The New York Times – Music:
Schiff has said he won’t perform in countries with what he calls strongmen leaders, a list that still includes the United States and Russia.
Category: Hungary
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Tamas Vasary, Pianist of Power and Sensitivity, Dies at 92
The New York Times – Music:
He bought technical brilliance and stylistic authority to Romantic-era music, particularly the works of Chopin and Liszt.
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Bela Tarr, Titan of Slow-Moving Cinema, Is Dead at 70
The New York Times – Film:
Called his “masterpiece,” one film, “Satantango,” is seven hours long. A favorite of critics and art-house festivals, he focused on the “human dignity” of marginal characters.
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Bela Tarr, Titan of Slow-Moving Cinema, Dies at 70
The New York Times – Film:
The master Hungarian filmmaker’s movies included “Satantango” and “Werckmeister Harmonies.”
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Peter Eotvos, Hungarian Modernist Composer and Conductor, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Music:
A tireless advocate of contemporary music, he adapted literary sources both modern and classic, instilling his work with “inimitable character and pathos.”
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‘Twilight’ Review: Film Noir in the Hungarian Hills
The New York Times – Film:
A retired detective returns to his job to hunt down a child killer in this distinctive and Béla Tarr-influenced film.
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Reckoning With Memories of Budapest
The New York Times – Travel:
A Times journalist spent three months capturing a contemporary portrait of Hungary’s capital, where he lived for several years as a child in the early ’90s.