Franz Liszt International Piano Competition (Budapest)
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Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest is a long-standing competition founded by the Office of International Music Competitions in Budapest as one of 17 competitions under the flagship name of "Budapest International Music Competition." The Franz Liszt International Piano Competition debuted in 1933 under the leadership of Ernő Dohnányi of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, where the competition was held.[1]
Franz Liszt International Piano Competition (1933–)[edit]
The Liszt Piano Competition started in 1933, but had a hiatus from 1937 to 1956. The competition takes place in 5-years cycles (1956, 1961, 1966, etc.). In the year 2006, the competition repertoire was from Liszt and Bartók. Year 2011 competition's repertoire was solely of Liszt again – due to Liszt's 200th birth anniversary.
Winners[edit]
| Year | First prize | Second prize | Third prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Annie Fischer | Taras Mikischa | Louis Kentner |
| 1956 | Lev Vlasenko | Mihály Bächer | Lazar Berman, Liu Shikun |
| 1961 | David Wilde (born 1935), Gábor Gabos | Dino Ciani | Valentin Belchenko |
| 1966 | – | Imre Antal | – |
| 1971 | Reiko Matsuzaki, Mykola Suk | Elena Skuratowskaja | László Baranyay, Etsuko Tazaki |
| 1976 | Robert Benz | Gary Steigerwalt, Frédéric Aguessy | Imre Rohmann, Vadim Monastyrsky |
| 1981 | – | Mūza Rubackytė | Hortense Cartier-Bresson |
| 1986 | – | Károly Mocsári | Dmitri Ratser |
| 1991 | Alexander Strukov | Leonid Kuzmin, Nohara Midori | Etelka Csuprik, Valery Shkarupa |
| 1996 | Gergely Bogányi | Igor Kamenz | Nadejda Vlaeva |
| 2001 | – | Péter Tóth | Gábor Farkas, Vadym Kholodenko, Massimiliano Motterle |
| 2006 | Elmar Gasanov | Olivier Besnard, László Borbély | István Lajkó |
| 2011 | Alexander Ullman | Ilya Kondratiev | János Balázs |
| 2016[2] | Tomoki Sakata | Sergey Belyavskiy | Leon Bernsdorf |
| 2021 | Kevin Yutong Chen | Giovanni Bertolazzi | Gergely Kovács |
Prize winners
- 1956: Valerie Tryon (born 1934)
- 1933: Andor Foldes
Winners, year not known
- Vlastimil Lejsek (1927–2010)
See also[edit]
Other piano competitions by the same name[edit]
- International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Utrecht, Netherlands (founded in 1986)
- International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Weimar, Germany
- Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Town Hall, New York City (held only one year, in 1960)
- International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Mario Zanfi Prize, Parma Conservatoire, Italy (founded 1981, held every four years)
References[edit]
- ^ Ernst Von Dohnányi: A Bio-Bibliography by James A. Grymes, Greenwood Publishing Group, pg. 6 (2001) OCLC 46641002
- ^ "Ferenc Liszt International Piano Competition". Filharmónia Magyarország (in Latin). 20 January 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
