Korean Ambassador Suh Chung-Ha opened the ceremony, where a memorial plaque dedicated to the world-renowned Eak-Tai (1906-1965) was erected.
Eak-Tai, the composer of the Korean national anthem, earned a scholarship and studied at Budapest's Ferenc Liszt Music Academy in the late 1930s. His professors included eminent composer and music teacher Zoltan Kodaly.
While in Budapest, Eak-Tai resided at Collegium Eotvos, where his bronze bust will be unveiled in two to three years.
The bust will be erected under a civil initiative, Arpad Gogl, head of the Korean-Hungarian section of the Interparliamentary Union, said. The initiative of the Korea-Hungary Society led by Andrea Szego was also joined by the South Korean Embassy, he said.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI) / Photo: Panoramio.com
