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”.

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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.