Xpatloop.com.
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity, Palace of Arts Budapest, 18 December
- 18 Dec 2021 6:00 PM
- contemporary
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble's exciting première production presents Christmas Eve, the Christmas vigil and the joy and excitement of waiting, the games and traditions of folk origins and the Christian tradition of welcoming the birth of Jesus, as well as the fairytale-like, magical stories which have developed around this day.
The audience will have the chance to live through the joyful ...
The Knight of the Ice Fields, Palace of Arts Budapest, 25 November
- 25 Nov 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Two 20th century Russian contemporaries, both of whom suffered under the Soviet system and were time and again victims of the "cultural policy" of the dictatorship.
Prokofiev, who had returned to his homeland from the West in the hope of gaining recognition, originally composed this work as the soundtrack for Eisenstein's film of the same title.
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is one of his ...
A Night of Lyrical Songs, Palace of Arts, 23 November
- 23 Nov 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Best known as the frontman of Kistehén, László Kollár-Klemencz is also a member, along other line-ups, of Budapest Bar, where together with bandleader Róbert Farkas and Marc Dargay, the permanent composer of the Katona József Theatre, he reworks famous songs and chansons.
In the production My Unbridled Horses, they'll perform mainly well-known internationally renowned compositions, but in a ...
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Palace of Arts Budapest, 1 November
- 1 Nov 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir will furnish us with a long-overdue performance of The Dream of Gerontius, a major work from the English late-Romantic composer Edward Elgar - though rarely played in Hungary, it is one of the most important compositions of the early 20th century.
It is no coincidence that the composition will be performed on All Saints' Day, as the piece is an ...
Electroacoustica, Palace of Arts Budapest, 14 October
- 14 Oct 2021 7:32 PM
- contemporary
This exciting late-night concert presents six electroacoustic compositions, which were award-winners at Müpa's composer competition.
The works vividly illustrate the diversity of technological and aesthetic approaches that are open to what is a genre still little known to the public.
Take this adventure of a concert and discover musical materials that blend natural sounds and ...
Patti Smith, Palace of Arts Budapest, 13 October
- 13 Oct 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The legendary American poet, visual artist, singer and songwriter will celebrate her 75th birthday at the end of the year. Between 1975 and 2012, she released eleven studio albums, and her songs and poems have made a fundamental impact on contemporary culture.
But more than a performer and singer, Patti Smith became an icon of our time thanks to her writings as well. Her accomplishments have ...
Iván Fischer and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Palace of Arts Budapest, 20 September
- 19 Sep 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Audience will have a special evening to look forward to. There is no need to introduce the 70-year-old Iván Fischer to the Budapest audience.
Nevertheless, this concert will be an introduction in a certain sense, since it has always been at the helm of the Budapest Festival Orchestra that we've seen him perform ever since the ensemble made its debut on Christmas Day in 1983.
At this event ...
Concert of the Marquette High School Orchestra, Nádor Hall Budapest, 20 March
- 20 Mar 2022 5:23 PM
- classical
The Marquette High School Orchestra, of the Rockwood School District, is comprised of musicians 15-18 years of age. Rockwood School District is nationally renown for it’s orchestra program. Every third grader in each of the 23 elementary schools is required to play the violin for one year.
After that, students may choose to continue in orchestra and can stay with the violin, or select one ...
Buda’s Castle District - Europe’s Grandest Reconstruction Project
- 3 Mar 2022 1:55 PM
- getting around
It’s surprising that the dramatic restoration of Buda’s castle and palace complex to its early twentieth century glory hasn’t attracted more attention, reports Mark Higgie for Xpatloop.com.
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Wonderful Nativity, Palace of Arts Budapest, 18 December
- 18 Dec 2021 6:00 PM
- contemporary
The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble's exciting première production presents Christmas Eve, the Christmas vigil and the joy and excitement of waiting, the games and traditions of folk origins and the Christian tradition of welcoming the birth of Jesus, as well as the fairytale-like, magical stories which have developed around this day.
The audience will have the chance to live through the joyful ...
The Knight of the Ice Fields, Palace of Arts Budapest, 25 November
- 25 Nov 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Two 20th century Russian contemporaries, both of whom suffered under the Soviet system and were time and again victims of the "cultural policy" of the dictatorship.
Prokofiev, who had returned to his homeland from the West in the hope of gaining recognition, originally composed this work as the soundtrack for Eisenstein's film of the same title.
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is one of his ...
A Night of Lyrical Songs, Palace of Arts, 23 November
- 23 Nov 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Best known as the frontman of Kistehén, László Kollár-Klemencz is also a member, along other line-ups, of Budapest Bar, where together with bandleader Róbert Farkas and Marc Dargay, the permanent composer of the Katona József Theatre, he reworks famous songs and chansons.
In the production My Unbridled Horses, they'll perform mainly well-known internationally renowned compositions, but in a ...
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Palace of Arts Budapest, 1 November
- 1 Nov 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
The Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir will furnish us with a long-overdue performance of The Dream of Gerontius, a major work from the English late-Romantic composer Edward Elgar - though rarely played in Hungary, it is one of the most important compositions of the early 20th century.
It is no coincidence that the composition will be performed on All Saints' Day, as the piece is an ...
Electroacoustica, Palace of Arts Budapest, 14 October
- 14 Oct 2021 7:32 PM
- contemporary
This exciting late-night concert presents six electroacoustic compositions, which were award-winners at Müpa's composer competition.
The works vividly illustrate the diversity of technological and aesthetic approaches that are open to what is a genre still little known to the public.
Take this adventure of a concert and discover musical materials that blend natural sounds and ...
Patti Smith, Palace of Arts Budapest, 13 October
- 13 Oct 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
The legendary American poet, visual artist, singer and songwriter will celebrate her 75th birthday at the end of the year. Between 1975 and 2012, she released eleven studio albums, and her songs and poems have made a fundamental impact on contemporary culture.
But more than a performer and singer, Patti Smith became an icon of our time thanks to her writings as well. Her accomplishments have ...
Iván Fischer and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Palace of Arts Budapest, 20 September
- 19 Sep 2021 7:30 PM
- classical
Audience will have a special evening to look forward to. There is no need to introduce the 70-year-old Iván Fischer to the Budapest audience.
Nevertheless, this concert will be an introduction in a certain sense, since it has always been at the helm of the Budapest Festival Orchestra that we've seen him perform ever since the ensemble made its debut on Christmas Day in 1983.
At this event ...