70 result(s) for hungarian folk music in Events
Ballet Company of Győr & State Folk Ensemble, National Concert Hall, 8 April
- 8 Apr 2026 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Over the past few years, the compelling multi-arts productions of the Pure Source series have looked at the music Béla Bartók collected in Turkey, the connections between folk and baroque music, and Bartók’s influence on jazz.
These were artistic demonstrations of how Bartók’s collection of folk music has been critical for the work that subsequent generations have carried out for the ...
State Folk Ensemble: Hungarian Rhapsody, Hungarian Heritage House, 15 March
- 15 Mar 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rhapsody as a genre is characterized by caprice and the passionate undulation of emotion, thoughts, and the freedom of expression. Hungarian Rhapsody incorporates all of the peculiarities of the genre, relying on tradition, and drawing inspiration from it, to create a special and unique dance rhapsody.
The colourful diversity of the Hungarian peasant traditions appear in dynamically ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Subcarpați & Obadu, House of Music Budapest, 10 October
- 10 Oct 2025 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Subcarpați is one of the most popular contemporary Romanian bands, founded by Marius Alexe, also known as MC Bean, in 2010. It is a vibrant, constantly changing, large hip-hop-electronic-traditional music collective, which blends the old with the new, traditional folk music with the modern — continuously preserving and renewing.
They pair folk instruments (kaval, flutes, cimbalom) with live ...
Borbély – Dresch Quartet, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 1 October
- 1 Oct 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
“The band is a joint project of Mihály Borbély and Mihály Dresch, two of the greatest wind instrument players in Hungarian ethno-jazz, where they create a new quality that transcends usual formulas and genre definitions. Their shared musical world is sometimes melancholic, yet characterized by countless musical flavors and emotional richness, featuring elements of jazz as well as motifs from the ...
'The World of Rogues', National Dance Theatre Budapest, 14 September
- 14 Sep 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rogues and highwaymen are typical characters of Hungarian folk traditions. Folk songs, folk tales and ballads preserve the memories of our most famous highwaymen and they feature as a popular topic in folk art. They are often idealised as heroes in folk memory.
This is how “Hungarian Robin Hoods”, our legendary rogues were born: Jóska Sóbri, Imre Bogár, Márton Vidróczky, Bandi Angyal and, ...
Clara Barry, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 5 September
- 5 Sep 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
A captivating musical project, Clara Barry Sings Bartók blends tradition and innovation. Accompanied by Emil Spányi (piano) and Alistair Peel (double bass), Clara Barry transforms Bartók’s folksongs into a unique musical journey.
With ingenious arrangements, Clara Barry has infused elements of jazz, creating a harmonious fusion between Hungarian musical traditions and the audacity of ...
Ballet Company of Győr & State Folk Ensemble, National Concert Hall, 8 April
- 8 Apr 2026 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Over the past few years, the compelling multi-arts productions of the Pure Source series have looked at the music Béla Bartók collected in Turkey, the connections between folk and baroque music, and Bartók’s influence on jazz.
These were artistic demonstrations of how Bartók’s collection of folk music has been critical for the work that subsequent generations have carried out for the ...
State Folk Ensemble: Hungarian Rhapsody, Hungarian Heritage House, 15 March
- 15 Mar 2026 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rhapsody as a genre is characterized by caprice and the passionate undulation of emotion, thoughts, and the freedom of expression. Hungarian Rhapsody incorporates all of the peculiarities of the genre, relying on tradition, and drawing inspiration from it, to create a special and unique dance rhapsody.
The colourful diversity of the Hungarian peasant traditions appear in dynamically ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Subcarpați & Obadu, House of Music Budapest, 10 October
- 10 Oct 2025 7:30 PM
- contemporary
Subcarpați is one of the most popular contemporary Romanian bands, founded by Marius Alexe, also known as MC Bean, in 2010. It is a vibrant, constantly changing, large hip-hop-electronic-traditional music collective, which blends the old with the new, traditional folk music with the modern — continuously preserving and renewing.
They pair folk instruments (kaval, flutes, cimbalom) with live ...
Borbély – Dresch Quartet, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 1 October
- 1 Oct 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
“The band is a joint project of Mihály Borbély and Mihály Dresch, two of the greatest wind instrument players in Hungarian ethno-jazz, where they create a new quality that transcends usual formulas and genre definitions. Their shared musical world is sometimes melancholic, yet characterized by countless musical flavors and emotional richness, featuring elements of jazz as well as motifs from the ...
'The World of Rogues', National Dance Theatre Budapest, 14 September
- 14 Sep 2025 7:00 PM
- contemporary
Rogues and highwaymen are typical characters of Hungarian folk traditions. Folk songs, folk tales and ballads preserve the memories of our most famous highwaymen and they feature as a popular topic in folk art. They are often idealised as heroes in folk memory.
This is how “Hungarian Robin Hoods”, our legendary rogues were born: Jóska Sóbri, Imre Bogár, Márton Vidróczky, Bandi Angyal and, ...
Clara Barry, Opus Jazz Club Budapest, 5 September
- 5 Sep 2025 8:00 PM
- contemporary
A captivating musical project, Clara Barry Sings Bartók blends tradition and innovation. Accompanied by Emil Spányi (piano) and Alistair Peel (double bass), Clara Barry transforms Bartók’s folksongs into a unique musical journey.
With ingenious arrangements, Clara Barry has infused elements of jazz, creating a harmonious fusion between Hungarian musical traditions and the audacity of ...