We aim to impress fans of big musical emotions – interview with conductor Erki Pehk
“I consider Sinfonietta Rīga as one of the best, if not the best, chamber orchestras in the Baltic region”, says Estonian conductor Erki Pehk.
Sophie Hacsek (Managing Editor)
Consistency in Transformation
To these driving rhythms and storytelling melodies, the quintet adds improvisations and orchestrations with various tones to fully realise their captivating power.
A multilingual theatre installation: Faust 1&2
Following its highly successful premiere in Munich, Pathos Theater, the Bavarian capital’s largest independent company will bring their experimental Faust performance to CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival audiences.
The professor of jazz-rock fusion in the BJC – RoLaJaFuFu: rock, latin, jazz, funk, fusion
Ever since Dean Brown completed his studies at the famous Berklee College of Music in Boston, he has always been the first name to call if a supergroup finds itself needing a jazz-rock guitarist…
Three brothers from the edge of Europe – Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia
The Sinfonietta Riga formed in 2006 with the intent of showcasing vibrant and rich Baltic contemporary music to the world. Their ideas and musical conceptualisations and endeavours have been rewarded with a Grammy Award, amonf others…
How to hold the fan if you want to express your love?
Have you ever thought how much could be expressed with the mere moving of a fan, putting it from one hand to another, touching with face, fingers or mouth?
Some little miracles in life that I got from dance
Slowly I learned how to switch out my ankle, my walking also improved a lot, there was no practical reason anymore to continue dancing (it was obvious that I can’t be a great dancer anyway), but I just didn’t give up.
We can go around in augmented reality with our physical body – interview with Ambrus Ivanyos
“This is something like an open world simulation game where the movements of the audience – or more like participants – influence the story.” Interview with Ambrus Ivanyos about how to disappear completely…
We bring the space to life and have a dialogue with it – Shapers’ farewell in Budapest
“The work of Ex Nihilo starts with observation, rereading an intact space, listening to our intuitions, emotions, one or the other idea, moment, feeling.” An interview with Anne Le Batard.
The expanding horizon of Ólafur Arnalds – from hardcore to musical robots
He composed with sixteen already, but rejects the elitist attitude of the classical music scene and goes his own path – which includes a lot. The intriguing life story of Ólafur Arnalds with drumming, existential questions, robots, lost harmony and regained silence…
Who is the man behind the remembrance stones? – interview with Gunter Demnig
“Although my stones can’t replace gravestones, people still can visit them” – Gunter Demnig recalls how the Stolpersteine became his essential life work.
Five websites with children’s ebooks, for quality time in the online space
The bottomless well of literature, from rhymes to poems, from illustrated tales to YA novels, seems to be a good reason for our little ones to get stuck on the internet.
Here you can download ebooks legally and completely free
A compilation of ebook sites recommended by the Arthereartnow editorial.
An elegant musical tour to all Planets in the Solar System
“The design, journey and observations of our Solar System are more than just scientific and artistic profiling. They are about the entitlement of nature, and what we inherited as living, breathing and dreaming things.” (Jeff Mills)
Human voice is the most wonderful prop for dance – choreographer Maurice Béjart’s thoughts on The Magic Flute
“I did not attempt to slip the smallest personal attention, or added message, into an already perfect work; rather, I sought to listen to the score scrupulously (and lovingly), read the libretto and translate…” Maurice Béjart on staging The Magic Flute.
The black sheep of violin music conquers the stage
For beginner and advanced rebels, fans of classical music, popular music, even world music. Sharpen your ears!
Have you ever heard the story of the three spires?
You already saw the cathedral, the skeleton of the destroyed old one reaches a hand to the modern new one. The Christchurch was never restored, but the spire is still there. And this is the Holy Trinity…
This performance isn’t an end of the debate, it’s an exclamation mark – interview with Fruzsina Háda and Renáta Báder
“Living in the same village doesn’t mean us to hang out together around the clock. Rehearsing gives us good vibes, can’t be put into words how it feels to resonate, crying, grieving, laughing together, engulfed with sympathy comforting each other.” Renáta Báder and Fruzsina Háda speak about Live long, Regina!, an improvisational docudrama by the group SajátSzínház.
It’s always a good sign when language is on the move – interview with Kinga Tóth about her performance show
It’s not like a poem reciting event with background projection and music. For me, all these forms are equal and juxtaposed, I’m creating a “living text body” from their mixture. – Kinga Tóth is preparing for her performance show in the Trafó.
There are no rivals at this competition, only friends – interview with conductor Gábor Hollerung
The International Choral Celebration, held in Budapest from May 18 to 21, shows the most beautiful and engaging face of choral music.