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Academy of Music presents Mozart day

The Liszt Academy of Music (Zeneakadémia) is presenting a day-long program titled “Mozart Day” in honor of the great Austrian...

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Francophone Film Days with English subtitles

The ninth edition of the Francophone Film Days, which runs in Budapest until March 8, will offer six movies (of...

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Telekom Volt Fest announces full international lineup

Organizers of the Telekom Volt Festival, running between June 26-29, announced that its international lineup of performers is now complete,...

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Academy of Music’s ‘Day of Talent 2019’

Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music presents a family program dubbed “Day of Talent 2019” on February 10, according to a...

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Middle East dining with Anissa Helou at Globalist Kitchen

Hungarian fine-dining series the Globalist Kitchen is presenting an outstanding figure of Middle Eastern cuisine, Anissa Helou, at its next...

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Balaton Sound announces phase 2 lineup

The organizers of the popular Balaton Sound summer open-air electronic music festival have revealed a new bunch of performers in...

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Algiers to perform at Dürer Kert

American experimental band, Algiers will perform at Dürer Kert on February 2 at 7:30 p.m., the bandʼs official website algierstheband.com...

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Fém Arts & Café presents ’Constellations’

Fém Arts & Café, located on Váci utca in Budapest, is presenting an English-language award-winning play called "Constellations" again on...

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Örkény presents ‘Ghetto Sheriff’ in total darkness

The Örkény Theater is staging an English-speaking performance about the Holocaust, the biggest trauma of the 20th century in Europe,...

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Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull to play the Congress Center

Ian Anderson, founder of British rock band Jethro Tull, will tour again, with a stop in Budapest on January 19,...

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Liszt Academy presents Karita Mattila

Finnish operatic soprano Karita Mattila will perform together with the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra on Thursday at the Liszt Academy...

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Foo Fighters join list of Sziget headliners

The organizers of the annual Sziget Festival in Budapest have announced that American rock band Foo Fighters will join English...

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Városliget ice rink opens for winter

The capital’s biggest and oldest ice rink has been welcoming visitors as of this week for the winter months, according...

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VOLT 2019 festival lineup announced

Music festival VOLT has just announced its already confirmed lineup for 2019 in Sopron (214 km west of Budapest, near...

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Chambers organize Lego factory visit

Swisscham Hungary, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and the Danish Business Club are organizing a Lego factory visit to the...

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Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

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‘The Lion King’ Comes to Margaret Island With Live Music

The Margaret Island Open-Air Theater will mark Children’s Day (officially celebrated on the last Sunday of May, which falls on...

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Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

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Jazz Icon Mario Biondi to Play Margaret Island

Mario Biondi, an iconic figure on the international soul and jazz scene, will take the stage at the Margaret Island...

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Preserving a Legacy, Building International Relations

Szilvia Besszer, the director of the Cziffra Festival, a Budapest-based classical music festival honoring the legendary pianist György Cziffra and...

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Profile: Music Historian Ádám Bősze

Music historian, antiquarian, author and former radio and television presenter Ádam Bősze is currently promoting his latest book, the wonderfully...

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France’s ‘Notre-Dame de Paris’ Musical Comes to Budapest

There was enormous excitement in our family when we discovered that the musical institution “Notre Dame de Paris” is being...

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Kicking off Advent With Pop Hits and Musicals

The MOM Cultural Center will launch the last month of the year with a special light music program on Monday,...

BFO Takes Classical Music Beyond the Concert Hall

The BFO is opening its new season with a focus on accessibility, from its free Heroes’ Square concert and new...

New Vision Needed: Addressing the Challenges in Hungary’s Everyday Musical Life

For this mini interview, the Budapest Business Journal speaks with Dávid Zsoldos, president of the Magyar Zenei Tanács (Hungarian Music...

Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

‘The Lion King’ Comes to Margaret Island With Live Music

The Margaret Island Open-Air Theater will mark Children’s Day (officially celebrated on the last Sunday of May, which falls on...

Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

Gábor Farkas: Tradition, Innovation and Eastward Outreach

Gábor Farkas, described as one of the most outstanding pianists of his generation, became the rector of the Liszt Ferenc...

Jazz Icon Mario Biondi to Play Margaret Island

Mario Biondi, an iconic figure on the international soul and jazz scene, will take the stage at the Margaret Island...

Preserving a Legacy, Building International Relations

Szilvia Besszer, the director of the Cziffra Festival, a Budapest-based classical music festival honoring the legendary pianist György Cziffra and...

Hungary Music Recording Industry Revenue Reaches HUF 14 bln in 2025

Net revenue of the Hungarian music recording industry rose over HUF 14 billion in 2025, MTI reports, citing data from...

Attila Horváth, Vintage52: ‘Some Guitars Talk to Us’

It’s small, lacks flashy signs and is easy to miss, but, located on the corner of a quiet intersection in...

Profile: Music Historian Ádám Bősze

Music historian, antiquarian, author and former radio and television presenter Ádam Bősze is currently promoting his latest book, the wonderfully...

Domonkos Héja Hopes to Bring MRME Closer to its Audience and Spread Music Education

Domonkos Héja was appointed general music director of the Hungarian Radio Artistic Ensembles (MRME) on May 1. He speaks with...

France’s ‘Notre-Dame de Paris’ Musical Comes to Budapest

There was enormous excitement in our family when we discovered that the musical institution “Notre Dame de Paris” is being...

Kicking off Advent With Pop Hits and Musicals

The MOM Cultural Center will launch the last month of the year with a special light music program on Monday,...

Music That Builds Bridges: Great Music Festival Returns to Budapest

Budapest once again hosted the international Great Music Festival (GMF), an event that gives musicians with different developmental paths a...