From 18 until 26 February, 2017, the joint chamber music workshop of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance was held for the fifth time.

Former bassoon professor at the Woodwind and Brass Department of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, György Keszler passed away at the age of 81.

The awardees of the Junior Prima Prize this year are Barnabás Baranyai, Misi Boros, Barnabás Brindás, Domonkos Csabay, Dániel Erdélyi, Gábor Homoki, Krisztián Kocsis, Gyula Rab, Fülöp Ránki and Péter Tornyai.

The competition jointly organised by the Weiner Foundation and the Department of Chamber Music of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music took place between 11 and 15 April.

After 45 years Hungary is hosting an international clarinet competition again, this time in honor of Kossuth Prize winner clarinetist Béla Kovács celebrating his 40th anniversary as a professor at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music.