92 result(s) for folk 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.
Colour Concerts, Palace of Arts Budapest, 30 March
- 30 Mar 2024 5:00 PM
- contemporary
A broad spectrum of musical genres can be heard in and around the Foyer in the afternoons: visitors stopping by and wishing to hear music in Müpa Budapest may listen to the young representatives of popular music, jazz and folk on Tuesdays and classical genres on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The Colour Concert series gives students of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy and other music schools an ...
BMC Records Album Release Concert, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 28 March
- 28 Mar 2024 8:01 PM
- contemporary
The new album of Shadowlands, out on BMC Records this March, features traditional songs and contemporary poems. Inspired by a mixture of early music, folk and plainsong as well as the painting of Jackie Berridge, Lauren Kinsella, Robin Fincker, and Kit Downes offer chamber and contemporary music.
The three vibrant voices of the European creative music scenes, followers of crossroads between ...
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 ...
Folk Dance: “The Essence of Art...”, National Dance Theatre, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Amrita Sher Gil, of Hungarian-Indian origin, was one of the most enigmatic and tragic artists of the first half of the 20th century. In the few active years she was given, she became one of the most important figures in contemporary Indian painting.
She created her art on the border between two worlds, constantly seeking a balance between the two. The dance piece brings her paintings to life. ...
Kit Downes & Lauren Kinsella, Opus Jazz Club, 28 March
- 23 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
The new album of Shadowlands, out on BMC Records this March, features traditional songs and contemporary poems. Inspired by a mixture of early music, folk and plainsong as well as the painting of Jackie Berridge, Lauren Kinsella, Robin Fincker, and Kit Downes offer chamber and contemporary music.
The three vibrant voices of the European creative music scenes, followers of crossroads between ...
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 ...
'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.
Colour Concerts, Palace of Arts Budapest, 30 March
- 30 Mar 2024 5:00 PM
- contemporary
A broad spectrum of musical genres can be heard in and around the Foyer in the afternoons: visitors stopping by and wishing to hear music in Müpa Budapest may listen to the young representatives of popular music, jazz and folk on Tuesdays and classical genres on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The Colour Concert series gives students of the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy and other music schools an ...
BMC Records Album Release Concert, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 28 March
- 28 Mar 2024 8:01 PM
- contemporary
The new album of Shadowlands, out on BMC Records this March, features traditional songs and contemporary poems. Inspired by a mixture of early music, folk and plainsong as well as the painting of Jackie Berridge, Lauren Kinsella, Robin Fincker, and Kit Downes offer chamber and contemporary music.
The three vibrant voices of the European creative music scenes, followers of crossroads between ...
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 ...
Folk Dance: “The Essence of Art...”, National Dance Theatre, 24 March
- 24 Mar 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Amrita Sher Gil, of Hungarian-Indian origin, was one of the most enigmatic and tragic artists of the first half of the 20th century. In the few active years she was given, she became one of the most important figures in contemporary Indian painting.
She created her art on the border between two worlds, constantly seeking a balance between the two. The dance piece brings her paintings to life. ...
Kit Downes & Lauren Kinsella, Opus Jazz Club, 28 March
- 23 Mar 2024 8:00 PM
- classical
The new album of Shadowlands, out on BMC Records this March, features traditional songs and contemporary poems. Inspired by a mixture of early music, folk and plainsong as well as the painting of Jackie Berridge, Lauren Kinsella, Robin Fincker, and Kit Downes offer chamber and contemporary music.
The three vibrant voices of the European creative music scenes, followers of crossroads between ...
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 ...