The great German master of the baton, Wilhelm Furtwängler, who succeeded Arthur Nikisch as the musical director of the Berlin Philharmonic and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, considered his predecessor as one of the greatest conductors in history and his personal role model. The brilliant Nikisch had a profound impact on leading 20th-century conductors, including Arturo Toscanini and Adrian Boult.

The chief executive of Hungary’s public media provider MTVA Dániel Papp and Mateusz Matyszkowicz, board member of Polish public television company TVP discussed the possibility of expanding programme exchange, joint programme production and professional training in Budapest on Friday.

Hungarian FolkEmbassy is a musical ensemble of young musicians whose goal from the very start was to popularise – both in Hungary and abroad – the folk music and culture of the Carpathian Basin. The band, which showcases common cultural characteristics of Central European nations, is a frequent visitor to Poland.

Born in Szeged, the alleged seat of Attila, king of the Huns. Took part in the Hungarian UPRISING of 1956, fought on the barricades at Széna Square in Budapest. 

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has won best artist and best song for “Bad Habits”, but Korean BTS won the most awards, including Best Pop, Best Group, Best K-Pop and Biggest Fans at the 2021 MTV European Music Awards on Sunday. Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits. Source: YouTube  

MTV European Music Awards gala will be held on November 14 in Budapest. The event will be held in the Papp László Budapest Sport Arena.   Sanah. Will she win the MTV EMA for the Best Polish Artist? Photo by Fot. Łukasz Gągulski / PAP.

The Paris-born Canadian pianist Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu won the 40,000-euro first prize of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw – one of the most prestigious contests in the world.

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Pope Francis has explained why we will speak Hungarian in heaven during his recent visit to Budapest. Excellent Polish teachers and Felczak Institute prove that anyone can speak Hungarian fluently even at school.

32 young pianists selected from 20 countries will compete at the 15th Ferenc Liszt International Piano Competition held in Budapest between September 12 and 19. The event will feature such acclaimed artists performing as Olga Kern and János Balázs.

Opening on 27 August, the Museum of Fine Arts – Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest is hosting an exhibition of works by the world-renowned contemporary German master Gerhard Richter, who turns ninety next year.

Government funding for higher education will double next year to over 400 billion forints (PLN 5.01 billion) from 210 billion forints this year – the Hungarian minister of innovation and technology László Palkovics announced.