Jihoon Park won the 30,000 euros first prize at the Saturday evening final of the 6th Éva Marton International Singing Competition organized by the Liszt Academy. Romanian bariton Mihail Damian finished second winning 20,000 euros, while the third prize of 10,000 euros went to Chinese mezzo-soprano Hongni Wu. Éva Marton awarded her personal special prize of 10,000 euros to Russian soprano Alexandra Zotova for the high quality performances, and the audience award went to Korean soprano Yeeun Yeu.

Six female and six male singer will take the stage with a colourful programme at the Final in the Grand Hall of Liszt Academy on Saturday evening.

Liszt Academy’s event began on Sunday evening with the opening statement of Éva Marton, followed by the drawing of the order in which the 56 contestant will perform in the preliminaries.

A total of 106 female and 90 male singers from thirty-two countries around the world submitted valid applications for Liszt Academy's competition, which offers prizes amounting to 70,000 euros.

World-famous British violinist Daniel Hope, the young but internationally recognized Brazilian male soprano Bruno de Sá, and French string quartet Quatuor Ébène are among the performers at the concerts of the Liszt Academy in autumn 2024. Tickets are available at an extraordinary discount until the end of May.

Renowned researchers from nine countries will present their latest findings at a conference open to the public on 16-17 May.

The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music has made significant progress in the QS rankings by subject: with its 22nd place in the performing arts category, it is the world’s highest-ranked Hungarian university.

"He joined us driven by dedication and exceptional attention, keen to share the knowledge he acquired through his remarkable international career," says Gyula Fekete, Vice-President of Research and International Affairs, Head of the Composition Department in his praise of Péter Eötvös, the world-famous composer-conductor who died at the age of 80.

Organizers of the 6th Éva Marton International Singing Competition and the 8th Bartók World Competition for composers welcome applications for both events from around the world.