The album Levédia by the Hungarian Rhapsody Project pays tribute to the great Hungarian composers, folk song collectors, and the folk roots of Hungarian culture, blending the band’s modern instruments with traditional Hungarian ones such as the tárogató (a traditional Hungarian woodwind instrument), shawm, koboz (a traditional Hungarian lute), folk flutes, folk violin, ancient drums, and percussion instruments.
BAND
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BÁRSONY BÁLINT
saxophone, tárogató (a traditional Hungarian woodwind instrument), traditional folk wind instruments, hurdy-gurdy (a stringed instrument played by a rotating wheel and keys, common in European folk music), ancient drums, vocals
ELEK NORBERT
piano, hurdy-gurdy (a stringed instrument played by a rotating wheel and keys, common in European folk music), ancient drums, vocals
RIEGER ATTILA
guitar, koboz lute (a traditional Hungarian/Eastern European lute-like instrument), vocals
MÁTHÉ LÁSZLÓ
double bass, bass guitar, violin, jaw harp (a small traditional mouth instrument, producing a twanging sound), vocals
TAR GERGELY
percussion instruments, percussion cello (a Hungarian folk instrument played by striking the strings with sticks), hang drum, vocals
VENDL MÁTÉ
drum
PHOTO GALLERY
MUSIC DOWNLOADS
The albums of the Magyar Rhapsody Project are available at the Rózsavölgyi music store, in the national Líra bookshop chain, at the Szkíta craft store, and on the most popular music download platforms.
APPEARANCES
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Bálint Bársony & the Hungarian Rhapsody Project – “Megrakják a tüzet / Sàihǎn”
The Hungarian Rhapsody Project filmed their latest music video in Dunhuang, on the edge of the Gobi Desert in China — a place where East meets West, and where past and present, distance and closeness merge into one through music. Director of Photography: Ádám…
Bársony Bálint and Magyar Rhapsody Projekt in China
Our band has had the honor of being the only European ensemble to represent our country at the world’s largest Silk Road Festival in China. The Silk Road International Cultural Expo, held in Dunhuang, will bring together the most renowned researchers, experts, and musicians specializing in the theme from all over the world. Prior to the Expo, we will hold a concert in Beijing on September 19th.
Bársony Bálint on M5’s Intermezzo program
On M5’s Intermezzo program, opera singer Eszter Zavaros talks with me about our jubilee concert On the Path of Our Ancestors. Thank you to Richard Pleizer for the invitation and to Eszter Zavaros for the insightful conversation. Bársony Bálint Conversation here.
Bársony Bálint and MRP
Great hungarian classics with a unique sound!






















































































