II International Éva Marton Singing Competition Final A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

“When I was a student at the Liszt Academy, I resolved that if I ever had my own students, then I would teach them independence and self-confidence from the very first minute. Generally, a teacher wishes to create a lesser artist of the student than him or herself. This is wrong! You have to lend them wings so that they can stand their ground in life as soon as possible.” This is how Éva Marton – former head of department at the Liszt Academy and professor emerita – formulated the ars poetica of the singing competition founded by her and named after her.
The Grand Prix in 2014 was awarded to Szilvia Vörös, first prize went to the Romanian Alexandru Aghenie, second prize plus the audience prize to the Ukrainian Tetiana Zhuravel, while Polish soprano Marcelina Beucher picked up third place. In the final, competitors have to sing three arias of different styles and characters selected from works appearing on the opera list of the competition (each piece must be sung without sheet music, in the original key and language, and in its full version). One might regard it compulsory for opera fans to attend the competition final given that they will be able to hear, in the very best of form, singers who are likely to take leading roles in international opera productions in the coming decades.