326 result(s) for folk song
Mupa Film Club: Emir Kusturica - Life Is a Miracle, Palace of Arts, 9 February
- 9 Feb 2026 6:30 PM
- contemporary
In 2024, Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra returned to perform at Müpa Budapest. The night was one big party. Was it what we would call folk punk? Balkan rollicking?
Categories are meaningless. Kusturica is very consistent in his use of music in his films. (Sometimes the songs even become hits.) In this case, he wrote them himself.
The story takes place in the early ’90s, during ...
Ágnes Németh, Founder, Editor in Chief, Hungarianwines.eu
- 14 Jan 2026 11:32 AM
Ágnes is a journalist, wine writer, “creator” and tour guide. She has run Hungarianwines.eu, the only constantly updated English language online magazine about Hungarian wines for 10 years.
Timea Sipos, Hungarian-American Writer & Translator
- 14 Jan 2026 10:45 AM
Tímea is a Hungarian American writer, poet, and literary translator with an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a certificate of translation from the Balassi Institute in Budapest.
Hungarian Christmas, Opera House, 17 & 18 December
- 17 Dec 2025 3:00 PM
- classical
Jenő Ádám, a student of Kodály’s and perhaps his greatest contemporary admirer, was also the one who structured and developed his pedagogical method: his Christmas one-act was the first work at the Opera House, which placed the pure Hungarian folk song on the same stage as the works of the great figures of classical music history.
On Christmas 1931, Hungarian Christmas premiered with the ...
See Former Sex Pistol in Budapest: Public Image Ltd to Perform at Dürer Kert Next May
- 1 Dec 2025 7:22 AM
- entertainment
Public Image Ltd will perform in Hungary next year. The legendary post-punk band led by John Lydon (ex-Sex Pistols) will perform at Dürer Kert on May 20, 2026, sixteen years after their first concert in Hungary.
Juanes to Open VeszprémFest 2026 in Hungary
- 26 Nov 2025 3:05 PM
- entertainment
The internationally acclaimed Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes will be the opening act of VeszprémFest 2026, a prominent music festival held in the beautiful city of Veszprém, Hungary. Known as one of the most famous representatives of Latin rock, Juanes brings more than two decades of solo career success to the stage.
Gábor Csalog Sundays, Budapest Music Center
- 23 Nov 2025 6:00 PM
- contemporary
The two most significant song writers of classical music engage in dialogue on this evening, two composers who were socialized in Vienna and shaped by the intellectual milieu of the Habsburg imperial city: Gustav Mahler and Franz Schubert.
Mahler, who was an admirer of Schubert, spent many years studying the Des Knaben Wunderhorn, a collection of folk song lyrics published in 1805, during ...
Sam Lee, House of Music Budapest, 14 November
- 14 Nov 2025 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Singer-songwriter, folk performer, folk song collector, conservationist, birdwatcher Sam Lee gave an essential concert at the House of Music 2022, where he was joined on stage by guitarist Bernard Butler, founder of Suede.
Lee has since made a new album, songdreaming, released in 2024, which Butler happened to produce. Sam Lee now returns to the House of Music Concert Hall - if you were here ...
Enjoy Advent in Budapest at Várkert Bazár: Festive Concerts, Walks & Family Fun Awaits
- 12 Nov 2025 5:43 PM
- entertainment
From 29 November to 31 December, Várkert Bazár will host a rich and varied Advent programme, featuring large-scale concerts, family activities, festive walks, literary and dance evenings, as well as a craft fair and an open-air exhibition — all welcoming visitors and families throughout the season.
Mupa Film Club: Emir Kusturica - Life Is a Miracle, Palace of Arts, 9 February
- 9 Feb 2026 6:30 PM
- contemporary
In 2024, Emir Kusturica & The No Smoking Orchestra returned to perform at Müpa Budapest. The night was one big party. Was it what we would call folk punk? Balkan rollicking?
Categories are meaningless. Kusturica is very consistent in his use of music in his films. (Sometimes the songs even become hits.) In this case, he wrote them himself.
The story takes place in the early ’90s, during ...
Ágnes Németh, Founder, Editor in Chief, Hungarianwines.eu
- 14 Jan 2026 11:32 AM
Ágnes is a journalist, wine writer, “creator” and tour guide. She has run Hungarianwines.eu, the only constantly updated English language online magazine about Hungarian wines for 10 years.
Timea Sipos, Hungarian-American Writer & Translator
- 14 Jan 2026 10:45 AM
Tímea is a Hungarian American writer, poet, and literary translator with an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a certificate of translation from the Balassi Institute in Budapest.
Hungarian Christmas, Opera House, 17 & 18 December
- 17 Dec 2025 3:00 PM
- classical
Jenő Ádám, a student of Kodály’s and perhaps his greatest contemporary admirer, was also the one who structured and developed his pedagogical method: his Christmas one-act was the first work at the Opera House, which placed the pure Hungarian folk song on the same stage as the works of the great figures of classical music history.
On Christmas 1931, Hungarian Christmas premiered with the ...
See Former Sex Pistol in Budapest: Public Image Ltd to Perform at Dürer Kert Next May
- 1 Dec 2025 7:22 AM
- entertainment
Public Image Ltd will perform in Hungary next year. The legendary post-punk band led by John Lydon (ex-Sex Pistols) will perform at Dürer Kert on May 20, 2026, sixteen years after their first concert in Hungary.
Juanes to Open VeszprémFest 2026 in Hungary
- 26 Nov 2025 3:05 PM
- entertainment
The internationally acclaimed Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes will be the opening act of VeszprémFest 2026, a prominent music festival held in the beautiful city of Veszprém, Hungary. Known as one of the most famous representatives of Latin rock, Juanes brings more than two decades of solo career success to the stage.
Gábor Csalog Sundays, Budapest Music Center
- 23 Nov 2025 6:00 PM
- contemporary
The two most significant song writers of classical music engage in dialogue on this evening, two composers who were socialized in Vienna and shaped by the intellectual milieu of the Habsburg imperial city: Gustav Mahler and Franz Schubert.
Mahler, who was an admirer of Schubert, spent many years studying the Des Knaben Wunderhorn, a collection of folk song lyrics published in 1805, during ...
Sam Lee, House of Music Budapest, 14 November
- 14 Nov 2025 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Singer-songwriter, folk performer, folk song collector, conservationist, birdwatcher Sam Lee gave an essential concert at the House of Music 2022, where he was joined on stage by guitarist Bernard Butler, founder of Suede.
Lee has since made a new album, songdreaming, released in 2024, which Butler happened to produce. Sam Lee now returns to the House of Music Concert Hall - if you were here ...
Enjoy Advent in Budapest at Várkert Bazár: Festive Concerts, Walks & Family Fun Awaits
- 12 Nov 2025 5:43 PM
- entertainment
From 29 November to 31 December, Várkert Bazár will host a rich and varied Advent programme, featuring large-scale concerts, family activities, festive walks, literary and dance evenings, as well as a craft fair and an open-air exhibition — all welcoming visitors and families throughout the season.