Globetrotting violinist Pinchas Zukerman is a regular guest in Budapest, but to date he has not performed at the Liszt Academy. And yet Pinchas Zukerman is connected to the Academy by numerous strands and may almost be regarded, indirectly, as one of its students.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, took part in a gala performance in the Liszt Academy on 29 January.

Liszt Academy's firtst Opera Exam Festival staged between 23-26 January 2014 concluded with full-house performances and the guest appearance of music and arts institutions of higher education from three cities in Europe.

How our knowledge of the human brain can affect our approach to piano playing. This public lecture by the dean of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance tackles this question. The event is particularly recommended for students of the piano.

Along with the entire world of music, we, too, were shaken by the news that the world famous Italian conductor had died at the age of 81.

Christine Schornsheim, Kati Debrecteni and Malcolm Bilson, Alexander Baillie and John Thwaites are holding master classes in February 2014 at the Liszt Academy.

Evgeni Koroliov gives four concerts and a masterclass at Liszt Academy in January 2014. The portrait of Gergely Fazekas introduces him as both a concert pianist and teacher.

The mastercourse is held on February 10-14, application deadline for all participants is 3 February 2014.

Besides the Russian pianist, famous for his Bach interpretations, the violist Máté Szűcs, the member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra will also teach as a guest professor at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in January 2014.

The young piano professor of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music won two special awards along with the Grand Prize and the First Prize.