Following the highly successful concert by the Los Angeles Philharmonic on the 3rd of February at the Palace of Arts, standing on stage at Bartók Béla National Concert Hall Deborah Borda, president and CEO of the orchestra announced that they would be extending the contract of Gustavo Dudamel as music director through the 2018/19 season, which would also be the centennial year of the orchestra.
More...On the 6th of February, the performance of the winners will not be the only thing conjuring up the atmosphere of the competition also known as the organists' Olympics. The last piece before the intermission, Jehan Alain’s Fantasy No. 2 will be performed by Saki Aoki as well as Dong-ill Shin, with both artists sitting behind a curtain while playing.
More...It is quite rare that a remake album is born from the pieces of a 28-year-old pop musician, but this is the case of Joanna Newsom, harpist star of the indie scene. 21 performers from six countries worked in collaboration to re-interpret songs of the American folk princess in their own styles.
More...Since it was founded, the Palace of Arts has been striving for offering a wide variety of programmes that cover every genre possible, whether it might be music or performing art. In Hungary, where world famous composers such as Béla Bartók, György Liggeti or György Kurtág were born, it is natural enough that contemporary artists are also in the centre of attention.
More...Liszt! In every respect. - Opening Gala Concert
On January 22, the performance of Zoltán Kocsis and the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra shall officially open the Year of Liszt Liszt Year 2011 in Hungary. The concert is the first event of the series of events titled Liszt! In every respect. The event is broadcast live on Hungarian Television and on the MR3 Bartók Rádió.
Those unable to attend the Christmas fundraising concert of Zoltán Kocsis and the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra on 23 December 2010 at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall were able to watch the livecast of the event, which was a resounding success.
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Jazz guitarist Roland Balogh was one of the ten prize winners who received the Year 2010 Junior Príma Award for the Hungarian Music Arts category at the ceremony held at the Museum of Fine Arts.
More...Due to technical reasons, Pál Závada: Hungarian Festival, the joint production of the National Theatre and the Palace of Arts will now be performed at the Gobbi Hilda Stage of the National Theatre.
Performance dates at the National Theatre are as follows: 19th, 20th and 29th of November, 2010.
World famous symphony orchestras, a star conductor, special world music concerts with legendary musicians known only from the news and recordings, possibly a jazz program in which one of several Hungarian or foreign musician phenomena perform.
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