The Slovak Philharmonic, under the direction of Maestro Peter Valentovic, presented complex, lesser-known works by 20th-century composers Jacques Ibert, Paul Creston, the Slovak composer Eugen Suchon, and ending with a Maurice Ravel favorite.
Szerző: Alexandra Ivanoff
Ramón Vargas mexikói tenornak különleges a kapcsolata Budapesttel. A Coopera égisze alatt a 2022-es debreceni fesztiválon tartott először énekes mesterkurzust, amit idén februárban Budapesten folytat.
The Hungarian State Opera’s closing performance of Sergei Prokofiev’s monumental score and Leo Tolstoy’s historical novel “War and Peace” took place on 18 February.
Through the auspices of the local organization Coopera, Vargas began vocal masterclasses during the 2022 Debrecen Festival, and continued this year in February in Budapest.
The 2023 Átlátszó Hang (Transparent Sound New Music Festival), offered a plethora of alternative music events from 7 Jan – 5 Feb.
This is officially a CD review, but it’s also a personal story.
On December 30, the Jávorkai Brothers (violinist Sándor and cellist Ádám) hosted a rousing musical kaleidoscope, entitled “From Budapest with Love,” at the Vienna Konzerthaus.
There’s a curious sight at England’s Thames estuary: it’s the centuries old Tudor jetty at Tilbury Fort, the place where Queen Elizabeth the First gave a stirring speech to her soldiers after the Spanish armada was defeated.
There’s an old American saying: “If I had a nickel for every time I’m asked this question, I’d be rich.” And what question would that be?
God’s wrath, in the form of the medieval plainchant Dies Irae, occupied Müpa Budapest’s Béla Bartók Hall on Sunday, 6 November.