Step-In 2026
On Saturday, January 31, 2026, from 4 p.m., the Chamber Music Department will organize the first STEP-IN in the Chamber Hall of the Old Academy of Music. The event is open to students, teachers, employees of the university, and the public.
Imagine that…
your phone rings and a kind voice asks: could you play Brahms’s Piano Quintet, Beethoven’s Sonata, Schumann’s Trio, or Bartók’s Rhapsody? The concert is in 5 days, but the performer has canceled for some reason. Can you take on the role? Do you know the piece, or do you take the risk of learning it in a short time? Remember, many artists’ careers were launched by a step-in.
Try out yourself!
On Saturday, January 31, 2026, from 4 p.m., the Chamber Music Department will organize the first STEP-IN in the Chamber Hall of the Old Academy of Music. The event is open to students, teachers, employees of the university, and the public.
Who can apply?
Any formation formed by students of the Liszt Academy of Music, including ensembles that are not registered as chamber groups but would like to try each other out for the sake of an adventure, can apply.
How does the entry process work?
By January 5, 2026, register with the names, instruments, and contact information of the participants in your chamber music group to Alexandra Détári, administrator of the Chamber Music Department: detari.alexandra@zeneakademia.hu
We will send you the repertoire list written for your group, and on January 23, 8 days before the performance, we will draw a piece of music from the list: you must perform that! We will record the draw on video. At that time, you can still decide: will you take the role or not!
What would you win with it?
We are preparing various rewards for the brave and the best performing groups, including valuable prizes and concert invitations.
Will you encounter a similar situation in life?
Oh, but how much!
We are waiting for your application!
Balázs Fülei
Head of the Chamber Music Department