Budapest Festival Orchestra among the Top Ten in the World In 2015, for the first time, Bachtrack was asked by music critics from major European and American newspapers to rank... 2023.09.14.
World Stars in the Program of the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra The Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra (PFZ) will present several new conductors and world-famous soloists at its concerts in the 2023/2024 season,... 2023.05.04.
Budapest Spring Festival Offers Fifty Programs The 43rd Budapest Spring Festival, to be held from April 20 to May 2, will offer 50 programs at 30... 2023.04.06.
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.
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.
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.
John Malkovich to Perform in Budapest Again The two-time Academy Award-nominated American actor John Malkovich will take to the stage of the Erkel Theater in Budapest on... 2022.07.05.
Müpa Starts Ticket Sale for 2022/23 Season Tickets for the Palace of Arts' (Müpa) 2022/23 season go on sale today. Concerts by international and Hungarian classical music,... 2022.05.20.
Thirty-two Young Contenders at 15th Liszt International Piano Competition in September Thirty-two young pianists selected from 20 countries will compete at the 15th Ferenc Liszt International Piano Competition held in Budapest... 2021.08.26.
Budapest Festival Orchestra Among Top 10 Orchestras in the World According to BBC BBC Music Magazine has chosen Budapest Festival Orchestra as one of the top ten orchestras in the world. The foremost... 2020.10.14.
Hungarian Classical Music Talent Show Virtuózók Includes V4 and Serbia Virtuózók (Virtuosos), a Hungarian talent show featuring classical musicians, will include competitors from the Visegrad Group and Serbia in its... 2020.09.17.
‘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.
HT Vlog: Join Us on the Stage of the ‘House of Hungarian Music’ at Sziget! In Hungary Today’s video series “HT Vlog,” our readers can get a virtual introduction to the most interesting public, cultural,... 2019.08.21.
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.
Vengerov Guest Star Veszprém Intl Auer Festival Russian-born violinist Maxim Vengerov will be guest star at this year's international Auer Festival to be held in Veszprem, in... 2019.07.29.
Hungary to Host V4 Film Festival and International Piano Festival This Year In this coming year, Hungary will host two Visegrád Group festivals to promote cultural cooperation of the countries. In February,... 2018.02.07.
Hungarian National Ballet To Stage “Le Corsaire” Inspired By Lord Byron Poem For the first time in the programme of the Hungarian State Opera, Le Corsaire hits the stage of the Budapest... 2017.04.03.
Siegfried On Stage In Budapest As Hungarian State Opera Continues To Perform Wagner’s Ring Cycle Last Sunday the Hungarian State Opera got one step closer to having a new complete Ring production. Siegfried, the second... 2017.03.22.
Seven Hungarian And Three Foreign Concert Venues Have Received Hungarian Wonder Pianos – Video! Ten state-owned Bogányi pianos are being placed at concert venues in Hungary and abroad to promote Hungarian piano-making and the... 2017.03.21.
Budapest Opera Announces 2017/2018 Season As Opera House Set For Major Renovation The Hungarian State Opera’s 2017/18 season will get off to an unusual start, since the Opera House will not be... 2017.03.06.