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.

Based on the judgement of the three-member jury, representatives of twenty-three countries from four continents will have the chance to take to the stage of the Liszt Academy between 10 and 17 September. Forty-five of the successful candidates are ladies, while twenty competitors are men.

PLEASE, BE INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, THE LIST OF THE APPLICANTS HAVING QUALIFIED FOR THE PRELIMINARY ROUND OF THE INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION OF THE BARTÓK WORLD COMPETITION & FESTIVAL WILL BE PUBLISHED ON 20 APRIL, 2017, FIVE DAYS AFTER THE ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED DATE.

ONE HUNDRED AND SIX YOUNG VIOLINISTS REPRESENTING 26 NATIONS HAVE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION BEING STAGED IN SEPTEMBER 2017.

We kindly ask our future contestants not to submit their online application in the last minute.

Violinists under the age of 30 have until 26 March to register for the international violin competition being arranged in autumn 2017. The organizers are also looking forward to receiving applications for the associated musicology symposium.

Applications for the Bartók World Competition & Festival – International Violin Competition 2017 may be submitted as latest by 26 March. Early Birds uploading their application material before 15 February are entitled to a 50% discount from the application fee.

The Bartók World Competition & Festival is accompanied by a musicological programme related to the main subject of the 2017 competition, “Bartók and the Violin”.