Jazzfest Brings World Stars to Budapest World-famous performers from 22 countries on five continents are coming to Budapest for this year's Jazzfest, the second edition of... 2023.03.20.
Legendary Hungarian Folk Band Kaláka Performs in Israel The well-known Hungarian folk band Kaláka performed for the first time at the Hungarian picnic in Tel Aviv, Israel, last... 2023.03.20.
Beyoncé Breaks Grammy Record Held by a Hungarian The 65th Grammy Awards took place on Sunday night, where world-famous singer Beyoncé broke a record after winning her 32nd... 2023.02.07.
Applications for the 2023 Bartók World Competition to Open The Liszt Academy in Budapest, as the organizer, has announced the Bartók World Competition – Violin 2023 with a total... 2023.02.03.
Exhibition Depicting the Story of Hungarian Pop Music Opens The first temporary exhibition opened at the Hungarian House of Music, entitled "They wrote the song for us!" - The... 2023.01.20.
Liszt Academy Awards Honorary Doctorate to Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner The Liszt Academy awarded an honorary doctorate to British conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner on Sunday in Budapest. "Sir John Eliot... 2023.01.16.
Hungary’s Best Jazz Artists The traditional Jazzma.hu editorial vote for Hungary's best jazz musicians of the year saw the rise of young artists. The... 2023.01.03.
Digital Developments Begin at the Liszt Academy The Liszt Academy of Music is launching a comprehensive IT upgrade with more than 1.2 billion forints (about 3.1 million... 2022.12.22.
Cate Blanchett Prepares for Movie Role with Hungarian Pianist Australian actress Cate Blanchett plays a fictional female conductor and composer in Todd Field's film Tár, which follows the story... 2022.12.09.
Video of Georgian Girls Singing Hungarian Folk Song Goes Viral Five years ago, the Trio Mandili uploaded a video clip of them singing the Hungarian folk song Tavaszi szél vizet... 2022.11.29.
Young Serbian Composer Wins the Bartók World Competition The winners of the competition: Jules Matton, Veljko Nenadić and Thomas Kornél The 24-year-old Veljko Nenadić won first prize... 2022.11.28.
Prokofiev Marathon at the Müpa Budapest On 4 February 2023, Müpa (Palace of Arts) Budapest and the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) will hold a one-day marathon... 2022.11.21.
Beyoncé on Track to Break Hungarian Grammy Record Grammy nominations were announced on Tuesday, with Beyoncé claiming a leading nine nominations. If she wins at least four awards,... 2022.11.17.
Famous Record Covers from Hungarian Pop History An exhibition of once legendary but now forgotten record covers from Hungarian pop history, titled "Hova lett" ("Where has it... 2022.10.18.
Major Concert Series Planned Featuring Franz Liszt’s Works On October 22, Hungarian composer Franz Liszt's birthday, a concert series by organist and Liszt researcher, Zsolt Máté Mészáros, entitled... 2022.10.17.
Legendary Jazz Pianist Béla Szakcsi Lakatos Dies Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, an iconic figure of Hungarian jazz, died on Sunday morning, at the age of 79, Hungarian news... 2022.10.03.
Popular Singer Ákos Releases Soundtrack Album Popular Hungarian singer-songwriter Ákos released his first soundtrack album, with the music written for his short feature film Left on... 2022.09.30.
Prestigious International Singing Competition Organized for 5th Time in Hungary Andrei Danilov, 34, was awarded the first prize with 30,000 euros and also the audience award at the finals of... 2022.09.12.
World-renowned Russian Opera Diva Will Perform in Budapest Originally published on our sister site, Ungarn Heute Anna Netrebko will give a concert at the Hungarian State Opera on... 2022.08.26.
José Cura Will Perform for the First Time in Pécs World-famous opera singer José Cura will also perform at this year's Pécs Music Harvest, it was announced at the festival's... 2022.08.25.
Composer Béla Bartók to Be Celebrated at a Festival in Wales A lecture and concert about Béla Bartók is part of this year's National Eisteddfod Festival in Wales. The event, which... 2022.07.30.