Successes achieved by our students at the 12th National Dohnányi Ernő Chamber Music Competition

String and piano chamber music ensembles of institutes of music were invited to the meeting.Productions were assessed by a 3-member jury, the chair of which was György Nádor, professor emeritus of the Keyboard and Harp Department of the Liszt Academy, and the other two members being János Devich, professor emeritus of the Chamber Music Workshop, and conductor Géza Török. Of the students of the Liszt Academy, Andrea Barta and Elma Dóra Vörös, bassoon-piano duo, received a special merit award and the rector’s special prize for György Orbán’s work Sonata (professor: Gyula Kiss).

Krisztina Baksa (violoncello) and Márton Takáts (piano) – performing Rachmaninov’s Sonata in G minor -, Csenge Ilosfai (violin), Eszter Mády-Szabó (violoncello) and Mónika Ruth Vida (piano) – performing Smetana’s Trio in G minor – won a special merit award, while Márton Vörösváry (violin) and Mónika Ruth Vida (piano) – performing Beethoven’s Sonata in G major – won the merit award (professor of all three groups: Balázs Fülei). The three groups with a special merit award gave performances at the gala concert of the meeting.

Congratulations to all our students for their marvellous results!