From 1 December, tickets for concerts in the eight new series announced mid-November can be purchased via the Liszt Academy website and at the box office on Liszt Ferenc Square.

The programme of the next concert in the Chamber Music Tuned for Grand Hall series remains unmodified.

Balázs Dobóczy’s work on the ad clip for the Liszt Academy Concert Centre was voted best in the promotional film category of the 2015 Golden Eye Cinematographer Festival.

The cello contest arranged between 19-22 November ended with a double Liszt Academy victory.

Cuban artist Leo Brouwer has cancelled his European trip so he will not be able to take part in the festival organized in his honour. Instead, the closing concert of the programme will be conducted by Joan Pagès.

The jury presented ten accolades, with winners picking up the prize and HUF 2 million in support.

The Liszt Academy is much more than merely an institution of education, it has become a true legend. These were the words of President of the Liszt Academy Dr. Andrea Vigh prior to a celebratory concert given on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the foundation of the academy.

The 140 Years of Music campaign claimed a best-in-category win at the Mediadesign competition, while the following day representatives of the institution collected a Red Dot Award for the Concert Centre image clip in Berlin.

An unorthodox press briefing including several surprises was the opportunity to present the 140-year-old Liszt Academy’s spring concerts and eight new season ticket series for the 2015/16 commemorative season. Next year, stars such as Joshua Bell and Anna Prohaska appear in Budapest, and all can enjoy the illuminated facade of this distinguished building after dark.

We inform our audience, that due to the illness of maestro Zoltán Kocsis,the 15 November 2015 concert of the Liszt Academy Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by Gergely Ménesi. The programme remains unmodified.