It is with profound sorrow that we announce the death of László Vikár at the age of eighty-eight, the Széchenyi Award-winning ethnomusicologist and former professor of the Liszt Academy.

The international jury announced the $80,000 first prize to the pionist, Zoltán Fejérvári on 10th May, at the 2017 Montreal International Musical Competition.

Mr Zoltán Balog, Minister of Human Resources conferred the Pro Cultura Hungarica Award on the Japanese pianist, Satoko Tanimoto.

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the death of Péter Komlós, violinist, former professor of the Liszt Academy and founding first violinist of the Bartók String Quartet.

The 20th anniversary of the Liszt Academy Seminar was celebrated with a jubilee gala concert by the Sapporo Kitara Concert Hall and the Liszt Academy.