47 result(s) for fonó music house budapest
Watch: Hungary's Folk Culture is Alive & Welcoming
- 8 Oct 2025 5:39 PM
- community & culture
Hungary possesses a remarkably rich vein of folk traditions — a dynamic heritage that expats in Hungary should certainly explore. This deeply rooted culture, encompassing both preserved knowledge and living practices, is a significant part of why the Hungarian countryside is a popular destination for cultural tourism.
Zoltán Kodály: The Spinning Room, Opera House Budapest, 19 June
- 19 Jun 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Folk scenes in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English subtitles
“A people can best be known through their folk songs,” claimed Zoltán Kodály, one of the crucial proponents of Hungarian music, whose main ambition as a composer, collector of folk songs and music teacher was to inculcate a love for Hungarian folk song and to cultivate a knowledgeable audience.
The Spinning Room is the epitome ...
'Hey, June', Celebration Of Local Pop, Palace of Arts Budapest, 6 - 9 June
- 5 Jun 2023 6:22 AM
- entertainment
The Hey, June! programme series is as old as Müpa Budapest itself. It was first held in 2005, and has taken place at the end of the academic year ever since, ushering in the holidays and the festival season as an in-house mini-festival that opens the door to every aspect of this new beginning, welcoming the summer and giving us good reason to celebrate.
Berka-Erdőfű Dance House, Fonó Budapest, 11 February
- 11 Feb 2022 1:42 PM
- contemporary
Berka Band has been playing for dance houses every other Friday at the Fonó for 12 years now.
Two dance houses happen in two different spaces simultaneously: the Moldavian dance house is held in the large space, while a string band plays dance music of other traditional Hungarian communities in the foyer space.
Join us for dancing or come just to listen to the music!
Berka ...
'Fonó Wednesday': Dances of Visa Fonó Budapest, 1 December
- 1 Dec 2021 7:00 PM
- community
The Fonó’s Wednesday dance events are for beginning and advanced dancers that want to learn the dances of a particular village or region on a deeper level. The dances are taught with live music in two groups (beginners and advanced) running simultaneously. The evening concludes when the two groups come together for singing and dancing. Everyone is welcome - come with or without a partner!
The ...
Fonó Wednesdays: Dances of Visa, Fonó Budapest, 17 November
- 17 Nov 2021 7:00 PM
- community
Dances of Visa (Mezőség region, Transylvania)
The Fonó’s Wednesday dance events are for beginning and advanced dancers that want to learn the dances of a particular village or region on a deeper level.
The dances are taught with live music in two groups (beginners and advanced) running simultaneously. The evening concludes when the two groups come together for singing and dancing. Everyone ...
Concert+Dance House: Mihó Attila and friends, Erdőfű Band, Fonó Budapest, 13 August
- 13 Aug 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
“I’m not sure exactly when the formation known as ‘Mihó Attila and friends’ began. I met Görög András when I was 12 at a children’s dance house in Ráckeve, when he helped me with my fiddle playing. In 2011 I started my studies at the Folk Music Department of the Hungarian Academy of Music and then for four years we played our own dance house in Budapest. Over the years we’ve also played as guests ...
Concert+Dance House: Eszterlánc Band, Fonó Budapest, 6 August
- 6 Aug 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Since its formation Eszterlánc Band has been playing first of all the music of Transylvania’s Mezőség region (Câmpia Transilvaniei or the Transylvanian plain). They have released 8 records til now concentrating on the music of four Mezőség villages.
Their concerts present traditional folk music of the so-called ‚Tóvidék’, and the villages of Mezőkeszü and Magyarszovat.
They often invite ...
Concert+Dance House with Ritka Band, Fonó Budapest, 30 July
- 30 Jul 2021 8:07 PM
- contemporary
For quite a while we have been interested in the history of folk music collection work done in the Transylvanian village of Magyarózd/ Ozd.
The material for this concert came together after a long search.
We separated out and studied melodies from the huge amount of digitalized material in the Institute of Musicology. We also studied Horváth István’s book “Magyarozdi toronyalja”, Pávai ...
Watch: Hungary's Folk Culture is Alive & Welcoming
- 8 Oct 2025 5:39 PM
- community & culture
Hungary possesses a remarkably rich vein of folk traditions — a dynamic heritage that expats in Hungary should certainly explore. This deeply rooted culture, encompassing both preserved knowledge and living practices, is a significant part of why the Hungarian countryside is a popular destination for cultural tourism.
Zoltán Kodály: The Spinning Room, Opera House Budapest, 19 June
- 19 Jun 2024 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Folk scenes in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English subtitles
“A people can best be known through their folk songs,” claimed Zoltán Kodály, one of the crucial proponents of Hungarian music, whose main ambition as a composer, collector of folk songs and music teacher was to inculcate a love for Hungarian folk song and to cultivate a knowledgeable audience.
The Spinning Room is the epitome ...
'Hey, June', Celebration Of Local Pop, Palace of Arts Budapest, 6 - 9 June
- 5 Jun 2023 6:22 AM
- entertainment
The Hey, June! programme series is as old as Müpa Budapest itself. It was first held in 2005, and has taken place at the end of the academic year ever since, ushering in the holidays and the festival season as an in-house mini-festival that opens the door to every aspect of this new beginning, welcoming the summer and giving us good reason to celebrate.
Berka-Erdőfű Dance House, Fonó Budapest, 11 February
- 11 Feb 2022 1:42 PM
- contemporary
Berka Band has been playing for dance houses every other Friday at the Fonó for 12 years now.
Two dance houses happen in two different spaces simultaneously: the Moldavian dance house is held in the large space, while a string band plays dance music of other traditional Hungarian communities in the foyer space.
Join us for dancing or come just to listen to the music!
Berka ...
'Fonó Wednesday': Dances of Visa Fonó Budapest, 1 December
- 1 Dec 2021 7:00 PM
- community
The Fonó’s Wednesday dance events are for beginning and advanced dancers that want to learn the dances of a particular village or region on a deeper level. The dances are taught with live music in two groups (beginners and advanced) running simultaneously. The evening concludes when the two groups come together for singing and dancing. Everyone is welcome - come with or without a partner!
The ...
Fonó Wednesdays: Dances of Visa, Fonó Budapest, 17 November
- 17 Nov 2021 7:00 PM
- community
Dances of Visa (Mezőség region, Transylvania)
The Fonó’s Wednesday dance events are for beginning and advanced dancers that want to learn the dances of a particular village or region on a deeper level.
The dances are taught with live music in two groups (beginners and advanced) running simultaneously. The evening concludes when the two groups come together for singing and dancing. Everyone ...
Concert+Dance House: Mihó Attila and friends, Erdőfű Band, Fonó Budapest, 13 August
- 13 Aug 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
“I’m not sure exactly when the formation known as ‘Mihó Attila and friends’ began. I met Görög András when I was 12 at a children’s dance house in Ráckeve, when he helped me with my fiddle playing. In 2011 I started my studies at the Folk Music Department of the Hungarian Academy of Music and then for four years we played our own dance house in Budapest. Over the years we’ve also played as guests ...
Concert+Dance House: Eszterlánc Band, Fonó Budapest, 6 August
- 6 Aug 2021 8:00 PM
- contemporary
Since its formation Eszterlánc Band has been playing first of all the music of Transylvania’s Mezőség region (Câmpia Transilvaniei or the Transylvanian plain). They have released 8 records til now concentrating on the music of four Mezőség villages.
Their concerts present traditional folk music of the so-called ‚Tóvidék’, and the villages of Mezőkeszü and Magyarszovat.
They often invite ...
Concert+Dance House with Ritka Band, Fonó Budapest, 30 July
- 30 Jul 2021 8:07 PM
- contemporary
For quite a while we have been interested in the history of folk music collection work done in the Transylvanian village of Magyarózd/ Ozd.
The material for this concert came together after a long search.
We separated out and studied melodies from the huge amount of digitalized material in the Institute of Musicology. We also studied Horváth István’s book “Magyarozdi toronyalja”, Pávai ...