On 22 October 2013, the anniversary of the birth of Ferenc Liszt, Budapest regains one of the defining buildings of its cityscape, the Liszt Academy. In addition to the music and musicology teaching at tertiary level, the reopening marks the moment that the university launches its own cultural and concert organization activities – under the name Liszt Academy Concert Centre – in the historical building on Liszt Ferenc Square.

A second year MA piano student, Petra Kiss, gave three concerts in Beijing in August 2013. Here is her account of on her Far Eastern tour.

Liszt Academy’s teacher, Valér Jobbágy has been awarded the prize by the Hungarian Catholic Episcopal Conference in recognition of his twenty-five years of service as the first externally appointed choir conductor of the Pécs Cathedral, for his work leading the Palestrina Chorus and his activities promoting Catholic culture.

Our university’s piano professor is representing the Liszt Academy of Music at the fifth Liszt Piano Competition organized by the Korean Liszt Society.

In 2013 two Gramophone Awards, considered the Oscars of classical music, went to Hungarians with ties to the Music Academy.

Liszt Academy's news published before October 2013