Platon Karataev
Platon Karataev | |
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Live in Budapest Park, 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | Indie rock, folk rock[1] Indie folk[2] |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | platonkarataev |
Platon Karataev is a Hungarian musical group.
Their music draws from spiritual traditions, including Gregorian chants, mantras, and folk songs. The band's lyrics are in English and Hungarian.[6] The band is named after a character from Leo Tolstoy's novel.[7][1]
History
Platon Karataev formed in Budapest in 2016.[7][2]
Their first single "Elevator" (2016) and first album For Her (2017) made them one of the most streamed Hungarian music artists known domestically and globally.[1][8][9]
In 2018, they took part in Zandari Festa (South Korea) event.[2][10] In 2019, the band performed at other festivals, including Waves Vienna (Austria), Reeperbahn Festival (Germany), and Liverpool Sound City (UK) festivals.[11][12][13]
In 2021, Kultura.hu named them "the most exportable" Hungarian music artist.[14]
In March 2022, they gave an interview to major Hungarian news magazine HVG.[6] The band performed at the Roadburn Festival (Netherlands) in April the same year.[15]
In 2023, the band received the Hungarian Music Awards.[16][7]
Platon Karataev performed at Sziget Festival in 2024 and 2025.[17][4]
Lineup
- Gergely Balla — guitar, vocals
- Sebestyén Czakó-Kuraly — guitar, vocals
- László Sallai — bass guitar
- Zsombor Farkas — drums
Albums
English period
- For Her (2017)
- Atoms (2020)
Hungarian period
- Partért kiáltó (lit. 'Shouting to the Shore', 2022)
- Napkötöző (lit. 'Sunbound', 2025)
References
- ^ a b c "Platon Karataev - Rock Hungary". Europavox. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "Ismét három magyar zenekar lép fel a szöuli Zandari Festán - Dalok.hu". dalok.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "To Crave the Edges of Speech - The Continental Literary Magazine". The Continental Literary Magazine. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ a b Marcell, Bajnai (5 August 2025). "A világsztárok mellett a magyar előadókra is érdemes figyelni a Szigeten". Magyarnarancs.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ Hacsek, Sophie (1 March 2023). "Platon Karataev takes you on an unpredictable musical journey". arthereartnow.com. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ a b "„Valaki azt írta, ez volt az első koncert, amire nem részegen akart elmenni" - Platon Karataev-interjú". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "Platon Karataev". zenehaza.hu. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Platon Karataev - GoOut". goout.net (in Slovak). Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ Crowns, Music (5 June 2020). "Platon Karataev launch 'Atoms' LP | New Music". Music Crowns. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Magyar fellépők a Zandari Festa-n". culture.hu. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Waves Vienna - Archive: Waves Vienna 2019". www.wavesvienna.com. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Reeperbahn announced Platon Karataev and Deep Glaze". hotsmusic.hu. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Platon Karataev and Vera Jónás has been invited for Liverpool Sound City". hotsmusic.hu. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ a b "HOTS: a Platon Karataev a legexportképesebb könnyűzenei előadó". kultura.hu (in Hungarian). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Roadburn 2022 Line-Up :: Clashfinder". clashfinder.com. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Fonogram-díjas lett a Platon Karataev!". Fonogram (in Hungarian). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Platon Karataev, Louis Tomlinson, Martin Garrix - Ilyen volt a Sziget negyedik napja". Népszava (in Hungarian). Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Platon Karataev: Még nem vagyunk nyakig a következő lemezben, de már térdig ér a víz". kultura.hu (in Hungarian). 15 July 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.