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The program of the Hungarian Cultural Weeks continue!
Hungarian Cultural Weeks was opened by the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra
The Pannon Philharmonic gave a breathtaking concert which was a huge success! The audience in Pristina was astonished!
On our next jazz-evening we'll introduce you to the unique music of Nigun !
Nigun founded by Andras Parniczky guitarist and composer in 2001. Which we can enjoy on their newly released album titled Lebedik at the Budapest Jazz Club. Nigun performed in many European countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Greek, Germany, Italy, Macedonia, Rumania, Serbia, United Kingdom) as well as overseas in New York and Washington.
Nigun often works together with guest musicians, as their third album Bale Kulturnik (2006), featuring the Israeli saxophonist Daniel Zamir (Satlah). In the same year, members of the group participated in John Zorn's Cobra performance in the Palace Of Arts (Budapest, Hungary) under the direction of Zorn himself. Since 2007 multi-reedits Matt Darriau (Klezmatics, Paradox Trio) has been a recurring guest of Nigun just like Miklos Lukacs, cimbalom (Hungarian folk dulcimer) artist. They also shared the stage with Don Byron, Frank London, Steven Bernstein (Sex Mob) and Daniel Szabo.
András Párniczky – guitar, Péter Bede – sax, Péter Ajtai – bass, István Baló – drums
Next on : Besh o droM !
The Hungarian National Day reception
The “Sweet Ambassadors”, as part of the “Hungarian Cultural Weeks” events, represented by Hungarian pastry cooks, prepared four types of cakes for the guests: “Dobos torta”, “Zserbó”, “Rigójancsi” and “Rákóczi túrós”. Seventeen Hungarian companies, sponsored the reception of the Embassy by providing Hungarian products like goose liver, cheese, wine, craft beer and pálinka,.
Harcsa Veronika concert at Rockuzinë
She started university at Budapest University of Technology and Economics, but graduated from the List Academy of Music in Budapest in 2008, and got her Master degree in 2014 at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
Her current main project is a duo with guitar player Bálint Gyémánt. Their second duo album Tell Her was released on Traumton Records in February 2017 to a critical acclaim.
Veronika founded her first jazz band in 2005. Between 2006 and 2011 the quartet released four albums, two of which reached the top of the vocal jazz charts at Tower Records, Japan. Besides her jazz career, she gained success in the Hungarian alternative music scene, collaborating with the Erik Sumo Band and the Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra. She also featured two albums of the experimental electronic trio Bin-Jip as well as a musical and literary project based on works by the Hungarian avant-garde poet Lajos Kassák. She also won the award of Budapest Fringe Festival in 2007 in the category of "The best voice of Budapest Fringe".
In 2014 she became permanent artist in residence at the Valley of Arts Festival in Hungary, where she is responsible for the jazz program of the cultic ten days festival.
In 2014-15 Veronika Harcsa ran a monthly concert series in Berlin, inviting guests from the local scene. Musicians such as David Friedman, Julia Hülsmann, Samuel Blazer or David Helbock accepted her invitation.
The duo with Bálint Gyémánt was selected to showcase at the Jazzhead 2015 European Jazz Meeting.
Balkans Joint Conference – water industry exhibition and conference, Pristina
Balkans Joint Conference – vízipari kiállíátás és konferencia, Pristina
The Hungarian Movie Weeks continue Thursday 6PM #KinoArmata with the Hungarian comedy titled 'Brazils'
Conference on the Hungarian experience in EU integration
Opening speech:H.E. dr. László Márkusz, Ambassador of Hungary in Kosovo
Keynote speaker: Mr. Szabolcs Takács, Ministerial Commissioner in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary
Panel speakers: Mr. Sándor Gyula Nagy,Deputy Director for Research of the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade; Amb. Oszkár Füzes, Chief EU integration adviser to the Kosovan Government; Mr. György Raskó, Agro-economist
Stipendium Hungaricum - What's in it for you?
Begin your adventure in Hungary!
Hungary provides high quality education in the heart of Europe. Today, there is a growing demand of international students to study in Hungary. Besides the quality of education and degrees recognised throughout Europe and beyond. Currently around 130 students from Kosovo are enjoying the affordable living costs with an extremely favourable cost-to-value ratio, a safe and friendly living environment with convenient public transportation, the central location of the country in Europe and the unspoiled natural beauties combined with a 1000 year-old, rich Hungarian history and several UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Hungary is also within the top countries with the highest number of scientific Nobel Prize Winners per capita, and a numerous scientific inventions from Vitamin C to Rubik’s cube and so on.
Feeling entrigued? Don’t hesitate! Apply here : http://studyinhungary.hu/study-in-hungary/menu/stipendium-hungaricum-scholarship-programme
Hungarian Marina Gera won best performance by an actress at this year's International Emmy Awards, the first for a Hungarian actress!
Best Performance by an Actress
Marina Gera in Örök Tél [Eternal Winter]
Szupermodern Studio Ltd.
Hungary
Christmas 1944. Soviet soldiers invade Hungary and drag every young ethnic German woman away from a small village and transport them to a Soviet labor camp where they are forced to work in the coal mines under inhuman conditions.
source: https://www.femcafe.hu/cikkek/sztarok/gera-marina-nemzetkozi-emmy-dij-gyozelem-orok-tel
https://www.iemmys.tv/2019-international-emmy-winners-announced-at-gala-in-new-york/
https://rmx.news/article/article/hungarian-actress-wins-international-emmy-award
FROM WARSAW TO TIRANA: OVERCOMING THE PAST TOGETHER Good practices and lessons learned from the Visegrad Four and Western Balkans
Reconciliation and good neighbourly relations are among the key priorities of the Stabilisation and Association Process of the Western Balkans and represent a necessary condition for the advancement of the countries of the region towards the EU. It has become clear that without launching a process supporting the dealing with the legacies of the past, filled with conflicts, violence, separation and mutual prejudices, the region will not be able to move forward from the limbo it is still stuck in, twenty years after the last violent conflict.
HERE You can find the study of the Visegrad Fund aimed at collecting and passing on the story and good practices of how some European countries overcame their historically imbedded hositilities for the sake of a peceaceful and thriving future of the continent.
Click on the picture to read the full study: