The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presented a consistently solid, compelling performance on Thursday evening at Symphony Hall under the baton of guest conductor Henrik Nánási. ASO concertmaster David Coucheron was the featured violin soloist Conus and Tchaikovsky will be repeated on Saturday at Symphony Hall a pre-concert chamber recital was also presented in advance of the 8pm orchestral concert Nánási and the ASO opened with the fabulous “Dances of Galánta” of Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály Why ASO audiences don’t get to hear more works by Kodály is unfathomable Kodály’s “Dances of Galánta” are steeped in Romani (Gypsy) influence and character Even though Kodály sourced his themes from an old Viennese publication Henrik Nánási leads the ASO in “Dances of Galánta” byZoltán Kodály “Dances of Galánta” summons forth the spirit of traditional verbunkos music with its slow introduction a prominent clarinet cadenza played by ASO principal clarinetist Laura Ardan (emulating the tárogató – a wind instrument found in Hungarian and Romanian folk- music) It proved an exhilarating start to the evening On a superficial level it would be easy to discount Julius Conus (Yuly Konyus in romanized Russian Юлий Конюс in the Cyrillic) as a kind of “poor man’s Tchaikovsky” but his Violin Concerto is nonetheless a great platform for the violin soloist It’s a work that has been championed by no less than iconic violinists Jascha Heifetz and Itzhak Perlman Conus is hardly a household name among the general classical music audience born into a prominent Russian musical family in 1969 is well-admired among the community of violinists –  as an historical violinist but also for smaller items like his Élégie for violin and piano Conus’ Violin Concerto gave ASO concertmaster David Coucheron plenty to showcase in terms of both technique and musical expression with its richly romantic solo part which was able to sing over (and in-between) a generally fulsome orchestral texture The 19-minute concerto’s three sections were played without pause A robust 55-bar introduction by the orchestra preceded the entry of Coucheron’s solo part in a brief recitative that led into a singing theme in he violin over pianissimo chords The work then wends its way through alternating passages of singing melody and technical prowess for the violin before reaching the climatic 55-bar written-out cadenza No surprise in retrospect that the orchestral introduction and the cadenza are the same length as where the latter ends and the orchestra re-enters recalled the very same music with which the solo violin first entered early on before a final Allegro subito section brought the entire to a grand close David Couchron shares the encore spot with fellow ASO violinist Julianne Lee Coucheron returned to the stage for an encore which he graciously shared with his colleague ASO principal second violinist Julianne Lee They played an unaccompanied duet that threatened to outshine the Conus concerto itself: the Concert Caprice on Norwegian Melodies by Johan Halvorsen a Norwegian violinist and composer whose life was contemporaneous with that of Conus Coucheron and Lee have performed the Concert Caprice together before including last May at the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art near Madison Georgia as part of a concert by the Christiana Quartet Its back-and-forth energy between the two violinists and strong Norwegian folk-fiddling character made it a live showpiece to cap the concerts first half I’ll gladly take Halvorsen over Conus any day The second half of the program was the familiar favorite of he evening It’s one of those “can’t go wrong” choices in programming an essential piece of the repertoire that’s frequently performed The ASO last played Tchaikovsky’s Fourth exactly two years ago with music director Robert Spano conducting As they have with previous performances of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth the ASO ramped it up to deliver the exuberant “thrill ride” that the orchestra’s website promised (And to deliver such an  exciting performance “as advertised” is not a bad thing at all.) The chamber concert that preceded the ASO’s concert brought its own specific programming interest to the stage: a half dozen works by female composers performed by a half dozen female ASO musicians The composers represented were performed in chronological order of birth half of them arranged to include harp by ASO principal harpist Elisabeth Remy Johnson who assembled the attractive program of music by women the performers were cor anglaist Emily Brebach violist Jessica Oudin and flutist Christina Smith Mark Gresham is publisher and principal writer of EarRelevant. He began writing as a music journalist over 30 years ago, but has been a composer of music much longer than that. He was the winner of an ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for music journalism in 2003. Maria Galanta Express is being operated on behalf of Oceanoi by Société de Gestion et de Transport Maritime (SGTM) in the Comoro Islands situated off the southeastern coast of Africa between Mozambique and Madagascar The newbuild is the second Austal-built vessel to join the SGTM fleet after the 1997-built Marine View 140-passenger fast catamaran that was acquired from Japanese operator Kumamoto Ferry Company in 2013 Austal was awarded the AU$15.5 million (US$10.7 million) contract to design and construct the vessel in January 2020 Construction commenced at the Austal Vietnam shipyard in Vung Tau in March 2020 and was completed by the end of the second quarter of 2021 and capacity for 400 passengers and mixed cargo of up to 20 tonnes on two decks Loading and unloading of passengers and cargo are done via two ramps The passenger capacity is nearly double that of each of the earlier vessels in the SGTM fleet which means fewer trips can be completed each day along the routes served by the company Luggage compartments are also available on board Fitted with four MTU 12V2000 M72 engines driving four Kongsberg KaMeWa 56A3 waterjets the new catamaran achieved 31.9 knots at 100 per cent MCR during sea trials A maximum distance of of approximately 685 kilometres can be covered in between refuelings Austal's proprietary motion control system which includes active interceptors and T-foils has also been installed to guarantee a smoother ride even at high operating speeds The system automatically makes adjustments to the ferry's hydronamic control surfaces to ensure effective pitch and roll damping This also leads to reduced vertical acceleration which in turn translates into reduced fuel consumption when sailing over the same distances Maria Galanta Express has already begun operational sailings under the Comoros flag alongside the five other vessels in the current active fleet of SGTM It can cover the 100-kilometre Mayotte-Anjouan route in two hours and 30 minutes and the 243-kilometre Mayotte-Moroni route in a little over five hours As with the other passenger vessels in the SGTM fleet the new ferry will also be used for humanitarian trips wherein passengers are allowed on board for free such as during medical transport of residents to islands with better-equipped hospitals Click here for the other news, features and reviews comprising this month's Passenger Vessel Week. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Risko Brooks' basketball journey has brought him all over Europe and all over the United States who coached Dixie to a state title in 1970 coaching in Austria — where Risko was born — Slovakia and Luxembourg In fifth grade, young Risko led his club — BBC Galanta — to a 30-1 record averaging 21 points per game as BBC Galanta was the national runner-up.  leading Slovakia in scoring three straight years and guiding Inter Bratislava to a 30-6 record while pouring in 18 points per game guiding his team — Club Amicale Steinsel — to an 18-0 record and a second division national title Brooks played in over 20 countries and was able to play for the Slovakian National Team 14 and there were already seven-footers," recalls Brooks the Brooks family moved to the states as Risko was entering high school Although the style differences between basketball in the United States and in Europe are well documented Brooks even noticed a change in the way the game is played from state to state "There's different parts of America that have different types of play," Brooks said. "I lived in South Carolina first and then Indiana and now here and all had their different styles of coaching and everything." Transitioning from Europe-style basketball to American-style basketball was a challenge for Brooks at first I think it's more of a precise movement," said Brooks "Also with all the rules and everything it makes you be really precise with everything you do it definitely gets you working on yourself Coming from Europe to coming here works both parts of the game." Region 10 basketball round-up: Desert Hills girls climb; Snow Canyon boys still undefeated Brooks was playing varsity as a freshman at Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach and was tasked with shutting down the opposition's best player Brooks held his own and helped guide his team to league and section championships and a run to the final four.  Brooks was more of a role player for his club "I think he was more of a facilitator then and now he's a scorer," said Dixie Head Coach Tyler Roberts I think that's what (he's) transitioned to here in Utah The move from Indiana to Utah was aided by the COVID-19 outbreak The state of Indiana had more strict guidelines than Utah did and the Brooks' saw an opportunity for Risko to continue to develop in the city Richard called home Risko underwent another role change — end-of-the-rotation player and JV standout "You adapt to what your role is," Brooks said. "There were guys who had been together a long time and they all knew each other I think I could have helped somewhere but you forget about the past and move on." Brooks saw time in just 13 games for a Dixie varsity squad that went 19-5 a testament to the work put in the offseason with Reach Higher because he was so fast already," said Roberts I still think the sky's the limit for him." Brooks has missed time with an ankle injury Rising star: Snow Canyon's Olivia Hamlin having breakout freshman season Roberts says Brooks is like having another coach on the court and occasionally turns to Brooks for his opinion With all the improvement in just the past year Brooks' potential is through the roof as he continues to progress and adapt to American-style basketball at least I do," Brooks said. "Some people say they want to be the best but like coach Roberts said they don't really mean it and they don't put the time in." Brooks' journey across basketball will take him to Iowa next year, where he signed his letter of intent with Grinnell College last Thursday Sean Ellertson is a sports reporter for the St. George Spectrum & Daily News. 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We'd like to show you notifications for the latest important news and updates “For us, it’s a different experience with the audience because it’s a lot closer and a more intimate space,” said concertmaster Kate Arndt MUS ’19. “I think it gives [the orchestra] more freedom, actually, because we don’t have to worry about the projection of all of our emotions — overdoing things. It’s more about creating something intimate and bringing the audience into the experience.” The Philharmonia performs in Sprague Hall only once a year, making for “a very different experience” than playing in the 2,650-person capacity of Woolsey Hall, according to Arndt. Cellist Valentina Crnjak MUS ’19 agreed with Arndt. She said that Sprague “makes the experience more intimate, and it invites audience right into the scene.” The evening will open with 20th-century Hungarian composer Kodály’s 16-minute work “Dances of Galánta.” The piece, which was composed in 1933, was commissioned for the 80th anniversary of the Budapest Philharmonic Society and draws inspiration from the folk music of Slovakia. “Hungarian music also has a very unique style with distinctive rhythm and melodies, which are always exciting to listen to,” said Crnjak. Originally from Croatia, Crnjak finds this music with its Slavic roots “familiar, yet full of intricacies and musical challenges to meet.” The Mozart piano concerto will follow the Kodály. Originally composed in 1785, the premiere performance of this three-movement work took place in Vienna with Mozart himself as the soloist. Some concertos with a solo instrumentalist include a moment during which the orchestra stops playing, leaving the soloist to perform a short unaccompanied solo, known as a cadenza. In Mozart’s 20th piano concerto, performers can write or improvise their cadenzas. Alternatively, for this piano concerto, the soloists can select cadenzas written by well-known composers Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann. In Friday’s performance, Sanchez-Werner, a School of Music artist-diploma candidate and student of School of Music professor Boris Berman, will present his take on Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, featuring his own cadenzas. Though Sanchez-Werner described creating his own cadenza as a “daunting” task, he views this section as an opportunity to incorporate “a personal statement.” “I think that expressing something in your own words can be just as meaningful as expressing the words of great composers,” he said. “I try to stay stylistically true to the Mozart concerto, which is the real challenge.” Oundjian said that “there is no greater pleasure than either conducting, playing or listening to a great Mozart concerto.” He noted that of the multiple Mozart piano concertos, he considers the 20th to be “one of the greatest.” While most of Mozart’s concertos use a major key, the 20th concerto centers on the key of D minor. According to Oundjian, this key provides “a much darker kind of atmosphere than almost any of the other concertos.” Sanchez-Werner credits his professor with making an “indelible impact on [Sanchez-Werner’s] artistry.” “I think that the Mozart Piano Concerto can be a deeply intimate experience because the pianists will play with a sound that will hopefully really draw in the listener,” said Sanchez-Werner. He said the piece contains a “great deal of drama in between and around every note and every color.” Sanchez-Werner noted that it is a “major fallacy that sometimes [Mozart’s] music is thought of as merely pretty or beautiful.” The evening will conclude with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 6 in D major. This 40-minute symphony, which premiered in Prague in 1881, incorporates Czech musical styles and was one of Dvorak’s first symphonic works to achieve critical acclaim and international recognition. The performance will take place on Friday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Sprague Memorial Hall. Drumshanbo recently released Galánta, a limited-edition single malt whiskey. Aged in a mix of Kentucky bourbon and Marsala casks, and made from 100 per cent Irish malted barley, it was distilled at The Shed distillery in Drumshanbo in Leitrim and has been maturing there for the last seven years. Owner Pat Rigney reckons that makes it the first whiskey distilled in Connacht since Nun’s Island Distillery in Galway closed in 1903. “Our whole raison d’être is to do everything here in Drumshanbo – our gin, our vodka, our whiskey. This place is our story.” The 2021 edition of Galánta was delayed due to Covid, so they will release the 2022 edition later in the year. The 2021 includes the entire 2014 production which has been aged in a mix of bourbon and Marsala casks and then finished in Marsala. A total of 8,400 bottles were produced. “We’re very proud,” says Rigney, “it has taken a big effort and a lot of waiting. Our distiller Brian Taft is our hero, our quiet rock star. He is very shy but brilliant at his job.” Galánta is a lovely, subtle whiskey. There is no added colour so it is relatively pale. The aromas are of toasted wood, coffee and dried fruits. There is a lovely ripeness on the palate with sweet toffee apples and pears, a touch of honey and caramel, with an excellent finish. “Our main focus will be on our single pot still, but working with this single malt was very exciting.” Galánta means bravery or excellence. It is available for €120 a bottle online and from leading whiskey specialists. Facebook pageTwitter feed© 2025 The Irish Times DAC Print The Los Angeles Philharmonic began 2007 with the first appearance of Gustavo Dudamel guest-conducting a regular indoor fully rehearsed symphony concert in the U.S after he debuted in this country at the Hollywood Bowl and then led the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood The program at Walt Disney Concert Hall began with Zoltán Kodály’s “Dances of Galánta.” It was an uncanny performance A 26-year-old Venezuelan conductor made the orchestra the embodiment of Hungarian folk music while at the same time giving it an unmistakable Latin accent — and a new and different life which also featured the Hungarian Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra Phil knew whom it wanted as its next music director Dudamel opened his final program of his seventh season as the L.A Phil music director (about midway in a contract that runs through the 2021-22 season) with “Galánta” and more Bartók A lot of classical music history has been made in the nearly 10 years since Dudamel’s Disney debut ferociously brilliant all-Hungarian program on Thursday The outsize radicalization of music that has originated in this small central European country with a language impenetrable to foreigners Working in most of his career in a Hungarian court Haydn created the models for modern symphony and string quartet Liszt gave us the concept of a musical superstar Ligeti made the 20th century avant-garde accessible to pop culture there are any number intersections between such Hungarian innovations and the nature of his own career and musical interests to say nothing of his own attraction to splashy orchestral colors and effects that characterize Hungarian orchestral music Then there is the inescapable influence that Hungarian conductors (Szell But what was perhaps most striking was the way Dudamel used historical Hungary to reflect on his own history with the L.A The “Galánta” dances were this time more pointed and less lighthearted more aggressive in the fast dances and instrumental colors all the more vivid with the orchestra’s popular principal violist This is the most feeble of all Bartók scores because it isn’t Bartók The composer died in 1945 with the work still in sketch form only the solo part complete and even it not in a final form The concerto was written when the composer was in poor health also trying to finish his Third Piano Concerto (which was for his wife and a more important project) There is some very beautiful viola writing in this autumnal work along with Serly’s commonplace working out of Bartók’s ideas She gave the impression of being possessed of wildness She treated the solo part like raw material to be made her own which is exactly what it needs and never gets She gave not just urgency but reason for being for even pot-boiler passages This is the kind of thing that could go very wrong a symphony orchestra being a collection of team players whose individuality is honored as long as it’s part of a larger collective Dudamel deferred to her and the orchestra provided her in what appeared Ligeti’s “Apparitions” is a nine-minute work from 1959 that breaks a long beginning silence with disconcerting percussive punctuations becomes untamed and ends with the breaking of china plates (a tribute to the Disney fountain’s broken Delft china?) was simultaneously ghost-busting Hungarian musical antecedents yet still haunted by them was put into perspective by the last piece the concert suite from Bartók’s early ballet “The Miraculous Mandarin.” The erotic ballet happens to be a ghost story The score contains Bartók’s most elaborate orchestral writing and happens to be a specialty of Dudamel’s predecessor at the L.A Salonen recorded it for the first live CD from the hall Following Salonen’s example as the model of careful Modernist restraint in the Ligeti Dudamel then went his own way by unleashing a display of sheer vehemence in “The Miraculous Mandarin.” It was loud It felt like a miraculous revolution occurring the on stage vibrant solos from the new principal clarinet Boris Allakhverdyan One more thing that has changed since Dudamel’s 2007 Disney debut: the ticket prices barely more than half of what they are today Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic Info: (323) 850-2000 or www.laphil.org mark.swed@latimes.com Mark Swed has been the classical music critic of the Los Angeles Times since 1996. 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Television Music Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Here’s what we can say about the Trump administration’s just-released National Defense Strategy: it’s not a strategy and its subject is not defense Bearing the imprimatur of Pentagon chief James Mattis the NDS—at least the unclassified summary that we citizens are permitted to see—is in essence a brief for increasing the size of the U.S Implicit in the document is this proposition: more spending will make the armed forces of the United States “stronger” and the United States “safer.” Simply put the NDS is all about funneling more bucks to the Pentagon Remarkably, the NDS advances this argument while resolutely avoiding any discussion of what Americans have gotten in return for the $11 trillion (give or take) expended pursuant to the past 16-plus years of continuous war—as if past performance should have no bearing on the future allocation of resources The hapless Cleveland Browns went winless this year How might Browns fans react if the team’s management were to propose hiking ticket prices next season The Pentagon has not recorded many more wins than the Browns of late Yet a trust-us-we-know-what-we’re-doing attitude permeates the NDS it’s almost certain that Mattis will get whatever additional money he wants The NDS contains several extraordinary statements we are emerging from a period of strategic atrophy.”   from too much sitting around and too little exercise Whatever else one can say about the United States military it has not suffered from too much sitting around and too little exercise I’m prepared to argue that no nation in recorded history has ever deployed its troops to more places than has the United States since 2001 American bombs and missiles have rained down on a remarkable array of countries We’ve killed an astonishing number of people the question goes not only unanswered but unasked The global “security environment” has become “more complex and volatile than any we have experienced in recent memory.” What the NDS refers to as a “long-standing rules-based international order” is coming undone things are bad and they’re getting worse by the minute Given America’s dominant position in that global order could it be that actions by the United States have contributed to this worrisome volatility a penchant for waging preventive war—have undermined the rules whose passing the NDS laments Rather than reflecting on such possibilities the most important of which is to enhance American military might and rapidly innovating Joint Force,” we learn will “sustain American influence and ensure favorable balances of power that safeguard the free and open international order” from predators like Russia Hence the need to exploit new technologies to include “advanced computing and biotechnology.” Tapping the military potential of technology will “ensure we will be able to fight and win the wars of the future”—a theme of Pentagon propaganda extending at least as far back as Vietnam Evidence to support that claim has been mixed at best under the heading of “Strategic Approach,” we get these less-than-reassuring nuggets: Somewhat more concrete is this statement: “The surest way to prevent war is to be prepared to win one.” That claim is not without merit Yet preparedness to fight is not the only way to prevent war One alternative worth exploring is to use non-violent approaches to reducing threats to America’s security and well-being: instead of more expensive weapons Yet that approach would entail actually formulating a strategy This is what Nixon did in the 1970s with his opening to China and Reagan did the following decade when he found common ground with Gorbachev the leaders of our present-day cramped and unaccountable national security apparatus possess neither the imagination nor the gumption to undertake anything comparable Who will celebrate the National Defense Strategy and other fat cat beneficiaries of the military-industrial complex Andrew Bacevich is The American Conservative’s writer-at-large Bacevich is chairman and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and a TAC writer-at-large a novel for which he is seeking a publisher He is the co-editor of Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America’s Misguided Wars Your support helps us continue our mission of providing thoughtful we can maintain our commitment to principled reporting on the issues that matter most they are happy to spend time in the shallow pools they are trapped," said Naylor."What they've learned to do is to climb among the corals and bounce themselves to the next tide pool." The sharks can drag themselves 30 meters or more across land and their fin walking isn't the only evolution that allows them to do this This species can survive in situations with low oxygen and spend and hour or more on land with only one breath This ability helps the epaulettes thrive in the low-oxygen waters of the tide pools.Epaulette sharks probably developed the ability to walk in the last nine million years according to scientists who took part in a study from 2020 that was recently published in Marine & Freshwater Research This is very fast for sharks.To put this in perspective according to the London Museum of Natural History."Epaulette sharks may be able to create new species at an amazingly fast rate," said Naylor A river or other geographical barriers can change enough to isolate a small group of sharks from the general population."With time these communities can become genetically different because their genes go through random mutation and they adapt separately from other genetics." 2020 in the Deutsches Historisches Museum / Ceremony with President of the Bundestag Dr Wolfgang Schäuble / in the film the actors Iris Berben Christian Berkel and Lea van Acken tell the story of Sheindi Miller-Ehrenwald / the video “Sheindi's Diary” is available from 12pm at BILD.de The 35-minute film by BILD reporters Peter Hell and Christin Wahl features impressive images and emotional interviews and tells the story of the today 90-year-old holocaust eyewitness Sheindi Miller-Ehrenwald how she was persecuted and deported as a 14-year-old to the Auschwitz concentration camp she wrote about her dramatic experiences during the Holocaust on 54 diary pages mostly on running cards of an arms factory Her writing represents a unique document that describes the horrors of the persecution of Jews from a young girl’s perspective BILD editor-in-chief: “In ‘Sheindi’s Diary” BILD reporters Peter Hell and Christin Wahl tell the moving story of Sheindi Miller-Ehrenwald They document her notes exclusively on video for the first time worldwide thus preserving the moving story of the then 14-year-old witness as a powerful reminder Christian Berkel and Lea van Acken for their great efforts in realizing this film production which is a unique contemporary document in the exhibition at the Deutsches Historisches Museum.” President of the Deutsches Historisches Museum: “Today 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz we would like to give voice to a Jewish Holocaust victim in our permanent exhibition The notes of Sheindi Ehrenwald are a shocking contemporary witness document They help us and our visitors to remember the terrible crimes of that time.” Sheindi’s struggle for survival begins with her deportation in 1944 from what was back then the Hungarian town of Galanta to the Auschwitz extermination camp she is sent to work as a forced laborer in a German arms factory Sheindi is released after 14 months in the camp She is able to save the 54 pages of her diary This important document is being shown for the first time in the world at the exhibition in the Deutsches Historisches Museum the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp will mark its 75th anniversary Christian Berkel and Lea van Acken tell the story of Sheindi Miller-Ehrenwald in “Sheindi’s Diary” BILD reporters Peter Hell and Christin Wahl travelled to the original locations to make the documentary “Sheindi’s Diary”: Galanta where Sheindi Miller-Ehrenwald has lived since 1949 She gave an interview to the documentary makers she reads from the original records herself The story of Sheindi Miller-Ehrenwald is told in “Sheindi’s Diary” by actors Iris Berben The “live painting” technique has been used to visualize historical events This allowed a seamless reconstruction of the diary records Screening in the exhibition “Deported to Auschwitz – Sheindi Ehrenwald’s Notes” in the Deutsches Historisches Museum in Berlin For the first time in a permanent exhibition the Deutsches Historisches Museum is presenting to the public this very personal testimony of the persecution deportation and extermination of Hungarian Jews in the Zeughauskino of the Deutsches Historisches Museum The complete documentary “Sheindi’s Diary” can be seen from January 22, 2020 12pm onwards as a video on BILD.de: www.bild.de/sheindi (Trailer) Visualization and live painting: Cosimo Miorelli Jean-Guihen Queyras Harmonia Mundi HMC 901735 Did you know? Kodály was behind the pioneering music teaching methodology known as the Kodály Method – find out more here Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine The park is the largest logistics asset, both by area and investment volume, ever sold in the CEE region, according to Barnáš of JLL CZ&SK Prologis announced the sale of Prologis Park Galanta-Gáň in Slovakia to CNIC Corporation Ltd. owned by the Chinese government on September 27. Prologis Park Galanta-Gáň comprises 240,000 square metres of class A logistics space across four facilities, all of which are fully leased. The sale includes the BTS 7,000 square meters development, which is currently under construction, for a logistics provider offering industrial plastic waste recycling services. Located near the E571 dual carriageway, Prologis Park Galanta-Gáň has easy access to Bratislava via the D1 highway and good road transport links to Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic. “With two recent build-to-suit transactions now in place, development of the park is complete,” Martin Polák, senior vice-president and regional head of Prologis CEE, said in a press release. “We are now poised for the next steps in our long-term investment strategy for the region.” The park is situated in western Slovakia which has gained a flattering reputation of being the production and manufacturing hub of CEE, thanks to the hundreds of suppliers, good infrastructure network, highly skilled workforce and 40+ professionally managed light industrial, warehousing and logistics parks and countless stand alone owner occupier facilities, according to Jones Lang LaSalle CZ&SK. Its capital markets team represented Prologis in this deal. “The overwhelming interest of investors once again confirmed that western Slovakia, the hub of European production and innovation, is extremely attractive and liquid investment destination, even when it comes to large single asset deals,” said Miroslav Barnáš, CEO of JLL CZ&SK, head of Capital Markets Slovakia. “The park is the largest logistics asset, both by area and investment volume, ever sold in the CEE region.” CNIC is an investment company owned by the Chinese government, while Prologis, Inc. is a global logistics real-estate company with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. It leases distribution facilities to a diverse base of approximately 5,200 customers. To get the most out of our content, including fees, please confirm your age The username can only contain letters, numbers and underscores. Username can only contain letters, numbers and underscores. Length between 4-16 characters. Registration has been successfully completed. Make a new account if you don't have one yet Puedes ver la versión Española de BeSoccer.com. You can see the English version of BeSoccer.com. Vous pouvez voir la version French de BeSoccer.com. Puoi vedere la versione Italian su BeSoccer.com. Você pode ver a versão Brasileira de BeSoccer.com. It supplies not only central Europe but twenty more countries. The retail chain Tesco opened its the third-largest logistics centre in the world and its largest in central Europe at the logistics park in the village of Gáň near Galanta (Trnava Region) on August 21. The distribution centre, which spreads over 146,500 square metres, will provide jobs for 1,200 people. "We've been here for a long time, and we have linked our future with Slovakia," said Tesco Central Europe chief executive Matt Simister in response to the recent speculation that Tesco might leave Slovakia, as cited by the TASR newswire. Tesco opened the distribution centre in cooperation with partners Prologis and DHL. De Bok specified that it was not easy to find enough staff in the Galanta district, which has the lowest unemployment rate in Slovakia (2.37 percent). DHL offers similar salaries to Amazon at its logistics centre in nearby Sereď, said de Bok. The new logistics centre will deal with the distribution of durable food, cosmetics, electronics and clothing to Tesco's outlets in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. As for clothing, it will also be distributed to locations as far as away as the United States, Germany and Saudi Arabia, for example. The new centre is located in Prologis park, one of the biggest logistic parks in Slovakia. Tesco has three halls here, the newest and biggest one has an area of 55,000 square metres. The village of Gáň will also make a profit from the logistic park. “Since the start of construction works, there has been a big contribution thanks to the income from taxes and low unemployment,” said mayor Denisa Ivančíková as cited by the SITA newswire. There are about 800 people living in the village and only about 10 of them are unemployed, according to the mayor. The South-Korean company confirmed it will shut down its Slovak plant because of lack of workers. South Korea’s Samsung will close down one of its two plants in Slovakia in the coming months, the Sme daily wrote on January 26. It's factory in Voderady will probably shut down in April. The company also manufactures displays in Galanta (both lie in Trnava Region). “The company lacks production workers," the daily writes, adding that the Voderady plant has no longer received any state subsidies, so the South-Korean consumer electronics producer has no problem with shutting it down. Production should be moved to Galanta. All of the 570 Voderady employees were offered positions there, too. The plant in Voderady has currently 568 core employees while 1,000 more are hired from external sources. This facility has an annual turnover of €63 million. “I confirm the information about the production relocation related to the announced transfer of all permanent employees,” Galanta Mayor Peter Paška confirmed for Sme. Mayor of Voderady, Pavol Augustín, has not been informed by the company yet. “The company has decided to consolidate the factories in Voderady and Galanta with the objective to manage more efficiently the production process in Slovakia," explained Ján Nemašík, compliance manager at Samsung Electronics Slovakia, as quoted by Sme. In its Slovak plants, the company has a production with low added value – in fact, the factories are assembly workshops. In Voderady, displays are produced and transported to Galanta where the monitors are then completed – around seven million devices a year. Thus, it is not profitable to increase salaries of the local workers, and Samsung is unable to lure new people. Samsung officially informed on the shift of production and said that workers should be informed this week. The company failed, however, to answer further questions about details of the relocation. It is not clear for now whether Serbs – who work in the hundreds now in the Voderady plant – will be relocated to Galanta, too. The company has received an exception from the Labour Ministry to hire foreigners outside the European Union member states, according to Sme. It will be crucial for the company to not discriminate against Slovak workers during the “rationalisation” of its production, Labour Minister Ján Richter told Sme. “For example, the employers should not be able to calculate and opt for foreigners, as they are satisfied with a lower salary, too,” Richter commented on the current situation in Samsung, as quoted by Sme. “I suppose they will not leave the country altogether but rather merge their plants.” Until now, Slovakia has not been used to big companies leaving the country. On the contrary, it has rather been the country where companies tend to arrive. "This trend is changing and firms may start leaving,” head of the Employment Institute, Michal Páleník, told Sme. “So far, we have been very lucky as the carmakers which impact many other industries and branches have been growing.” Samsung is not the only company in Slovakia which is plagued by lack of workers and the constantly changing legislation as well as increasing costs of employment. Allegedly, some other companies are considering leaving, too. Specific information comes from German companies, spokesperson of the Slovak-German Chamber of Commerce Markus Halt said, as cited by the daily. Especially in the western part of Slovakia, the lack of labour is palpable. Thus, the cabinet now tries to solve this issue with a law: an MPs’ proposal should enable companies to employ up to 30 percent of regular, core workers from third countries, (i.e. outside the EU) – from Serbia, Ukraine, Vietnam, etc., while also speeding up the administrative procedures for their employment. this audio is not yet available or has expiredBrought to you by The concert begins with delicate woodwind solos building up to a racing orchestral dance in "Dances of Galánta" by Kodály Then Swiss-Australian conductor Elena Schwarz teams up with percussionist Claire Edwardes to give the world premiere of Anne Cawrse's new marimba concerto "Dare to Declare" with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Each of its three movements responds to the work of a female Australian artist: poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal Dvořák evokes the open prairies with his big-hearted embrace of the spirit of America bringing the concert to a close with Symphony No Recorded live at the Adelaide Town Hall on July 8 Zoltán Kodály: Dances of GalántaAnne Cawrse: Marimba Concerto "Dare to Declare"Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No Claire Edwardes (marimba)Adelaide Symphony OrchestraElena Schwarz (conductor) Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Embrace Claire Edwardes, Elena Schwarz and Anne Cawrse with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.(ASO: Shane Reid) Classical Music, Orchestral, Percussion, Australian ComposersTracklist03:01Played at 03:01Pudnanthi Padninthi [03'38]Composer Adelaide Symphony Orchestra + Claire Edwardes (marimba) Advice to a Girl: Music by Anne Cawrse, ABCL0012D Australian Chamber Orchestra + Richard Tognetti (violin & director) Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4, BIS-SACD-1755 Butterflying: Piano Music by Elena Kats-Chernin, 481 2625 Published: YesterdayMon 5 May 2025 at 3:00am Download the ABC listen app for free music podcasts and playlists THE THERMAL centre/waterpark Galandia has been closed since December 11 The case was to be discussed at the Galanta town council meeting on January 20 and so dozens of locals waited outside - in vain Councillors failed to appear and after 90 minutes of waiting mayor Peter Paška cancelled the meeting explaining that councillors wanted to sit behind closed doors People started shouting and insulting them Galanta town council will hold its next meeting on January 28 The town will probably reconstruct the closed waterpark as it does not have the necessary finances in its budget He estimates the costs to be at least €8 million The mayor questioned the work of the project architects stressing that there are records written by the construction supervisor proving that in several cases the blueprint and documentation were not followed This meant that different materials were used than those listed in the project specifications Paška said that Galandia was deemed to be a danger to the public from the very beginning i.e Three employees have already been fired and 20 more could lose their jobs which has a capacity of 2,400 visitors a day was about eight million euros and the town council promised to operate the thermal centre for at least 15 years Galanta will have to return part of this money The South Korean firm let go of 2,000 people in past years in Slovakia The South Korean company Samsung, which has a plant located in the southern Slovak town of Galanta, will continue laying off employees because of its planned reorganisation, as reported by the Denník N daily “The reorganisation is planned to start as of February 2020 with components to be purchased from our supply chains on the basis of our global manufacturing strategy,” the firm told Denník N A total of 1,500 workers were employed at Samsung in spring 2019 but between 300 and 400 manual workers are now to lose their jobs next year several sources aware of the firm's business plans claimed One of them also said Samsung will dismiss the other 200 employees from engineering The rest of this article is premium content at Spectator.skSubscribe now for full access Immediate access to all locked articles (premium content) on Spectator.sk Special weekly news summary + an audio recording with a weekly news summary to listen to at your convenience (received on a weekly basis directly to your e-mail) PDF version of the latest issue of our newspaper Access to all premium content on Sme.sk and Korzar.sk The world tour that the Proms offer this year touches down in no more fascinating musical country than Hungary Bartók and Kodály brought into the Albert Hall last night by the ever-stimulating Vladimir Jurowski with his hot gypsy band More information about text formats We urgently need financing to survive. 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And if you're looking for that extra gift for a friend or family member, why not treat them to a theartsdesk.com gift subscription Get a weekly digest of our critical highlights in your inbox each Thursday Simply enter your email address in the box below View previous newsletters Otto Tausk is the Music Director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and this is his first appearance with the QSO despite have been to Australia many times over the years The guest soloist in this concert is Sergey Khachatryan who is performing the ever-popular Violin Concert in E Minor by Felix Mendelssohn This is a concerto that is in three movements the loud chord dies down to reveal a beautiful bassoon note introducing you to the next movement And between the second and third movements the violin gives an introduction that is followed by the brass giving a small fanfare to introduce the final movement of the concerto Recorded live in concert by ABC Classic in the QPAC Concert Hall on 14/10/23  Zoltan Kodály: Dances of GalantaFelix Mendelssohn: Concerto in E minor for Violin & OrchestraAntonin Dvořák: Symphony No.7 in D minor Sergey Khachatryan (violin)Queensland Symphony OrchestraOtto Tausk (conductor) Read the program notes  here  Conductor Otto Tausk (Supplied QSO Image: Stephen Stewart) Orchestral, Arts, Culture and Entertainment, Music, RomanticTracklist02:01Played at 02:01Dances of Galanta [16'47]Composer Queensland Symphony Orchestra + Sergey Khachatryan (violin) Joshua Bell (violin) + Peter Dugan (piano) Allan Vogel (oboe) + Bryan Pezzone (piano) Nicola Benedetti (violin) + Ksenija Sidorova (classical accordion) + Alexei Grynyuk (piano) + Leonard Elschenbroich (cello) + Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) The Silver Violin (Nicola Benedetti), 4783529 The company might relocate one of its plants unless hiring foreigners gets easier in Slovakia We have replaced the short newswire story with a story originally published by the Sme daily may be one of the first firms to fall victim to the tense situation in the Slovak labour market Employers have been pointing to the lack of workers for a long time the situation has caused the company to consider whether to continue their enterprise in Slovakia Three independent sources from the advocacy human resource and industrial sectors have confirmed for the Sme daily that Samsung is considering leaving They point out that closing down production is just one of several options The Koreans are also negotiating with the government the possibility of simplifying the procedures involved in hiring foreigners which would make it easier for the company to continue doing business in Slovakia it is not clear for now whether the threat to leave the country is merely to put pressure on the cabinet  Voderady: employing 1,200 people in 2007  Galanta: keeping the 760 existing jobs in 2012 Inside sources also told Sme that the closure would involve just one of the two plants in Slovakia Samsung has a smaller plant in Voderady with an annual turnover of €63 million in which 568 primary employees and 1,000 externally hired people work It has another plant in Galanta where 1,457 are employed A thousand more are hired externally at this plant as well with an annual turnover of €2.8 billion The shutdown of Voderady would probably impact the production and number of employees in Galanta – and vice versa Flat screens are produced in both plants: in one of them The possible exit of Samsung from Slovakia was already speculated about in 2011 but the cabinet of Iveta Radičová ultimately convinced the company to stay in the country while receiving state aid. However, this only concerned the Galanta plant Slovak rail carrier ZSSK is facing a massive wave of criticism after some recent accidents Passengers were stuck on a train for several hours due to fallen power lines while others had to flee the rails after an engine caught on fire These recent events occurred on trains managed by the Slovak state railway company Železničná Spoločnosť Slovensko ZSSK has become a target of jokes on the internet again ironically while the company is persuading people to switch from cars to trains in its latest campaign The railway company claims the accidents involve just a fraction of the amount of trains it expedites daily on the rails passengers quarrel with the train guards from time to time,” Klára Grausová described her ride on September 6 evening Nerves escalate – we have been here for three hours already.” Grausová was stuck on a train in Bratislava because an international train close to the main station tore electric lines above all trains effectively blocking all nearby rail transport Clean Day) re-socialisation centre’s former employees has been charged with sexual abuse the ministry has re-opened the issue of accreditation being withdrawn from the centre The centre stood at the heart of a scandal involving the abuse of minors sent there to get rid of drug addiction or improve their behaviour The question on whether the centre will be stripped of accreditation – as proposed by the Accreditation Committee some time ago but rejected by Labour Minister Ján Richter – is again open The General Prosecutor’s Office (GPO) announced August 11 that the Labour Ministry had accommodated its request and had cancelled its decision not to withdraw the accreditation for Čistý Deň After the GPO appealed the ministerial decision on not scrapping accreditation the ministry revoked it and will again deal with it August 23 The opposition OĽaO-NOVA welcomes the fact that the ministry chose to rescind its decision not to withdraw the accreditation for the centre though the decision comes quite late and the previous stances of those in charge have already caused irreversible damage to children and young people TASR quoted MPs Erika Jurinová and Anna Verešová The investigator of the Trenčín Regional Directorate of the Police Corps has charged a former Čistý Deň employee with sexual abuse “The ministry instantly asked the Police Directorate in Trenčín as well as the Trenčín Regional Prosecutor’s Office to provide official confirmation of the media reports,” said ministry spokesman Michal Stuška the GPO lodged its protest over the inappropriate application of the law in the accreditation process The sexual abuse dealt with by police involves a former employee who worked there as therapist They had been checked on already in the past Both Rebeka and her mother claim that their complaint was dismissed by police as untrustworthy and only after the GPO intervened was it re-opened of causing her injuries that had to be surgically treated during their intimate contact The accusation and the re-opening of the abuse charges took the management of Čistý Deň by surprise “We are surprised at this person being charged,” Zuzana Tomaneková Miková “We already investigated the case when he was accused… And all clients present at the out-post therapy stay denied having witnessed such behaviour His personality profile does not match such behaviour this is a mere charge – let us wait to see how the court ultimately decides.” Čistý Deň has faced several suspicions of their clients’ abuse – checked by the Labour Ministry the General Prosecutor’s Office and police; some of the cases are still open and under investigation The key task of the children’s protection during a complex time of addiction treatment will be building up state capacities and facilities for both the treatment phase and the following re-socialisation It added that all material and staff steps aimed at this change will be made from the beginning of next year        Hlohovec April 24 (TASR) - I consider the environmental damage at the Vlcie hory landfill near Hlohovec to be critical stated President Peter Pellegrini at a briefing during his visit to the landfill site as part of his regional trip to Hlohovec and Galanta (both Trnava region) on Thursday.        According to the head of state the groundwater may gradually be endangered which poses a significant risk to the people living in the vicinity of the site He called for a state of emergency to be declared at the site so that the state can take over the financing of the gradual removal of hazardous substances.        "Critical environmental damage has been created here which may gradually begin to threaten the groundwater and thus pose a significant risk to the population living in the vicinity as many people still use wells for drinking water," stressed the president Measured levels of hazardous substances continue to rise "While the concentration of arsenic a few years ago was perhaps 1.2 milligrams per litre it now stands at as much as 12.7 milligrams per litre," he pointed out adding that the concentration of carcinogenic substances is increasing at an extreme rate in the so-called retention basins where water from the landfill collects.        Pellegrini added that barrels of hazardous substances are gradually degrading He believes that both the district office and local environmental officials are doing their best within their capabilities "They are regularly monitoring the situation water is being pumped out of the retention ponds But this doesn't help to resolve this fundamental problem which poses a very serious risk to the health of the population and the future of the entire vicinity I think that it will be necessary to find a way at the level of both the Interior and Environment Ministries and prepare a project to remove this dangerous waste and find respective resources that will amount to millions of euros," he added the Municipal Cultural Center in Galanta became the venue for an exceptional boxing gala filled with deep emotions and respect for one of the greatest figures in Slovak boxing – Pavol "Paľo" Kovács (1951–2024) well-known boxer and coach Tomi "Kid" Kovács The event brought together generations – from experienced veterans to young talents following in the footsteps of their predecessors It was not just a series of boxing matches but above all a tribute to a man whose life and approach inspired hundreds of athletes but his heart always belonged to sports – especially boxing Although he initially trained as a bricklayer his path soon led him into the boxing ring and during his military service with Dukla Bratislava he developed into one of the best boxers in Czechoslovakia and his greatest international achievement was winning a bronze medal at the prestigious Giraldo Cordova Cardin tournament in Cuba He became the first Czechoslovak to represent his country at this event – in the very cradle of world boxing he dedicated himself to coaching – sharing his experience with the youth in Galanta and also at the Austrian club Wiener Neustadt is today a well-known personality in both Slovak and international boxing A former European champion under the WBO and a world champion under the WBF he now runs the Tomi Kid Academy in Matúškovo With his dedication to training the next generation of boxing talents and organizing top-tier events he shows that boxing has a strong future in Slovakia The memorial was more than just a sporting event for him – it was a personal and emotional expression of gratitude to the father who introduced him to the sport and shaped him both as a person and as an athlete A Gala Evening Full of Emotion and Boxing Spectators enjoyed a rich program full of matches The ring featured young talents from the local boxing scene The atmosphere was electric – every punch every match carried symbolism and deeper meaning A particularly touching part of the evening were emotional video montages from the life of Paľo Kovács and detailed glimpses into his father’s sports achievements and personal life The commemorative words and authentic footage created a unique atmosphere and reminded everyone what an exceptional person Paľo Kovács was Former boxer Ivan Zelenák also spoke in tribute to his memory recalling the early days of Kovács’s career: “I knew Paľo from his very first boxing steps where he quickly caught the attention of Dukla Bratislava He went on to become a three-time Slovak champion and the very first Czechoslovak national boxing champion.” The Paľo Kovács Memorial became not only a celebration of boxing heritage but also proof that a true legend lives on – in memories Pre používanie spravodajstva Netky.sk je potrebné povoliť cookies The latest formation of Kodály Zoltán World Youth Orchestra was preparing for 13 days in the framework of this year’s Young Musicians’ Summer Academy at UD’s Faculty of Music under the guidance of Zoltán Bolyky and Tamás Vásáry who holds a Kossuth Prize and a Hungarian Heritage Award considers this year’s orchestra of 70 members one of the most talented ensembles of recent years the young musicians come from 15 countries On the occasion of the 135th anniversary of Zoltán Kodály’s birth and the 50th anniversary of his death the world youth orchestra rehearsed and performed several pieces written by  the eponymous composer including Dances of Marosszék and two movements from Opus 14 of Songs Their repertoire also comprised Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No The selection was first presented to the audience on Sunday in Debrecen’s Kölcsey Központ The joint work did not stop at this point though as the World Youth Orchestra named after Zoltán Kodály will be taking a tour just like its predecessors did in previous years they will be taking the stage of the Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava where their performance will be recorded by Rádio Slovensko Their next recital on July 25 will be in Galanta’s Cultural Center followed by a show the following day in Budapest’s Városmajor with the tour-closing concert taking place on the 27th in Eisenstadt in the venue called Haydn Hall of Esterházy Kastély [Esterházy Castle] Haydn Hall is a classical music concert venue with one of the best acoustics in the world it is also a site of outstanding significance in the history of chamber music as the exceptionally talented artist and composer Joseph Haydn who worked for the Esterházy family for more than forty years also composed various pieces at this location Košice and Ružomberok have the best hospitals Patients in Slovakia may receive the best health care in Ružomberok and Košice-Šaca. These two Slovak towns are home to the best hospitals in the country. Ružomberok boasts the best university and teaching hospital in Slovakia, while Košice-Šaca is home to the best general hospital, according to the latest ranking of hospitals published by the Institute for Economic and Social Reforms (INEKO), as reported by the Sme daily. Conversely, a hospital in Vranov nad Topľou, eastern Slovakia, recorded the biggest fall in the ranking. It fell from 15th place to 25th place. It’s owned by Penta Hospitals. As for points, the hospital in Komárno, southern Slovakia, lost the highest number of points, falling from third to 13th place. The hospital, just like the one in Košice-Šaca, is in the portfolio of the Agel company. In total, 44 hospitals feature in the ranking. The institute assessed the quality of provided health care, doctors’ surgical experience, patients’ satisfaction, transparency, economic conditions and the difficulty of diagnoses. The institute added that hospitals remain to be negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic. For example, the number of surgeries has not reached the pre-pandemic level yet. “In the long-term, patients have become more satisfied,” said INEKO chair Dušan Zachar. Of all hospitals, the emergency department is fastest in Stará Ľubovňa, north-east Slovakia. Paramedics wait for about 12 minutes and 30 seconds. It’s significantly less than the Slovak average waiting time of 21 minutes. The Žilina hospital, which belongs to one of the largest in Slovakia, has improved the most, ending in fourth place. However, the hospital has received the highest number of fines for poorly provided health care. Among general hospitals, the facility in Piešťany enhanced its performance the most over the past few years. It came in 21st in 2018, but it ended fifth in the latest ranking. The most dissatisfied patients visit Penta’s hospital in Galanta, southern Slovakia. Patients coming to University Hospital Bratislava often leave dissatisfied, too. The least transparent hospital can be found in Lučenec, south-central Slovakia. Bojnice and Považská Bystrica, both in the Trenčín Region, have the worst management of finances. The teaching hospital in Nitra has performed no better in terms of finances. German conductor Christian Schumann leads the full Malta Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) in their upcoming concert, Shostakovich 9, on Saturday, October 2 at the Hilton. Considered to be “a shining star of the new German conductor generation” (Neue Zürcher Zeitung), Schumann has thrilled audiences globally. From film to opera and symphonic music, the young conductor is fast establishing his reputation on the international stage. In an eclectic selection of 20th Century and contemporary music, the concert features the minimalistic orchestral work Emergence by contemporary Icelandic composer Daníel Bjarnason. Zoltán Kodály’s Dances of Galánta softens the atmosphere, being a score brimming with Hungarian folk elements. Finally, the programme comes to a close with Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9. Commemorating his 115th birthday, the work performed is also known as Shostakovich’s classical symphony due to its classically oriented form and conciseness. Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. Photo: Wikipedia This is the seventh concert organised by the MPO for audiences since the reopening of live events in July. There has been a continuation of the momentum built up as the orchestra went through an extensive digital transformation, reaping over 16m unique followers. Keeping the hybrid model alive, the MPO pursues both online events - including the Grand Finale which closed a record season for the MPO - and live concerts. Shostakovich 9 is presented in collaboration with Hilton Malta and with the support of KPMG and Henley & Partners. It is in accordance with all current health protocols, with a valid vaccination certificate required at entry. Tickets can be bought from showshappening.com. To view comments, please register for free or log in to your account. Gan, August 21 (TASR) – Tesco opened its third-largest logistics centre in the world and its largest in central Europe in the village of Gan near Galanta (Trnava region) on Monday, TASR learnt on the same day. The distribution centre, which covers 146,500 square metres, will provide jobs to 1,200 people. “We’ve been here for a long time, and we link our future to Slovakia,” said Tesco Central Europe chief executive Matt Simister in response to recent speculation that Tesco might leave Slovakia. According to de Bok, it wasn’t easy to find enough staff in Galanta district, which has the lowest unemployment rate in Slovakia (2.37 percent). DHL offers similar salaries to Amazon at its logistics centre in nearby Sered, said de Bok. The new logistics centre will deal with the distribution of durable food, cosmetics, electronics and clothing to Tesco’s outlets in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. As for clothing, it will also be distributed to locations as far as away as the United States, Germany and Saudi Arabia, for example. Sorry, this audio is not yet available or has expiredBrought to you by Jorge Mester conducts a colourful program of music from across the twentieth-century.  An American born in Mexico of Hungarian parents, in 1989 Jorge Mester was nearing the end of 21 years as music director of the famous Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. He was also a little over a year away from taking up the role of chief conductor of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Mester is known for his enthusiasm for the music of our time. In this program he takes the opportunity to introduce Australian audiences to an early classic from a composer who has since become among America’s most celebrated, John Adams. At the time the string orchestra version of Shaker Loops was just six years old. And to perform a work full of the folks music colours of his Hungarian heritage, Kodaly's Dance of Galanta.  The concert begins and ends with works featuring another guest artist, the remarkably versatile Australian mezzo-soprano Suzanne Johnston, captured here relatively early in her career. At the time of this concert in 1989 she had recently sung her first leading role with Opera Australia in Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea.  For her performance with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Johnston sings the little-known but beautiful Respighi setting of an Italian translation of Percy Shelley's Gothic, angst-ridden poem The Sunset. And the charming song-movements that appear in the midst of Spanish Manuel de Falla's mischievous ballet suite El amor brujo - Love, the Magician.   This concert was a direct broadcast from the ABC Odeon in Hobart on 21 October 1989, originally presented by Sandy McCutcheon.  Ottorino Respighi: Il Tramonto (The Sunset) (Suzanne Johnston (mezzo soprano))Zoltan Kodaly: Dances of GalantaJohn Adams: Shaker LoopsManuel de Falla: 'El amor brujo' ballet suite (Suzanne Johnston (mezzo soprano)) Suzanne Johnston (mezzo soprano, Respighi and de Falla)Jorge Mester (conductor)Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Published: 28 Nov 2022Mon 28 Nov 2022 at 9:00am Published: 21 Nov 2022Mon 21 Nov 2022 at 11:00am Published: 21 Nov 2022Mon 21 Nov 2022 at 9:00am Bratislava February 13 (TASR/OTS) - The EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 finalist in Slovakia had to react to the geopolitical situation he built a new business in Horné Saliby near Galanta He successfully adapted the production program during the COVID-19 pandemic it ranks among the largest food producers in our country.The circumstances of 2014 forced him to fundamentally change his business plans Strong distribution routes for his company led through Russian territory to distant regions of Asia he turned the helm of his business and life from Asia to the West To Slovakia.Dmytro graduated from the prestigious National Agricultural University in Kyiv and connected his entire professional life with the food industry and business He worked in several management positions in the MHP company one of the largest poultry producers in Europe he led a network of over 100 retail stores with a new processing plant in Horné Saliby near Galanta.The second maneuver in the direction of activities was forced by the arrival of the pandemic A key customer – the gastro sector – suffered from the closure of operations Dmytro redirected and adjusted production and deliveries to retail succeeded and became a finalist of EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 EU Poultry cooperates with important customers and retail chains in 22 European countries while only 25% of the company's production remains in Slovakia The company's success is also underlined by the fact that it achieves the highest growth in sales among the companies in the Slovak food industry.What are the plans for the coming years "Clearly a new production program focused on value-added products I enjoy constantly inventing something innovative and being at the origin of future trends," reveals Dmytro Borodavka Dmytro has four children and lives with his wife in Bratislava They consider Slovakia their second home and a great place to live.About EU Poultry a specialist in the processing and distribution of high-quality chicken meat and meat products We process over 40,000 tons of chicken meat annually we achieved sales of more than 158 million euros We have had our production and storage facilities near the town of Horné Saliby since 2017 You can find EU Poultry at https://poultryeu.eu/ and also on the social networks Facebook and LinkedInWe would like to remind our customers that the materials marked OTS are provided as part of the Original Text Service and The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) cannot be held responsible for their content