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If Saturday, then cimbal music!
The Ethnographic Museum opened an exhibition in January 2025 about the cimbal, one of the most beloved folk instruments. Since it is an instrument that can be made and played relatively easily, the exhibition curators sought to convey this experience to visitors at the exhibition alongside nearly 90 instruments on display, 20 recordings and 3 films. The exhibition features not only interactive applications and instruments visitors can try, but contemporary cimbal players also bear witness to the fact that the cimbal music tradition is alive today.
In connection with the "Sing out joyfully, cimbals!" instrument exhibition, the Ethnographic Museum issued a call to amateur and professional musicians, ensembles, students and teachers who love the cimbal, so that cimbal players and ensembles currently active in the Hungarian-speaking region become visible and audible at the exhibition through a digital map and live cimbal music. From 15 February to 28 June 2025, every Saturday from 3 p.m., the exhibition's own stage hosts concerts featuring performances by ensembles participating in the collection campaign. Below you can read their introductions!
Böbe Elek and Gábor Lukácsi
For three years we have been playing together as cimbal players for the Kossuth Folk Song Circle in Jászberény and the White Acacia Folk Song Circle in Jászfényszaru. Through our joint music-making, we have not only become good friends, but also fellow musicians connected by our love of folk music, respect for traditions, and the joy of playing together.
For us, playing the cimbal is much more than instrumental performance – it is a kind of mission. We strive to bring out and pass on the values of Hungarian folk music, while showing what deep and sincere joy lies in playing together. We believe that music creates community, and that folk music today is a living, vibrant treasure that can offer something valuable to every generation.
It is a special source of pride for us that our instruments were made by an excellent master craftsman, László Szakál, a cimbal maker from Hódmezővásárhely. His careful and precise work not only enables us to make beautiful music in a technical sense, but also connects us in a worthy way to Hungarian craft traditions.
Through our performances, we want to pass on this joy, this experience – from the heart, with soul and cimbal.
Admission to the exhibition is required to attend the program.
The Ethnographic Museum opened an exhibition in January 2025 about the cimbal, one of the most beloved folk instruments. Since it is an instrument that can be made and played relatively easily, the exhibition curators sought to convey this experience to visitors at the exhibition alongside nearly 90 instruments on display, 20 recordings and 3 films. The exhibition features not only interactive applications and instruments visitors can try, but contemporary cimbal players also bear witness to the fact that the cimbal music tradition is alive today.
In connection with the "Sing out joyfully, cimbals!" instrument exhibition, the Ethnographic Museum issued a call to amateur and professional musicians, ensembles, students and teachers who love the cimbal, so that cimbal players and ensembles currently active in the Hungarian-speaking region become visible and audible at the exhibition through a digital map and live cimbal music. From 15 February to 28 June 2025, every Saturday from 3 p.m., the exhibition's own stage hosts concerts featuring performances by ensembles participating in the collection campaign. Below you can read their introductions!
Böbe Elek and Gábor Lukácsi
For three years we have been playing together as cimbal players for the Kossuth Folk Song Circle in Jászberény and the White Acacia Folk Song Circle in Jászfényszaru. Through our joint music-making, we have not only become good friends, but also fellow musicians connected by our love of folk music, respect for traditions, and the joy of playing together.
For us, playing the cimbal is much more than instrumental performance – it is a kind of mission. We strive to bring out and pass on the values of Hungarian folk music, while showing what deep and sincere joy lies in playing together. We believe that music creates community, and that folk music today is a living, vibrant treasure that can offer something valuable to every generation.
It is a special source of pride for us that our instruments were made by an excellent master craftsman, László Szakál, a cimbal maker from Hódmezővásárhely. His careful and precise work not only enables us to make beautiful music in a technical sense, but also connects us in a worthy way to Hungarian craft traditions.
Through our performances, we want to pass on this joy, this experience – from the heart, with soul and cimbal.
Admission to the exhibition is required to attend the program.
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