Festival history
1993-2018
Wine goes hand in hand with songs in every culture, but only the hungarians have “winesongs” – you would think so.
Well, it is already known from the history of the festivals: that, this musical treasury is unequally rich, inspired by the grape and wine through ages, cultures and continents.
This realization, and the fact, that male choir singing needs encourage in the whole world motivated the prize winner of international choir competitions, Pannon Volán Zrt. Bartók Béla Male Choir to invite the male choirs,vocal bands and folk music performers of Europe and the world to Pécs and Baranya,since 1993.
The Winesong festival served as a guide for more than a thousand male singers to the world of winesongs and excellent hungarian wines. Beside the participants, the dedicated audience is also contributing year by year to the unforgettable and unique feeling of the festival.
WINESONG FESTIVAL ARCHIVES
1993 – 2018
I.EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 1993
II. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 1994
III. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 1995
Participants:
GROOT Male Choir – Zwolle, Netherlands
Uppsalai Male Chamber Choir – Sweden
Ptuji Male Chamber Choir – Slovenia
Berecz András
Zengő Együttes
Bartók Béla Férfikar
I. WINESONG WORLD FESTIVAL – 1996
Participants:
Biotz Alai Abesbatza, Algorta, Basque country, Spain
Sepsiszentgyörgy Hungarian Male Glee-club – Romania
The Gents Quartet, Hague, Netherlands
Coro Monte Cauriol, Genova, Italy
Tominaga Michio, Sapporo, Japan
Mezcla, Argentina
Berecz András, Zengő Együttes, Bartók Béla Férfikar
IV. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 1997
Participants:
„Fshati” Ossetian Folk Song Choir – Vladikavkaz, Russia
Newport and District Male Voice Choir, Newport, England
Coro Monte Pasubio, Schio, Italy
Male Vocal Ensemble of Sheremetev Centre, Ivanovo, Russia
Miquéu Montanaro, Corrance, Provance, France
Bekecs Együttes, Berecz András, Bartók Béla Férfikar
V. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL - 1998
Participants:
Székely Dalegylet Férfikórusa, Székelyudvarhely, Romania
Coro „Antonio Illesberg” – Triest, Italy
Krambambulis, Riga, Latvia
Bacchanalian Férfikar – Stockholm, Sweden
John Faulkner, Dublin, Ireland
Primorski Akademski Zbor „Vinko Vodopivec” – Ljubljana, Slovenia
Berecz András,
Zengő Együttes,
VI. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 1999
II. WINESONG WORLD FESTIVAL – 2000
Participants:
“Afshati” Alán Traditional Male Choir – Vladikavkaz, Russia
Bongo Men – Nigeria
Coro del’Innominato – Vercurago/Lc, Italy
Fülek Male Choir – Slovakia
Ekaterinburg Male Choir – Russia
Seán Matthew Deibler – Philadelhia,USA
Shin Hu-Sun – South-Korea, Seoul
Soncko Llaqta – Peru, Equador and
Martine Periat Dance Theatre – Bourdeaux,France
Pannon Volán Rt. “Bartók Béla” Férfikar
Pictures available in Galériában.
VII. EUROPEN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2001
VIII. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2002
IX. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2003
2003. september 26 – 28.
Participants:
Alán Philharmonics Male Choir – Ossetia
Albino Bonavita Male Choir- Italy
Cornwalli Male Choir Férfikar – Great Britain
Nonet Brda – Goriska Brda – Slovenia
Simply English band – Great Britain – Hungary
Vantaan Laulu Male Choir – Finland
Voskresenie Male Choir – Russia
and the
Pannon Volán Rt. Bartók Béla Férfikara, Berecz András – előadóművész, Zengő együttes
III. WINESONG WORLD FESTIVAL – 2004
2004. september 23 – 26.
X. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2005
2005 september 23 – 25.
Participants:
Boghese e Ammentos – Ittiri, Italy
Cantilena Male Choir - Wrocław, Poland
Foutzik Folk Music band – Gannat, France
Lahti Male Choir – Lahti, Finland
Santa Lucía de Llodio Male Choir – Álava province, Basque country, Spain
and the
Szélkiáltó Együttes, PannonFilharmonikusok, Zengő Együttes, Pécsi Ércbányász Koncertfúvószenekar, Pannon Volán Rt. Bartók Béla Férfikar
XI. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2006
2006. september 22 – 24.
Participants:
Aristotele Pacini Male Choir - Atri, Italy
Bacchanalia Male Choir - Stockholm, Sweden
Cantores Minores Male Choir - Warsaw, Poland
The Vocal Band of Croatian Navy “Saint Georges” - Klapa Sveti Juraj, Croatia
Srecko Kosovel Male Choir - Ajdovščina, Slovenia
Trollinger Male Chamber Choir - Fellbach, Germany
and the
Pécsi Szimfonietta, Berecz András, Vivat Bacchus Énekegyüttes, Zengő Együttes, Pécsi Ércbányász Koncertfúvószenekar, Pannon Volán Rt. Bartók Béla Férfikar
Képek megtekinthetők a Galériában.
XII. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2007
2007. september 21 – 23.
Participants:
Fantje na vasi iz Rač (Račei lads) - Slovenia
Herrsällskapet (Men’s association) - Gävle, Sweden
Klapa Ferata (Ferata Male Choir) - Zágráb, Crotia
Maskarades band - Greece
Padragi Bányász Férfikar - Ajka, Hungary
Steirischer Jägerchor (Steyr Hunter Choir) - Austria
and the
Pécsi Szimfonietta, Berecz András, Zengő Együttes, Pécsi Ércbányász Koncertfúvószenekar, Pannon Volán Rt. Bartók Béla Férfikar
Képek megtekinthetők a Galériában.
XIII. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2008
2008. september 26-28.
Participants:
Brodosplit Male Choir - Croatia
Die Mehlprimeln (“The Floury Primroses“) - Kaisheim, Germany
Emil Montia Male Choir - Arad, Romania
Trió Kvartett - Slovenia
Troubadours Singer Group - Netherlands
Veszprém Város Kadarkara - Hungary
and the
Pécsi Szimfonietta, Berecz András, Zengő Együttes, Pécsi Ércbányász Koncertfúvószenekar, Pannon Volán Rt. Bartók Béla Férfikar
XIV. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2009
2009. september 25-27.
Participants:
Echo Male Choir - Grudziądz, Poland
Janko Kersnik Male Choir - Lukovica, Slovenia
Josip Štolcer Slavenski Male Choir – Čakovec, Horvátország
A MÁV Gépészet Járműjavító Férfikara - Szolnok
The Riga Technical University Male Choir – Latvia
Stockholm Police Choir – Sweden
and the
Pécsi Szimfonietta, Zengő Együttes, Pécsi Ércbányász Koncertfúvószenekar, Pannon Volán Rt. Bartók Béla Férfikar
IV. WINESONG WORLD FESTIVAL – 2010
Participants:
No. 35. High School Choir – Beijing, China
African Melody Band – Nigeria
Wien Male Choir Association – Austria
Meran Male Choir Association – South-Tirol, Italy
Sunshine Choir Model School of the Beijing University - China
Slovak Teacher’s Choir, Trenčianské Teplice – Slovakia
Varpas Male Choir – Lithuania
and the
Zengõ együttes, Pécsi Ércbányász Koncertfúvószenekar, Pécsi Szimfonietta, Pannon Volán Zrt. Bartók Béla Férfikar
XV. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2011
Participants:
Acapella-Keller – Austria
Boghes e Ammentos – Sardinia, Italy
BorCanto – Pécs
Fehérvári Male Choir – Székesfehérvár
Minores Cantores – Poland
Quercus Quintet – Slovenia
Vivat Bacchus Énekegyüttes – Pécs
and the
Zengő Együttes, Pécsi Szimfonietta, Pécsi Ércbányász Koncertfúvószenekar, Pannon Volán Zrt. Bartók Béla Férfikar
XVI. EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2012
Participants:
Coro Alpino Monte Caviojo – Arsiero, Italy
“Domen” Singer group – Ljubljana – Črnuče, Slovenia
Korson Mieslaulajat – Vantaa, Finland
“Pro Cultura” Male Choir – Fülek, Slovakia
Siófoki Férfi Dalkör
and the
Pannon Volán Zrt. Bartók Béla Férfikara, Zengő Együttes, Szélkiáltó Együttes, Pécsi Ércbányász Koncertfúvószenekar
Pictures and videos are available in the Gallery.17th EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2013 – 20th Anniversary Edition
20th Anniversary 1993-2013
27-29. September, 2013.
In 2013 the European Winesong Festival will celebrate it’s 20th Anniversary edition. For this occasion Tamás Lakner, artistic director invited unique male choirs and world class soloists.
Participants of the of the XVII. European Convivial Wine Song Festival – 20th Anniversary edition:
The State Philharmonic Male Choir – Vladikavkaz, Republic of North-Ossetia-Alania
Albino Bonavita Male Choir- Fossano, Italy
Bacchanalian Male Choir – Stockholm, Sweden
Echo Male Choir – Grudziadz, Poland
Szakály Mátyás Male Choir – Biatorbágy, Hungary
Bartók Béla Male Choir – Pécs, Hungary
Special guest of the 20th edition of the Winesong Festival:
Erika Miklósa (soprano)
Other participants from Hungary:
Pannon Filharmonic Orchestra – Pécs
Ore Miners’ Concert Brass Band
Solists:
István Horváth (tenor)
Szabolcs Csajághy (tenor)
18th EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2014
From Europe
Coro de Iddanoa Monteleone – Sardinia, Italy
Joensuun Mieslaulajat – Finland
Poliskören Stockholm – Sweden
Vivat Cantus – Salzburg, Austria
From Hungary
Veszprém Red Winesong Ensemble
Bartók Béla Male Choir
Invited artists:
KOVÁTS Kolos – Kossuth-awarded opera-singer, bass
BOGNÁR Szabolcs – baritone
CSAJÁGHY Szabolcs – tenor
Ore Miners’ Concert Brass Band
Pannon Filharmonic Orchestra – Pécs
19th EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2015
Participants of the 19th European Convivial Wine Song Festival:
Coro Citta di Oziero (Sardegna, Italy)
Klapa Kastav ; Zvojenski Kanturi (Croatia)
Sängerrunde Kritzendorf (Austria)
Sandviken Male Choir (Sweden)
Kodály Zoltán Male Choir (Budapest, Hungary)
Bartók Béla Male Choir (Pécs, Hungary)
Zengő Folk Ensemble (Pécs, Hungary)
Invited artists:
Bognár Szabolcs opera-singer, baritone
Csajághy Szabolcs opera-singer
Ore Miners’ Concert Brass Band
20th EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2016
Participants of the XX. European Convivial Wine Song Festival:
Danubius Octet Singers – Bratislava,
Heino’s Male Choir – Heino, Netherlands
Lira Male Choir – Warsaw, Poland
Mannergesangverein Franz Liszt – Raiding, Austria
Hungarian Bards of Muravidék – Lendva, Slovenia
Béla Bartók Male Choir – Pécs, Hungary
Zengő Folk Ensemble – Pécs, Hungary
Pannon Philharmonic – Pécs, Hungary
Ore Miner’s Brass Band – Pécs, Hungary
Invited artists:
András Berecz folk singer (Kossuth prize awarded)
Sándor Sasvári (Jászai prize singer)
Szabolcs Bognár (bariton)
Csajághy Szabolcs(tenor)
21st EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2017
City of Split Choir Brodosplit – Split, Croatia
Male Choir „Echo” – Grudziądz, Poland
Fraternity Male Choir – Riga, Latvia
Vivat Cantus – Salzburg, Austria
Béla Bartók Male Choir – Pécs, Hungary
Zengő Folk Ensemble – Pécs, Hungary
Pécs Symphonietta – Pécs, Hungary
Ore Miner’s Brass Band – Pécs, Hungary
Klára Kolonits (dramatic coloratura soprano) decorated with Liszt-Award, soloist of Hungarian State Opera
Szabolcs Bognár (bariton)
Szabolcs Csajághy (tenor)
22nd EUROPEAN WINESONG FESTIVAL – 2018 – 25th Anniversary Edition
Coro Città di Soave – Soave, Italy
Pochodnia Male Choir – Czestochowa, Poland
Karelian Male Choir – Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russian Federation
Mercurii-Ordens sångkör – Stockholm, Sweden
Béla Bartók Male Choir – Pécs, Hungary
Zengő Folk Ensemble – Pécs, Hungary
Pécs Symphonietta – Pécs, Hungary
Ore Miner’s Brass Band – Pécs, Hungary
Carolyn Zhang Yu, dramatic coloratura soprano – China
Fecó BALÁZS, singer, Kossuth and Liszt Prize decorated performer
Szabolcs Bognár, bariton
