“My favourite piece is generally the one I am currently playing.” We asked pianists István Gulyás, Yohei Wakioka and Jenő Jandó to talk about their experiences of Liszt’s music. In the interview, the musicians evoked the figure, music and world of the eponymous founder of the Liszt Academy.

The Liszt Academy and the Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum and Research Centre have been awarded the Expert’s Choice Prize. The prestigious international commendation is bestowed on less than two 2% of the tourist attractions throughout the globe.

Liszt manuscripts believed to be lost have emerged from a private collection. Their historical significance and their impact on Hungarian music-culture is invaluable. The manuscripts purchased by the Liszt Academy with the kind support of the Ministry of Human Resources will come into the guardianship of the Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum and Research Centre.

The above statement is Mr. Zoltán Jeney’s favourite quotation from the composer Stockhausen. We’ve interviewed the professor emeritus of the Liszt Academy on the occasion of his turning 75 years old.

The event whose set up was supported by the Memorial Committee of the János Arany Anniversary hosted Mr. János Áder President of Hungary, and a speech was made by Péter Hoppál Minister of State for Culture of the Ministry of Human Capacities.

Pinchas Steinberg has overseen the development of several generations of musicians in a rapidly moving modern world that responds to quick impacts and strong stimuli. The following advice of his does not, however, go out only to musicians: let us not settle for solutions based on information and advanced technology; rather let us make an effort to communicate the depth of our feelings and ideas.

How can a young composer make a breakthrough in the contemporary international music scene? Where do applied composition and classical quality coincide? These questions were raised in an interview with the Erkel-prize winning composer and member of the Liszt Academy of Music academic staff, Máté Bella prior to his two forthcoming concert events.

The cellist Mr. Miklós Perényi holding Prima Primissima, Kossuth and Ferenc Liszt prizes has been awarded the title of professor emeritus by the senate of the Liszt Academy.

We interviewed the Kossuth Prizewinning violinist, János Rolla – concertmaster and artistic director of the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra and former head of the Chamber Music Department at the Liszt Academy, who is still an active music educator – on talent, role models, perfect technical skills and the lack of hard work, humility and great figureheads.

Competition invitation is already accessible, and submission form can be downloaded from the website.