Monthly Archives: January 2004

Vienna at the turn of the 20th century was a bee's nest of contradictions. A city with a strong liberal Jewish merchant class, it was also an ultra-conservative breeding ground for anti-Semitism. Through its architecture and museums Vienna was home to the old masters and eclecticism, but it also spawned the cutting edge of new […]

We are Hungarians who are awaiting the New World when we accede [the EU] in spring – said Katalin Bogyay, the director of the London Hungarian Cultural Centre, talking about the programme of the National Philharmonic Orchestra. The ensemble in the opening concert of Magyar Magic, played Kodály, Liszt, and finally Dvořák's New World symphony. […]

Vienna at the turn of the 20th century was a bee's nest of contradictions. A city with a strong liberal Jewish merchant class, it was also an ultra-conservative breeding ground for anti-Semitism. Through its architecture and museums Vienna was home to the old masters and eclecticism, but it also spawned the cutting edge of new […]

Kocsis’ contradictions

Vienna at the turn of the 20th century was a bee's nest of contradictions. A city with a strong liberal Jewish merchant class, it was also an ultra-conservative breeding ground for anti-Semitism. Through its architecture and museums Vienna was home to the old masters and eclecticism, but it also spawned the cutting edge of new […]

Vienna at the turn of the 20th century was a bee's nest of contradictions. A city with a strong liberal Jewish merchant class, it was also an ultra-conservative breeding ground for anti-Semitism. Through its architecture and museums Vienna was home to the old masters and eclecticism, but it also spawned the cutting edge of new […]

Vienna at the turn of the 20th century was a bee's nest of contradictions. A city with a strong liberal Jewish merchant class, it was also an ultra-conservative breeding ground for anti-Semitism. Through its architecture and museums Vienna was home to the old masters and eclecticism, but it also spawned the cutting edge of new […]

Vienna at the turn of the 20th century was a bee's nest of contradictions. A city with a strong liberal Jewish merchant class, it was also an ultra-conservative breeding ground for anti-Semitism. Through its architecture and museums Vienna was home to the old masters and eclecticism, but it also spawned the cutting edge of new […]