Gergely Kovács’s acclaim at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Budapest

The 8^th International Chopin Piano Competition in Budapest was held between 21 and 30 June, 2018 at the district music school of Rákospalota named after Jenő Hubay.

Following the preliminary video selection, 9 contestants were chosen out of the 22 after the first round, while only three of them got shortlisted for the final.  All three finalists performed Chopin’s Piano Concerto in E-minor accompanied by the Gödöllő Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gábor Horváth.

No 1^st prize was awarded this year, yet Gergely Kovács, tutored by Attila Némethy and Balázs Réti, came second at the competition and as a special prize, he also won the opportunity to play at the foot of the Fryderyk Chopin Monument in the Warsaw.