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Kálmán Balogh is one of Hungary's best known cimbalom players, a regular performer at Müpa Budapest and numerous other illustrious institutions around the world and an influential figure among the new generation of musicians.

The musician and scholar Agócs has been interested in traditional cultures ever since he was a high school student. As well as building up a considerable folk music collection, he has also been organising folk music and folk dance events for decades, providing education on folk culture for a wide range of different age groups.

The Hungarian word 'citera' and its English counterpart 'zither' both originate from the Greek word 'kithara', which was adopted by other European languages via Latin.

Azokról a húros hangszerekről, amelyeket elődeink a 17. század előtt hegedűnek neveztek, viszonylag keveset tudunk. A magyar hegedű néven ismert hangszer nyaka és teste egy darab fából készült, alakja hosszúkás téglatest volt.