93 result(s) for summer music festival in Community & Culture
London Globe, Monte Carlo Ballet Highlights Of Budapest Summer Festival
- 19 May 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Acts by the London Globe Theatre and the Monte Carlo Ballet will be the highlights at this year’s Budapest Summer Festival held between June 10 and August 30, the festival’s director said. Marking the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, the Globe will present the Two Gentlemen of Verona on July 1 and the Monte Carlo Ballet the classical piece Romeo and Juliet to the music of ...
Celebrating Tolerance With The Festival Orchestra At Heroes’ Square, 3 June
- 13 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
This year, 500 disadvantaged children are taking part in the Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Dancing on the Square project. In far-flung Hungarian towns, 500 underprivileged children have been preparing since January to show the world what they have learned from each other. It all culminates on 3 June with a grand open-air event, the Dancing on the Square project, alongside the musicians of the ...
Xpat Preview: Hungary's Top 7 Cultural Events In 2016
- 4 Feb 2016 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Classic music, folk traditions, contemporary cinema and much more – for sure a great selection of programmes will characterize 2016! We have collected 7 of the most exciting ones below, among them unusual folklore festivals, cool art programmes, and open-air opera events.
2015 Year Of Cultural Developments In Budapest
- 30 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government launched a number of cultural development projects over the course of the past year, culture state secretary Péter Hoppál told MTI in an interview. Hoppál noted that the government has allocated 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46.3m) to refurbish the Eiffel Hall, the old railway building in Budapest’s 10th district to serve as a base and storage facility for the soon to be renovated ...
Video: Jewish Cultural Festival, Until 6 Sept
- 27 Aug 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest is a receptive city, and this festival demonstrates that the capital of Hungary is a happy host to a diversity of cultures, welcoming expats and visitors from all parts of the world in friendship. This annual end of summer Jewish cultural cavalcade can be a special occasion for everyone, say organisers. Each year the Hungarian Jewish Community opens its gates and presents the colourful ...
MAV Symphony Orchestra @ Budapest Zoo, 21 August
- 17 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The MAV Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 by the Hungarian State Railways. Shortly after the Second World War, it established its name carrying a series of great concerts to the destroyed towns all over the country. As time passed, the orchestra developed a wide-ranging repertoire from baroque to contemporary music, and is currently ranked among the best professional ensembles in Hungary. On ...
Chico & The Gypsies, Margaret Island Budapest, 22 August
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In recent years, it was the Buena Vista Social Club that brought a real Mediterranean atmosphere to the Open Air Theatre at Margaret Island. But this year on August 22nd, the founder of the Gypsy Kings’ band, Chico & the Gypsies, will guarantee this feeling.
Updated: Xpat Wine Picnic, Becketts Terrace, 28 July
- 23 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
- community & culture
You're most welcome to make merry with the international community at the special summer edition of the Xpat Wine Club. This time you have the opportunity to taste at least 3 wines from each of 5 fine wineries, 18 in total! And there'll be picnic snacks from Becketts - the classic expat hangout, now located in Liszt Ferenc tér - plus live music out on the covered 'terrace garden' (so all fine if ...
Vajdahunyad Castle Summer Music Festival Program
- 9 Jul 2015 10:55 AM
- community & culture
This Castle Festival in Budapest is a feast of classical, swing, klezmer and traditional Hungarian gypsy music. The truely beautiful courtyard of the Vajdahunyad Castle provides a romantic background for this annual event. Performances this year are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays from 9 Juy onwards, starting each time at 8:30pm.
London Globe, Monte Carlo Ballet Highlights Of Budapest Summer Festival
- 19 May 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Acts by the London Globe Theatre and the Monte Carlo Ballet will be the highlights at this year’s Budapest Summer Festival held between June 10 and August 30, the festival’s director said. Marking the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, the Globe will present the Two Gentlemen of Verona on July 1 and the Monte Carlo Ballet the classical piece Romeo and Juliet to the music of ...
Celebrating Tolerance With The Festival Orchestra At Heroes’ Square, 3 June
- 13 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
This year, 500 disadvantaged children are taking part in the Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Dancing on the Square project. In far-flung Hungarian towns, 500 underprivileged children have been preparing since January to show the world what they have learned from each other. It all culminates on 3 June with a grand open-air event, the Dancing on the Square project, alongside the musicians of the ...
Xpat Preview: Hungary's Top 7 Cultural Events In 2016
- 4 Feb 2016 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Classic music, folk traditions, contemporary cinema and much more – for sure a great selection of programmes will characterize 2016! We have collected 7 of the most exciting ones below, among them unusual folklore festivals, cool art programmes, and open-air opera events.
2015 Year Of Cultural Developments In Budapest
- 30 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The government launched a number of cultural development projects over the course of the past year, culture state secretary Péter Hoppál told MTI in an interview. Hoppál noted that the government has allocated 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46.3m) to refurbish the Eiffel Hall, the old railway building in Budapest’s 10th district to serve as a base and storage facility for the soon to be renovated ...
Video: Jewish Cultural Festival, Until 6 Sept
- 27 Aug 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest is a receptive city, and this festival demonstrates that the capital of Hungary is a happy host to a diversity of cultures, welcoming expats and visitors from all parts of the world in friendship. This annual end of summer Jewish cultural cavalcade can be a special occasion for everyone, say organisers. Each year the Hungarian Jewish Community opens its gates and presents the colourful ...
MAV Symphony Orchestra @ Budapest Zoo, 21 August
- 17 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The MAV Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 by the Hungarian State Railways. Shortly after the Second World War, it established its name carrying a series of great concerts to the destroyed towns all over the country. As time passed, the orchestra developed a wide-ranging repertoire from baroque to contemporary music, and is currently ranked among the best professional ensembles in Hungary. On ...
Chico & The Gypsies, Margaret Island Budapest, 22 August
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In recent years, it was the Buena Vista Social Club that brought a real Mediterranean atmosphere to the Open Air Theatre at Margaret Island. But this year on August 22nd, the founder of the Gypsy Kings’ band, Chico & the Gypsies, will guarantee this feeling.
Updated: Xpat Wine Picnic, Becketts Terrace, 28 July
- 23 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
- community & culture
You're most welcome to make merry with the international community at the special summer edition of the Xpat Wine Club. This time you have the opportunity to taste at least 3 wines from each of 5 fine wineries, 18 in total! And there'll be picnic snacks from Becketts - the classic expat hangout, now located in Liszt Ferenc tér - plus live music out on the covered 'terrace garden' (so all fine if ...
Vajdahunyad Castle Summer Music Festival Program
- 9 Jul 2015 10:55 AM
- community & culture
This Castle Festival in Budapest is a feast of classical, swing, klezmer and traditional Hungarian gypsy music. The truely beautiful courtyard of the Vajdahunyad Castle provides a romantic background for this annual event. Performances this year are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays from 9 Juy onwards, starting each time at 8:30pm.