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Budapest Park 2015!

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Budapest Park celebrate its 4th year in 2015 and  will be bringing  an awesome choice of programs. During the bunch of superb concerts … as the saying goes „All things must past” will be the goodbye concert after two decades of the active band H57. Worthwhile to be celebrating the seventh decade of blues musicians in a concert in. Also performs almost the entire leading edge of active legendary Hungarian pop-rock musicians entertaining for more than five decades and also expecting a number of well-known international stars.

This morning, Wednesday’s press gathering was held at the Bordó Bisztró on the  Nagymező  Street in Budapest, topics all about  Music …Music … Music to be at the open-air  Budapest Park.  It was said from the coming April to September  will be the city of entertainments bringing  each day over five months celebrity performers, the best DJs in the town at the largest open-air theater at four venues. Visitors will find their own taste in music because endless styles will pop on stage. The organizers ensure promotions and lots-and-lots of superb surprise programs each day. Beside the sights-and-sounds, inviting scent of food floating in the air and of course having intoxication drinks will be available. This year’s programs starts off on April, 23. 2015.

“In 2014 we held 93 concerts. This year having planned to have 80 to 90 concerts.  Negotiations is still ongoing with the artists, bands and groups. During the evening time there will be several productions to be seen and heard..” said Károly Gerendai – main organizer.

In 2014, 300 thousand people visited the Budapest Park on a venue of 10 thousand square meters Approximately, 200 bands and 60 DJ stepped  on stage. At the venue available to 11 thousand people  were  welcomed at three festivals. Károly Gerendai also said that the number of visitors in recent years, the programs were highly  accepted  by the audience at the Budapest Park.

For those who were born yesterday will be most probably new in listening to the Omega band’s old songs entitled a Mass on Beat, but will be a pure nostalgia for those born a day before yesterday when in ’69 after coming back from the UK gave their first concert at the time being so-called Youth Park, the one and only huge open-air venue where thousands of youngsters grew up on modern music in Budapest.

The list would be far too  long to mention all the artists, groups and bands, but worthwhile to mention here a couple .. Scooter, Omega band, Magdi Rúzsa,  TNT, Little Stars (Kis Csillag), Hobo … celebration his 70 years anniversary, Bon – Bon and Heaven Street Seven will hold their farewell party. Arista, Groups, Bands  date – timing who will be on stage  can be followed in English language at:  http://budapestpark.hu/english/

Also has been said… this year will be smaller reconstruction changes, especially in-and-around the visual world and in spaces,  as:  in addition to the main stage at 900 square meters at the „Park Dance Arena”. For those who wish to be at the atmosphere of the house party can hoover over to the „Retro Garden”. The „Bunker” ensuring for young contemporary artists showcase opportunity!  Even though in Hungary school’s out in July and start in September, the children will not be forgotten to have their time by visiting the  programs at the Pöttöm Kert (Midge Garden).

Update and snaps: Aggie Reiter

José Cura – Andrea Mahó duett concert – Budapest, Hungary

 

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 Papp László Sports Arena –  Budapest

7.30 p.m.  – February, 21. 2015.

Continuing more update coming soon connected to below …

https://rollinginbudapest.com/2015/01/22/jose-cura-andrea-maho-hungarian-studio-orchestra-unique-concert-budapest/

José Cura  … kept as the 4th tenor … visited Budapest attending at a private press conference on Monday, February,9. together with Andrea Mahó before giving their joint concert.

Found out that the so-called „pop-music” concert will be heard for the first time in Hungary. The Argentine star tenor with Andrea Mahó concert will take place at the Papp László Sports Arena in Budapest, where the fantastic musical background will be supported by the Hungarian Studio Orchester. Also was announced, the concert will be highlighted with the presence of 60 member of the Hungarian  children choir. An addition to José Cura and Andrea Mahó, Zoltán Miller will  also perform at the concert.

Cura was a bit confused by giving the title of this concert as „crossover”, as he said Q.:”It is meaningless, cause there is only good and bad music the rest os snobbery.  Some operas specifically reminds the audience of pop music melodies and it good the way it is. Of course there are other operas with heavier music and for some folks it is boring”

For Cura,  who have had abroad already several times similar concerts  said Q.: „Having these „lighter concerts” , it is a kinda relaxing, breathing “fresh air” in between the dramatic roles on the opera stages”

Noted that he has been continuously visiting Hungary for over 15 years.  It is like coming home … during these year tied friendships with members of the opera house and with many musicians. He said after the request to give a concert in Budapest he was told this would be a joint performance with Andrea Mahó who he previously have not known, but when he listened to her recordings … immediately said Yes!

He added, Andrea has a special voice and stage presence. She has an outstanding sound range that not many singers have. There are a lot of singers in the pop world, but many genre do not stand up to scrutiny.

Mahó Andrea said: Q.: „My long time awaited dream is now to come true, I appreciates the art of Cura. The concert program is built bringing  are own ideas of which songs we would like to be included. Naturally, those songs counted that are close to both of us. So the evening will be fulfilled with well-known pop hits, musicals duets … worldwide known popular hits from the Beatles, musical tunes from the West Side Story will hopefully tingle the ears of the audience.”

My personal question to José Cura was  Q.: „Your life is filled with so many outstanding professions as: opera singer, composer, conductor, actor and teacher, photographer, businessman, black belt in Kung-fu, a body builder … have you any dream you haven’t achieved yet in your professional life?”  The answer was short and very simple. A.: “I have reach in my professional life the top. I am very family oriented person and I am awaiting for my personal dream to come true, which is for my children to bring some grandchildren into my life.”

Another Q. ” What do you  think about easy or not, singing pop and musical songs instead of opera? José Cura A.: “It takes more concentration and is a challenge to make sure that the songs  from the pop music or musical will not switch over singing them like being a classic opera.”

Once José Cura said … “I pray to God to bring peace to those artistic souls who listen to my music” Well the audience will have the chance to feel his mission.

Purchasing ticket on the spot or through internet.

Update and snaps: Aggie Reiter

Road to Women Tennis FED CUP Europe – Budapest 2015.

Balls on the Tennis Court    - Budapest

Balls on the Tennis Court – Budapest

Venue: Syma Event and Congress Center – Budapest – Hungary

District, XIV., 1. Dózsa György Road – Budapest

 February 4 – 7. 2015.

Wednesday, February, 4. start-off the next Women Tennis – FED CUP rounds in Budapest.

The time has come for tennis lovers the follow all the action playing indoors during the upcoming four days.

EURO AFRICA ZONE GROUP I.  the most significant event in the women’s tennis. The event will be held in Budapest at the Syma Event and Convention Center organized by the Hungarian Tennis Association. Parallel to the Fed Cup will be Hungarian Tennis Day, organized by the Hungarian Tennis Federation. On this day is holding the arrival to the court with many celebrity, where also the children can hit the balls back-and-forth to the event’s special guest Martina Hingis who also posted her invitation to February, 7., the Hungarian Tennis Day:

This day is open to visit and free of charge.

The Hungarian Tennis Federation had the pleasure to invite back to our country several Top 100’s tennis players and the best Hungarian players.

Hungary will compete in Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2015. They have been in this division since 2003. Previously, Hungary was twice in 1963 and 1985 quarter-finalists at the Fed Cup.

Last year, Hungary came back from 1-0 down against Israel in a positional play-off to finish 5th in Europe/Africa Zone Group I. In the round-robin phase they bounced back from losing their opening tie against Romania to beat Latvia and Great Britain to finish in second place in the pool.

One day ticket: 500HUF (upper stands) and 1990HUF (center court lower stands). Four day pass (upper stand): 1500HUF. Six day pass (center court lower stand): 5990HUF. 50% discount price: under 14 years and individuals with a Hungarian Tennis Card. Free of charge: under 12 years, under 14 years with a Hungarian tennis player’s license and over the age of 65 years. Tickets of sector B and C apply to the stands of court 2 and 3 too. 

Tickets for the matches can be purchased on the spot and/or through http://www.tex.hu.

Here is a glance to the dates and match schedules:

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Update by Aggie Reiter

Remembering the liberated Auschwitz camp 70 years ago at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest

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 NEVER AGAIN!!! In capital letters … International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

January, 27. 2015. Budapest.

The liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp memorial service was held on the occasion of the 70th anniversary on Sunday at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Budapest.

During the event Lieselore Cyrus, Germany Ambassador emphasized, Auschwitz was inhuman of suffers, disenfranchisement, this was absolutely nadir in the history of civilization. The liberation of the former camp fills our soul in mourning and shame and we must never forget of the Jews and other victims  who had been deprived of their rights, their lives, their human dignity. Human dignity is inviolable and the most precious treasure. The German ambassador stressed out that Europe to-day is no place for intolerance, xenophobia and racist ideologies.

Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Budapest, he said that anti-Semitism has increased over the past few years. Physical security of Jews all around the world in danger. The fight against anti-Semitism is not just a matter of the Jews, but the overall challenge. Added,  that those who value the fundamental human values, freedom, must work together to combat anti-Semitism. The diplomat pointed out that those who deny the Holocaust, Israel is considered illegitimate, and all forms of denying Holocaust is a form of anti-Semitism. European leaders have to assess what they can do against anti-Semitism, and must work together in this fight. The ambassador believes the anniversary is a good occasion to remember the past and commit ourselves in building a better future.

Roman Kowalski Polish ambassador to Budapest sent a message read by Katarzyna Sitko, director of the Polish Institute in Budapest. The diplomat noted the Holocaust is in the Polish nation’s memory. It is an  important part in the Polish history. Even though the past history can not be changed, but it can and must be done by deducting from the lessons and to learn all about what happened  … for this tragedy there is no excuse. The ambassador underlined, have to get all manifestations of hatred, and responsibility is our duty to remember what happened.

György Haraszti – the Holocaust Documentation Center and the Chairman of the Memorial Collection Foundation Board of Trustees has pointed out that to-day’s commemoration is not about our grief, the sorrow, but about our better common future which will be pledge for our survivors who are here after so many terrible horrors. He has high hopes that history taught the lesson and managed to learn something from what happened and they do not repeat it.

After the commemoration concert was given with well-known songs to the ears for the public, as the theme of the Schinlder’s List that was played by Zoltán Mága  – violinist, accompanied by the symphonic orchestra. Maga’s friends also attended the concert, as: Béla Lakatos Szakcsi – pianistMiklós Szenthelyi – violinist,  Zoltán Maga’s  11 years old son played the violin and teenage daughter sung in Hebrew language the Jerusalem of Gold – Yerushalayim shel Zahav, which she learnt in one day for especially this concert with the assistance of  Béla Lakatos Szakcsi – pianist. Following the event, light a candle for the victims took place at the memorial wall.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

“150 Years of the Vigadó” – Budapest – Hungary

 

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January is the Ballroom season  … The first public dance ball was held 150 years ago!

Coming up … „Back to the Future”

Just a year before the 150th anniversary of the VIGADÓ, the “Hungarian Academy of Arts” was officially opened on March, 14. 2014. with an exhibition commemorating the oeuvre of Imre Makovecz, the founder of the Hungarian Academy of Arts.

The building’s predecessor, the Redoute and Vigadó originally was intended to be a Ballroom of dance and at that time there was no such right size of place. In 1865 the Vigadó Overture solved this gap by opening the Ballroom to the first public dance.

The Vigadó operational HQ’s of the Hungarian Academy of Arts is celebrating this year its 150th anniversary of the opening and shoots off with a series of programs in the frame of: “150 Years of the Vigadó”

The Hungarian Academy of Arts is proud to contribute to the Jubilee bonded rich in past of the Vigadó, and just as in 1865 celebrated within a  series of programs for over a month …  so remembering the past, this year on its 150 anniversary, the public body also decided to round mark the anniversary by handing over many cultural programs.

One of the outstanding event in January will be on Thursday, January, 29. at 8.15 p.m. with live broadcasting from the Royal Opera House – London „Giordano: André Chénier”  in the Chamber Hall.  

Venue: District, V., –  2. Vigadó Square – Budapest.

Naturally, the multi-applicability had the advantage in the early years and in a short time the most successful international composers also were performing at the Ceremonial Hall. To-day still functioning as a „center of artistic” – Vigadó Concert Hall in Budapest and also known as a sophisticated building in Europe.

The Vigadó Hall is the only venue in Hungary to have six branch of arts showing in one day at a time. In the building around the historic spaces can be held, visited different productions and sites, as: conference, concert, exhibition, library, Chamber Hall, Vigadó Gallery, coffee-house.

If these „Walls” could speak over a handful of unique events …  ice balls, fancy-dress parties … etc.

Some backgrounds … Most luxurious ball to be hosted at the Vigadó was the one organized by the National Rowing and Sailing Association in 1870, with a rich order of dances, lavish props, a sailor-suit military band, and a goldfish pool. The most noteworthy ball was the one commemorating István Széchenyi, known in Hungary as “the greatest Hungarian”. In 1867 Emperor Franz Joseph attended the banquet hosted by the Vigadó in honour of his coronation, and it was also here that Budapest was born by the merger of the old cities of Pest, Buda and Óbuda (old Buda).

The Vigadó hosted the first all-Liszt concert in Hungary in 1869 At his celebration of his half-century artistic career, Liszt was presented with a gold laurel wreath and a number of foreign awards, including honorary membership of the St. Petersburg Academy of Music. In 1875 Liszt and Wagner co-organized a concert to raise funds for the construction of the Bayreuth Theater (Festspielhaus) – Germany.

The Vigadó also hosted performances by: Johann Strauss Jr.,Mascagni, Dvořak, Debussy, Arthur Rubinstein. Ernő Dohnányi had his first solo concert here. Béla Bartók and Annie Fischer made their debuts here in 1905 and 1932 respectively. Richard Strauss conducted from the rostrum of the Vigadó several times, and Prokofiev also appeared on its stage as a pianist.

Beside classical music, jazz had also found its way into the music ears within the Vigadó programs. Teddy Sinclair conducted the Savoy Orphée band with a flashlight as a baton in 1928. Also the outstanding twenty-four-piano jazz concert was organized  by the Saxon Concert Office during the spring of 1937.

From among the Hungarian conductor celebrities, János Ferencsik conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time here in 1938. The last foreign guest conductor to appear here before the end of the war was Herbert von Karajan in 1944.

World-famous performers who stepped on stage at the newly reconstructed Vigadó, included György Cziffra, Dénes Kovács, Eszter Perényi, Miklós Szenthelyi, and Sviatoslav Richter. Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi conducted the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra here as well.

Update by Aggie Reiter

HAPPY NEW YEAR – 2015!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THAT’S NOT ALL FOLKS!!!

HERE COMES 2015 AND HOPEFULLY PERSONALLY ROLLING IN BUDAPEST – HUNGARY, OR SIMPLY  VISITING, BEING UP-TO-DATE FOLLOWING ROLLINGINBUDAPEST.COM WILL BRING MUCH PLEASURE GAINED FROM INFORMATION OF THE WHERE-A-BOUTS … TO-GO-AND-STAY IN BUDAPEST OR AT ONE OF THE SUPERB EVENTS AT THE COUNTRYSIDE.

ORIENT EXPRESS MUSICAL WORLD PREMIERE AT THE ART OF HOUSE – GÖDÖLLŐ

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The 100-year-old “Orient Express” world premiere musical show at the cultural center of Gödöllő was sold out!

Well, this was no surprise for the awaited performance on  December, 13. 2014., because the expectations were huge. On board  the Orient Express all viewers must have felt really rolling on the railway tracks back time. Within the musical several art style, music solution appeared, which varied through the country’s train stations. The Hundred Years’ War  ended the Orient Express  journey from Paris to the city of rough times in history with several names as: Atatürk, New Rome, Constantinople, to-day known as Istanbul.

The audience arrived to take part at this special two-hour journey and nostalgic atmosphere. Before entering the auditorium, had a peak at the small exhibition along the hallway showing  items from the eating room in the era when the Orient Express was rolling on the tracks from East-to-West and back-and-forth. The travelers   ticket was examined by the train ticket controller who worn that railway uniform from that era. Shortly after signaled the beginning of the show communicated via announcer indicating the time in minutes of departure from the Paris Railway Station, also with the loud horn blowing. Special VIP, as the mayor of Sarajevo Ivo Komsic and Şakir Fakılı the Turkish ambassador also honored by their presence the world premiere unique musical show. A lineup of sponsors and several knowledgeable professional eyes were present to view the musical world premiere performance. The mayor of Gödöllő Dr. György Gémesi greated Mr. Mihály Babekmayor of the city of Szarvas, Ms. Ildikó Pécsi – actress, Mr. Károly Eperjesi – actor and Joshi Bharat – popular TV personal. The auditorium was completely filled with viewers also arriving from the capital and other provincial cities. Furthermore, way beyond the performance, the news spread crossing boarders, because there were viewers coming to see this awesome show from Prague and Vienna as well.

The actors from Békéscsaba Jókai Theater: Ms. Petra Gubin, Mr.György Szomor and Ms. Boglárka Farkas, Enikő Litauszki, Tünde Török – professional dancers were met with great enthusiasm from the audience. Péter Fekete brought many sights and sound within the musical … no wonder … his previous experience in working in the circus arts and having the illusionist’s past knowledge was spectacularly in use at the scenery elements, screenings and his great ideas appeared on the stage. The second part was more of the outbreak of the First World War, already showing the perceptible of pains and sorrow.

The grandiose, unique visual-world, luxury pieces was spiced up with the 15 years old  Percussion Talamba group. The superb Cimbaliband played nonstop throughout  the show. The Fricska (Flick) dance show was fulfilled with unmentionable fantastic energy. Most probably as the audience watching them laying the railway tracks, building bits-and-pieces of the bridge many held their breath, provoking the viewers of the symbolic meaning. The production was interactive as well, as the audience was pulled int he show becoming to add a little more sound with musical instruments which were handled to them during the break and together with the band in the pounding rhythm.

At the end of the performance the audience would not let the actors leave the stage. Over-and-over again the artists had to come out while around 15 minutes standing applause and cheers fulfilled the auditorium. Was really impossible to put a full stop to the production to have come to “THE-END!”

Sakir Fakılı, the Turkish ambassador expressed he has high hopes to see the show in Istanbul. A total of five foreign invitation already hit the day… I mean by night … at the end of the production, so number of attention already speaks for itself. Roaring applause maybe more than minutes waiting for the troupe to international guests arriving to the reception. As all gathered dr. György Gémesi Mayor of Gödöllő praised the magnificent work done by all on stage and thanked all the members bringing this awesome production and last but not least, for the theater lovers of Gödöllő this was real treat and were proud to have this world premiere in their city… which can be named as a pre-Xmas present to the City of Gödöllő.  Balázs Kovács – executive director also expressed his honor to have had brought to the House of Arts at the Cultural and Conference Center – Gödöllő this magnificent  production on stage and having the world premiere at Gödöllő.

At the reception after the show had a few minutes conversation with the Sarajevo Mayor Ivo Komšić, who said he absolutely wish to bring this show one day in front of the audience in their own country at the “Sarajevo Train Station” and will work together on this path with director Peter Fekete.  “It was a great performance and I am still under the influence. It was certainly classy musical performances that should be out to see not just in Europe. Not seen anything like this in amount of time. Congratulations to all the extraordinary participant in the show, and I look forward to not only the dream by director Peter Fekete to have come true, but to my dream to be fulfilled” said the mayor.

TIME-WILL-TELL! … hopefully it will not have to be only kept as a dream to wish to come true to have a train with the “Orient Express” logo which could take the musical artists on route from Paris to Istanbul to present this breathtaking production at each country’s city were once the Orient Express stopped previously before the First World War.

Previous herald news to this update see:

HERALD NEWS!!! ORIENT EXPRESS WORLDWIDE MUSICAL PREMIERE IN HUNGARY – 2014.

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

HERALD NEWS!!! ORIENT EXPRESS WORLDWIDE MUSICAL PREMIERE IN HUNGARY – 2014.

 

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Many have heard of the Orient Express  which made its history in the pre-war years and later was also associated in many forms around the World … Established many books, Agatha Christie’s thriller film, the adaptation of Ian Fleming’s “From Russia with Love”‘.

The MUSICAL FORMATION is to be for the FIRST TIME in HUNGARY and a WORLD PREMIERE presenting to the eyes and ears the elegance and luxury on the route of the Orient Express.

World premiere!

7 p.m. Saturday. December, 13. 2014. 

Art of House at Gödöllő!

The 4,350 mile journey in just 2 hours within an extraordinary MUSICAL SHOW rolling on the rail tracks that will take you back in time, in having a peak on the route of the world-famous Orient Express. The premiere show will be  presented by the musical troupe of the Békéscsaba Jókai Theater, director and production designer: Péter Fekete. So we heard at the press conference which was held on Tuesday, by representatives of the production at the Hungarian Railway Museum‘s inside the chocolate-and-cream colored train with Lalique glass and wood-panelled dining car. The coming up performance is connected to the 100th anniversary of the fourteen war. In 1914 at Zemun – Belgrade, the Sava bridge was exploded, whereas previously on the trails, rattling bridges, spanned over rivers and gaps connecting East and West said Péter Fekete. Also added, he had been thinking of the idea to bring on stage the history of the Orient Express in a musical formation, researching background materials to implement into the show as: … Quote: “beheaded journalists, suicide bombers equipped with explosives, chador wearing bright-eyed and bare-faced women, photocopied images hanging on the wall. Concentrated on interoperability problem between the East and West, the collision points to make the eternal story.”

Main philosophy … Quote: „We can only accept each other …  if we get to know each others culture … if we accepted each other …  then bridges will not be exploded … said Péter Fekete.

The musical production is fulfilled with elegance, adventure and the great symbol of traveling  by rolling on and on the rail tracks  from Paris and Istanbul. This is the story of a great trip, crossing boarders presenting the different cultures within each country’s arts, styles, dance, folk music.  The show will follow musical roots of Western culture, the French Impressionists Expressionists and musical ideas, Balkan folklore music, Vienna and Budapest coffee house atmosphere, and Turkish folk motifs. The show floats the audience  back to the grandiose, unique spectacle-world, in two-act theatrical piece, contemporary luxury route between East and West. Also highlighting the show with the performances of the Cimbaliband  group , „Fricska” – Flick dance group, and  the Talamba Percussion Ensemble..

The play is actually based on a simple love story … if a love story can be simple … a man play by: György Szomor/Csaba Vasvári from Paris and from Istanbul, played by Petra Gubik, a woman travelling to approach each other. While on the trip through music, dance, tell their own stories. Half way on their journey, the bridge was exploded. Soforth, this was destroying their possibility in encountering each other. The history is well-known as breaking, tearing apart men and women as the 1914 outbreak of the First World War.

György Gémesi – Mayor of Gödöllő said, the House of Arts in Gödöllő will host the Orient Express music and dance production for the first time on stage in Hungary and in the world. This will be the world premiere within a musical show of the outbreak of World War I. The major added, arriving to the premiere will be the major of Sarajevo and other honored guests. Also said, within this production will be one of the 50 memorial and cultural events to take place in Hungary in memorial to the thematic worthy end of the outbreak of the WWI. Balázs Kovács – executive director also expressed his honor to have the Orient Express world premiere production on stage at the House of Arts in the Cultural and Conference Center – Gödöllő.

 Somehow missing to be at the Saturday’s premiere,there is also a chance to see the production on  Monday, December, 15. 2014., at the Art of House in Gödöllő.

In May, 2015. at  the Békéscsaba Jókai Theater to be held 20 performance, also a station where once stopped the Orient Express.

The production director is already underway having negotiations about visiting, taking on stage the musical in those cities … from Paris to Istanbul  … where the Orient Express had stops. During the press gathering a piece of insight was shown to the media representatives.

Tickets available at and through: ticket office at Art of House in Gödöllő and http://www.jegy.hu

price: 4.500HUF

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

EUROVISION 2015 – TIE VOTES ARE EXPECTED IN HUNGARY IN THE COMING WEEKS

 

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The countdown is on in selecting the best song for Hungary to enter the

Eurovision Song Contest 2015.

The Eurovision 2015 contest will take place in Vienna, Austria, but until then a lot of water will flow down the River Danube to pick the right song for all the countries involved. Here in Hungary the countdown has already started and this evening the organizers held a press gathering to hear the song and the names behind them. But first things first … the jury of 5 … I mean present were 4 of them, namely Philip Rákay,  Jenő Csiszár , Magdi Rúzsa and Pierrot stepped on stage to implement the representatives of the press and the 10 applicants so far receiving the needed green light to be in the following next selection. At the pre-election taking two days,  Philip Rákay, Jenő Csiszár and other musicians had a tough time listening to 351 entries and by the end 94 entries were selected for the following running selection and by the final  audition remained 30 competitors. The fifth member of the jury will be „the audience”. A free download of the audience vote for Mobile Application 1-10 during the song. At the end of each song, the scores a will be averaged and added to the jury’s number of points.

Tonight was presented only for the time being the 10 shortlisted competitors and their songs. These  were … title of the songs … performers: The Night – Chances , Walls for Nothing – „Bogi” Csemer Buttercup, World of Violence  – He Dal-inch Bogi, Liar – Balázs Farkas Jenser, The Time is Now – Karmapolis, Maniac – MDC,  Listen to the Universe – Father Barbara “Barbie”,  Keep Marching On – Spoon,  Our time – Saci & Böbe, Diamond –  Vera Tóth.

The following 10-10 songs (10 on Tuesday and the other 10 on Thursday) will be broadcasted on the Hungarian Petőfi Radio from 7 a.m. – noontime, so the audience will have time to learn and hear the songs.

Tie votes are expected, but that is what the Eurovision song contest is all about, choosing

the best-of-the-best!

Update and snaps by Aggie Reiter

LAKE BALATON REGIONAL WINES – ADVENT FAIR – CITY PARK – ICE RINK – BUDAPEST 2014.

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No ordinary happening … Lake Balaton Wine Fair Advent and Xmas tree installation!

The happening will be on Sunday, December, 14  starting at 5.30 p.m. at the City Park on the Ice-Rink.

One of the most exciting events of the year is the Advent period. Many places in Western Europe will be holding the Advent Fair, whereas an entire region introduces itself. Coming up soon will be for the first time to be organized by the Lake Balaton Wine Regional Circle and the  Hungarian National Tourist Office the Regional Advent Fair in Budapest. At Budapest hitherto was no such program. This year partners of the Lake Balaton Wine Circle promises a day of fun and laughter, bringing the wines and food from the Lake Balaton’s wine regions. Hopefully and lets see if this coming event will be creating a tradition in the future as well. The organizers will be bringing winter fun-filled programs full of new impressions and  the range of “Lake Balaton Rich Flavors”. At the Ice Rink’s special assembly hall. The wine makers from the Lake Balaton will welcome the visitors to taste nearly 40 wines.  In addition, a fine time to purchase preferential bottles of wines for the coming season holidays. Furthermore, an individual will already have his/her Xmas present at the draw, by winning a weekend stay at the lakeside. So if anyone would like to experience winter at Lake Balaton, surprise your loved ones, cause during the event can book at the tourism service a significant discount stay.

The event’s main attraction will be the Wine Xmas tree installation on the Ice Rink!

The Lake Balaton wineries will dress up, mean bottle up creating a Xmas tree and the skaters rolling  on ice will be offered a sip of wine on their way.

Admission fees: Advent Fair and Balaton lake – wine tasting: 2000HUF. (Free entry is also possible eg. by Quiz Balaton). The visitors at the Ice Rink „Dressing up” the Xmas tree and Wine Tasting is Free.

Update by Aggie Reiter