Schedule of live rounds 2-10 September

Preliminaries: 3 September 15:00 and 19:00; 4 September 15:00 and 19:00; 5 September 15:00

Admission is free.

Although the Bartók World Competition has not yet been running for several decades, it is already one of the most prestigious competitions in the world: hundreds of entries are received for each year, and every year the audience and jury hear world-class performances - not only in the final but also in the preliminaries thanks to the video preselection round. The preliminaries will be held in the Solti Hall of the Liszt Academy

Semi-finals: 6 September 19:00; 7 September 15:00 and 19:00

Admission is free.

Every two years, the competition organises an instrumental round, with a composition competition in the even years. In 2022, the task was to write a violin-piano duo, the winning pieces became compulsory pieces for the current semi-final: all competitors must perform one of them. The semi-finals will also be held in the Solti Hall of the Liszt Academy.

Orchestral finals: 9 September, 15:00 and 19:00. Tickets are available by clicking on the selected time.

Only the best young artists will be admitted to the orchestral finals of the Violin Competition, with six young artists scheduled to compete. They will have a choice of seven concertos for the final competition in the main hall of the Liszt Academy: in addition to two Bartók concertos, the final will include a violin concerto by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven or Sibelius. Featuring the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Conducted by János Kovács.

Gala concert: 10 September at 19:30 in the Great Hall of the Liszt Academy. Tickets are available here.

Liszt Academy is streaming all the live rounds on Youtube.

20 April 2024, 19.30-22.00

Solti Hall

String Quartets

Brooklyn Rider Presented by Liszt Academy

The Four Elements

Colin Jacobsen: A Short While To Be Here (based on American Folk Songs by Ruth Crawford Seeger)
Akshaya Avril Tucker: Hollow Flame (Hungarian premiere)
Andreia Pinto Correia: Aere senza stelle (Hungarian premiere)
Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit

INTERMISSION

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Osvaldo Golijov: Tenebrae

Brooklyn Rider: Johnny Gandelsman, Colin Jacobsen (violin), Nicholas Cords (viola), Michael Nicolas (cello)

With its captivating performance style and insatiable musical adventurousness, Brooklyn Rider has occupied a unique place among string quartets over its fifteen-year history. They find inspiration in Beethoven works from his late period, Persian classical music, music with American roots, and contemporary composers alike. In their latest project, they have put together an innovative program permeated by the symbols of the four elements. The concept of earth, air, fire, and water, as the basis of the physical world, appeared in ancient cultures in Greece, Egypt, Persia, Babylon, and India. The string quartet’s unique musical ecosystem is a balance of the four equal and living elements, which jointly express the beauties and mysteries of our world, as well as the destructive forces that pose the greatest challenges of our time.

We offer an independent discount scheme for the concerts organized by the Liszt Academy. The discounts available are:

10% discount for the simultaneous purchase of tickets for two different concerts;

15% discount for the simultaneous purchase of tickets for three different concerts;

20% discount on the total purchase price if you buy tickets for four or more different concerts at the same time.

Presented by

Liszt Academy Concert Centre

Tickets:

HUF 2 800, 4 200, 5 500, 6 900

Concert series:

String Quartets

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