When she was five years old, Ági was drawn to Transylvanian Hungarian folk music after seeing the singer Márta Sebestyén in the rock opera István a király (István the King). She later followed the advice of Ferenc Sebő and began studying folk singing under Klára Bozda. She first appeared on stage at the Katona József Theatre aged 16 during the band Ando Drom's anniversary concert, performing alongside such legendary Hungarian musicians as Béla Szakcsi Lakatos and László Dés. She sang for years in the band Ökrös and the Hungarian world music band, Besh o droM, travelling across the world, from the Montreali Jazz Festival to Glastonbury Festival and from the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris to New York and Beijing. As a jazz singer, she has worked in partnership with Béla Szakcsi Lakatos and other some incredible musicians, including Kálmán Oláh, Elemér Balázs and Gábor Presser. In 2004, she founded her first group and recorded her first solo album for children, Téli-nyári laboda (Summer-Winter Saltbushes). Szalóki was brought up surrounded by a wide range of classical music, and still today remains a huge fan of the works of Bach, Debussy and Bartók, as well as various contemporary classical music movements.

Audience members, who will be able to take their seats at the Bohemian Event Venue on a first-come, first-served basis from 6 pm, receive a welcome drink and can enjoy dinner before or after the concert.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest