The Bartók World Competition at the Liszt Academy begins
On Sunday evening, 31 August, the youngest entrant, fifteen-year-old Chinese Michael Jiang, drew the number of the contestant who will be the first to perform, according to the tradition of the institution's competitions: it will be Anastasiia Kliuchereva from Russia, and she is followed by in alphabetical order.
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Korean composer wins this year's Bartók World Competition
23 November 2024
The first prize of 5,000 euros was awarded to Korean composer Lee Hanuri, the second prize of 3,000 euros to composer Kim Shin, also Korean; and the third prize of 2,000 euros went to Hungarian composer Mátyás Papp, whose works was selected by an international jury led by world-renowned British composer Thomas Adès.
16 compositions shortlisted by the jury
16 October 2024
The preliminary jury of this year's competition for composers has selected 16 works - including a Hungarian piece - for the international jury, chaired by the world-famous British composer Thomas Adès.
Application is open for composers
18 January 2024
The application form has been published on the website, which means that young composers can apply for the composition category of the Bartók World Competition 2024 from now on.