Culture

  • Zsejke Jámbor-Miniska
    Dániel Váczi

    Da Vinci dreamed of it, Dániel Váczi made it – a new Hungarian instrument set off to conquer the world

    For years, saxophonist Dániel Váczi and designer Tóbiás Terebessy have been working on a family of wind instruments that is apt to transition between...
  • Lívia Kölnei
    The Benedict Option

    How to survive the end of the Christian world? – The Benedict Option with Benedictine monk Gergely Bakos

    One of the most thought-provoking books of recent times, it is both a utopia and a detailed survival guide to the rescue of Christian...
  • Ágnes Jónás
    Lilla Horti

    „I don’t have a mascot, I have faith.” – Lilla Horti

    Lilla Horti is energetic and a perfectionist. She is a true diva. She is grateful that her parents instilled a love of classical music...
  • Ildikó Gergely-Baka
    Bence Máté

    Take care of the bird if it flies into your garden – an interview with Bence Máté

    A couple of days ago in a Facebook group, undergraduate students tried to convince a 17-year-old not to go for social sciences, for „there...
  • Adrián Szász dr.
    Gyuri Hollósy

    "The Hungarian language is music to my ears" – sculptor Gyuri Hollósy takes care of his Hungarian roots in the US

    He has never lived in Hungary, yet he speaks our language without an accent, and his Hungarian identity defines his life. Gyuri Hollósy was...
  • Villő Nagy
    Dezső Ránki

    “I never longed to live abroad” – in conversation with Dezső Ránki, Artist of the Nation

    Pianist Dezső Ránki is an outstanding figure in the world of music, both for his modesty and his talent. Last year, he was among...
  • Andrea Tóth-Fazekas
    Levente Molnár

    “Being Hungarian is an incredible experience, despite the bitter pain.” In conversation with opera singer Levente Molnár

    “Spiritually, I reckon viceroy (bán) Bánk was a Szekler, just as I am. I, too, have exactly the same emotional charge: I truly tremble...
  • Szilvia Sinkovics
    Csaba Sándor

    “It sent shivers down my spine, I was totally captivated by this magic” – opera singer Csaba Sándor talks about his ‘double life’

    Csaba Sándor's wonderful bass-baritone voice and demanding stage performance are the pride of opera-loving audiences. The soloist of the Hungarian Opera of Cluj and...
  • Adrián Szász dr.
    Blanka Kerekes

    “My father chose the flute for me” – after Switzerland, the eye of the world is also on the Hungarian artist

    Born into a family with an artistic background in Veszprém, she started playing music at the age of nine and was touring with her...
  • kepmas.hu
    Wingzzz app

    “My children love it, we read from it every day” - A storybook library in our pockets

    21st century parents do not have an easy life, especially with time management. We experience daunting overload in all areas of life mainly from...
  • Enikő Sárdi
    Veres István

    István Veres, Michelin-star chef: “I am a Szekler, I can do it”

    It’s like something from a fairy tale: our hero sets out from the back of beyond with a father’s good advice in his pocket...
  • Dóra László
    Boldi in his studio

    Boldi: “I think that all art must be about immutability”

    “A sculptor must accept that what is exhibited in a public space is also subject to vandalism,” says Boldi, who didn’t take much to...
  • Melinda Hekler
    Ester Horvath

    Eszter Horváth, first prize winner at World Press Photo - “An expedition to the North Pole is also a quarantine situation”

    Never before has a Hungarian woman won at a World Press Photo competition. Eszter Horváth took the photo immortalizing a curious polar bear in...
  • Melinda Hekler
    Bea Kovács

    Bea Kovács, from master beautician to prize-winning photo reporter

    Bea Kovács’s life is worthy of a film: at the age of 40, the thriving, acclaimed beautician decided to study photography, and seriously, too...
  • Ágnes Jónás
    Andrea Bocelli

    Andrea Bocelli: “Life triumphs over destruction”

    Andrea Bocelli is an icon and his voice is a balm that warms the heart. He has been singing in front of huge audiences...
  • Adrián Szász dr.
    Bagossy Brothers Company

    Wolves and goosebumps – with the Bagossys, the song speaks on

    They started out from the Transylvanian town of Gheorgheni (Gyergyószentmiklós, pop. 17,000) in 2013 and in 2020 all tickets for their Budapest concert for...
  • Kati Szám
    Dániel Gryllus

    Dániel Gryllus “In my life, the final forms have always been defined by human relationships”

    Dani is one of those people with whom it is impossible not to sit down with and chat. He turns towards you with such...