Franz Liszt International Piano Competition (Budapest)
This article is about the former competition held in Budapest. For the competition currently held in the Netherlands, see International Franz Liszt Piano Competition.
Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest was 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
The Liszt Piano Competition started in 1933, but had a hiatus from 1937 to 1956. The September 2001 Liszt International Piano Competition was 45th in history.
First place winners
- 1933: Annie Fischer (1914–1995)
- 1947: Thomas Rajna (born 1928)
- 1955: Georges Cziffra (1921–1994)
- 1956: France Clidat (1932–2012)
- 1961: David Wilde (born 1935)
- 1971: Cecil Lytle
- 2011: Alexander Ullman
Prize winners
- 1956: Valerie Tryon (born 1934)
- 1033: Andor Foldes
Winners, year not known
- Vlastimil Lejsek (1927–2010)
See also
Other piano competitions by the same name
- 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)
References
- ↑ Ernst Von Dohnányi: A Bio-Bibliography by James A. Grymes, Greenwood Publishing Group, pg. 6 (2001) OCLC 46641002
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