The training I received at the Academy was difficult and at times harsh, but those who survived the experience emerged as real musicians.

Sir Georg Solti

Jazz and Folk Music Department in Weimar

29 October 2013

Liszt Academy teachers and six students took part in the workshop-week of the jazz department of the Franz Liszt Hochschule für Musik in Weimar.

Ágnes Lakatos and Tibor Csuhaj-Barna, Jazz Department teachers of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, together with four jazz students – Georgina Kanizsa, Dániel Vikukel, Márk Miskolczi, Tamás Hidász, and two folk music majors – Klára Csernok and Gábor Dragony, were visiting the Liszt School Of Music Weimar between October 21-28, 2013. Members of the Donny McCaslin Quartet held classes and workshops in the first half of the week-long event and the Liszt Academy teachers in the second half. The Hungarian delegation also introduced itself with a concert performance. This successful collaboration will most certainly strengthen the ties between the two institutions bearing Ferenc Liszt's name even further. Tibor Csuhaj-Barna wrote as much in his report on jazzma.hu, which you can read if you click here.