Ninety-seven applications from twenty-six countries have been received for Liszt Academy’s violin edition of the Bartók World Competition, the pre-selection jury will decide by 22 June who will be invited to the live rounds in September.

Liszt Academy and the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gábor Káli will pay tribute to the memory of Zoltán Kocsis and to Hungarian classical music and its composers at their traditional gala evening on 30 May in the Grand Hall.

Renowned young performers, students and their teachers are in the concert season’s focus this autumn, tickets are on sale and discounts available.

A temporary exhibition titled "Liszt, the Teacher" is open at the museum, presenting a wide range of the master's pedagogical work.