4 PM-6.30 PM – 29th Villány Premium Wine Sampling in the Kodály Center

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If it's September, then it's time for the harvest; if it’s harvest, then it’s wine, and if it's wine, it comes with singing. We will provide you with all this at our concert on 20September.

Wine-inspired songs and music await the audience this night. In addition to the Hungarian, Italian and Slovakian choirs, the Zengő Ensemble, the Pécs Symphonietta István Kovács and Márta Sebestyén will also take to the stage. The show features opera arias by Verdi and Gounod and a popular operetta music by Imre Kálmán ensuring a good atmosphere. It is a must-see event for fans of good wines and music!

Zengő Együttes, Hungary

Zengő ensemble aims to perform genuine folk music and adapt it to the modern sound. It was founded in 1983 and since then they have appeared in a number of radio and TV programmes and released 5 CDs. The ensemble has performed on national and international stages in 18 countries around the world. The leader of the ensemble is Lajos Bergics.

Coro S'Ena Frisca - Italy 

The choir was founded in october 1995 thanks to the passion of some young people from Putifigari for traditional Sardinian singing. The choir currently consists of 25 members, and after 30 years of activity some of its founders are still present among the choristers. in its wandering around the world, the choir has forged important relationships with various groups with whom it maintains solid friendships. its repertoire ranges from traditional, sacred and secular songs in the Sardinian language to traditional alpine songs and popular repertoire in various languages.

Musica Aurea Mixed Choir - Ipolyság,Slovakia

The Musica Aurea Mixed Choir was founded in 1997 in Ipolyság, Slovakia. For its members, choral music is not only a source of inspiration, but also a means of fulfilling their cultural and national identity. The choir is supported by the City of Ipolyság and the Ipolyság branch of Csemadok, a nationwide Slovakian Hungarian cultural association.

The choir's repertoire includes well-known and beloved works of sacred and secular choral literature, ranging from Gregorian chant to contemporary and popular music. The Musica Aurea Mixed Choir is a regular participant in cultural and church events in Ipolyság and the surrounding area. Important events organized by the choir include the traditional Advent concert and the international Pentecost choir festival, but its program called Szentiváni Kóruséj - vándorló koncert (Szentiván Choir Night - traveling concert), which takes place at non-traditional concert venues, is also very popular with the public. Thanks to its choir friendships, it often performs as a guest in Hungarian-populated settlements in Slovakia and Hungary, and has also visited Transylvania.

It is an important organizer of events such as the traditional Advent concert and the international Pentecost choir festival, but its program called Szentiváni Kóruséj - vándorló koncert (Szentiván Choir Night - traveling concert), which takes place at non-traditional concert venues, is also very popular with the public. Thanks to its choir friendships, it often performs as a guest in Hungarian-populated settlements in Slovakia and Hungary, and has also visited Transylvania.

The Musica Aurea Mixed Choir regularly participated in the national competition of Hungarian adult choirs in Slovakia, the Kodály Days in Galanta, where it won four silver and two gold wreaths. It also received a gold rating at the Slovak choir competition called Arany Koszorú (Golden Wreath) in Tapolcsány. In 2019, it received the Vox Mirabilis Chamber Choir Challenge Cup in Székesfehérvár. In May 2024, it won a silver medal at the Singing Hungary national qualifying concert.

The choir's artistic director and conductor is Gábor Béres.

Simply English, Pécs, Hungary

Béla Bartók Male Choir - Hungary

Liszt-Award-winning choral director and music professor

The festive anniversary concert of the choir, which celebrated its jubilee year in 2020, will take place in February 2022 due to the pandemic.

The jubilee concert of the double Olympic gold-winning choir will feature the most popular repertoire pieces of the past decades, which will evoke the euphoric atmosphere of the European Convivial Winesong Festivals. Also, Sándor Balatoni's Carmina Vinorum will premiere at the event.

Padrag Miner’s Male Choir – Hungary

The choir was founded in 1973 by seven enthusiastic singers. Led by their first choirmaster, János Magyar, a pharmacist, and with the support of György Lémon, director of the House of Culture, they had already prepared for their first qualification in 1975 with twenty members. The ensemble's current repertoire is very broad, ranging from Gregorian chant to contemporary choral compositions. As a result, they have been invited to perform on many occasions, from church occasions to secular events, charity concerts and festivals. The men's choir's most recent qualification - Festival Choir - was in 2022, when they won two Golds at the Mária Radio Choir Competition and the Gold Category Winner at the Kodály Zoltán VIII Hungarian Choir Competition, and they also took part in the Grand Prix competition. In April this year, they competed at the 19th Budapest International Choir Competition and Festival, where they returned home as category winners.
Their conductor is Petra Grünvald.