Programmes of the Conducting Department in 2026/27
24 August 2026
2026:
| 24 August – 06 September (Mon - Sun) | Registration period, subject registration |
| 1 - 4 September (Tue - Fri) | Choir Days (every day 15.00 - 18.00) |
| 2 - 9 September (Wed - Wed) | Postponed examination period |
| 7 September (Mon) | 10.00 Opening Ceremony (LF8 Grand Hall) |
| 7 September (Mon) | First day of classes |
| 12 September (Sat) | National Convention for Orchestral Conducting Students (Dome Hall) |
| 29 - 30 September, 1 October (Tue - Thu) | Lorenzo Donati Master Class (9.00 - 11.30, 14.00 - 17.00, Thu: morning session only) |
13 October (Tue) 15 October (Thu) | Orchestral Practice for MA Orchestra Conductors (Savaria Symphony Orchestra) |
| 17 October (Sat) | 19.00 "Choir+" Dome Hall Concert 1 (Kupola) |
| 23 October (Fri) | National Holiday (rest day) |
| 23 October - 2 November (Fri - Sun) | Autumn Break (first day of classes: 2 November) |
3 November (Tue) 5 November (Thu) | Orchestral Practice for MA Orchestra Conductors |
| 7 November (Sat) | Alma Mater Choir Concert in memoriam Zoltán Kocsis (Solti Hall) |
| 26 November (Thu) | 18.00 Conducting exam concert 1 (for 4th year, Old Academy Building) (Main Rehearsal: 15.00 - 17.00) |
| 12 December (Sat) | Working Day (because of 24 December rest day, Saturday class schedule) |
| 12 December (Sat) | 19.00 "Choir+" Dome Hall Concert 2 (Kupola) |
| 16 December (Wed) | 19.30 Kodály Concert (LF8, Grand Hall) |
| 18 December (Fri) | Last day of classes of the first semester |
| 19 December - 3 January (Sat- Sun) | Winter holiday |
| 21 December (Mon) | First day of the exam period of the first semester |
2027:
| 4 January (Mon) | First day after the winter holiday |
| 23 January (Sat) | Last day of the exam period of the first semester |
| 25 - 31 January (Mon - Sun) | Period of exam retakes; registration period and subject registration for the second semester |
| 26 - 29 January (Tue - Fri) | Choir days (every day 15.00 - 18.00) |
| 1 February (Mon) | First day of classes of the second semester |
| 1 - 6 February (Mon - Sat) | Postponed examination period |
| 12 February (Fri) | 18.00 Conducting exam concert 2 (3rd year, Old Academy Building) Main Rehearsal: 15.00 - 17.00 |
| 15 February (Mon) | 19.00 MA Choir Conducting exam concert 1 (Main Building Grand Hall, Hungarian National Male Choir) Rehearsal with the Choir: 10 - 12 February |
| 24 - 27 February (Wed - Sat) | Péter Halász Mozart Master Class (for Singers and MA Orchestral Conductors) |
| 6 March (Sat) | 19.00 "Choir+" Dome Hall Concert 3 (Kupola) |
| 7 March (Sun) | 18.00 Conducting Department Concert (Old Academy Building) |
| 15 March (Mon) | National Holiday (rest day) |
| 20 March (Sat) | 9.00 - 17.00 Conducting Conference |
| 20 March (Sat) | 18.00 Alma Mater Choir Concert (Danube Symphony Orchestra, The Riding Hall and the Stables of Royal Palace in Gödöllő) |
| 21 March (Sun) | Lantos Rezső Conductor Competition (Main Building, Kupola) |
| 25 - 30 March (Thu - Tue) | Spring holiday (first day of classes: 31 March, Wed) |
| 26 March (Fri) | Good Friday (public holiday, no classes) |
| 29 March (Mon) | Easter Monday (public holiday, no classes) |
| 30 March (Tue) | Holiday granted by the President |
| 2 April (Fri) | 18.00 Conducting Exam concert 3 (for 4th year, Old Academy Building) (Main Rehearsal 15.00 - 17.00) |
| 19 April (Mon) | 19.00 MA Choir Conducting exam concert 2 (Main Building Grand Hall, New Liszt Ferenc Chamber Choir) Rehearsals with the Choir: 8, 15, 17, 19 April |
28 April (Wed) 30 April (Fri) | Orchestral Practice for MA Orchestra Conductors (Savaria Symphony Orchestra) |
| 30 April (Fri) | Submission deadline of the topics for the complex exam of MA2 students |
| 2 May (Sun) | 19.00 "Choir+" Dome Hall Concert 4 (Kupola) |
| 3 - 22 May (Mon - Sat) | Exam period of graduating students (BA III, MA II) |
| 7 May (Fri) | 18.00 Conducting Exam concert 4 (for 3rd year, Old Academy Building) (Main Rehearsal 15.00 - 17.00) |
| 9 May (Sun) | Alma Mater Choir Concert (Sándor Kabdebó, Teréz Church) |
| 14 May (Fri) | Last day of classes of the second semester (for graduating students: 2 May) |
| 17 May (Mon) | Pentecost, public holiday - no classes |
| 18 May - 5 June (Tue - Sat) | Examination period |
| 19 - 20 May (Wed - Thu) | Main subject exams of Conducting Technique |
| 20 May (Thu) | 19.00 MA Orchestral Conducting Exam Concert 1 (MÁV Symphony Orchestra, Main Building Grand Hall, Belián Hámori) |
| 22 May (Sat) | Conducting Exam concert 1 (Savaria Symphony Orchestra, Szombathely) |
| 25 May - 5 June (Tue - Sat) | Exam period of graduating students (BA III, MA II) |
| 1 June (Tue) | 19.00 MA Orchestral Conducting Exam Concert 2 (Danube Symphony Orchestra, Main Building Grand Hall, Viktor Záray) |
| 2 June (Wed) | 9.00 Complex exams for MA II students |
| 7 - 12 June (Mon - Sat) | Exam retake period of the second semester |
| 17 June (Thu) | Conducting Exam concert 2 (Savaria Symphony Orchestra, Szombathely) |
| 24 - 25 June (Thu - Fri) | Conducting entrance examination (morning: Danube Symphony Orchestra, afternoon: Vass Lajos Chamber Choir) |
| 26 June (Sat) | 9.30, 11.00 School closing and graduation ceremony (Main Building Grand Hall) |