Photo: Edina Pilcz
Academic title and university position:
Habilitated Doctor (DLA), Assistant Professor
Teaching activity:
Since 2002, teaching secondary piano at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
2012–2013: taught contemporary chamber music at the university level for one academic year
2015–2018: taught main subject piano at the Special Talents Program
Doctoral school activity:
2009: Lecture for students of the Composition and Music Theory Doctoral College on György Ligeti’s Piano Etudes
2024: Lecture at Óbuda University, Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture titled “Parallels of Ornamentation in Architecture and Music” for PhD students
Opponent in DLA thesis defenses (Judit Kertész, Laura Győrfi)
Major performances:
Performed as a soloist in: Mozart: Piano Concerto in D minor, K. 466 (conducted by Tibor Szabó), Mozart: Piano Concerto in E-flat major, K. 271 (conducted by Mátyás Antal), Bach: Concerto in C minor, BWV 1060 (conducted by László Kovács), Liszt: Piano Concerto in E-flat major (with various orchestras and conductors: Mátyás Antal, Róbert Farkas, András Deák), Messiaen: Oiseaux exotiques (twice, conducted by Massimo Testa and Zoltán Peskó), Bach: Piano Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 (conducted by László Bartal)
Guest performances at cultural celebrations in Hungarian Institutes and Embassies in Amsterdam, Vienna, Bonn, Berlin, London, Paris, Rome, Bucharest, Bratislava, Krakow, Moscow, Sofia, Trebinje. Performed on Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan 27, 2016) in New York at a concert co-organized by the UN and the Hungarian Consulate.
Festival appearances:
International Bartók Festival, Prague–Vienna–Budapest Festival, Piano Summer Munich, Centre Acanthes Festival, pPianissimo Festival, Russian Spring Festival, Ziethener Musiktage, Szeged Chamber Music Festival, Zemplén Festival, Klassz a parton Festival, Mini Festival, Bach for Everyone Festival, Ars Sacra Festival, Csigó Art Fest, Kapolcs Valley of Arts, Ars Hungarica Festival, Zsolnay Festival
Competitions:
1992: László Lajtha National Music Competition, Debrecen – 3rd Prize
1993: Chopin Festival, Budapest – Grand Prize
1994: National Youth Liszt Piano Competition, Budapest – 1st Prize
1994: International Youth Piano Competition, Senigallia – Bach Special Prize
1996: Andor Földes Piano Competition, Budapest – 3rd Prize
1999: Chopin Piano Competition, Szeged – 3rd Prize
2000: Leó Weiner Chamber Music Competition, Budapest – 2nd Prize
2000: Prague-Vienna-Budapest Summer Academy, Baden bei Wien – Schönberg Prize
2005: Smetana Competition, Plzeň, Czech Republic – Bartók Special Prize
Masterclasses:
2008–2014: Annual piano and chamber music masterclasses at Crescendo Summer Academy
2023: Masterclass in Budapest co-organized by the Global Association of Music Education and the Bartók Béla Secondary School and Conservatory, with Chinese (Shanghai, Beijing) and Hungarian participants
Awards, scholarships:
2000: Arnold Schönberg Prize, Baden bei Wien
2001–2002: DAAD Scholarship, Berlin
2001: Annie Fischer Performing Arts Scholarship
Jury experience:
2008–2014: Jury member at Crescendo Summer Institute competitions, Sárospatak, Tokaj
2013: Jury member, WPTA International Piano Competition, Novi Sad
2015: Serbian National Piano Competition, Belgrade
2019–2021: Winterreise Chamber Music Competition, Moscow
2022: Munich Piano Competition, Germany
2022, 2024: Erzsébet Házy Talent Nurturing Singing Competition, Komárno, Slovakia
2023: “Music Generates New State” European International Music Competition, Budapest
2025: Regional Four-Hands Piano Competition, Sárospatak
Recordings:
2013: Splinters (Odradek Records, ODRCD307) – nominated for BBC Music Magazine Award
2019: Past Visions – Schubert, Schumann (Odradek Records, ODRCD371)
Publications:
Books:
Marczi, Mariann. “An Analysis of György Ligeti’s Etude L’escalier du diable.” In Mielz valt mesure que ne fait estultie, Festschrift for Iván Horváth’s 60th Birthday, edited by István Bartók, András Veres, Márton Szentpéteri, Béla Horváth, and Mihály Szegedy-Maszák. Budapest: Krónika Nova Kiadó, 2008: pp. 16–773.
Ligeti, György – Marczi, Mariann – Nádler, István. Nádler–Ligeti. Budapest: Jaffa Kiadó, 2008.
Marczi, Mariann. The Piano Etudes of György Ligeti. Saarbrücken, Germany: GlobeEdit, 2016, 264 pages. ISBN: 9783330713734.
Articles:
Marczi Mariann (Ann Airam), “A Pianist with Good Reception, a Sound Engineer Who Limits Space – On the Recordings of Piotr Anderszewski.” Hangjegyzet 9 (Autumn 2005): 12–13.
Marczi Mariann (Ann Airam), “Chopiniana – On Chopin Recordings by Dinu Lipatti and György Cziffra.” Hangjegyzet 10 (Spring 2006): 15–16.
Marczi Mariann (Ann Airam), “Tchaikovsky Interpretations – On Symphony Recordings by Herbert von Karajan, Sir Thomas Beecham and Antonio Pappano.” Hangjegyzet 12 (Summer 2007): 15–17.
Marczi Mariann – Mesterházi Gábor (Mc/Dc), “Bear Music – On the Compilations Bach for My Baby and Mozart for My Baby.” Hangjegyzet 12 (Summer 2007): 31.
Marczi Mariann (Ann Airam), “Violin Concertos in D – On the Albums of Leonid Kogan and Nathan Milstein.” Hangjegyzet 13 (Spring 2008).
Marczi Mariann, “On György Ligeti’s Piano Études I.” Magyar Zene (2010.13): 355–367.
Marczi Mariann, “On György Ligeti’s Piano Études II.” Magyar Zene (2010.14): 459–468.
Marczi Mariann, “Ligeti – Études.” Zempléni Múzsa (Winter 2012): 48–55.
Marczi Mariann, “Professional Report on the 4th Novi Sad International Piano Pedagogy Conference.” Parlando 2012/4.
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Marczi Mariann, “London International Piano Symposium – Professional Report.” Parlando 2013/2.
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Marczi Mariann, “On György Ligeti’s Piano Études” – Doctoral Dissertation. Parlando 2013/3.
Marczi Mariann, Abstract of the doctoral dissertation On György Ligeti’s Piano Études, published in English and Hungarian as part of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music TAMOP-4.2.2/B-10/1-2010-0022 project.
Marczi Mariann, “Remembrance of Mariann Ábrahám.” Parlando (2023/2).
Marczi Mariann, “Report on the Chinese–Hungarian Masterclass.” Parlando (2023/4).
Marczi Mariann, Reprint of an interview published in Figaro, the journal of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. Parlando (2023/4).
Interviews:
2013, Fidelio – Interview with Mariann Marczi: “It is the responsibility of today’s performers to interpret today’s music” – Fidelio.hu. Interview conducted by Géza Maczkay.
2022, “Shaping Inner Musical Needs into Sound” – Interview with Mariann Marczi published in Óbudai Anziksz, by Máté Ur. “We spoke with Mariann Marczi, pianist and assistant professor at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, about her career, teaching, concerts, and piano schools – as well as everyday life in Óbuda.”
https://obudaianziksz.hu/hangokka-formalni-a-belso-zenei-igenyt/
2022, Karc FM, Partitúra – Interview with Mariann Marczi in connection with her solo concert in the MVM Piano Series. Interview by Szilvia Mohácsi.
2022, Klasszik Rádió, Intermezzo – Interview with Mariann Marczi about her solo concert in the MVM Piano Series. Interview by Edina Bálint.
2013–2023, Bartók Rádió – Various interviews with Mariann Marczi conducted by Gábor Veisz, Márta Katona, and Barbara Kecskés.
2023, Figaro, the magazine of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music – Interview with Mariann Marczi featured in the Ligeti 100 special issue, Portrait column (July 26, 2023): “Ordo ab Chao” – Ligeti’s Music from a Performer’s Perspective. Interview by Csenge Hőnich.
2024, Európa Rádió – Interview on the occasion of her performance at the Zemplén Festival, August 11.
Student achievements:
Polina Kulikova-Tosuner – Anna Ustjinova duo:
2013, Crescendo Summer Institute Chamber Music Competition – 1st Prize
Ádám Szokolay – Rebeka Kruchió – Fanni Fekete trio:
2014, Crescendo Summer Institute Chamber Music Competition – 1st Prize and Grand Prize
Ildikó Rozsonits:
2016 – 14th National Piano Competition, Nyíregyháza – 1st Prize + Veroszta Magda Special Prize
2017 – 22nd Carl Filtsch International Piano Competition, Romania – 1st Prize
2017 – 12th Ars Nova Trieste International Music Festival, Italy – Absolute First Place (100/100 points) and Special Prize for the best performance of an Italian piece
2018 – 13th International Piano Competition "Jugend in Essen", Germany – 1st Prize (age group 11–13)
2018 – 3rd Danubia Talents International Music Competition, Vác – 1st Prize + Special Prize (age group 2004+)
2018 – 51st Virtuosi per Musica di Pianoforte, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic – 1st Prize + Special Prize (age group 2004+)
2019 – 6th International Béla Bartók Piano Competition, Graz, Austria – 1st Prize and Bartók Special Prize
Márton Vörösváry:
2022, Franz Liszt Center International Piano Competition – 2nd Prize
Krisztián Oláh:
2022, Artisjus Prize
Professional memberships:
Member, World Piano Teachers Association
Member, Hungarian Musical Arts Society (board member from 2025)
Member, Hungarian Church Music Society
Board member, AMPAK Foundation
Youtube topic: https://youtube.com/channel/UC5gCfcWvJICLsphlDT09-fg?si=X8Sfji5AK3783ddR
Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/@mariannmarczi?si=_wnZOxoibMhXWfbZ
Website: www.mariannmarczi.hu
Contact: mariannmarczi(AT)gmail.com