Music is the Greatest Panderer –Endre Sárossy , Master of the Keyboards
“Music is the greatest panderer, the most dangerous seducer…
Life without music is much poorer
But more humane, tougher, sadder and more meaningful”
(Tolstoy)... more
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On Shoulders, Belts, in Hands or on the Back - The bag
A recent American study shown what had had long been suspected but nobody dared to say: a real woman carries at least 70 objects in her bag... more
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The Conference Capital
Budapest has a good chance of acquiring the non-official but impressive title of conference capital in the region. This October, Hungexpo will a new multi-functional, single floor pavilion “G,” with a total area of nearly 10,000 square metres. Interest has already been shown in renting it for 2010 and even 2011... more
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Prague Welcomes Visitors
Prague is a Mecca for the performing arts during the summer. The unmatched Prague Castle has been host to the summer-long Shakespeare festival for fourteen years... more
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The Best of Stars
Two of the world’s top sportspeople are introduced in this instalment of our series on international stars. The Ukrainian gymnast Larissa Latynina was the first female athlete to win as many as nine Olympic golds... more
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“I Cannot Win, Just Pull Down the Wall”
Perhaps it was written in the book of fate that Tamás Szabó had to become a harmonica player and have a lasting affiliation with the blues. He started out as a graphic artist but his ambitions soon turned in a new direction. Playing music from an early age, his mother had always supported him in his effort to try out as many instruments as he wished... more
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Shoes
Everyone agrees that shoes are much more than accessories. Besides their practical function of protecting the feet from the weather and the environment, many other meanings have been attached to shoes from their earliest history... more
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Unusual Christmas Celebrations in History
Christmas is one of the most important, peaceful and intimate holidays in the Christian calendar. Yet, sometimes life or politics dictates otherwise, and strange events occur at the time of this holiday... more
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Record Prices for Antiques and Paintings
There is a boom on the market for paintings and antiques at the moment. At some auctions, works of art are being sold at prices that would easily cover the annual budget of a medium-sized city. Records are being broken over and over again, with rare items that many museums can only dream about passing from one set of private hands to another... more
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The Budapest Festival Orchestra Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
Performances in the most prestigious music halls of the world. Full house concerts and standing ovations. A series of awards and an enormous core audience. Nearly 50 records released. A festival of its own. The Budapest Festival Orchestra is celebrating its 25th anniversary... more
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