Hirünk a Világban, 1956 (6. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1956-01-01 / 1-2. szám
16 Hírünk a Világban OUR REPUTATION IN THE WORLD Endre Molnár discusses the pictuies oi tne grtac Hungarian pemter iviniaiy Munkácsy, winch are located in tue United States. Munkácsy s wenknown Milton dictating to his daugnters the ‘Paradise Lost hangs in the New York Public Library. Karoly Kerényi’s Unwillkürliche Kunst reis en y László Vatai s The Man and his Tragic Life, and Imre Kovács s Ninetg and Nme are reviewed in this issue by Mrs. Ferdinándy, née Magda Zaian, Gyula Gombos, and Vilmos Juhasz, respectively. The columns Wester Observer and Our scholars abroad survey tne activities and achievements of Hungarian and Hungarian-born artists and scholars. In the USA was introduced amid great success by Miklós Rózsa’s violin concerto, Jascha Heifetz, who commissioned the opus. According to the SATURDAY LITERARY REVIEW the melody of this second movement has beguilements unique in this century outside the last symphonies of Prokofiev. The U. S. Senate recently confirmed the nomination of Andor Sziklay a contributor to our review, as consul and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service of the U. S. The professional activities of professor Asztrik Gábriel, Géza English Summary By G. B. Grosschmid Duquesne University Grossschmid, and József Reményi are noted. András Alföldi, a professor of archeology is now associated with Princeton University. In Europa, a memorial tablet for the great Hungarian poet, Endre Ady, was recently unve.led in Paris, where he lived for years. At this ceremony, Jules Romain, a member of the French Academy, delivered the main address. Other speekers on this occasion were: former envoy Pál Auer, writers Zoltán Szabó and László Cs. Szabó, Zoltán Rónai is associated with a Spanish magazine in Madrid. Tamás Bogyay published a paper about the 1.000- year anniversary of the Battle on the Lech, near Augsburg. Sir A- lexander Korda, the noted film director of Hungarian origin, died in London in February ol' this year. Hírünk a Világban Editor : Stephen Csicsery-Rónay P. O. Box ÍOOÖ Washington, 13, D. C. U. S. A. In Latin America, Professor Mihály Ferdinándy of Puerto Rico, published several studies. Peinters Rudolf Pintye in Santiago Chile Elemér Göllner and others in Sao Paulo held exhibitions. In Australia, the sculptor Andor Mészáros receives many official commissions, and is currently working on the Olympic Commemoration Medallion. In 1949, he finished the new statues for the main altar of Canterbury cathedral in England. Conductor Tibor Paul, professor at the Sydney Conservatorium, is this year conducting the Symphony Orchestra of South Australia. Violonist Béla Dékány gave several successful recitals. In the communist world, the guest performances of the Budapest Municipal Operetta in Moscow and Leningrad are of significance. Imre Kálmán’s Csárdáskirályn'ó was performed twenty-two time. On their concert tour through China, pianist Kornél Zempléni and flutist Zoltán Jeney performed the works of Liszt, Bartók, and Kodály. In 1955, Hungarian athletes won eleven world championships. During the same year, they also set fifteen world records, of which Sándor Iharos, middle distance runner, is responsible for five. rigine hongroise, Alexandre Korda, est mort. Le sculpteur hongrois, Andor Mészáros, qui vit en Australie y reçoit de nombreuses commandes officielles, ainsi il a été chargé de l’exécution de la „Olympic Commemoration Medaillon”. En 1949, durant un séjour en Angleterre, il a sculpté les statues du nouvel autel de la cathédrale de Canterbury. Au cours de l’an 1955, les athlètes hongrois ont remporté la palme de 11 championnats mondiaux. Ils ont établi 15 records mondiaux, dont 5 reviennent au coureur Sándor Iharos.
