Dance in the Park: Samu Zoltán's Band
Traditional/Global
Dance in the Park: Samu Zoltán's Band
This year, the highly successful Dance in the Park series continues in the City Park, with Zoltán Samu and his Orchestra performing on the open-air stage at the House of Music on 21 May. Zoltán Samu (prima player, folk music teacher) has been studying and teaching Hungarian folk music for more than 20 years. Assisting him in his artistic endeavours is his band, the members of which are outstanding musicians and singers of our age. In the last few years, the orchestra has represented Hungary at numerous festivals abroad, promoting Hungarian folk music. They are permanent participants of several folk dance ensembles, cultural institutions and folklore festivals in Hungary and abroad. After a long period of research and collation, the band recorded a record of songs from Isaszeg in 2019 and Kistarcsa in 2020.
Members of the ensemble:
Zoltán Samu – violin, vocals
Gergely Dávid – violin
Ferenc Zimber – cimbalom
Zsolt Farkas – viola
Viktor Pandák – double bass
This year, the successful Városliget series continues, Dance in the Park, on the open-air stage of the House of Music.