American jazz clarinetist Joe Muranyi, of Hungarian descent, has died at the age of 84 in New York City. He played in Louis Armstrong’s All Stars group, as well as with many other jazz legends. He also performed in Hungary several times.
American jazz clarinetist Joe Muranyi, of Hungarian descent, has died at the age of 84 in New York City. He played in Louis Armstrong’s All Stars group, as well as with many other jazz legends. He also performed in Hungary several times.
This year marks the 130th birth anniversary of the Hungarian composer, folk music expert and educator Zoltán Kodály. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method, a music teaching method used across the world.
Few have realized that the countless faces of Brazil, occupying a territory almost as large as the United States, would still be shrouded in darkness had it not been for the emergence of civil aviation. Read on to discover more!
One enduring legacy that Danish storyteller and poet Hans Christian Andersen left to posterity is a partially clothed young woman, Den Lille Havfrue, the Little Mermaid. The story was published in the Nordic issue of Diplomacy & Trade.
Founded in 2004 by the Finnagora Foundation, which comprises oF Finnish cities, universities, companies and civil organizations, Finnagora in Budapest is one of the 17 cultural and science institutes of Finland. This is an institute literally designed for culture.
Opened in 1999, Hungarian Cultural Centre in London, a multifaceted institute provides a forum for people and ideas, enabling Hungarian artists to introduce themselves in Britain. The piece on it appeared in the December issue of Diplomacy & Trade.
Liszt concerts in Bayreuth, Paris, Prague, Vienna, Vilnius and Seoul: It seems that the whole world has listened to Liszt tunes on the eve of the Hungarian pianist and composer's 200th birthday on October 22.
Painter Paul Sarkozy, the father of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, has been made the Citizen of Szolnok, the town of his birth in East-Central Hungary, for his work as an artist and for enhancing the image of the town.
For thousands of years the speed of communications was determined by the speed of the swiftest runner or the fastest horse. The development of the telephone was a major step towards speeding up communication worldwide.
Sziget Festival, one of Europe’s largest music festivals, has incurred losses this year, according to preliminary estimates, Est Media Holding, the listed owner of the event, has announced on Monday. In previous years the festival generated profit.
Widely available at modest prices today, tulips are still closely associated with the Netherlands. However, the tulip is not a native Dutch flower. Here's a story on tulips, an ambassador with a green thumb and the practice of tulip speculation.
Though many Turkish architectural remains were demolished, nevertheless, the cultural heritage is still rich and full of amazing stories. Diplomacy and Trade found an excellent guide in Mihály Ráday to explore this topic.
This year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of József Rippl-Rónai, one of the greatest Hungarian painters. Throughout the year, his works can be seen on drapes, on lamp-standards, on souvenirs and even on chocolate wrapping.
Krétakör (Chalk Circle Theater) is said to be one of the most progressive and internationally acknowledged Hungarian independent theaters. Its founder is a highly original figure on several accounts.
Kerepesi temetõ or the Graveyard at Fiume Street, known as ‘Hungary’s Pere
Lachaise', preserves Hungary's cultural history in a way that reminds the visitor how rich this cultural history is.
