It is with profound sorrow that we announce the death of László Vikár at the age of eighty-eight, the Széchenyi Award-winning ethnomusicologist and former professor of the Liszt Academy.

The international jury announced the $80,000 first prize to the pionist, Zoltán Fejérvári on 10th May, at the 2017 Montreal International Musical Competition.

The Polish-Hungarian Piotr Anderszewski, a favourite of the Budapest audience, is not only brilliant as a pianist but also has an exciting personality as an artist.

Mr Zoltán Balog, Minister of Human Resources conferred the Pro Cultura Hungarica Award on the Japanese pianist, Satoko Tanimoto.

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the death of Péter Komlós, violinist, former professor of the Liszt Academy and founding first violinist of the Bartók String Quartet.

The 20th anniversary of the Liszt Academy Seminar was celebrated with a jubilee gala concert by the Sapporo Kitara Concert Hall and the Liszt Academy.

On 1 May and 5 June in the Main Building of the Liszt Academy the guided tours will not be held and the ticket office will also be closed.

The pianist, Márta Gulyás, was presented the award in the Assembly Room of the Liszt Academy, on 20 April.

Based on the judgement of the three-member jury, representatives of twenty-three countries from four continents will have the chance to take to the stage of the Liszt Academy between 10 and 17 September. Forty-five of the successful candidates are ladies, while twenty competitors are men.

On 4 April, the director of the Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum and Research Centre, Dr Zsuzsanna Domokos presented the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia and the Accademia di Santa Cecilia with the bust of Ferenc Liszt.