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.
Interview
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.”
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: 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’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.
Péter Kálmán: I won’t be the usual Don Giovanni but a wizard
Director András Hábetler and myself are childhood friends, so he tailored the character of Don Giovanni to match my personality.
Gabi Szűcs: the femme fatale has no success in finding happiness
Jazz singer Gabi Szűcs investigates in her concert what is really like to be labelled as femme fatale. Are these women better lovers than wives?
A fantastic experience: they dance Vasarely’s paintings! – interview with Balázs Vincze
Vasarely was born in Pécs, so it brings us a great opportunity to celebrate the 60th birthday of our dance company Ballet Pécs with him!
The Concerto reveals a lot about an ill Bartók’s mental and physical state
Interview with dancer-choreographer Tamás Juronics and his artistic partners. How can you dance to Bartók’s Concerto? How do worlds meet?
Criminal dance drama based on a terrifying story – interview with screenwriter Zsuzsa Zs. Vincze
A Szekler folk ballad tells a universal story about passionate love overwriting everything, marital infidelity, jealousy, and revenge.
Music is not like a 100-metre dash – interview with Charlie Horváth
…And then, in the early summer of 2019, we were on the way home in the bus, and then I suddenly said: OK guys, let’s record an album!
Makám shows so many different faces with its music – interview with Zoltán Krulik
I love contemplative, meditative singing. Also, old Hungarian folk music was an important experience – explains the band leader.
Mozart’s music on a historically accurate instrument! – interview with pianist Mihály Berecz
It is much easier to play the pieces on the instrument they were originally written for – says the young pianist.
I got so much from Félix Lajkó and the Győr Ballet Company – László Velekei on their newest production
We put a new layer on the piece, with an update on the language of dance, and we made it faster and thicker.
New film music accompanies a 1918 silent film – interview with conductor Gergely Dubóczky
It is a great possibility for different eras to meet. The motion picture is ancient yet the accompanying music is contemporary.
The man who put on an online-purchased female body
Did you know that there are websites that sell 3D replicas of real people’s bodies and faces…? An online show provided by the Trafó.
Rossini can always make us smile – interview with bass baritone Péter Kálmán
Péter Kálmán, bass baritone who considers himself a Rossini fan, shared a few things with us about this promising night.
Just enjoy! – organist of the Notre-Dame plays from Budapest for the world
Having a transcription or an adaptation of an original piece can be, in some ways, really refreshing – Olivier Latry says.
Lázár Brothers: we tried not to panic when in lockdown at the Lake Balaton
The two brothers give their first live streamed album release concert. These new songs are more optimistic than ever…
Let’s Play! – Judit Varga tells us about the Transparent Sound New Music Festival
The Transparent Sound New Music Festival is organised for the 8th time. Composer Judit Varga explains how it works out during the pandemic.
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