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#auction #Csontvary #Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka

Csontváry painting sets record starting price at auction

Budapest art trader Virag Judit Gallery has set the starting price for Tivadar Csontvary Kosztka’s (1853-1919) work at the December 19 sale.

#Müpa #Nóra Fehér #organ #Zsuzsanna Deák

Duruflé – Bach – Szathmáry: hear the organ with 6,804 pipes!

Duruflé: “This Requiem is not an ethereal work. It reflects the anguish of man confronted with the mystery of his destiny.”

#László Kollár-Klemencz #Müpa #My Unbridled Horses #Nóra Fehér #Zsolt Várkonyi

László Kollár-Klemencz: I don’t want to be a retro concert musician

It is important to deal with songs with a progressive approach, while respecting the values of old music – says László Kollár-Klemencz.

#Armenia #Gurdjieff Ensemble #Levon Eskenian #Müpa

Levon Eskenian: Bartók got to Armenians only after the genocide

In the past, I had an impressive discussion with Levon Eskenian, leader of Armenian Gurdjieff Ensemble. Now again – but many things changed.

#Anna Rácz #Gaetano Donizetti #Lucrezia Borgia #Müpa #Nóra Fehér

Lucrezia Borgia rules over life and death – says director Ferenc Anger

In fact, Lucrezia Borgia is a Renaissance person who combines the sciences and the arts. A semi-staged opera in the Müpa.

#Lucie Horsch #Müpa #recorder #Rising Stars

Lucie Horsch: the new piece is a result of a past encounter in Budapest

Rising Stars: three-day festival and six concerts in the Müpa. We asked Dutch Lucie Horsch before the beginning of the adventure.

#Anna Rácz #commemoration #György Cziffra #Müpa #Nóra Fehér

Lost his son, could never move on: an astonishing and tragic life

Pianist György Cziffra described himself as a man who had set out from shocking poverty to conquer the world’s music stages.

#Cecília Stenszky #Danube Art Ensemble #folk dance #Liszt Fest #Mezőség #Zsolt Juhász

Here, Romanians, Hungarians and the Roma coexist peacefully – interview with Zsolt Juhász

Dance of the Mezőség is very unified, but every ethnic group has its own traits. It was a difficult task for the dancers and musicians…

#Béla Bartók #Franz Liszt #Liszt Fest #Müpa #Nóra Fehér #Roland Szentpáli #Zsuzsanna Deák

The Sounds of Freedom are coming to be heard

The three highly impressive and captivating works will be performed by Gábor Hollerung and the Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra at the Liszt Fest.

#album #Cory Henry #Liszt Fest #Müpa

Musical genius in Budapest: is Cory Henry the new Franz Liszt?

A contemporary artist whose life, works, stage performance can evoke the Liszt phenomenon. Cory Henry presents his new album in Budapest.

#Anna Rácz #Liszt Fest #Nóra Fehér #rhapsody

Franz Liszt: “the concert is me!” – Passionate rhapsodies on stage

Gypsy music, which Liszt described as unusual and daring at the time, is an exquisite source of inspiration for the genre of rhapsody.

#Anna Rácz #Csaba Horváth #Gergely Vajda #Liszt Fest #Nóra Fehér #Péter Esterházy

Transporters didn’t need an update; rape is, unfortunately, an eternal topic

There are several characters in this story: “the transporters” themselves, the rapists, or the mother, and a little girl.

#Anna Rácz #Jazzical Trio #Liszt Fest #Nóra Fehér #Norbert Káel

Norbert Káel: it was a part of Liszt’s rockstar image to be charming

Liszt Fest is a great opportunity for the Jazzical Trio to show how he was a modern composer who can still be relevant today.

#Balázs Kecskés D. #Eötvös Foundation #Francisco Domínguez #Georges Aperghis #Liszt Fest #Péter Eötvös

Four premieres, one basic piece: old and new generations of the Eötvös Foundation

If a profession has its masters, “the wise old”, we can learn from them at any age. That is what current mentees of the Eötvös Foundation do.

#Győző Nagy #Levente Gyöngyösi #Liszt Fest #Nóra Fehér #The Master and Margarita #Vajk Szente

New opera-musical version of The Master and Margarita – interview with director Vajk Szente

The music is exciting: classical opera on the one hand, rock music on the other, and thirdly, there are musical elements – says the director.

#Franz Liszt #Liszt Fest #Müpa #Thomas Hampson

Wandering Jew, Weimar’s Dead, Fathers’ Crypt: songs by Liszt at the Liszt Fest

Thomas Hampson, one of the best baritones in the US, deals a lot with songs of the age of Romaticism. Coming soon at the Liszt Fest!

#Liszt Fest #Martin Sturm #Nóra Fehér #organ #Zsuzsanna Deák

The storming organ playing of Martin Sturm at the Liszt Fest

The youngest professor at the Weimar Academy of Music will play the magnificent, richly coloured sounding organ of the St. Teresa of Avila Parish Church.

#eulogy #Gábor Mészöly #Gyula Böszörményi #Mari Simon #Nóra Fehér

A married couple on the stage of heaven

Mari Simon, actress, and Gábor Mészöly, writer and dramaturg, recently passed away. Writer Gyula Böszörményi says farewell to them.

#Anna Rácz #improvisation #Müpa #Viktor Tóth

Viktor Tóth: there are no styles, only soulful our soulless music

I want to be a creative musician and a composer who always writes from his soul. I’m searching for the meaning of my presence in this world.

#Arno Schuitemaker #If You Could See Me Now #Trafó

Arno Schuitemaker – if you could see me now… and now… and now…

Arno Schuitemaker is originally an aeronautical engineer, which makes his choreographies to be always led by rationality.

#Anna Rácz #ethnomusicology #folk music #Fonó Band #Gergely Agócs #Müpa

Gergely Agócs: we have no reason to hold grudge against the neighbouring countries

“I have collected more than 850 hours of folk music material during the last 35 years, and meanwhile I visited hundreds of places.”

#Müpa #piano #Víkingur Ólafsson #Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Víkingur Ólafsson: Hungarians are everywhere in my career

I’m catching pianist Víkingur Ólafsson for an interview during his tour in Los Angeles to discuss his newest album and the related concert…

#Friedrich Liechtenstein #irony #Müpa #performance

Friedrich Liechtenstein: sometimes irony is more precise than realism

I remember how lovely it felt with 15 to sleep on the Margaret Island under the stars – he recalls before coming to Budapest soon again.

#Cédric Eeckhout #The Quest #Trafó

Cédric Eeckhout’s message to Hungarian PM – what is to be half Flemish, half Walloon?

I realised more and more how my personal feelings and life events are connected to European politics and international relations.

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Csontváry painting sets record starting price at auction

Duruflé – Bach – Szathmáry: hear the organ with 6,804 pipes!

László Kollár-Klemencz: I don’t want to be a retro concert musician

Levon Eskenian: Bartók got to Armenians only after the genocide

Lucrezia Borgia rules over life and death – says director Ferenc Anger

Lucie Horsch: the new piece is a result of a past encounter in Budapest

Lost his son, could never move on: an astonishing and tragic life

Here, Romanians, Hungarians and the Roma coexist peacefully – interview with Zsolt Juhász

The Sounds of Freedom are coming to be heard

Musical genius in Budapest: is Cory Henry the new Franz Liszt?

Franz Liszt: “the concert is me!” – Passionate rhapsodies on stage

Transporters didn’t need an update; rape is, unfortunately, an eternal topic

Norbert Káel: it was a part of Liszt’s rockstar image to be charming

Four premieres, one basic piece: old and new generations of the Eötvös Foundation

New opera-musical version of The Master and Margarita – interview with director Vajk Szente

Wandering Jew, Weimar’s Dead, Fathers’ Crypt: songs by Liszt at the Liszt Fest

The storming organ playing of Martin Sturm at the Liszt Fest

A married couple on the stage of heaven

Viktor Tóth: there are no styles, only soulful our soulless music

Arno Schuitemaker – if you could see me now… and now… and now…

Gergely Agócs: we have no reason to hold grudge against the neighbouring countries

Víkingur Ólafsson: Hungarians are everywhere in my career

Friedrich Liechtenstein: sometimes irony is more precise than realism

Cédric Eeckhout’s message to Hungarian PM – what is to be half Flemish, half Walloon?

A series of Susan Anwin’s short stories is launching at Art Here Art Now tomorrow

Films to be broadcast in the Berlinale Classics 2018

Body as more than a mere object of desire – Jan Němec about František Drtikol

The story of El Paso lived in me in a brilliant way – interview with Winston Groom

Baroque Soap Opera Reloaded

Here are the winners of the Stage Awards 2018!

Branford Marsalis: Playing with Sting for four years was a great experience

A series of Susan Anwin’s short stories is launching at Art Here Art Now tomorrow

Govt earmarks HUF 106 m for Subotica synagogue revamp

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Smoke Sauna Sisterhood: The One Who Listens Understands

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