When Natalie Cole’s fertile jazz collection Unforgettable…With Love appeared in 1991, it stood at the top of the charts for five weeks, received six Grammy Awards and sold more than 8 million copies in the United States alone.
Tony Lakatos was born in Budapest in 1958. He has lived in Germany since 1982, and been soloist of the Frankfurt Radio Big Band since 1993. He has played at virtually every major jazz festival. For many years now he has enjoyed a position as one of the most sought-after saxophonists in Europe.
Each year Musical Zoo Evenings are staged beside the attractive Great Lake in Budapest’s Zoo. 
Holdviola Orchestra and Presidance Company, two recently established Hungarian formations working up folk music and culture in a new, modern synthesis, are prepared for a very special production. HUNGARYTHM is a production of two 50-minute acts where elements of dance, music and circus are blended.
Ödön Márffy was one of the foremost artists working in the early 20th century. While staying in Paris he came across the new paintings of Matisse, Cézanne, which inspired his artistic approach.
Set up in 1957, the Benkó Dixieland Band is one of the best jazz formations in the world and certainly the most popular in Hungary. In fact, its very first album went gold. The band’s international career started in the neighbouring countries in the 1960s, and by the next decade it was travelling to the West.
Budapest Sightseeing on Land and Water. See Budapest the most exciting way: from both land and water! Take a seat, enjoy and SPLASH IN THE DANUBE WITH US!
