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Legendary Musician Marian Varga Dies Aged 70

Legendary Musician Marian Varga Dies Aged 70

Bratislava, August 9 (TASR) – Famous Slovak musician, composer and organ player Marian Varga has died at the age of 70, music expert Lubos Zeman confirmed for TASR on Wednesday. The founder of legendary band Collegium Musicum was born on January 29, 1947 in Skalica (Trnava region). He attended a musical

KDH: Human Body Exhibition Should Be Banned, It's Unethical and Illegal

KDH: Human Body Exhibition Should Be Banned, It's Unethical and Illegal

A human body exhibition set to be held again in Slovakia in August is unethical and unlawful, claims the extra-parliamentary Christian Democrats (KDH), who call for the exhibition to be banned, KDH spokesman Stano Zupa told TASR on Sunday. At the same time, KDH will call on the Government and

Folklore Ensemble Lucnica Sets Off for High Tatras Event by Train

Folklore Ensemble Lucnica Sets Off for High Tatras Event by Train

Bratislava, July 31 (TASR) – The Lucnica folklore ensemble on Monday took a fast train from Bratislava’s main railway station to the High Tatra mountains in order to perform directly beneath the ski jumps at Strbske Pleso (Poprad region) as part of an event entitled ‘Lucnica v Tatrach’ (Lucnica in

Mourners Celebrate Life and Work of Lucnica Maestro Stefan Nosal

Mourners Celebrate Life and Work of Lucnica Maestro Stefan Nosal

Bratislava, July 28 (TASR) – A large congregation of mourners turned up in the old building of the Slovak National Theatre (SND) on Friday to salute and pay their last respects to Slovak folklore maestro Stefan Nosal, who died last Saturday, TASR learnt later on Friday. Nosal, who devoted his whole

Lucnica Doyen Stefan Nosal Dies Aged 90

Lucnica Doyen Stefan Nosal Dies Aged 90

Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) – Stefan Nosal, who devoted his whole professional life to the Lucnica folklore ensemble as its choreographer and artistic director, died at the age of 90 in Bratislava on Saturday evening, TASR learnt from Lucnica’s representatives on Sunday. Born in Hrinova (Banska Bystrica region) on January

Historian: Kingdom of Slavs Was Internally Diverse

Historian: Kingdom of Slavs Was Internally Diverse

Bratislava, July 5 (TASR) – What is in our time called Great Moravia, i.e. a major state of Slavs in central Europe towards the end of the first millennium, was marked by internal diversity, historian Martin Homza from Comenius University in Bratislava told TASR on the occasion of the national

Musical Tram to Operate in Bratislava in Summer

Musical Tram to Operate in Bratislava in Summer

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – A ‘musical tram’ will be operating in Slovakia’s capital this summer, running free of charge each Saturday in July and August, Bratislava mayor Ivo Nesrovnal and Bratislava City Transport Company (DPB) director Milan Urban announced at a press conference on Friday. The tram will set