The Budapest Art Factory (BAF), the collective that has been hosting and showcasing the works of eight different artists for the past 17 years, is announcing their new location with a grand opening on Friday, December 8.
Eyes and Ears on Budapest
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“From Time to Time” is the English translation of István Pető’s exhibit “De temps en temps” and it’s definitely his time in the spotlight at the Várfok Gallery.
The most famous 19th-century pianist and composer, Franz Liszt wrote an opera and it’s coming very soon to Budapest!
Under the splendid dome of the newly renovated Rumbach Street Synagogue an especially inspired program took place on October 9.
“Eros at the piano,” by pianist and pedagogue William Westney,* is a goldmine of wisdom. This book is a witty, articulate, and conversational style tome about life with the mighty beast – the grand piano.
The Máv Symphony Orchestra opened their season on 21 September; Gergely Vajda was honored at the Budapest Music Center on 15 September.
For the Várfok Gallery’s second round of collaborative efforts for musicians to align their inspirations with visual art, four composers and six instrumentalists produced musical reflections on paintings by Endre Rozsda.
From June 6-10, Budapest hosted a roundup of European music industry organizations who met at Müpa Budapest and the House of Music for two related conferences.
Springtime in Budapest blossomed with a panoply of events to celebrate the 100th birthday (May 28th) of one of its most celebrated composers, György Ligeti.
A few years ago, a CD review in The Guardian compared five different recordings of Tchaikovsky’s first symphony.