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... 2020.03.10.
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... 2020.03.06.
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... 2020.02.12.
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... 2020.01.24.
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... 2020.01.21.
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,... 2020.01.15.
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... 2019.12.06.
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... 2019.12.03.
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... 2019.11.22.
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.... 2019.11.15.
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... 2019.11.07.
Tons of Superstars at Liszt Academy Concerts in 2020 The concert halls of Liszt Academy will once again be home to performances by a range of domestic and foreign... 2019.10.25.
Daily Singing to be Introduced in Hungarian Schools? Similarly to the daily physical education lessons, daily music lessons may also be introduced in Hungarian schools. According to the information... 2019.09.26.
‘Musikfest Berlin’ Celebrates Hungary’s Péter Eötvös Hungarian composer/conductor Péter Eötvös belongs to the world. Hungary can claim him as a native son and local hero, but... 2019.09.18.
Szokolay wins Bartók World Competition in Budapest Hungarian pianist Ádám Szokolay won the Bartók World Competition and Festival in Budapest, organisers told MTI after the gala concert... 2019.09.16.
Pécs Music Festival to Focus on Marriage of Classical, Folk Music The Zeneszüret (Musical harvest) festival in Pécs, southern Hungary, will feature some 50 events centering on classical and folk music... 2019.08.28.
Bryan Adams to Give Free Concert at Heroes’ Square Iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams is giving a free concert a month from now, on Saturday, September 28th at Budapest's Heroes' Square, to celebrate the... 2019.08.26.
Hungarian Tribute Band The Bits to Perform at World’s Biggest Beatles Festival Hungarian Beatles tribute band The Bits will be performing at this year's International Beatle Week, the world's biggest Beatles festival,... 2019.08.23.
The Cimbalom Takes the Spotlight in Budapest for the First-Ever World Competition Musician Miklós Lukács intends to set the world on fire with his charismatic instrument: the cimbalom. He has created a... 2019.08.16.
Sziget Festival Draws 530,000 Visitors The week-long Sziget festival in northern Budapest's Óbuda (Hajógyári) Island drew an estimated 530,000 visitors this year, the organisers said.... 2019.08.14.
Summer in Hungary: Sziget Festival Hungary Today’s new, recurring series ‘Summer in Hungary’ takes a look at some of the best places to enjoy the... 2019.08.09.