The Liszt-prize winning bassoonist, József Vajda died at the age of 68 on 29 Febrary.

Members of the Liszt Academy Consistory: Mrs. Dr. Béres József Károly, member of the board of Béres Gyógyszertár Zrt., Márton Devich, editor in chief of Duna Médiaszolgáltató Nonprofit Zrt., and László Gőz, trombonist and founder of the Budapest Music Center.

The teaching staff of the Liszt Academy have lost yet another legendary personality: exceptional tenor and singing teacher Boldizsár Keönch has died at the age of 77.

We are pleased to announce the joint symposium of the Kodály Institute of the Liszt Academy and ESCOM (European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music), an interdisciplinary event to be held in Budapest, in the Art Nouveau palace of the Liszt Academy between 3 and 6 March 2016.

Márta Gulyás holds a master class and the two chamber groups of the Liszt Academy perform at the Hungarian Academy in Rome on Friday 19 February.