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

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Charles Lloyd

2016. May 06.

The American saxophonist legend comes to the Liszt Academy Grand Hall on 20th May with Jason Moran pianist. Here is the article from the concert magazine of Barbara Bércesi about Charles Lloyd.

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Dance house? Get together!

2016. April 25.

The 5th Dance House Day is being held on 7 May 2016. For this occasion, István Pávai has compiled the programme of the concert arranged in the Grand Hall, Liszt Academy from the collection of János Jagamas.

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Soloist chamber musicians

2016. April 12.

You’d be hard-pressed to mention a classical instrumental genre in which Beethoven did not reign supreme. The piano trio is no exception. It is thought of by many as the non plus ultra of chamber music. What makes Beethoven trios so special and how do they challenge performers? We quizzed Dénes Várjon about the series of Beethoven’s complete piano trios.

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The nightingale of Sakhalin

2016. March 16.

Julia Lezhneva was still a young girl when she received Cecilia Bartoli's Vivaldi aria CD as a present at the turn of the Millennium. Today she possesses probably one of the most exciting voices and personalities of the post-Bartoli generation. She will be giving an aria recital at the Liszt Academy.

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Parity

2016. March 11.

There is no better example of the symbiosis of teaching and concert performing than the “On the Spot” series introducing the departments of the Liszt Academy. On the occasion of the percussionists’ concert, head of the percussion department Zoltán Rácz, Kossuth Prize laureate and founder of Amadinda, and pianist Balázs Fülei, director of the Chamber Music Workshop, spoke about the case for criticism, thoughtful art teaching and the ideal teacherstudent relationship.

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