Among other highlights, music historians János Mácsai and Szabolcs Molnár will discuss the academy’s past one and a half centuries.

A series of concerts by students called “The Hidden Treasures of the Liszt Academy” (with subtitles such as “Temperaments from the Last 150 Years” and “Choral Works from the Alma Mater”) will present some rarities by composers from the history of the Composing Faculty.

A concert series started on March 23 with the internationally acclaimed Takács Quartet, formed 50 years ago, presenting the storied traditions of the Hungarian string quartet.

Other groups in the series will be the Keller and Kelemen Quartets, with the youngest generation represented by the Korossy Quartet. All four quartets met and formed while their members were students at the academy.

The “Legendary Concerts” stand out as a special occasion among the fall events. The series will focus on the piano. Gábor Farkas will evoke the spirit of the virtuoso István Thomán, who died in 1941.

Dénes Várjon will pay tribute to the legacy of Géza Anda. Dezső Ránki will give a recital recalling his debut concert in 1970, while János Balázs will recreate a solo concert first given by György Cziffra in 1956.

The Birth of Music Higher Education

Founded in 1875, the academy is named after the renowned composer and pianist Liszt, who initiated the start of higher education in music in Hungary and in 1879 moved to Andrássy utca (to the building now called the Old Academy of Music). The Liszt Academy launched its concert center in 2013 after extensive renovations of the main venue.

Today, the Liszt Academy Concert Center’s primary responsibilities are serving activities connected to musical education, such as exam and diploma concerts, and hosting concerts by the student orchestra.

It also rents out its halls for Budapest-based orchestras and organizes its own concerts, presenting the most exciting Hungarian and international musicians, chamber music groups and orchestras to the Hungarian audience.

Besides the famed and completely renovated Art Nouveau main building (built between 1903 and 1907) and its sumptuous Grand Hall concert space where “music is made visible,” the Liszt Academy also runs the Old Academy of Music, where you can find the Liszt Memorial Museum. This venue also serves as the base for the harpsichord, organ and church music training programs.

The Liszt Academy was awarded the Europa Nostra (2015) and the European Heritage Award (2016) and continues its globally recognized mission not just in this commemorative year but also beyond, at home and worldwide.

For information in English, concert dates and ticket prices, visit concert.lisztacademy.hu/concert-series-2025-spring

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