The Liszt Academy is offering a discount system for its concert series instead of season tickets; the institution will also host a festival commemorating the 210th birth anniversary of its founder, Franz Liszt. This year's Bartók World Competition will feature string quartet ensembles, and the institution has launched a new cooperation with the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra under the name “Master Play.”

Sonja Šarić, 31, collected the EUR30,000 First Prize and the audience award at the gala evening of the 4th Éva Marton International Singing Competition organized on Sunday.

Finalists of the IV. Éva Marton International Singing Competition

In accordance with the decision of the international jury led by Éva Marton, after the final round of the semi-finals, 10 women and 14 men, including four Korean, as well as Hungarian and Ukrainian singers, took part in the semi-finals on September 2.  

The list of the competitors in the semi-finals of the IV. Éva Marton International Singing Competition is the following: 

The competition began on Sunday evening at the Liszt Academy with the determination of the order in which the competitors will perform.

On the long weekend of August 20, the Liszt Academy will be organizing several tours of the building