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Coronavirus: Some Festivals Will Still be Held After Gov’t Bans Mass Events

In the wake of the government's decision to uphold the ban on events of more than 500 people despite the...

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Gov’t to Help Pop Musicians, Festivals, Clubs Hit by the Coronavirus with Billions

The government will provide over HUF 5 billion (EUR 14.5 million) to help the organization of some 150 small-scale concerts...

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Mass Event Restrictions to Remain in Place After August 15th

The government's aim is to prevent a second wave of the novel coronavirus epidemic and has decided to maintain the...

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As Concerts May Continue to be Banned, Musicians Worry About Industry’s Fate

Since the start of the epidemic, mass events larger than 500 people have been banned until August 15th, which has...

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Paloznak Jazz Festival to Feature De Phazz, Candy Dulfer

The Paloznak Jazz Picnic festival to be held near Lake Balaton on Aug 20-22 will feature international stars such as...

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The Heartbreaking Story of the Popular Hundred Year-old Patriotic Post-Trianon Song – with Lyrics!

The song You are Beautiful, You are Wonderful Hungary (Szép vagy, gyönyörű vagy, Magyarország) is one of the songs in the...

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Thousands of Hungarian School Children Invited to Sing the ‘Anthem of National Cohesion’ on Thursday

For the second time, Tamás Szarka, Kossuth Prize-winning singer, musician, and composer, invites schoolchildren and teachers from schools across the...

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Budapest Festival Orchestra to Receive HUF 1.65 Billion Grant

The Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFZ) will receive 1.65 billion forints (EUR 4.7m) in annual support under an agreement between the...

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Hungarian String Music Traditions, Lipizzaner Husbandry Submitted for World Heritage Title

The husbandry of Lipizzaner horses and Hungarian string music traditions have been submitted for the title of intangible world cultural...

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State of Emergency: Theaters to Close, Concerts and Performances Canceled and Postponed

The government announced a state of emergency in the country on Wednesday. Among others, it is affecting the cultural industry,...

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Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music 47th Best Performing Arts University in World

Hungary's Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music ranks among the top 50 on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) list of global performing...

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Sziget Festival Fetches Second Green Award

Hungary’s most popular summer festival, Sziget Festival, which recently received the international Greener Festival Award from the European Festivals Association, just received double the...

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Oscar Winning ‘Parasite’ Music Recorded with Hungarian Contributors

On Sunday, South Korean film ‘Parasite’ made history at the 92nd Academy Awards as the first foreign language film to...

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Famous Musician Félix Lajkó Gets Back Stolen 19th Century Violin

Serbian police authorities gave back famed Hungarian musician Lajkó Félix his stolen violin on Thursday in Újvidék (Novi Sad). The...

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Sziget Festival Fetches Greener Festival Award

Budapest's Sziget Festival has received the international Greener Festival Award. The European Festivals Association said the objectives and the programmes...

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Palace of Arts to celebrate 15th anniversary in 2020 with star-studded season

Budapest's Palace of Arts (Müpa) is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2020 with an array of acclaimed performers and programmes,...

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Sziget Gets UK Award for ‘Best Overseas Festival’

Budapest's Sziget Festival, a week of music, culture and other events held on an island in the Danube, has again...

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Pearl Jam to Perform in Budapest

After months of gossip about a potential Pearl Jam concert in Budapest, the band finally announced that they will perform...

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New Puskás Arena Expected to Bring Superstars and Giant Concerts to Hungary

Four European championship matches would be held in the newly revamped Puskás Arena next year, but the government commissioner in...

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Hungary Not to Compete in Eurovision

It is now official that Hungary will not enter the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, according to Hungarian news portal hvg.hu....

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Veszprém Designated as UNESCO Creative City for Its Vibrant Music Scene

Recently, 66 new cities have been designated as UNESCO Creative Cities by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, including the...

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