The institute has been one of the most famous Hungarian educational institutions for decades, with considerable demand in English-speaking countries and the Arab world for conductors who completed their studies at the Peto Institute.

However due to a drop in education subsidies and a fall in revenues from international projects the institute has practically been emptied of its funds.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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