András Jánosi

folk musician

Budapest, 3 July 1951

Corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2015–2021)

Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2021–)

András Jánosi was born in Budapest on 3 June 1951. His father was Sándor Jánosi, or, as he was widely known, ‘Mr. Juló’, one of the most prominent, nationally recognised figures of the Hungarian scouting movement before 1948. In the 1930s, he served as leader of the Regös Scout movement, where, in the spirit of Sándor Karácsony and Zoltán Kodály, he renewed the cultural and folk-artistic dimensions of the movement.

Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary

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1976

governmental award

Young Master of Folk Arts

State award granted to young (15-35 years old) creators and performing artists who have achieved outstanding individual accomplishments in specific branches of folk art.

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1975

governmental award

Young Master of Folk Arts

State award granted to young (15-35 years old) creators and performing artists who have achieved outstanding individual accomplishments in specific branches of folk art.

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