The Liszt Academy has launched the Bartók World Competition and Festival as the closing chord of the 2016 Bartók Year. The competition debuts with the violin category in September 2017. Violinists under the age of 30 can submit applications with a deadline of 26 March 2017.

The Liszt Academy is proud to launch the Bartók World Competition & Festival on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of the birth of Béla Bartók.