Concert Centre News
Kodály: Writings on Music Education launched
10 July 2019
This long-awaited volume of Kodály’s writings on music education contains articles, speeches and interviews by the world-renowned composer, ethnomusicologist and pedagogue.
Franz Liszt and free improvisation
3 July 2019
During his stay in Vienna in 1822-23, the child Liszt established his career as a pianist with professional piano teacher Carl Czerny. In addition to consolidating his technique and shaping his taste, developing the potential for free improvisation was an important factor in Czerny's piano lessons, in line with the requirements of the time.
Classical music's healing power
25 June 2019
Interview with piano artist and Bartók World Competition – Piano 2019 juror Andrei Korobeinikov. Born in Moscow, the 33-year-old artist, winner of several world competitions is not only respecting tradition and the composer’s intention, but also believes music makes you a better person; therefore music belongs to all.
Each awardee of the Kennedy Center is a former student of the music academy – including two of our professors
24 June 2019
Corvin Chain and St. Stephen’s order awardee, Kossuth Prize laureate opera singer, Artist of the Nation, Éva Marton, and Kossuth Prize laureate composer, György Kurtág were both honoured.
Musicians of International Reputation Join the Faculty of the Academy of Music Again
21 June 2019
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music Senate decided to hire several new outstanding artists to teach in the 2019-2020 academic year, who have not taught at the institution before.
Fantasia – a musical genre?
12 June 2019
The fantasia can hardly be called a genre, as it is a rendition of an invention created on the spur of the moment. Thus it is closest to improvisation, which is never put down in writing.
The secret is the openness in the profession and the solid foundations from the Liszt Academy—Interview with Judit Varga
3 June 2019
The Erkel Ferenc Prize winner and Bartók–Pásztory Prize winner is going to continue her teaching activities at the Vienna Academy of Music from the next academic year. Judit Varga, professor at the Liszt Academy of Music, shared her impressions of her prestigious appointment and her way there.
Candidates from 14 countries of three continents to arrive for this year’s Bartók World Competition
29 May 2019
Young pianists from all over the world, even from Iceland, have sent their applications to participate in this year’s piano contest of the Bartók World Competition & Festival. Even though the compulsory repertoire was truly demanding that didn’t prevent the young artists from qualifying: applications have been received not only from Taiwan, Russia and Switzerland, but from the United States and from Japan as well.