21 result(s) for budapest folk fest in Events
'Budapest Ritmo', Akvárium Klub, 11 -13 April
- 11 Apr 2024 2:08 PM
- contemporary
The festival offers a select line-up sanctioned by KEXP and WOMEX, leaving ample room for surprise and discovery: Afro-chansons by Gérald Toto, Welsh triple-harp by Cerys Hafana, Jelena Popržan’s artsy viola stand-up and a virtuosic ethno-jazz standoff between Béla Ágoston and Teodosii Spassov, homegrown folk, psychedelic rock and ska-punk represent the range.
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
One of two surviving Bach passions, the Saint Matthew Passion, which can be considered the zenith of Protestant church music, is often performed today as a purely musical piece, even though it really is an example of applied music at its best, or as Iván Fischer describes it, "a ritual with spiritual content.”
When it was first presented on Good Friday 1727, the work was paused between its ...
Branka Básits: 'My Csép' - Record Release Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 21 February
- 21 Feb 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Branka Básits is in the fortunate position of having been born in a village with a rich folk music tradition.
And the singer takes advantage of this favorable circumstance: recognising the value of the ancestral cultural heritage that nourished her, she has published her debut album Én Csépem (‘My Csép'), based on her own collections.
Branka has reshaped Szigetcsép's Serbian folk music ...
Valia Calda, Opus Jazz Club, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Reflecting on the contemporary yet timeless struggles of physical and ideological displacement, Valia Calda’s music draws inspiration from the themes of migration and exile.
The group emerged into the London jazz scene in 2013, led by guitarist Nikos Ziarkas (Theon Cross, Chelsea Carmichael, Moses Boyd) and Thodoris Ziarkas (Yazz Ahmed, Savina Yannatou, Electric Litany). Their music is rooted ...
Free Concert & Dance House with Kokas Band, Bálint House, 12 September
- 12 Sep 2023 5:00 PM
- community
In the spirit of boundless solidarity, the Kokas Banda, formed in Tiszapéterfalva, Carpathian Ruthenia in 2006, will perform at our festival. This band, which has received prestigious professional awards, plays Hungarian folk music and, on this occasion, Jewish melodies as well. Their primary goal is to preserve, promote, and pass on our folk heritage. Their current concert repertoire covers the ...
Rosalia Wine Piknic, City Park Budapest, 9 – 11 June
- 9 Jun 2023 10:16 AM
- community
Half the year has gone in a blink of an eye. But fear not, for this can only mean one thing: it's time to sipping rosé together once again in the pulsating green heart of Budapest, sheltered by the majestic, age-old trees.
Take a leap and head to City Park, following the trail that leads to the iconic BalloonFly.
Organisers will be waiting there eagerly, so why not join them at Rosalia Wine ...
Bohemian Betyars, A38 Ship Budapest, 25 February
- 25 Feb 2023 8:20 PM
- contemporary
Eating, drinking, laughing, loving and crying. Since its operation in 2009, Bohemian Betyars has stolen into the hearts of a sizeable audience not only in the country, but worldwide with its speed-folk-freak-punk, captivating and energetic formation.
The direct, instinctive, life-affirming atmosphere of their concerts liberates the emotions of the audience, penetrates the human gut, and makes ...
Surprize Concert by Festival Orchestra, Budapest Congress Center, 26 December
- 26 Dec 2022 7:45 PM
- classical
A great concert is always a gift. But what is hidden inside the packaging? The Festival Orchestra’s Christmas concert is the biggest musical surprise during the holidays.
Never out of ideas, Iván Fischer creates a program each year, not to be disclosed in advance, that makes maximum use of the ensemble’s versatility, and sometimes even of the characteristics of the environment.
It will ...
'Little Night of Horrors', Palace of Arts Budapest, 10 October
- 31 Oct 2022 8:00 PM
- contemporary
This Halloween concert is the result of a new initiative of the Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra that they believe will prove to be a creative and joyful one for many people. Instead of attempting to evoke the commercialized American folk festival, it harkens back to the ancient Celtic tradition, lining up music that ranges from terrifying to cathartic to playful.
"Basically, we have a very strange, ...
'Budapest Ritmo', Akvárium Klub, 11 -13 April
- 11 Apr 2024 2:08 PM
- contemporary
The festival offers a select line-up sanctioned by KEXP and WOMEX, leaving ample room for surprise and discovery: Afro-chansons by Gérald Toto, Welsh triple-harp by Cerys Hafana, Jelena Popržan’s artsy viola stand-up and a virtuosic ethno-jazz standoff between Béla Ágoston and Teodosii Spassov, homegrown folk, psychedelic rock and ska-punk represent the range.
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 25 March
- 25 Mar 2024 7:45 PM
- classical
One of two surviving Bach passions, the Saint Matthew Passion, which can be considered the zenith of Protestant church music, is often performed today as a purely musical piece, even though it really is an example of applied music at its best, or as Iván Fischer describes it, "a ritual with spiritual content.”
When it was first presented on Good Friday 1727, the work was paused between its ...
Branka Básits: 'My Csép' - Record Release Concert, Festival Theatre Budapest, 21 February
- 21 Feb 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
Branka Básits is in the fortunate position of having been born in a village with a rich folk music tradition.
And the singer takes advantage of this favorable circumstance: recognising the value of the ancestral cultural heritage that nourished her, she has published her debut album Én Csépem (‘My Csép'), based on her own collections.
Branka has reshaped Szigetcsép's Serbian folk music ...
Valia Calda, Opus Jazz Club, 15 February
- 15 Feb 2024 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Reflecting on the contemporary yet timeless struggles of physical and ideological displacement, Valia Calda’s music draws inspiration from the themes of migration and exile.
The group emerged into the London jazz scene in 2013, led by guitarist Nikos Ziarkas (Theon Cross, Chelsea Carmichael, Moses Boyd) and Thodoris Ziarkas (Yazz Ahmed, Savina Yannatou, Electric Litany). Their music is rooted ...
Free Concert & Dance House with Kokas Band, Bálint House, 12 September
- 12 Sep 2023 5:00 PM
- community
In the spirit of boundless solidarity, the Kokas Banda, formed in Tiszapéterfalva, Carpathian Ruthenia in 2006, will perform at our festival. This band, which has received prestigious professional awards, plays Hungarian folk music and, on this occasion, Jewish melodies as well. Their primary goal is to preserve, promote, and pass on our folk heritage. Their current concert repertoire covers the ...
Rosalia Wine Piknic, City Park Budapest, 9 – 11 June
- 9 Jun 2023 10:16 AM
- community
Half the year has gone in a blink of an eye. But fear not, for this can only mean one thing: it's time to sipping rosé together once again in the pulsating green heart of Budapest, sheltered by the majestic, age-old trees.
Take a leap and head to City Park, following the trail that leads to the iconic BalloonFly.
Organisers will be waiting there eagerly, so why not join them at Rosalia Wine ...
Bohemian Betyars, A38 Ship Budapest, 25 February
- 25 Feb 2023 8:20 PM
- contemporary
Eating, drinking, laughing, loving and crying. Since its operation in 2009, Bohemian Betyars has stolen into the hearts of a sizeable audience not only in the country, but worldwide with its speed-folk-freak-punk, captivating and energetic formation.
The direct, instinctive, life-affirming atmosphere of their concerts liberates the emotions of the audience, penetrates the human gut, and makes ...
Surprize Concert by Festival Orchestra, Budapest Congress Center, 26 December
- 26 Dec 2022 7:45 PM
- classical
A great concert is always a gift. But what is hidden inside the packaging? The Festival Orchestra’s Christmas concert is the biggest musical surprise during the holidays.
Never out of ideas, Iván Fischer creates a program each year, not to be disclosed in advance, that makes maximum use of the ensemble’s versatility, and sometimes even of the characteristics of the environment.
It will ...
'Little Night of Horrors', Palace of Arts Budapest, 10 October
- 31 Oct 2022 8:00 PM
- contemporary
This Halloween concert is the result of a new initiative of the Budafok Dohnanyi Orchestra that they believe will prove to be a creative and joyful one for many people. Instead of attempting to evoke the commercialized American folk festival, it harkens back to the ancient Celtic tradition, lining up music that ranges from terrifying to cathartic to playful.
"Basically, we have a very strange, ...