The New Academy, facing Ferenc Liszt Square

The Franz Liszt Academy of Music (in Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem or simply Zeneakadémia, Music Academy) is a concert hall and a music university in Budapest, Hungary, founded by pianist and composer Franz Liszt on November 14, 1875. It is home to the Liszt Collection, which features several valuable books and manuscripts donated by Liszt upon his death, and the AVISO studio, a collaboration between the governments of Hungary and Japan to provide sound recording equipment and training for students. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 800 pixel, file size: 371 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 800 pixel, file size: 371 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... For other uses, see Budapest (disambiguation). ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... “Liszt” redirects here. ... Canton, China, 1883. ...

Facilities

The Academy named after its founder only in 1925. Initially christened the "Royal National Hungarian Academy of Music," it was also called "College of Music" from 1919-1925. It was founded in Liszt's home, and relocated to a three-storey Neo-Renaissance building designed by Adolf Láng and built on today's Andrássy street between 1877 and 1879. That location is referred to as "the old Music Academy" and commemorated by a 1934 plaque made by Zoltán Farkas. It was repurchased by the academy in the 1980s, and is now officially known as "the Ferenc Liszt Memorial and Research Center." Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Château de Ferrières 1855 Mentmore Towers English Neo-Renaissance of the 1850s. ... Adolf Láng (Prague, 1848. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...

Replacing "the old Music Academy" was a building erected in 1907 at Király Street and Ferenc Liszt Square. It serves as the centre for higher education, music training, and concert hall. The Art Nouveau style building is one of the most well-known in Budapest. It was designed by Flóris Korb and Kálmán Giergl at the request of Baron Gyula Wlassics who was the Minister of Culture at that time. The façade is dominated by a statue of Liszt (sculpted by Alajos Stróbl). The inside of the building is decorated with frescoes, Zsolnay ceramics and several statues (among them that of Béla Bartók and Frédéric Chopin). Originally the building also had stained glass windows, made by Miksa Róth. Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ... Flóris Korb (Kecskemét, 1860. ... West façade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A facade (or façade) is the exterior of a building – especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ... Self portrait sculpture completed in the 1880s Alajos Stróbl(1856 - 1926) was a Hungarian sculptor and artist. ... Béla Bartók in 1927 Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. ... “Chopin” redirects here. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ...

Other facilities used by the Academy are the Budapest Teacher Training College, located in the former National Music School on Semmelweis Street, a secondary school (Béla Bartók Secondary Grammar and Technical School of Music), and a student dormitory.

Alumni and teachers

Well-known musicians such as Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, Imre Kálmán, Jenö Huszka, Jenö Hubay, Ernö Dohnányi, Leo Weiner, Lajos Bardos, Gyorgy Ligeti, David Popper, Bence Szabolcsi, Sándor Végh, Peter Erős, Istvan Kertesz, Janos Fürst, Imre Waldbauer, Ferenc Rados, Iren Marik, Zeynep Üçbaşaran, and Ede Zathureczky, participated in the musical life of the Academy by studying or teaching there during their careers. András Ligeti, Domonkos Héja, Jenö Jandó, Gergely Bogányi have made recordings in the AVISO studio. Béla Bartók in 1927 Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. ... Zoltán Kodály (IPA: ) (December 16, 1882 – March 6, 1967) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, educator, linguist and philosopher. ... Emmerich Kálmán (October 24, 1882 - October 30, 1953), also known as Imre Kálmán, was a Hungarian composer of operettas. ... JenÅ‘ Huszka (a. ... JenÅ‘ Hubay (b. ... ErnÅ‘ Dohnányi, also known as Ernst von Dohnányi or Dohnányi ErnÅ‘ (July 27, 1877 – February 9, 1960) was a Hungarian conductor, composer, and pianist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lajos Bardos (October 1, 1899 - November 18, 1986) was a composer, conductor, and professor of music at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. ... György Ligeti (born May 28, 1923) is a Hungarian composer (now living in, and a citizen of, Austria), widely seen as one of the great composers of instrumental music of the 20th century. ... David Popper (June 18, 1846 – August 7, 1913) was a Bohemian cellist and composer. ... Sándor Végh (Kolozsvár, Hungary May 17, 1912 – Salzburg January 7, 1997) was best known as one of the great chamber music violinists of the twentieth century. ... Hungarian-American conductor Peter ErÅ‘s was born in Budapest in 1932 and attended the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, where he studied composition with Zoltán Kodály, chamber music with Leo Weiner, and conducting with László Somogyi. ... Istvan Kertesz (August 28, 1929 – April 16, 1973) was a Hungarian conductor. ... Iren Marik was a classical pianist born in Hungary in 1905. ... Zeynep Ucbasaran is an award winning Turkish pianist. ... András Ligeti (born ?, 1953 in Pécs, Hungary) is a Hungarian classical violinist and conductor. ... JenÅ‘ Jandó (born 1952 in Pécs) is a Hungarian pianist. ... Coming from a musical family, Gergely Bogányi is one of the youngest ever pianists to have won the Kossuth Prize, becoming one of the leading pianists of his generation. ...

See also

• List of concert halls

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External links

• Official site