The most important class, however, for me and for hundreds of other Hungarian musicians, was the chamber-music class. From about the age of fourteen, and until graduation from the Academy, all instrumentalists except the heavy-brass players and percussionists had to participate in this course. Presiding over it for many years was the composer Leó Weiner, who thus exercised an enormous influence on three generations of Hungarian musicians.
2021. October 29.
The international jury judged that the string quartets competing in Thursday’s semi-finals were so excellent that they allowed more formations than initially planned to take part in Saturday’s final.
2021. October 28.
The international jury on Wednesday night selected seven quartets, instead of the initially planned six, that will advance to the semi-finals.
2021. October 25.
The Liszt Academy’s 2021 Bartók World Competition kicked off Monday afternoon with determining the order of performance of participating quartets. The event will last until Sunday, the live rounds of the competition, featuring string quartet formations this year, will be held in Solti Hall and are open to the public.
