2025 is for the pianists

According to the structure of the competition, pianists will compete at the Bartók World Competition Budapest in the first week of September. Applications will be accepted prospectively from 3 March by submitting video material here on the website until 26 May. Live rounds will be running from 31 August to 7 September at the Liszt Academy in Budapest. In the semi-finals, the two winning pieces from the 2024 Composers' Competition will be compulsory, they can be heard here on the website at the Repertoire section (see below), performed by pianist József Balog.

Prizes of the competition:

1st prize: EUR 22000

2nd prize: EUR 14000

3rd prize: EUR 8000

The application form is expected to open on 3 March.

Competition Announcement 2025

Repertoire 2025

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