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27th European Convivial Winesong Festival and 12th Villány Premium Wine Sampling

22-24 September 2023 

Pécs-Villány

Day 1 - 22th September (Friday)

17:00 - Opening ceremony at Jammertal Wine Estate, Villány
(7773 Villány, Baross Gábor u. 106.) 

18:00 - Parade to Villány cellars

18:30 - Cellar and open cellar concerts at Villány cellars
 

• Danubius Octet Singers: Blum Winery

(7773 Villány, Baross Gábor u. 103.)

• Boghese e Ammentos: Szende Winery

(7773 Villány, Baross Gábor u. 85-87.)

• Mercury-Order Choir: Polgár Présház Wine Bistro

(7773 Villány, Baross Gábor u. 89.)

• Vocal Group DOMEN: Maczkó Winery 

(7773 Villány, Baross Gábor u. 73.)

• Zengő Ensemble: Mandula Restaurant and Wine Bar

(7773 Villány, Diófás u. 4-12.)

• Béla Bartók Male Choir: Bock Winery

      Special guests:

Erika Miklósa – soprano (Kossuth-, Liszt- and Hungarian St. Stephan order awarded)

István Horváth – tenor (Simándy awarded, soloist of the Hungarian State Opera)

(7773 Villány, Batthyány Lajos. u. 15.)

Day 2 - 23th September (Saturday)
 

16:30 - 12th Villány Premium Wine Sampling at Kodály Centre
(7622 Pécs, Breuer Marcell sétány 4.)

Exhibitors:

• Blum Winery
• Bock Winery
• Csányi Winery
• Gere Attila Winery
• Gere Tamás & Zsolt Winery
• Günzer Tamás Winery
• Jackfall Winemanufacture
• Koch Csaba VinArt Winery
• Maczkó Winery
• Mokos Winery
• Polgár Winery
• Sauska
• Vylyan Winery
• Villányi REDy common booth

TICKET PURCHASE

In advance: 5990 HUF, on the spot 6990 HUF
Combined ticket (Gala concert + wine tasting): 6990 HUF

Ticket purchase in advance at Zsolnay Cultural Quarter and at jegymester.hu.

Price of the sampling glass on the spot (in cash): 2000 HUF

19:00 - Gala concert at Kodály Centre
(7622 Pécs, Breuer Marcell sétány 4.)

Part 1: Performances of the Festival participants and winners of the 1st Winesong Singing Contest categories

Part 2: Joint performances of the invited special guests, Pécs Symphonietta, Béla Bartók Male Choir and Festival participants

• Antonín Dvořák: Slavic dances, Op. 46, No. 8
• Paul Lincke: Berlin air
• Artúr Harmath: Szerelemdal a csikóbőrös kulacshoz
• Giuseppe Verdi: Traviata – Sempre libera 
• Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto – È il sol dell'anima 
• Gioachino Rossini: Tell Vilmos – Asile héréditaire
• Giuseppe Verdi: Traviata – Brindisi
• Imre Kálmán: Húzzad csak kivilágos virradatig 
• J. Bock−S. Harnick−Szabó Ferenc: Fiddler on the roof – Winesong
   

Special guests and performers:

• Erika Miklósa – soprano (Kossuth-, Liszt- and Hungarian St. Stephan order awarded)
• István Horváth – tenor (Simándy awarded, soloist of the Hungarian State Opera)
• Mercury-Order Choir (cond.: Eric Wadman) - Sweden – choir
• Boghese e Ammentos (cond.: Piero Murru) - Sardegna – choir
• Danubius Octet Singers (cond.: Daniel Simandl) - Slovakia – choir
• Vocal group DOMEN (cond.: Karmen Banko) - Slovenia – choir
• Béla Bartók Male Choir – (cond.: Lakner Tamás) - Hungary
• Zengő Ensemble – Hungary
• Vivat Bacchus - Hungary
• Pécs Symphonietta
• Category winners of the 1st Winesong Singing Contest

Conducting:

Prof. dr. Tamás Lakner (Liszt-awarded)

Dániel Erdélyi
 

TICKET PURCHASE

Gala concert 1st class ticket: 2900 HUF
Gala concert 2nd class ticket: 1500 HUF
Combined ticket: 6900 HUF

Ticket purchase in advance at Zsolnay Cultural Quarter and at jegymester.hu.
 

Day 3 - 24th September (Sunday)

Concerts at the municipalities of the Villány-Siklós Wine Route

10:00

• Danubius Octet Singers (Slovakia): Újpetre Church

(7766 Újpetre, Kossuth u. 108.)

10:30

• Mercury-Order Choir (Sweden): Nagytótfalu Calvinistic Church

(7800 Nagytótfalu, Kossuth u. 28.)

11:00

• Boghese e Ammentos (Sardegna): Siklós Castle

(7800 Siklós, Vajda János tér 8.)

• Vocal group DOMEN (Slovenia): Jackfall Winemanufactory

(7773 Kisjakabfalva, Fő u. 23.))

15:00 - Feast of Wine and Song in Pécs - harvest parade, wine tastings
(7621 Pécs, Széchenyi tér) 

Performers:

•       Béla Bartók Male Choir – Pécs 
•       Boghese e Ammentos - Sardegna
•       Mercury-Order Choir - Sweden
•       Danubius Octet Singers - Slovakia
•       Vocal group DOMEN - Slovenia
•      Zengő Ensemble – Pécs 
•      Misina Folkdance Ensemble and Somogy band – Pécs
•      Pécs Oreminers Concert Brass Band 

Supported using public funding by Slovak Arts Council