Concert Centre News
Péter Sárik: „For me, it is crucial to be in harmony with the person I make music with.”
14 September 2018
Péter Sárik, jazz pianist was interviewed by György Szentgallay for the 11st Concert Magazine of the Liszt Academy.
The 3rd Éva Marton International Singing Competition has begun
11 September 2018
More contestants then ever before: sixty-one competitors are now matching their skills in the vocal contest at the Liszt Academy.
The number of applicants for the Bartók Composition Competition has far exceeded expectations
6 September 2018
The Bartók World Competition effectively contributes to the country’s image of talented Hungarians.
Maestro Hubay
17 August 2018
It was 160 years ago when Jenő Hubay (1858-1937) an outstanding representative of Hungarian music was born. The anniversary provides us with the opportunity to breathe new life into his figure, to celebrate someone whose career was connected at its major stages to Ferenc Liszt and the Liszt Academy.
„What fascinates me is Bach’s music and what’s encoded in it”
12 July 2018
Gergely Fazekas, associate professor of the Musicology Department did not come home empty-handed from the United States, where he was teaching as a Fulbright visiting professor for a year: he turned his PhD dissertation into a monograph just published in Hungarian under the title J. S. Bach and the Two Cultures of Musical Form. Please, welcome an exclusive interview with the author.
Bartók with freedom
5 July 2018
„Bartók is not to be an icon but a living entity for us” – the Bartók World Competition and Festival to be continued with the composers’ competition.
“Mozart’s music has a delicate texture – there is no greater challenge than that” Harmony between composer and performer: W. A. Mozart and Kristóf Baráti
22 June 2018
The intimate connection between composer and performer is shaping silently and invisible over the years and decades. Hard work and keen attention must be paid if a performer would like to show his/her personality and affection in a musical interpretation beyond the notes of a composition. The violin virtuoso Kristóf Baráti now tells about creating and experiencing harmony with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
“Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore”
21 June 2018
Éva Marton, the legendary Hungarian opera singer celebrates her 75th birthday. The Liszt Academy greets the dramatic soprano and professor emeritus with an oeuvre exhibition and a podium discussion. This article is written by András Batta.