More than 100 artists had registered for the competition bearing the name of the universally acknowledged Hungarian composer. This first competition – launching in a month’s time - is open to violinists. Of the entrants, more than 50 received the opportunity to perform live in front of a jury.

The Kalotaszeg Lead Fiddler Competition was organised for the first time 27-30 July within the framework of the Méra World Music Festival. Ádám B. Kiss, a former student of the Liszt Academy, came first among 9 contestants.

In the category ’Instrumentalist’, the trumpeter Gábor Boldoczki, member of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music academic staff was acknowledged with the highly prestigious award for his label Oriental Trumpet Concertos.

The Bartók World Competition and Festival – enjoying international limelight – will be hosted by the Liszt Academy from 9 until 17 September for the very first time. On the opening day of the contest, special programmes and free concerts will welcome the members of all age groups.

We kindly inform our audience that the chamber music recital to be given by Vadim Gluzman, Johannes Moser and Yevgeny Sudbin on 7 December, 2017 - as one of the concerts in the series Chamber Music for the Grand Hall – has been cancelled.

On 23 June, the Dohnányi’s villa and garden – now privately owned- opened its gates to host the composer’s 140th birthday celebration. The invitees attended a wreathing ceremony, an out-of-the-ordinary villa and garden tour, and for the first time in the history of the building, a concert in Dohnányi’s study.

Scævola, the work of the young composition graduate of the Liszt Academy, Szabolcs Mátyássy - winner of the opera composition contest of the 2016 Bartók Plus Opera Festival - was performed by Andrea Rost and the opera students of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music directed by András Almási-Tóth at this year’s opera festival at the Miskolc National Theatre on 21 June.

The image of the Bartók World Competition and Festival has been awarded the Silver Blade prize in the category Design Solutions/Image and Logo Design issued by the Association of Communication Agencies in Hungary for the 18th time this year.

31 May is the application deadline for the instrumental and composition masterclasses of the Kurtág-Ligeti Workshop - hosted at the Liszt Academy between 17 and 21 July. The courses of the 5-day workshop are open to all students and staff members of all music institutions and can also be attended by the general public as an audience.

Concerts by world stars and young talents with special discounts on season tickets until 30 June