The European association of higher music education institutions held its 50th General Assembly and Congress in The Hague to commemorate the 70th anniversary of its foundation and discuss several challenges.

The application system is now open for applicants wishing to pursue studies at the Liszt Academy with the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship in the academic year 2024/2025.

Ádám Banda and Dr. Dávid Báll gave highly successful master classes and concerts in two Chinese cities, and both were honoured with the above mentioned positions at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music.

Students from seven partner institutions in Europe took part in a one-week workshop and played together at a concert with violinist Barnabás Kelemen at Liszt Academy. We talked to four of them about their experiences with the Erasmus Blended Intensive Programme.

A national saxophone day was organized at the Bartók Conservatoire in conjunction with Alvaro Collao León’s two-day teaching programme.

At the XI Severino Gazzelloni International Flute Competition, the student of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music won first prize and a special prize.

The Woodwind and Brass Department will host the solo clarinetist of the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana on 29 and 30 September.

One of the aims of the scientific workshop established at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music is to explore the past three hundred and fifty years of Hungarian music culture in a regional context. The Group organized its first international conference recently – as part of the Bartók World Competition –, where prestigious Hungarian and European experts presented their findings.