A total of 98 violin-piano duos are submitted, awarded ones will be decided by a prestigious international jury chaired by Oscar-winning American composer John Corigliano.

Éva Kollár, Zsuzsanna Gráf, Béla Lattmann, Sándor Horányi, Judit Hartyányi and Katalin Kiss received prestigious state awards on the occasion of the August 20th, anniversary of the state’s foundation

Gáspár Kelemen achieved 1st prize in age group 1, while in age group 2 Marley Erickson came in 2nd place at Festival Academy Budapest’s event.

Liszt Academy's competition was elected a member and was praised for its high quality by World Federation of International Music Competitions’ General Assembly. Delegates also showed keen interest in the professional issues of the university's Éva Marton International Singing Competition, which had been a member for three years.

The Bösendorfer instrument in the Kodály Museum has been fully reconstructed with the help of a grant from the National Cultural Fund.

The Masterpiece programme will be launched again, with students being notified of their application in Neptune, and those selected by audition will be able to perform with the orchestra.

Bernhard Klapprott, professor at the University of Music Franz Liszt, Weimar, spends three days with students at our university, and talks about them as outstanding talents.

Between the 20th and 22nd May the Liszt Academy dedicates a special thematic weekend to the work and legacy Adpolph Hasslemans.

The Duo Domo, formed by Domonkos Hartmann and Domonkos Csabay, won the 17th Lyon International Chamber Music Competition, and was also awarded the Audience Prize.