tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post7739138712283186114..comments2023-09-27T00:43:47.144-07:00Comments on My Own Private Venice: Boka Bence, Lute PlayerLarry Mellmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01989306159210947908noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-34517737168871656742020-01-29T13:12:57.444-08:002020-01-29T13:12:57.444-08:00hi. i bought a cd from you in venice in 2012 and i...hi. i bought a cd from you in venice in 2012 and itunes (macbook or mac superdrive cd/dvd player) won't play it. just to let you know. i can only play it in my car. i was trying to import it to itunes but...won't work. sad.amy veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864025558879311666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-91804838073769309392017-11-20T15:36:47.056-08:002017-11-20T15:36:47.056-08:00Recently returned from Italy, with our last city v...Recently returned from Italy, with our last city visited being Venice. Of course I came home with his CD's. The moment we passed by him playing his lute near Basilica di Santa Maria Della Salute, I couldn't help but stop and listen. When we passed back by him, I had to buy his CD'S. His music is enchanting.Letitianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-19028641945176196012017-06-09T02:25:50.734-07:002017-06-09T02:25:50.734-07:00Years later, he's still there, and unfortunate...Years later, he's still there, and unfortunately happens the same way: he adamantly plays marvelously the luth, but loud boats overpowers his gentle soft sound, and the other thing louder is the rare sound of pieces thrown by people rushing by. But if you stop by and really listen, and you talk to him, then wow you realize what hidden gem is right there in front of your eyes and years. I also bought his CDs and listening to them right now, I've been instantly teleported by his music's magic back to the bridge... Köszönöm szépen, Bence!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-32207650526685237632015-05-03T01:21:47.014-07:002015-05-03T01:21:47.014-07:00Just back from Venice where i saw this great hunga...Just back from Venice where i saw this great hungarian luteplayer. So great!! Spoke a few words with him about his music....like to meet him again ,now i'm listening to his 2 cd's!! Thanks Boka!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-33615662809389960312015-03-22T13:51:59.345-07:002015-03-22T13:51:59.345-07:00Me and my husband met him 2007. in Venice. His mus...Me and my husband met him 2007. in Venice. His music was beautiful and his talent exceptional. Often we listen to his cd's...I wish he was more recognized.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709775766693617938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-32334222907377166762015-01-02T17:19:05.106-08:002015-01-02T17:19:05.106-08:00I had the pleasure of encountering Mr. Boka in Ven...I had the pleasure of encountering Mr. Boka in Venice back in March 2002. He is a talented and gracious musician. Nice to hear that he's still entertaining and enlightening folks.Steve, NJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-2162408034368172552014-11-01T17:25:39.928-07:002014-11-01T17:25:39.928-07:00Returned from Venice yesterday, where we encounter...Returned from Venice yesterday, where we encountered Bence playing on the Academia bridge late one night, and were enchanted by his playing. Just been listening to his wonderful CDs, and idly looking up the web address I was delighted to find that so many people have encountered his music in the same way. I love Renaissance music, Eastern European music, and so-called cross-over music, so this is a real find! - and he seems a lovely man. Why has no one yet snapped him up for a European tour?! (starting in Oxford, please!) - or perhaps he prefers just busking around Venice.....? Simon + Sue xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-92004587826642427212014-10-04T04:26:01.126-07:002014-10-04T04:26:01.126-07:00We found him a few days back and I took his photo....We found him a few days back and I took his photo. Such a placid looking man.<br /><br />http://ajh57.wordpress.com/2014/10/04/portraits/Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338473094793604518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-59774635235953853422014-08-20T08:01:28.276-07:002014-08-20T08:01:28.276-07:00I feel so related to Bence Boka's wonderful mu...I feel so related to Bence Boka's wonderful music and it's like I've finally found my "alter ego" self playing the tunes I really love in my beloved Venice. The CD Dances I bought only a couple of days ago in Venice from him personally is sheer beauty. Guitar was my 1st instrument, then I switched to bass. On bass I try to play my own dream-music solo with an atmo like Bence's. My songs are called Minstrel, Dreamer... (CD Each Tree is Poetry). I wished I could meet up again with Bence and maybe I could learn to play the baroque lute like he does! Invite me to Hungary and find me a lute too Bence, you're great! Robert (Belgium), the man with the "strong woman" at his side, remember? LOL! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512584182089391673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-62039133943345801622014-08-20T01:33:03.661-07:002014-08-20T01:33:03.661-07:00Wow, I love your music on the CD I recently bought...Wow, I love your music on the CD I recently bought from you in Venice! RobertAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512584182089391673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-34424587398869299422014-08-05T12:49:13.060-07:002014-08-05T12:49:13.060-07:00Oops! Listening to it now!Oops! Listening to it now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-58354184175028000162014-08-05T12:48:31.602-07:002014-08-05T12:48:31.602-07:00Quality, heard the man in Venice two days ago. Lis...Quality, heard the man in Venice two days ago. Listening to it not, sublime and elegantly beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-82914795773468851692014-07-18T04:04:40.169-07:002014-07-18T04:04:40.169-07:00We heard him near the Guggenheim Museum this summe...We heard him near the Guggenheim Museum this summer. Luckily I bought both his CDs, initially intended as souvenirs but I found out they are better than just souvenirs.Filip Slachmuyldersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-30039760537038786032014-03-23T03:26:04.672-07:002014-03-23T03:26:04.672-07:00Another fan who has had the privilege to see and h...Another fan who has had the privilege to see and hear this musician over the years, in Venice. I'm listening to his music right now, and decided to see what the internet had to say about him. During Carnevale, he was dressed in a velvet jacket and 'floppy' hat, and looked as though he had drifted in from a long ago century. he's just brilliant.<br /><br />Maybe we should start a Facebook fan club and give him some publicity.<br /><br />Yvonne (Australia)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-36425313606224824932014-02-20T19:18:38.383-08:002014-02-20T19:18:38.383-08:00I was lucky to have Bence's music with me duri...I was lucky to have Bence's music with me during my very short stay in Venice in Feb 2014... and of cos I had his CDs all the way back to Hong Kong.. Wish him all the best in his music life :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765914559612525988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-34728366857542482042014-01-12T07:48:41.528-08:002014-01-12T07:48:41.528-08:00I met "Bence Bika" in Venice and he tota...I met "Bence Bika" in Venice and he totally stirred my heart. My husband is a professional musik Teacher and he instantly recognised his talent. He is a really great and humble individual. May his work continue to stir and inspire hearts, what a beautiful spirit to encounter in lifes journeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-90151685905961769662014-01-11T06:10:00.959-08:002014-01-11T06:10:00.959-08:00Hier , à la tombée de la nuit , un passage sur le ...Hier , à la tombée de la nuit , un passage sur le pont de l'Académie, et ce moment magique quand je me suis arrêté quelques instants pour regarder la vue sur le Grand Canal et les lumières vers la Salute. Cette musique merveilleuse , envoutante m'a aussitôt transporté. J'ai aussitôt acheté les deux CD et me les passe en boucle depuis mon retour.....<br />Merci Boka Bence pour ce beau moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-75165914740566451712013-11-23T12:42:01.751-08:002013-11-23T12:42:01.751-08:00We just returned from two weeks honeymoon in Venic...We just returned from two weeks honeymoon in Venice, and were pleased to encounter Bika Bence on the Academia Bridge, under dark skies and over inky waters. Hollywood could contrive nothing so romantic. We had fabulous time in spite of two weeks of rain. How such weather must dent the income of street musicians! On that second night, near the end of our visit, we found him just setting up, and chatted with him, purchased his two CDs, and reluctantly pulled ourselves away to the whispering sound of his music. We have not taken his CDs off the platter since we returned. If we wear them out, we'll just have to return to Venice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-42510242315573805492013-10-07T01:37:40.811-07:002013-10-07T01:37:40.811-07:00Wife and I just came home from Italy trip and also...Wife and I just came home from Italy trip and also met Bence in Venice on one of the bridge. It was his playing that filled the scene with harmony and we had to pause our tour and let his music fill us in. When he took a rest, we chatted him a little and learned a bit more about him and his music. Both wife and I are not musically trained had no idea about style and so of music, but that matters not, we both loved his music and we hope to bump into him again somewhere in the world :) Until then, we shall enjoy his music at home and on the road :) Tanks for putting up a place where ppl lucky enough to have known Bence and his music can meet and share with each other electronically.Jess and Fayenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-91923251363012673792013-06-01T21:42:19.483-07:002013-06-01T21:42:19.483-07:00I too came across him in Venice in May 2013 and wa...I too came across him in Venice in May 2013 and was so transported by his music I bought both his CDs and love them - my only purchased memento of Venice - a Hungarian lute player's Cds for this New Zealander.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-41184434823357125892012-12-15T00:14:09.730-08:002012-12-15T00:14:09.730-08:00I came across Bence in Feb 2012 near the Accademia...I came across Bence in Feb 2012 near the Accademia bridge, and then again just recently on 1 December; this time it was evening, and he was playing in the little Campiello Barbaro in Dorsoduro. The music was haunting and I made my own little recording in the dark before we chatted about busking and I bought Bence's two CDs. Unfortunately the link to his website doesn't seem to work, but we seem to be quite a fan club and I'm sure someone could buy the CDs and send them to you clehmann. Just a question of being in Venice - and coming across him.Jackienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-26012178940696187282012-10-14T02:13:29.876-07:002012-10-14T02:13:29.876-07:00I've wondered about this lute player since vis...I've wondered about this lute player since visiting Venice in May. How I regret I didn't buy his CDs! Does anyone know if they are available online? clehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11120463952567115065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-14653930819165257002012-10-07T05:28:19.551-07:002012-10-07T05:28:19.551-07:00I found him at Accademia bridge in early October 2...I found him at Accademia bridge in early October 2012. We chatted and I purchased his cd's. What a delightful man. Good luck to him.roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899180869256908872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-11873646022808165822012-10-01T17:04:34.753-07:002012-10-01T17:04:34.753-07:00My husband and I saw him in Venice two weeks ago a...My husband and I saw him in Venice two weeks ago and purchased two of his CDs. It was wonderful to see him play and was equally astounded that most people just walked on by. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272562393380894264.post-6712203502039612192012-08-15T08:45:24.504-07:002012-08-15T08:45:24.504-07:00I am currently listening to his CD 'Dances - T...I am currently listening to his CD 'Dances - Tarok' - and the same as you, was entranced crossing the Rialto, hearing his peaceful, calm, measured and beautiful playing. Bought both CDs, have listened to them God alone knows how often since. Delighted other people have had the same experience and remember him with such joy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16996492668981651811noreply@blogger.com