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A Celebration of Folk Music
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From the dance house to world music
Every year since 2008, this festive gala of Hungarian folk and world music has filled Müpa Budapest to bursting. On this occasion, the evening will be framed by the Moldavian and Gyimes dance house music of Róbert Kerényi and the Szigony Band, while the still-youthful musicians of the Sarjú Band are also experienced dance house performers. Géza Fábri and Balázs “Dongó” Szokolay will present their folk-inspired music, the result of 30 years of collaboration and improvisation. Cimbaliband, which blends Eastern European vibes with folk music, arrives with its rarely heard Diva program featuring Ágnes Herczku. The new threesome of Szilvia Bognár, Bori Magyar, and Ági Szalóki also promises an exciting musical treat, one that radiates the joy and power of singing together. Balkan Union, led by guitarist-singer Csaba Tóth Bagi and expanded to include Branka Básits and Dávid Eredics, will present their new album at the gala.
Program and cast
Balkan Union:
vocals - Branka Básits
guitar, vocals - Csaba Tóth Bagi
saxophone, clarinet, kaval, traditional wind instruments - Dávid Eredics
drums, percussion - Ákos Kertész
bass guitar - László Máthé
Cimbaliband:
cimbalom, vocals - Balázs Unger
guitar, vocals - Kornél Varga
violin - Máté Solymosi
double bass - Gergely Tóth
drums, vocals - Lőrinc Babos
vocals, rhythm instruments - Ágnes Herczku
Szilvia Bognár, Bori Magyar, and Ági Szalóki:
vocals - Szilvia Bognár
vocals - Bori Magyar
vocals - Ági Szalóki
double bass - Zoltán Kovács
cobza, vocals - Géza Fábri
recorder, bagpipes, saxophone - Balázs “Dongó” Szokolay
Corpus Trombone Quartet:
András Sütő
Péter Pálinkás
András Pálfy
Gábor Hegyi
Sarjú Band:
violin, folk viola - László Hajdu-Németh Jr.
violin, accordion, gardon - Balázs Hajdu-Németh
vocals, violin - Tibor Gál
cimbalom - Áron Horváth
folk viola, violin - Szabolcs Szilágyi
double bass - Bendegúz Csoóri
artistic director - Barbara Kuczera
Palace of Arts Müpa Budapest
When Müpa Budapest, Hungary and its capital's new cultural hub, opened in 2005, it was built to represent more than 100 years of Hungarian cultural history. As a conglomeration of cultural venues, the building has no precedent in 20th century Hungarian architecture and has no peers in the whole of Central Europe.
The creators of this ambitious project, the Trigránit Development Corporation, prime contractor Arcadom Construction and the Zoboki, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office, were driven by the desire to create a new European cultural citadel as part of the new Millennium City Centre complex along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Danube waterfront. The result is a facility whose construction quality, appearance, functionality and 21st century technological infrastructure makes it ideally suited to productions of the highest standard. The building is also highly versatile and equipped to host performances of any genre and almost any scale.
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