...a country (Hungary) whose population, even today, is barely over ten million has produced so many musicians and so much outstanding music. I am grateful for having been born and trained there.

Sir Georg Solti

Old Academy of Music

Address: 1064 Budapest, Vörösmarty utca 35., phone: (1) 322-9804

Access:

Yellow metro Line (No. 1.) - get off at stop Vörösmarty utca

Bus No. 105 - get off at stop Oktogon

 

This building houses the Church Music Department, the organ and harpsichord classes, and some of the chamber music, strings and guitar classes. The Chamber Hall is a venue of public and department concerts, exams and auditions.

Liszt's last apartment in Budapest was in this building, which functions as a museum now.