Bank of China 2024/2025 scholarship winners announced
Instrumental and vocal performing arts students of the Liszt Academy of Music could apply for the grant, here are the ten successful applicants.
The Bank of China together with the Friends of the Liszt Academy of Music and the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music founded the scholarship with the aim of supporting the musical education of highly talented Hungarian and international students of the Liszt Academy. Here are this academic year’s recipients:
| Izabella CZEILINGER | Hungary | Folk Music Theory - Folk Singing, 3rd year |
| Boglárka CSAPÓ | Hungary | Classical Flute, MA II |
| Edvárd GERGELY | Hungary | Jazz Saxophone, MA II |
| Laura Krisztina GŐGH | Hungary | Solo Singing, BA II |
| Jenő PUPORKA | Hungary | Classical Double Bass, MA II |
| Áron János RÁTKAY | Hungary | Classical Cello, BA III |
| Sébastien László SOMORJAI-PELLET | Hungary | Classical Piano, MA II |
| Bence Zoltán SZIGETI | Hungary | Classical Guitar, MA I |
| Miklós VERESS | Hungary | Classical Percussion, BA III |
| Li XU | China | Classical Percussion, BA III |
Only active, full-time students of the Liszt Academy were eligible to apply, from any academic year of any BA, MA, TMA or RTK instrumental or vocal art program. The scholarship can be used for covering the tuition fee, for the purchase of instruments and instrument cases, for expenses related to masterclasses and competitions or any other costs occurring in connection with the studies.
The amount of the scholarship is 600.000 HUF per student.
The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music and the Friends of the Liszt Academy of Music conducted a pre-selection of the submitted applications and proposed 20 students to the Committee consisting of the representatives of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, the Friends of the Liszt Academy of Music and the Bank of China.
This Committee has selected the 10 scholarship holders who will get a notification via their email-address as well.
If organized, scholarship holders have to perform at the Bank of China gala concert. Upon request, all scholarship holders will have to submit a written report about the use of the scholarship by the end of the academic year 2024/2025 to the International Affairs and Development Department of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music.