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Incumbent Szilveszter Ókovács has won the tender to serve as director general of the Budapest Opera House for another five years, Culture and Innovation Ministe
As we mark the 50th anniversary of the conductor's death, we explore the links between his life and music - plus, hear interviews with people who knew him
Bánffys 'lived, built, farmed and created here', 'shaping tastes and attitudes' until October 1944, when Miklós Bánffy, was forced to leave his home.
A second attempt to find a new general director of the Opera House produced eight candidates by Tuesday’s deadline of 5 p.m.
Georg Solti, in full Sir Georg Solti, original name György Stern Solti, (born October 21, 1912, Budapest, Hungary—died September 5, 1997, Antibes, France), Hungarian-born British conductor and pianist, one of the most highly regarded conductors of the second half of the 20th century. He was especially noted for his interpretations of Romantic orchestral and operatic works. Solti studied at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest with Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. At 18 he joined the coaching staff of the Budapest Opera and made his conducting debut there in 1938. A Jew, he found safety...