
Film commissioner congratulates Hungary’s Sipos on winning Oscar
Csaba Kael, the government commissioner for developing Hungary's motion picture industry, congratulated Zsuzsanna Sipos on her winning the Academy Award for Best Production Design in the film Dune this year and to the Hungarian team working on the film, on Monday morning.

MUPA to feature Riccardo Chailly, Daniele Gatti, Yuja Wang and Melody Gardot in 2022/23
The Palace of Arts (MUPA) will feature concerts conducted by Riccardo Chailly, Andris Nelsons, Daniele Gatti and Ivan Fischer, and performances by Yuja Wang and Melody Gardot during its 2022/2023 season, MUPA's director general said on Tuesday.

Budapest Spring Festival to offer 170 programmes
The Budapest Spring Festival will offer 170 programmes including concerts, theatre performances and dance events between April 29 and May 15, the organisers have said.

Nick Mason and a trip down Pink Floyd’s memory lane
We once had a colleague, a Motoring Writer in Newcastle, Australia, who was on a trip to England in the 1990s and went to have a look around the Aston Martin factory in Gaydon village, Warwickshire. He began chatting to a fellow enthusiast, and ...

V4 Festival to offer over 50 music programmes
The VeNegy Festival (Visegrad Four) and Theatre Meeting will offer over fifty music programmes on four stages in Nagymaros, in northern Hungary, on June 23-26, the organisers said on Wednesday.

Bach festival to hold 150 free concerts in 7 countries
The Bach for Everyone festival will hold 150 free concerts in 60 localities throughout the Carpathian Basin and beyond between March 16 and 31, organisers said on Tuesday.

Sziget Festival programme to include Justin Bieber, Calvin Harris
The programme of this year's Sziget Festival, held on Budapest's Hajogyari Island between August 10-15, will include concerts by Justin Bieber, DJ Calvin Harris, Tame Impala, Sam Fender, and Anne-Marie, the organisers said on Tuesday.

Premieres by Saint Ephraim Male Choir at Mass, free concert
Saint Ephraim Male Choir is celebrating its 20th birthday this year and will premiere two new works when it participates in the evening Mass at St. Teresa of Ávila Parish Church in Budapest’s District VI on February 19 at 6.30pm, then follows the service ...

Pixies at Budapest Park, August 30, 2022
Here come your men (and woman), Kurt – slightly timeworn
As Nirvana stormed the world with their album “Nevermind” and their single “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in the early 1990s, frontman Kurt Cobain came out with the surprising admission that “I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it”. ...

14th International Circus Festival to feature a hundred artists from four continents
The 14th International Circus Festival that began in Budapest on Tuesday will feature around a hundred artists from four continents until January 17, Peter Fekete, the state secretary for culture, said at the event's opening.