It is with great sadness that we announce the death of an excellent former academic of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Erzsébet Hegyi, who passed away on 24 January.

The ten students receiving the scholarship of The Bank of China, sponsor of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, were handed over their grant certificates in the Grand Hall at the Award Gala on 21 January.

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.

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 condolers could pay their last respects to the great musician, Zoltán Kocsis until noon on Saturday, 19 November by placing a white flower around his catafalque set up in the entrance hall of the Liszt Academy. From 1pm, state officials and the invited, major representatives of the Hungarian music scene could say goodbye to the highly regarded pianist and conductor, who passed away on 6 November.