With warmer temperatures and more daylight hours, everything seems to turn around in the spring. As the temperature becomes warmer, everyone is awaking from the winter slumber, shedding the extra layers, and the moods of every New Yorker become brighter and more cheerful. It is a time a year for revival and for the city to come back to life.

A very special and unique position demands a very special person to fill the role. For guests at the Aria Hotel, our Musical Director, Kornél Magyar, is an ambassador of music and culture, and all things Hungarian. A perfect fit for the position, even Kornél’s last name means “Hungarian.” As a performing artist and music critic from Hungary, Kornél studies mainly traditional and classical music of India and Indonesia. Since 2001, he has been performing and teaching ethnic music genres, but