JOIE DE VIVRE, PROFESSIONAL ACCURACY AND A WIDE RANGE OF INTERESTS – THESE ARE THE TRAITS OF THE PORTRAIT OF COSIMA SOULEZ-LARIVIÈRE, THE WINNER OF THE BARTÓK COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL. HERE IS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE EXTRAORDINARILY TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIAN:

THE 20-YEAR OLD COSIMA SOULEZ-LARIVIÈRE WON 1ST PRIZE AT THE BARTÓK WORLD COMPETITION IN THE CATEGORY VIOLIN IN THE GRAND FINAL HELD IN THE EVENING OF 16 SEPTEMBER.

ALL SPECIAL PRIZES AND DIPLOMAS WERE HANDED OVER ON THE 17 SEPTEMBER GALA CONCERT.

TODAY'S AWARD CEREMONY AND GALA CONCERT WILL FEATURE ALL THREE GRAND FINALISTS AS WELL AS COMPETITORS FROM THE FINAL.

TODAY’S PERFORMANCES WILL DECIDE ABOUT THE FINAL RANKING, WHILE THE ANNOUNCING OF RESULTS AND THE AWARD CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW, IN THE GALA CONCERT.

Synopsis of the two-day Symposium ’Bartók and the Violin’ held within the framework of the Bartók World Competition & Festival at the Institute for Musicology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

In the Grand Final of the Bartók World Competition on Saturday, Ágnes Langer, Cosima Soulez-Larivière and Takagi Ririko will be taking to the stage with the violin concertos written by Bartók, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.

THE 16 SEPTEMBER (SATURDAY) GRAND FINAL WILL BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE COMPETITION WEBSITE FROM 19.30PM.

THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND OF THE BARTÓK WORLD COMPETITION & FESTIVAL WAS HELD IN TWO SESSIONS ON 12 SEPTEMBER. ALTHOUGH THE SCORES WERE VERY CLOSE, SEVEN YOUNG VIOLINISTS WERE SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINALS, AMONG THEM TWO HUNGARIANS: ÁGNES LANGER AND GÁBOR HOMOKI.

7 violinists passed to the 14 September Final.

THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE BARTÓK WORLD COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE IN FOUR SESSIONS ON 10 AND 11 SEPTEMBER. FROM THE HUNGARIAN CONTESTANTS, ÁGNES LANGER AND GÁBOR HOMOKI GOT SHORTLISTED TO PERFORM AT THE SEMI-FINAL.

THE 12 SEPTEMBER (TUESDAY) ROUND WILL BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE COMPETITION WEBSITE FROM 2 PM.

ON 9 SEPTEMBER 2017, 44 CONTESTANTS ARRIVED IN BUDAPEST FOR THE BARTÓK WORLD COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OFFICIAL DRAWING LOTS, THE PRELIMINARY ROUND STARTED WITH COMPETITOR NO. 47, JAPANESE TATEGAMI MAI. ALREADY ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE EVENT SERIES ORGANISED BY THE LISZT ACADEMY, A WIDE RANGE OF EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL AND HISTORICAL TREATS AWAITED THE AUDIENCE.

THE ROUNDS OF THE CONTEST ORGANIZED BETWEEN 10-17 SEPTEMBER AT LISZT ACADEMY, WILL BEGIN FROM NO. 47.

Find out the when and where of the rounds.

A BRIEF CV AND PROGRAMME OF EACH COMPETITOR IS AVAILABLE NOW ON THE COMPETITION WEBSITE. YOU CAN FIND OUT EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PREPARATIONS, THE JURY AND THE BARTÓK PIECES OF THE LIVE ROUNDS IN THE COMPETITION CATALOGUE.

THE IMAGE SPOT OF THE BARTÓK WORLD COMPETITION & FESTIVAL TO BE HELD THIS FALL FOR THE FIRST TIME HAS BEEN RECOGNISED WITH ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN PRIZES. WITH THIS PRIZE, THE NUMBER OF CREATIVITY AWARDS ACKNOWLEDGING THE EVENT PAYING TRIBUTE TO BARTÓK’S MEMORY ORGANISED BY THE LISZT ACADEMY HAS COME TO THREE.

More than 100 artists had registered for the competition bearing the name of the universally acknowledged Hungarian composer. This first competition – launching in a month’s time - is open to violinists. Of the entrants, more than 50 received the opportunity to perform live in front of a jury.

The Bartók World Competition and Festival – enjoying international limelight – will be hosted by the Liszt Academy from 9 until 17 September for the very first time. On the opening day of the contest, special programmes and free concerts will welcome the members of all age groups.

THE IMAGE OF THE BARTÓK WORLD COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL HAS BEEN AWARDED THE SILVER BLADE PRIZE IN THE CATEGORY DESIGN SOLUTIONS/IMAGE AND LOGO DESIGN ISSUED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNICATION AGENCIES IN HUNGARY FOR THE 18TH TIME THIS YEAR.