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The Museum of Ethnography opened an exhibition in January 2025 about the cimbalom, one of the most beloved folk instruments. Since this is an instrument that can be made and played relatively easily, the exhibition curators sought to share this experience with visitors at the exhibition alongside nearly 90 instruments, 20 recordings and 3 films on display. Not only interactive applications and playable instruments were included in the exhibition, but contemporary cimbalom players bear witness to the fact that the cimbalom music tradition is still alive today.
In connection with the instrument exhibition titled "Vígan zengjetek, citerák!", the Museum of Ethnography issued a call for amateur and professional musicians, ensembles, students and teachers who love the cimbalom, with one aim being to make cimbalom players and orchestras currently active in the Hungarian-speaking region visible and heard at the exhibition on a digital map, as well as at live concerts.
From February 15 to June 28, 2025, every Saturday at 15:00, the exhibition's own stage hosts concerts, featuring performances by orchestras participating in the collection campaign. Below you can read their introductions!
Bársony Zsuzsanna Rita
I have been playing the cimbalom since I was 10 years old. In the past, I also played music with elderly people in traditional farmsteads, and participated in retirement community talent competitions and folk song evaluation sessions. I currently accompany the Kerekegyháza Spring Wind folk song group alone, as well as the Fülöpháza Autumn Wind song group. I am now 61 years old, and I have been retired for 15 years, so entertaining members of retirement clubs is a pleasant pastime for me.
In connection with the instrument exhibition titled "Vígan zengjetek, citerák!", the Museum of Ethnography issued a call for amateur and professional musicians, ensembles, students and teachers who love the cimbalom, with one aim being to make cimbalom players and orchestras currently active in the Hungarian-speaking region visible and heard at the exhibition on a digital map, as well as at live concerts.
From February 15 to June 28, 2025, every Saturday at 15:00, the exhibition's own stage hosts concerts, featuring performances by orchestras participating in the collection campaign. Below you can read their introductions!
Bársony Zsuzsanna Rita
I have been playing the cimbalom since I was 10 years old. In the past, I also played music with elderly people in traditional farmsteads, and participated in retirement community talent competitions and folk song evaluation sessions. I currently accompany the Kerekegyháza Spring Wind folk song group alone, as well as the Fülöpháza Autumn Wind song group. I am now 61 years old, and I have been retired for 15 years, so entertaining members of retirement clubs is a pleasant pastime for me.
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