Past events and achievements of the Society

2000
June 2-5

Szeged Days in Cambridge - 40 Szeged Citizens visited

 

2000
October 22

CB2 Dinner - to commemorate the 1956 Uprising. Members contributed to the River Tisza Appeal.

 

2001 April

2 Cambridge Post Graduate Students invited to give papers at Szeged University

 

2001
May 3

Evening of Poetry & Wine, Darwin College. Szeged participated in Cambridge Octocentenary Celebrations and Presented a new city flag for the Guildhall. Due to Jocelyn Charity's connection with the Perse School for Girls, 2 teachers visited and taught at the Karolina school in Szeged. The connection is on-going., with exchange visits in summer 2002 and in 2003.

 

2001 September

Aron Razga, from Szeged Conservatory of Music gave a recital at Emmanuel College, while studying at the Cambridge Academy of English on a bursary.

 

2001
October

Death of Esther Harvey, daughter of Sandor & Laura Nagy, the society's first honorary member.

 

2001 November

Students from the Liszt Academy in Budapest and London Royal Academy of Music gave a chamber music recital at Emmanuel College. A Szeged student, Sarolt Koczor, visited Cambridge to research her MA thesis on Benjamin Britten

 

2002
January 16

Mátyás Sarkozi, gave a talk on his grandfather, Ferenc Molnar, at Darwin College

 

2002
March

Alan Tongue invited as guest lecturer at Szeged University, 10 days of seminars on the English Musical Renaissance

 

2002
May

Group of Society Members visited Szeged. George Gomori and Clive Wilmer gave a poetry reading at Darwin College.

 

2002
October

Szeged Delegation visited Cambridge.

 

2002

Japanese students, pupils of Gyorgy Pauk, gave recital at Emmanuel College

 

2003
August

Ilona Herbent participated in Budapest half-marathon.

 

2004
January 16

Alan Tongue gave lecture 'Jottings from a musical notebook' at Darwin College

 

2004
March 17

Auer Quartet gave a concert at Emmanuel College.

 

2004
May

Hungarian Ambassador, Bela Szombati, gave a talk at Darwin College

 

2005
March

Alan Tongue invited to conduct Seiber Missa Brevis at the Matyas Templom in Budapest

 

2005
May 5

Edinburgh Quartet gave a concert of 3 Seiber string quartets at Emmanuel College.

 

2005
May

Julia Seiber Boyd and local potter Joan Orlov, attend Bridge Fair in Szeged

 

15 Mar 06

Hungarian flag supplied by Szeged - flown at Guildhall

 

14 May 06

Council Grant Application Submission

 

19-22 May 06

Bridge Fair Szeged - Chair attended with artist invited delegate; Gordon Morrison, photographer.

 

01 July 06

Summer Members Party; Clare College Fellows Garden with musical entertainment - 2-5pm.

15 July 06

"Big Day Out" (on Parkers Piece) - the Society has a stall and will be selling Szeged produce and have other items on display.

 

24 Oct 06

Commemorative Talk by Maátyás Sarköszi - on his involvement in the Uprising on 23.10. 1956 - to take place in the Council Chamber, the Guildhall at 7.30 pm. Council members and David Howarth MP and Andrew Duff MEP invited.

 

24 Oct 06

Exhibition of photographs - glass of wine and view of Gordon Morrison's pictures of Szeged from 7pm in the Guildhall Council Chamber. Gordon's photos will also be on display on 17/11- enquiries to the Guildhall.

 

16 Nov 06

Talk by George Szirtes - poet & critic, on his life & work

 

Nov 07

Delegation from Szeged to visit Cambridge - to coincide with Mayor's Reception on 17/11/06

 

12 May 07

Family Music Day Seiber Yugoslav & Hungarian Folk songs performed at the Guildhall by Society member James Eisner & Louise.

 

13 May 07

Food & Craft Festival - also at the Guildhall. Please bring any artefacts/craft for display.

 

18 - 21
May 07

Bridge Fair in Szeged The Cambridge Mayor is attending with Mrs Dryden; the Chair, Julia Boyd will represent the Society and receive an award from the Szeged Mayor & MP, Dr. Laszlo Botka. Cllr. David White is also attending the Bridge Fair celebrations.

Guest Artists taken to Szeged for Bridge Fair - Joy Voisey (potter) in 2007;Nick Juett in 2008.

Chair awarded the Szeged Prize in 2007

EFL materials supplied by 3 local language colleges sent by the Society to Szeged in summer 2007; further boxes to be sent in 2008

 

31 May 07

Retiring dinner The Society's President Jocelyn Charity will attend the retiring dinner for the Cambridge Mayor, Cllr. Dryden.

 

7 July 07

Big Day Out The Society will again participate in the Big Day Out date

 

30 Aug 07

Garden Party - to celebrate 20 years of Twinning with Szeged; 4.30 - 6.30pm - Clare College Fellows Garden.

 

13 Sept 07

Howard Williams reminisces on 11 years as Conductor of the Pecs Orchestra; 7pm - Darwin College Old Library

 

18 - 25
Nov 07

Szeged Week
events and exhibitions in Cambridge.
Click here to view the full weeks events

 

19 Jan 08 Marie Noelle Kendall (piano) & Pal Banda (‘cello)
performs
Beethoven Sonata in A major (op. 69)
Kodály Sonata for ‘cello and piano)
Seiber Phantasy for piano & ‘cello
Brahms Sonata in E minor (op.38)

7 pm on 19 January 2008 - The Queen’s Building, Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Tickets:- £10 advance booking and concessions contact: 01223 506064 £15 at the door

 

17 Mar 08

THE ROUND-UP (18) The Arts Picturehouse presents a newly restored version of one of Miklós Jancsó’s most notable films of the ‘60s - THE ROUND-UP. - Miklós Jancsó will attend the screening and following Q&A Do not miss this opportunity to meet a legendary filmmaker, still working and here to discuss his work over 40 years.

Director: Miklós Jancsó. Starring: János Görbe, Zoltán Latinovits, Tibor Molnár, Béla Barsi. Hungary 1965. 87 mins.

Book tickets call 08717 042050 or on line at www.picturehouses.co.uk

 

24-26
April 08

Super8 Festival
A group from Szeged is participating - and members are welcome to meet them/assist with guiding round Cambridge (meet Market Square 9.45 outside the Guildhall on 25th April); contact SImon Mullen for more information. cabaret@simonmullen.com


 

See also related websites: -

www.seiber2005.org.uk - for full calendar of centenary events

www.hungsoc.com - for Oxford Hungarian Society events

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