IntroductionoftheCompetition
The only academic guidance institution for this competition is the Liszt FerencAcademyofMusicinHungary.
We bear the lofty mission of discovering and cultivating rising musical stars. Our aim is to provide a platform for artistic and cultural exchanges between China and Europe, where musical elites and enthusiasts in the Chinesemainlandcanshowcasetheirtalents.
Dreams are dazzling because they are nourished day after day. The most precious experience is to find the courage to surpass oneself. So, young people, go ahead! Ride the wind and waves, and set sail in pursuit of your dreams!
The registration for the 3rd Liszt Ferenc International Music Elite Program-AllInstrumentsCompetitionin2025isofficiallyopen!
Jury Team
Varga István is a distinguished Hungarian cellist. He completedhiseducationattheLisztFerencAcademyin Budapest, the Belgrade Conservatory, and the Paris Conservatory István studied cello under Viktor Jakovcic, Mező László of the Bartók Quartet, André Navarra, and Maurice Gendron, while also studying chamber music with Rados Ferenc and Kurtág György He founded and directed the Camerata Chamber Orchestra and the Goldberg Trio, both of which quickly gainedinternationalacclaim.AsthedirectoroftheNovi Sad Festival, he organized significant international chamber music festivals and performed regularly. Numerous renowned composers composed works for him, and he received the Yugoslav Composers' AssociationPrize
He performs in the most esteemed concert venues, including London's Wigmore Hall, Paris's Gaveau Hall, and Moscow's Rachmaninov Hall. He frequently conducts masterclasses in Hungary, Croatia, France, and internationally.HeservedasaprofessorofcelloandchambermusicattheBelgradeAcademyofMusicand also led the string department at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad In 1999, he returned to Hungary and currentlyteachesattheLisztFerencAcademyofMusic,whereheoverseesthecellodepartment
D e a n o f t h e V i o l i n D e p a r t m e n t :
DR BANDA ÁDÁM is an exceptional Hungarian violinist who entered the Music Talent Class at the Liszt Ferenc Conservatory at the age of 13, where he studied under PerényiEszterandultimatelyearnedhisdoctoratefromthe Liszt Conservatory in 2018. He has garnered remarkable achievementsinnumerouscompetitionsbothdomestically and internationally Between 1998 and 2003, he secured victories in three national competitions in Hungary In 2003, he was awarded the first prize at the Carl Flesch International Violin Competition. In 2005, he claimed the Grand Prize at the Dubai International Violin Competition, and the following year, he received the second prize at the Yabnoor Japolsky International Violin Competition in Moscow, along with the Special Jury Prize In September 2007, he triumphed at the Szigeti-Hubai International Violin CompetitioninBudapest,earningtheHubaiGrandPrize In 2011, he was honored with the ECHO Rising Stars International Award, and during the 2012/13 season, he performed recitals in some of Europe's most prestigious concert halls Bonda Adam has garnered numerous accolades:in2001,hereceivedtheHarázFerencAward,followedbytheProEuropaAwardin2004 In2007,hewas awarded the Junior Prima Primissima Award, as well as the Artisjus Award in the same year The March Youth Awardwasbestoweduponhimin2009.In2012,hewasrecognizedwiththeHungarianStateAwardoftheOrderof Merit with the Bronze Star He released his debut album in 2006, featuring his own arrangements In 2011, he launched his subsequent album titled "Hungarian Violin Soul," in collaboration with Prunyi Ilona and Kovalszki Mária He has performed concerts globally, including in Canada, the USA, Russia, Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam,andnearlyeverycountryinEurope.Hisrecitalshavetakenplaceinsomeofthemostsignificantconcert hallsacrossEurope,suchastheConcertgebouwinAmsterdam,theMusikvereininVienna,theCitédelaMusique in Paris, the BOZAR in Brussels, the Palais de la Musica in Barcelona, the Concertgebouw in Stockholm, the LaeiszhalleinHamburg,theMegaroninAthens,andtheKonzerthausinCologne Since2012,hehasbeenafaculty memberattheLisztFerencAcademyofMusic,wherehecurrentlyservesastheheadoftheviolindepartment.
Team
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oóservedasthedirectorofthePercussion tattheLisztFerencAcademyofMusicandheldthe positionofprincipaltimpanistwiththeHungarianPhilharmonic Orchestra
Hehasreceivednumerousaccoladesinbothinternationaland domesticcompetitions includingfirstprizeattheHungarian
P i a n i s t a t t h e L i s z t F e r e internationallyacrossEurope,Indonesia,Israel,andthe UnitedStates.Hehasbeenawardedscholarshipsfromthe InternationalDutchMusicConversationandthePrague FestivaloftheCzechRepublicYouth,aswellasreceivingtwo scholarshipsfromtheMOLNewEuropeFoundationandthe HungarianLisztConservatoryofMusicFriendship Association.In2019,hesuccessfullyobtainedtheBankof ChinaandFischerAnniescholarships Inadditiontohissolo performances,hehasbeeninvitedtoplaywithvarious chamberorchestrasandhascollaboratedwithseveral symphonyorchestras,includingaperformancewiththe OrchestraofSt Luke'satCarnegieHallinNewYork HecompletedhisstudiesattheFranzLisztFerencAcademyofMusicunderthetutelageofProfessorsEckhardt Gábor,NádorGyörgy,RétiBalázs,NémethyBalázs,andDráfiKálmán In2018,aftersecuringsecondprizeatthe BudapestInternationalChopinPianoCompetition(withthefirstprizeunawarded),hewashonoredwiththe JuniorPrimaPrizebythegovernment.Inthe2021InternationalFranzLisztPianoCompetition,heldeveryfive years,heachievedthirdprize.
C e l l i s t Z o l t a n O n c z a y
Team
StefánPéterisacomposer,pianist,andpianopedagogue.In theinitialstagesofhiscareer,hegainedrecognitionasa giftedyoungpianist frequentlyperformingconcertsacross
Recipient of the Sidmidt Scholarship, the Yamaha Prize from the European Yamaha Music Foundation, the Martinu Prize, the Classical Wiener Prize, and the Kodali Prize, as well as the Hungarian Performing Arts Award. Principal cellist of the Gustav Male Youth Orchestra, with collaborations including the Budapest Sextet, Mannheim Chamber Orchestra, Festival Orchestra, and MAV Symphony Orchestra. Principal cellist of the Soloists of Madry and a founding member of the Fayès Academy. Guest artist at the RENOVA Music Festival in the United States and the KULANGSU Cello Festival in China.
OrganizationalStructure
Organizer
Liszt Ferenc International Music Elite Program Organizing Committee Sunflower Piano House PTE.LTD.
Theoneandonlyacademicguidanceinstitution
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Hungary
Co-Organizer
Shanghai Music Publishing House
Aboutthequalificationand competitionarrangements
The 2025 competition is divided into:
Singapore Auditions (Online) - Asia Finals (China Shanghai) or - Europe Finals (Hungary Budapest)
Qualification Criteria:
Elite and Gold recipients from the Singapore audition will be qualified to the Asia (China Shanghai) finals or Europe (Hungary) Finals. Participants may choose one of two final venues.
Schedule
SingaporeAudition
Competitionformat:videosubmission
RegistrationandVideosubmissiondeadline:May23,2025
ResultAnnouncement:5workingdaysaftervideosubmission
Competitionlocation:Online
AsiaFinalsinChinaShanghai
Competitionformat:on-site
Applicationdeadline:May30,2025
Competitiondate:June7,2025
Competitionvenue:AcousticCraftConcertHall(Room 102,Building6,No.91YimeiRoad,MinhangDistrict, Shanghai(ReeboReceptionCenter))
EuropeFinalsinHungary
Competitionformat:on-site
Applicationdeadline:May30,2025
MasterclassandCompetition(ProfessionalandOpenGroup): August1-7,2025
Competitionvenue:
ProfessionalGroupatLisztFerencAcademyofMusic OpenGroupatHungary/NardorHall,Budapest
EventRegulations
The competition has two major categories: Professional Group and Open Group Students from music colleges or affiliated primary and secondary schools can only register for the Professional Group, while students from non-music academies can choose to register for either the Professional Group or the Open Group.
The Singapore auditions are conducted through video submissions, and the Asia/Europe finals will be held on-site and scored by the organizing committee's jury.
Singapore auditions
After registration and video submission, within 5 working days, participants will receive their scores along with a detailed evaluation report provided by the independent jury of the Liszt Ferenc International Music Elite Program, as well as an e-certificate of participation Based on the scoring results, participants who receive the Elite Award or Gold Award will be invited to compete in the Asia Finals, and their teachers or institutions will also receive an e-certificate Additionally, Elite Award recipients/groups will be granted a scholarship of SGD 1,000 from the Liszt Ferenc International Music Elite Program to support their participation in the Asia Finals.
Asia finals in Shanghai on 7th Jun 2025
The Competition organizing committee and the independent jury of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music will announce the Elite Prize and Gold Prize winners from the Professional and Open Groups and invite them to perform at the award ceremony (7th Jun 2025). The other prizes (Silver and Bronze) will be announced within 5 working days via email notification. Certificates and trophies will be mailed to the winners in Singapore
Europe finals
The competition and awards ceremony will be held in Budapest, Hungary, from *August 1 to 7, 2025. The Professional Group final competition will take place in the concert hall of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, while the Open Group competition will be held in Nádor Hall in Budapest. The competition organizing committee and the independent jury of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music will annnounce all the prize winners from the Professional and Open Groups, for each instrument and category, on the spot. Certificates and trophies will be awarded during the ceremony.
SingaporeAuditionRound VideoSubmissionRequirements
1.
At the beginning of the video recording, the contestant needs to announce his/her name, group and the names of the pieces (no other self-introduction is required);
2 The contestant’s entire body should be in the video, and the contestant’s hands and face must be clearly visible.
Choose landscape mode when recording, MP4 or MOV format. Video submission link must be generated via YouTube or Google Drive. Video title naming standard: Liszt Music Elite + contestant name + group.
3. It is not mandatory to perform from memory in the national auditions, but it is required in the Asia/Europe finals.
4 It is recommended that contestants wear formal attire or performance clothing when participating in the video recording.
5. During the entire recording process, portraits, images and sounds MUST NOT be modified, and the sound and image must be synchronized.
6. Multiple songs must be recorded at once without interruption
8.
7 The submitted videos must not contain any information or logos that may affect the fairness of the judging, and must not contain any suggestive text, patterns, or logos that display the contestant's information (once such a situation is discovered, it will be considered a violation and the competition results will be cancelled).
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No person other than the contestants/accompanistsmay appear during the video recording.
1. You can contact admin@LisztMusicElite.org or WhatsApp +65 9885 1798 (Teacher Ashley)/+65 9626 8270 （Teacher Sherry） for any problem.
2. Video title naming standard: Liszt Music Elite + player name + group
3. Screenshot of the payment confirmation needs to be uploaded during the registration.
AwardSettingsandScoringCriteriaof AuditionandFinals
AwardArrangement
IntheAsia/EuropeGrandFinals,allaward-winningparticipantswill receivetrophiesandcertificates.
Winners'guidingteachersorinstitutionswillreceivecertificates. Winnersandtheirguidingteachersorinstitutionswillalsohavethe opportunitytobefeaturedinpublicmediacoverage.
*Excellent contestants/instructors/instit utionswillbecertifiedbythe committee
*TheofficialwebsiteofLisztFerenc AcademyofMusicannouncedthelistof outstandingcontestantsintheEurope Finals(ONLYtotheProfessionalGroup Candidates)
*TheinvitationletterfromLiszt FerencAcademyofMusicforthe Europefinals(ONLYtothe ProfessionalGroupCandidates).
RegistrationFee
SingaporeAuditionRegistrationFee
CompetitionCategory ApplicationFee
ProfessionalGroup (Piano,Violin,Cello,Woodwind andBrassinstruments)
OpenGroup (Piano,Violin,Cello,Woodwind andBrassinstruments)
ProfessionalGroup (Ensemble[2-19people], Orchestra[20peopleandmore])
OpenGroup (Ensemble[2-19people], Orchestra[20peopleandmore])
SGD160/candidate
SGD160/candidate
SGD120/candidate
SGD120/candidate
Asia/EuropeFinalsRegistrationFee
CompetitionCategory ApplicationFee
ProfessionalGroup (Piano,Violin,Cello,Woodwind andBrassinstruments)
OpenGroup (Piano,Violin,Cello,Woodwind andBrassinstruments)
ProfessionalGroup (Ensemble[2-19people], Orchestra[20peopleandmore])
OpenGroup (Ensemble[2-19people], Orchestra[20peopleandmore])
SGD290/candidate
SGD290/candidate
SGD250/candidate
SGD250/candidate
*Optional Study Tour (7 days) Fee for Europe Finals in Hungary will be announced by 30 May 2025.
Age group categorization
*For Ensemble and Orchestra Groups, the age of the oldest team member serves as the criterion for grouping
Professional Category
Students enrolled in professional music institutions or their associated primary and secondary schools
Non-professional music academy students
Non-professional music academy students Open Category
BornbetweenSeptember , ,andAugust , . Young Children
BornbetweenSeptember , ,andAugust , . Children's GroupC
Children's GroupB
BornbetweenSeptember , ,andAugust ,
Junior
BornbetweenSeptember , ,andAugust , .
BornbetweenSeptember , ,andAugust , . Children's GroupA
BornbetweenSeptember , ,andAugust , Youth
Adult
BornonorbeforeAugust , .
InstrumentClassification
Open Category
Piano
YoungChildren(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupC(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupB(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupA(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
JuniorGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
YouthGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
AdultGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Professional Category
Children'sGroupB(within minutes)
Oneortwostylisticallycontrastingworksof yourselection,fromBaroque,Classical, Romantic,Modern,orChinesecomposers
Children'sGroupA(within minutes)
Oneortwostylisticallycontrastingworksof yourselection,fromBaroque,Classical, Romantic,Modern,orChinesecomposers
JuniorGroup(within minutes)
Oneortwostylisticallycontrastingworksof yourselection,fromBaroque,Classical, Romantic,Modern,orChinesecomposers
YouthGroup(within minutes)
Theinitialmovementofapianosonata fromtheClassicalorRomanticperiod,a selectedetudethatshowcasesyour performanceabilities,apiano compositionbyaChinesecomposer,oran originalmusicalwork(preferred)
AdultGroup(SelectonefromAorB, within minutes)
A.Onemovementfromaclassicalorromantic sonataandonepieceofyourownselection(it isadvisabletochooseanetudethatshowcases yourperformanceabilities)orapiano compositionororiginalworkbyaChinese composer(recommended).
B Twoself-selectedpieces(itisrecommended tochooseetudesthateffectivelyshowcase performanceskills)orpianocompositionsor originalworksbyChinesecomposers (encouraged)
InstrumentClassification
Open Category
Violin
YoungChildren(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupC(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupB(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupA(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
JuniorGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
YouthGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
AdultGroup(within minutes)
Professional Category
Children'sGroupB(within minutes)
Oneortwostylisticallycontrastingworksof yourselection,fromBaroque,Classical, Romantic,Modern,orChinesecomposers
Children'sGroupA(within minutes)
Oneortwostylisticallycontrastingworksof yourselection,fromBaroque,Classical, Romantic,Modern,orChinesecomposers
JuniorGroup(within minutes)
Oneortwostylisticallycontrastingworksof yourselection,fromBaroque,Classical, Romantic,Modern,orChinesecomposers
YouthGroup(SelectonefromAorB, within minutes)
Arepresentativeworkofyourselection (recommendedareétudesbyNiccolòPaganini orHenrykWieniawski) Amovementfroma sonataorconcerto
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
B Oneortwoselectionsofyourpreference (worksbyChinesecomposersarehighly encouraged)
AdultGroup(SelectonefromAorB, within minutes)
Arepresentativeworkofyourselection (recommended:anetudebyNiccolòPaganini orHenrykWieniawski) Amovementfroma sonataorconcerto
B Oneortwoselectionsofyourpreference (worksbyChinesecomposersareencouraged)
Open Category
Cello
YoungChildren(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupC(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupB(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupA(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
JuniorGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
YouthGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
AdultGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Professional Category
Children'sGroupB(within minutes)
ylisticallycontrastingworksof n,fromBaroque,Classical, dern,orChinesecomposers
oupA(within minutes)
ylisticallycontrastingworksof n,fromBaroque,Classical, dern,orChinesecomposers
JuniorGroup(within minutes)
ylisticallycontrastingworksof n,fromBaroque,Classical, dern,orChinesecomposers
YouthGroup(within minutes)
ylisticallycontrastingworksof n,fromBaroque,Classical, dern,orChinesecomposers.
AdultGroup(within minutes)
ylisticallycontrastingworksof n,fromBaroque,Classical, dern,orChinesecomposers
All-InstrumentsCompetition(China)
Open Category
YoungChildren(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupC(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupB(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupA(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
JuniorGroup(within minutes)
Woodwind and BrassInstruments
Professional Category
Oneortwostylisticallycontrastingworksof yourselection,fromBaroque,Classical, Romantic,Modern,orChinesecomposers
Children'sGroupA(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
YouthGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
AdultGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Oneortwostylisticallycontrastingworksof yourselection,fromBaroque,Classical, Romantic,Modern,orChinesecomposers
Oneortwostylisticallycontrastingworksof yourselection,fromBaroque,Classical, Romantic,Modern,orChinesecomposers
Oneortwostylisticallycontrastingworksof yourselection,fromBaroque,Classical, Romantic,Modern,orChinesecomposers
Children'sGroupB(within minutes) JuniorGroup(within minutes) YouthGroup(within minutes) AdultGroup(within minutes)
Oneortwostylisticallycontrastingworksof yourselection,fromBaroque,Classical, Romantic,Modern,orChinesecomposers
Open Category
PrimarySchoolGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
SecondarySchoolGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
AdultGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre.
Ensemble( - individuals)
Professional Category
Open Category
PrimarySchoolGroup(within minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
SecondarySchoolGroup( minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
AdultGroup( minutes)
Aselectionofyourpreference, encompassinganystyleorgenre
Children'sGroupB(within minutes)
Acompositionconsistingofa minimumoftwovoices,inanystyle
Children'sGroupA(within minutes)
Acompositionconsistingofaminimumoftwo voices,inanystyle
JuniorGroup(within minutes)
Acompositionconsistingofaminimumof twovoices,inanystyle
YouthGroup(within minutes)
Acompositionconsistingofaminimumof twovoices,inanystyle
AdultGroup(within minutes)
Acompositionconsistingofaminimumof twovoices,inanystyle
Orchestra( ormoreindividuals)
Professional Category
Children'sGroupB(within minutes)
Acompositionconsistingofa minimumofthreevoices,inanystyle
Children'sGroupA(within minutes)
Acompositionconsistingofaminimumof threevoices,inanystyle
JuniorGroup(within minutes)
Acompositionconsistingofaminimumof threevoices,inanystyle
YouthGroup(within minutes)
Acompositionconsistingofaminimumof threevoices,inanystyle
AdultGroup(within minutes)
Acompositionconsistingofaminimumof threevoices,inanystyle
1. For the Singapore audition round, contestants (except for pianists) must prepare their own instruments, and they are not entitled to make special requests regarding instruments provided by the organizing committee. For the Asia/Europe finals, the committee can provide cello and double bass rentals, with rental fees borne by the contestants.
Contestants must strictly abide by the provisions of this regulation and must not engage in fraud or other improper activities. Violators will be disqualified by the organizing committee, and any awards or rankings will be revoked.
To ensure the transparency of the competition, contestants agree to have their results, names, ages, and registered competition categories published on the official competition website. The entire competition will be open to the public. 3
Miscellaneous Mattersneedingattention
Contestants must agree to grant the organizers of this competition the right to use, free of charge, their performances in all rounds of the competition, award concerts, post-competition concerts, and any activities organized by the host. This authorization extends to the organizers, hosting units, sponsors, partners, broadcasting stations, TV stations, online media, photography agencies, as well as audio and video producers and publishers. They may use the materials for publicity, photography, audio and video recording, broadcasting, online dissemination, production, exhibition, and global distribution of related audiovisual albums and photo collections. The copyright of the resulting audio-visual products and derivatives shall belong to the main organizer, and no additional compensation will be paid to the contestants.
2. The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Elite Program All Instruments Competition Organizing Committee strongly recommends that contestants purchase personal and property damage insurance at their own expense. The committee is not responsible for any property loss or personal injury suffered by contestants, any harm caused to others (whether physical, material, or psychological), or any harm caused by accompanying persons to themselves or others.
3. In the event of any issues not covered in these regulations, the final interpretation and decision shall rest with the competition’s organizing committee.
4. Compliance with the competition rules is the responsibility of each participant. Submission of an application is considered as agreement to and acceptance of all the terms in this document. Contestants who violate the regulations during the competition will be disqualified, their awards and certificates will be revoked, and they will bear all resulting expenses themselves.
5. The organizing committee shall not be held responsible if the competition cannot proceed due to force majeure events, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, or political factors.
6. The registration fee is non-refundable after payment. If a contestant cannot participate due to personal reasons, the organizing committee will handle the situation at its discretion upon submission of valid proof.
7. The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Elite Program All Instruments Competition Organizing Committee reserves the right of final interpretation of these regulations.
8. All regional competition arrangements and updates shall be subject to the latest official announcements published on the competition’s public platform.
