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18 Sep

Four Nights – Four Concerts @ Óbuda (Old Buda)

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Óbuda Jazz Days

September, 20-23. 2018.

Jazz Concerts on the Kultea Stage of the Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism.

Spend one or all the 4 days filled with excellent jazz musicians during the Indian Summer days.

Daily program offers for Jazz Lovers:

Thursday, September, 20. 2018,  7 p.m. – Bohem Ragtime Band.

The Bohém Ragtime Jazz Band, as a permanent guest of the Museum, has been hosting the Bohém Club for a long time. The members of the band are largely professional classical musicians who are familiar also with New Orleans jazz through their spirits and dixieland to the swing. Their performances recall the Americas of the twenties. The old Hungarian songs bring back the atmosphere of the happy times of peace in Budapest. Their concerts are always varied, spectacular and fun, guaranteed relaxation thanks to the many vocals and more often dance performances. No wonder most people know that “It is probably the most versatile jazz band in the world.”

The members of the orchestra: Tamás Ittzés (piano, violin, funnel violin, vocals), Miklós Lázár (violin, vocals), József Lebanov (trumpet), Zoltán Mátrai (clarinet, alt saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute), Attila Korb (trombone, cornets, cornopeane, soprano trombone, piano, vocals), József Török (tuba, bass), Alfréd Falusi (drums), Hegedüs Csaba (banjo, guitar).

Friday, September, 21. 2018. – 7 p.m. – Debrecen Dixieland Jazz Band.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the Debrecen Jazz Quartet was a prominent internationally renowned Hungarian jazz player. After the death of the band leader Ernő Kiss, the members of the orchestra finished playing together for a few years. In 1984, Zoltán Gyarmati, the saxophonist of the quartet, decided to create a new band with other members in other styles. This is how the Debrecen Dixieland Jazz Band was established at the end of 1984, where many outstanding musicians from Debrecen played in the past decades (Gábor Bolla, Kálmán Erdei, Imre Nagy, Gábor Subicz, Márton Fejes, Sándor Kónya, Csaba Fazekas, Zoltán Molnár, Géza Gombos, Ferenc Mátyás , János Kovács, Tamás Czeszi).The band has received many  foreign and Hungarian invitations since 1985 and has been a permanent participant of the Debrecen Jazz Days since 1985. The Debrecen Dixieland Jazz Band has been a success in almost every country in Europe and twice in the United States, including New Orleans. This year, the band won the prize at the International Jazz Competition of Megve. 

The concert is attended by István Gyárfás “GYAFI” (jazz guitar), who is a prominent personality of jazz life. The members of the orchestra: Zoltán Gyarmati (saxophone), István Gyarmathy (clarinet), János Kovács (trumpet, vocals), Dániel Tóth (trombone), Sándor Tikász (banjo, vocals), Gáza Pataji (drums, percussion), Imre Kerekes (tuba)

Saturday, September, 22. 2018. – 7 p.m. – Saïd Tichiti – János Vázsonyi duo.

You will be invited to a special music tour by Saïd Tichiti and János Vázsonyi. Formation with the mix of desert rhythms and classical jazz await the fans of the jazz world-class. The Moroccan-born Saïd Tichiti, the singer of the duo, was the first to introduce the gnawa music in Hungary and to make music circles known through his orchestra called Chalaban. Saïd plays with Guembrin and other Moroccan percussion instruments, while János Vázsonyi blows alt or soprano saxophone with his usual professionalism. With two instruments and vocals they bring perfect traditional sound, sometimes meditating, sometimes spinning or trans-rabbit music. The members of the duo:  Saïd Tichiti (vocals, guembri, percussion instruments), János Vázsonyi (alt saxophone, soprano saxophone).

Sunday, September, 23. 2018. 7 p.m. – Richter Ambrus Quartet

This year, the Hungarian Jazz Association announced its talent competition for the jazz musician of the year. This evening, four young adults with high expectations, including Richter Ambrus jazz drummers, are paid for the mentoring program. Finally Richter Ambrus became the “Young Jazz Musician of the Year” in support of the Hungarian Jazz Association. The members of the Quartet have already played together in other formations but in this line-up for the first time. Most of the repertoire is made up of jazz standards, framed by the compositions of hard and post-bop authors, sometimes with unique, modern instruments. In the sound of the orchestra, there is a decisive role in the lack of harmony, which gives a sense of freedom in common music. The members of the Quartet: Balázs Raboczki (saxophone), Bence Táborszky (trumpet), Márk Miskolczi (double bass), Richter Ambrus (drums).

Daily ticket: 1200HUF, four-day pass: 4000HUF. Only be paid in cash.

Tickets are available at the Reception of the Museum from Tuesday – Sunday at 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Co-operating partners: Hungarian Jazz Federation and the Tourism Association of Óbuda

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15 Sep

Hungarian Days @ Central Market Hall – Budapest -2018

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Hungarian Days are here again at the Central Market Hall.

District, IX., 1-3. Vámház Blvd.

Thursday, September, 18. until Thursday, September, 20. 2018.

Open throughout: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

On the three-day exhibition handicrafts and products of about 30 Hungarian farmers and artists such as … egg painters, gingerbread makers, wood-carvers, basket-weavers, embroideries, potters, zither makers, weavers, bead makers … will be on display and for sale during the event. On the spot visitors can get information about manufacturing some of these handicrafts. The aim of the popular event, which has been organized for more than a decade, is to present the work of the Central Market Hall and the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry and to promote Hungarian craftsmanship.

The National Days in the Central Market Hall is arranged during the weekdays throughout the year when one of the countries in the world shows their products, culture, cuisine, and tourism in Budapest.

No entry ticket is needed to attend it is free of charge at these cultural days in the Central Market Hall. Anyone may roll along the paths not just „window shopping” but collect some fondly items Made in Hungary.

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14 Sep

Indian Film Festival Hungary – 2018.

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Puskin Cinema

October, 4-10. 2018.

District, V., 18. Kossuth Lajos Street – Budapest

One of the best ways to introduce a country beside her food is promoting art and culture and the Indian Film Festival for a week brings the audience an appetite spreading the tastes of India films for a week and will most probably in many visitors create euphoria about India. Screening a full week and every day of the week will be another film only one time.

H.E. Rahul Chhabra – Ambassador of India to Hungary along with the Curator Indian Film Festivals Worldwide Captain Rahul Bali officially announced the Indian Film Festival Hungary in Budapest.

The Indian Film Festival Hungary is jointly organised by Embassy of India in Hungary and Indian Film Festivals Worldwide (IFFW) to spread the fragrance of India via cinema. The seven days Indian Film Festival would be screened at the iconic Puskin Cinema in Budapest from October, 4-10. 2018.

The Ambassador emphasized that during the Indian Film Festival the audience will see a number of famous Indian and Hungarian Film Makers coming together and fostering dialogue to boost the mutual co-operation between the film industries of both the countries and further strengthen the bilateral relations between India and Hungary.

The curator’s thoughts connected to Hungary’s Indian Film Festival …“An Indian Film Festival is always a challenge for anyone because it’s extremely tough to depict the versatility and grandeur of the iconic brand of Indian Cinema with a handful of films. It was a very difficult path to select these films with utmost precision. All the films have been selected with an aim to spread sheer happiness and depict great virtues like love, bonding and various human emotions on a larger than life canvas through songs, dance and music. Some of the most heartfelt emotions are experienced when you are watching an Indian film, probably explaining why Indian Cinema is so immensely popular world over. These Films would surely evoke a plethora of emotions amongst the audiences and shall surely spread the fragrance of India in Hungary.”

The festival roundup 7 Indian films – Bahubali -The Beginning … Bahubali- The Conclusion … Saheb Biwi aur Gangster 3 … 102 Not Out …  Jab Harry met Sejal … Wrong Side Raju & Rustom.

Tickets can be purchased on the spot at the Puskin Cinema box office.

 

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13 Sep

Ari Kupsus Gallery – Budapest

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Coming up at the opening of works by Gitta Papp  on  September, 13. 2018 at Bródy Sándor Street 23/b, District, VIII., Budapest, from  at 6 p.m.  approx.  8 p.m. The exhibition can visited until October, 12. 2018.   She graduated in 2006 at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, painting profession – Budapest

In a nutshell Ari Kupsus Gallery: In ten contemporary shows a year, the Ari Kupsus Gallery showcases a diverse blend of local and international artists who are linked by figurative techniques and devotion to beauty.

Each year, Ari S. Kupsus awards scholarships to four to six promising students from the Academy of Fine Arts Budapest. The honorees are featured in an annual group exhibition and one exceptional student also receives a solo show.

Complementing the temporary artwork, the gallery also features a rare antique collection that is reorganized for each exhibition to highlight the aesthetic harmony between the styles. The antique furniture and paintings span from the 19th century to the very early 20th century and include uncommon Northern European and Scandinavian Biedermeier and Empire pieces.

Finnish entrepreneur Ari Kupsus opened the gallery on September 23, 2009. As host of the Ari S. Kupsus Salon Concert Society for nearly 17 years, Mr. Kupsus was encouraged by the popularity of small-scale exhibitions at his events and decided to expand his presence in the local visual art scene. A veteran antique collector with an affinity for early 19th-century Russian finds, Mr. Kupsus applies his personal passions and his professional background in high fashion and interior design to build his private collection.

Updated upon invitation.

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12 Sep

Beer – Beer – Beer – OktoberFest – Budapest – 2018.

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OktoberFest Budapest  – Kincsem Park

September, 27- 30. 2018.

District, X., 2-4 Albertirsai Rd.

Although Budapest’s Oktoberfest is not as big deal than the one in Munich, never-the-less it became the most popular outdoor event in the Fall at Budapest and each year the Hungarians are anxious to get into the mood to the coming annual  mid-OktoberFest. The past years figures show that the numbers of  visitors are reaching higher-and-higher, this was told at the press gathering.

The festival is going to move to a much larger venue, this will be at the Kincsem Park, an 84-hectare historic racing park .  For those who have not been at this are, take a Festival Bus departing every 10 minutes from Stadion Bus Station, that all day running through the Oktoberfest.

Two huge tents, an original giant Paulaner beer tent brought straight from Munich will ensure to get into the mood, have an authentic feeling. There will also be a Hacker Pschorr tent where live Bavarian-style music will entertain guests.

In the Retro Party tent you can party to the music of Hungarian performers. A taste of Hungarian and intern’l street food will not be missing beside the  beer pertzel (a crisp biscuit baked in the form of a knot or stick and sprinkled with salt.)

Available 4-day lease and VIP daily tickets receiving Paulaner mug.

You will also have the opportunity to buy Oktoberfest mug on the spot.

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11 Sep

The 13th Transdanubia crossing Coop Rally – Hungary

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The Coop Rally jointly with the Hungarian food industry kicks off tomorrow with the largest annual trade show.

It is one of the biggest annual hosts of the Hungarian food industry, which aims to promote high quality and safe Hungarian foods and to get acquainted with their partners’ activities, said at the press conference by Robert Zsigó, State Secretary for Food Chain of the Ministry of Agriculture in Budapest and continued introducing the two-day event’s. Also the Secretary of State pointed out not only the 2 days Coop Rally  but also to get acquainted with the food market.The food industry is in the line as having the second most sales and output after the vehicle manufacturing industry in Hungary.

GézaTóth, CEO of CO-OP Hungary Ltd., said the supermarket chains at the Coop shelves 85-90% are available of the domestic foods and can also be found in other European highly known stores network the Coop products.

László Pekó, Chairman of the Board of CO-OP Hungary Ltd., emphasized the importance of social responsibility. They put great emphasis on support with a couple of funds to the needy families and children. They also support the Hungarian Olympic team. By their supporting activities wish to share the knowledge of qualification of quality Hungarian foods to spread even know better. He noted that within the rally tour, nearly 100 food, retail, service and media companies in this year joining the Coop Rally … have more than 105 cars to drive to six major manufacturing and distribution centers in West Hungary and also visiting 2 COOP stores at Győr and Szolnok.

The Coop Rally goal is to introduce the participants of the professional program,  the values of the Hungarian food industry. The rally road in kilometers will drive approximately 700 kilometers. The aim of the competition is to show the Coop Economic Group’s domestic suppliers and to draw attention to the values of Hungarian food processing.

This year, the Coop Rally will have eight stations and over 300 participants of over a hundred participating companies who can meet the bests of the food processing in Hungary.

The Coop chain has around 27 hundred stores in 1700 settlements and supplies more 2000 stores with 1.5 million buyers a day in stores. The 100 percent Hungarian-owned, Coop business group currently has nearly 700 small and medium-sized enterprises, more than 30 thousand employees and is the country’s largest employer at small settlements.

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10 Sep

Italian Master: Caravaggio – Soul and Blood – Budapest.

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Wednesday, September, 19.

7 p.m.  and  9 p.m.

Urania Cinema – Ceremonial Hall

Italian documentary film biopic, documentary, screening: 90 minutes.

The art educational movies are now 4 years of the series arriving  to Uránia Movie Theater at Budapest.

After huge success in terms of audiences and critics of “The Vatican Museums” and “Florence and the Uffizi Gallery”, and after the release of “Raphael – The Lord of the Arts”, here comes a new documentary … a retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld, dedicated to an Italian Master: Caravaggio – Soul and blood.

The film by the creators of the „Painter Lords” new film, which is again a prominent Italian master Caravaggio shows the time path of the working class and through personal struggles.

A journey through life, works and struggles of Michelangelo Merisi from Caravaggio. His existence, no less than his art, is characterized by lights and shadows, contrasts and contradictions, genius and sobriety. Revolutionary artist, he was often not so beloved by contemporaries. He travelled Italy in search of luck or perhaps in search of himself, escaping the enemies that he always found at his passage. Milan, Venice, Rome, Naples, Malta, Sicily. His death seems a twist of faith: he died in Porto Ercole, one step away from Rome, one step away from salvation.

According to the Longhi’s lesson (the main Caravaggio expert), his work will be read with strict reference to his existence, finding in his masterpieces the echo of personal experiences.

The narrative unfolds on two levels …The artistic digression, in which the commentary of the main artworks will be entrusted to an illustrious art historian from the first painting: Bacchus and Boy with a Basket of Fruit. Through the roman period artworks: cardsharper, Judith Beheading Holofernes to the last works as David with the Head of Goliath. “Photographic” scenes that, accompanied by the voice of Caravaggio himself, evokes an object or a situation symbolizing his life and his works. A basket of fruit, a musical instrument, a sword, a great of a cell etc. These emotional and evocative moments – thanks to the use of light and cinematic techniques such time-lapse and slow motion – help the viewer to go deep inside the mind and soul of Caravaggio, empathizing with his impulses and fears.

The Artistic Film productions are brought by the Pannonia-Entertainment Ltd.

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5 Sep

Budapest Classic Film Marathon – Reversions – 2018.

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2nd Budapest Classic Film Marathon 4th to 9th September, 2018.

Main venue – Urania Cinema – Budapest

District, VIII., 21. Rákóczi Rd.

The film marathon will take place at the Toldi Cinema, Uránia National Film Theater and the French Institute – Budapest and at the City of Győr and Eger.

In the following 6 days, 60 classics can be seen in the Uránia Cinema and Toldi movie studio. In addition, will be able to get together with world stars such as Claudia Cardinale (The Leopard, Once Upon a Time in the West and 8 and ½), Klaus Maria Brandauer (Mephisto – Colonel Redl, – Far from Africa) and Jean-Marc Barr (A Big Blue and Europe).

On Tuesday, September, 4, Gala show with our first Oscar-winning feature film, this year digitally restored Mephisto will open the 2nd Classical Budapest Film Marathon at the Uránia cinema. Will be present actor Klaus Maria Brandauer, filmmaker István Szabó and David Robinson film critics. István Szabó’s other restored works, such as “Father” or “Lovefilm” and Ralph Fiennes‘s starring 1999’s Sunshine will be in the program.

Claudia Cardinale, the perfect diva, will be present on Thursday, September, 6,  7 p.m. to watch the refreshed copy of the „The Leopard”. In the year 1963, when the „The Leopard” was released was the turning point in her career, and  simultaneously turned into adaptation to  Visconti with the great Italian romantic novel and  and „Fellini “8 and ½”.

On Friday September,7., film director István Szabó talking with Katinka Faragó – Ingmar Bergman’s assistant, to discuss the Swedish giant of the modern movie “The Magic Flute”  the film is projected in two installments, with a pause.After approximately 3/4 hour a podium discussions at the stage will take pace.

Pn Sunday, September, 9., The cult of Hungarian animation the “Macskafogó”(Cat catcher) will be presented in the presence of the director – Béla Ternovszky with renewed copies. The film hits the stage accompanying with the Fourtissimo jazz band.

Also on Friday, September, 9., screening of the refurbished copy of the film – “Sosem halunk meg” (We will never die) director – Róbert Koltai, Gábor Halász, and composer – László Dés also will  be there.

Tickets available at the venue on the spot at the ticket counter.

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4 Sep

Reopen Medieval Jewish Prayer House – Buda Castle District

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The legends are revealed – Buda Castle – Medieval Jewish Synagogues

Re-opening event … rewind 35o years. Three main purpose regarding the reopen: re-imaging initiation, rabbi inauguration and placing the completed Torah scroll and exhibition.

The 350 years old Hungarian Jewish prayer house will be re-opening again which is one of the oldest pray house. This will be organized on the occasion of the 5779th Jewish New Year. Inauguration ceremony returns to the religious and social life of the former prayer room walls will hear the Jewish prayer words of which were heard before the last Buda Castle Turkish occupation. Thanks to an agreement between the Unified Hungarian Israelite Community (EMIH), the Budapest History Museum, the Metropolitan Municipality and the Municipality of Understanding.

During the late Medieval and Ottoman period the Buda Castle area was residential venue. The prayer house was built at the end of the 14th century baring the former name: Zsidó Street (Jew Street). To-day the street’s name known as 26 Táncsics Mihály Street. On the south side of the building it was divided by a Gothic pillar. On the north side of the arched windows framed chapel were preserved the women’s former place of worship.  Can be seen on the ground floor the residential building from the Buda Jews in late medieval and later the Ottoman resident.   In 1964, it was discovered the underground synagogue with monumental research of the building and then reconstructed. Following the research was found the XVII. century Jewish inscriptions and depictions. Among the ruins was found mikvah and a synagogue completely destroyed, which was revealed in the early 2000s, but have also been buried – without signaling or placing a memorial plaque.

From the left side of the building gate to the south, Budapest Historical Museum obtains significant collection of the Jewish tombstones of the Middle Ages and the series of stories on the walls of the Prayer reminiscent  the life and history of Buda Judaism.

Beside the role of the re-opening religious house of worship function, an exhibition of religious treasures will be open again in September 2018.

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