The pianist, musical director, Liszt Academy department head, Tibor Erkel passed away at age of 83, on Saturday 28 January, 2017. His achievements were also recognised with the Knight of Cross from the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.

In December, another three European cities had the opportunity to host the programme series which came about within the framework of the cooperation initiative of the Liszt Academy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.