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Budapest embarks on 6-month season celebrating Erkel, Mahler, Liszt - A six-month series celebrating the anniversaries of Ferenc Erkel, Gustav Mahler and Franz Liszt will start in Budapest this Sunday, the director of Hungarofest said on Tuesday.

MTI photo exhibition on 1989/94 opens in C Romania - An exhibition showing political changes during the 1989-1994 period on photos mostly from the Hungarian News Agency MTI's archives opened in central Romania's Targu Mures on Thursday.

President Schmitt opens Zsolnay porcelain exhibition - Hundreds of unique porcelain objects by the renowned Zsolnay porcelain factory went on show in Pecs, southwest Hungary, on Wednesday, at an exhibition opened by President Pal Schmitt.

Israeli Cultural Institute opens in Budapest - An Israeli Cultural Institute has opened in central Budapest to present all segments of Israel's diverse "mosaic culture" to the public, Director Gabor Balazs told a news conference in Budapest on Wednesday.

Hungarian culture to help close gap with China, says state secretary - Presenting the diversity of Hungarian culture and its world-class products aims to narrow the gap between Hungary and China, state secretary for culture Geza Szocs said at the launch of a programme series in China on Monday.

MTI publishes photos from 1968-1979 - Hungarian News Agency MTI has published the seventh, penultimate volume of a series of photo albums entitled "Pictures of an Era".

Hungarian Composer Takes Work to Japan -

The 34-year-old Hungarian composer Márton Illés is taking his work for large ensemble Torso III – which has already been performed in Berlin, Hamburg, Paris and Rome, to Tokyo on August 23.

Six month season celebrating Erkel, Mahler, Liszt

A six-month series celebrating the anniversaries of Ferenc Erkel, Gustav Mahler and Franz Liszt will start in Budapest this Sunday, the director of Hungarofest said on Tuesday.

Exhibition Shows History of Cycling in Capital
The Budapest Historical Museuem’s Kiscelli Museum is opening an exhibition on the cultural history of bicycling in the capital this autumn.

Bartók Recording Named “Album of the Month” by BBC
A recording from the Bartók New Series has been named album of the month in the latest issue of BBC Music Magazine.

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Pécs to Host European Youth Folklore Week

July 18, 2010

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Pécs will host a week-long European youth culture week from Sunday, an event held since 1988 in cities that set up heritage protection groups joining the initiative.

Pécs last hosted the event in 1996. Since 1992, Pecs has been represented at the European youth culture week by the Leöwey Dance Ensemble which promotes ethnic German dances in Hungary.

The event aims to promote links between European youth who believe it important to nurture ethnic and folk traditions.

International groups will perform every evening on the open-air stage set up in Káptalan Square and on Dóm Square.

Gruppo Folcloristico San Gemiliano

Participants will include the Rhenania Alliance dance ensemble from France, The Milesians Traditional Group from Ireland, the Vetra ensemble from Lithuania, Hannover Minstrels from Germany, Grupo de Dancas Postiguet from Spain, Lyceum Hellinidon from Greece and the Zeljeznicar folklore ensemble from Croatia.

The Gruppo Folcloristico San Gemiliano ensemble from Italy works towards nurturing the cultural heritage of Sardinia and Banater Rosmarein from Romania will present dances and songs of the Danube Swabians from the Banat region.

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