Humour, as Ferenc Szijj does it, offers a predominantly absurd and grotesque quality and an ironic tone, similar to István Örkény.

Married for love, Borodin became a champion of women’s rights under the influence of his wife, the pianist Ekaterina Protapopova.

The story of Frau Holle describes an important characteristic of being ready for school – a sense of responsibility.

A wise woman who, realising her age, gives up her much younger love for a young and beautiful heiress in Der Rosenkavalier.

Adams and Durante investigate the common ground between the music of the two sides of the Mediterranean: North Africa and South Italy.

“Zarathustra was thirty years old when he left his native land and the lake of his native land and retreated to the mountains.”

The 1960s and early 1970s were a very productive period for Ligeti. He composed, among other things, the Cello Concerto and Chamber Concerto.

Typical, characteristic figures of the period and the wild and romantic surroundings of the Hungarian castles feature in Eredics ‘s music.

The songs on the new group’s first album The Island are very cohesive: they are flowing naturally into each other.

A fascinating aspect of this ancient ritual is that it is predominantly performed by women, with only a handful of men participating.

As we listen to the swans marching in Symphony No. 5 by Sibelius, we feel very small as part of an infinite universe.

There are different variations for the Easter “splashing”, from immersing the person in a lot of water to to some slight sprinkling.

Saint Omer is an edgy and emotionally turbulent courtroom drama painted with thick brushstrokes of mystery.

“The Mandarin will be diabolic music. The listener would be led from the turmoil of a metropolis to the tramp ranch.”

The narration underlines the importance of early formative experience as well as the lingering presence of transgenerational traumas.

Nathan Laube has a deep knowledge of every single key, pedal and register of the most important European and American organs.

Castor and Pollux are indeed twin brothers, but from two different fathers. Pollux, Zeus’ son, is immortal, but Castor is mortal…

Balassi still belonged to the generation who wrote poems to melodies, so they are a great match to early music.

While their international career was progressing, the incorporation of Hungarian language has further elevated the band’s musical appeal.

Following up on a promise Bruno has made to him, the two – now grown men – have the task to build a stone house in the mountains.

Ford’s drama-thriller offers a strong social commentary – in relation to the hopelessness of career starters.

Charlotte Wells provides fading memories, fragile moments of unifying love and the inside view of a father-daughter duo’s last holiday.

The Tromba Veneziana concert program, named after Gábor Boldoczki’s album, is set to be performed by the Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra.

Here, we take a look at five famous jazz songs and composers that have helped to shape the genre into what it is today.