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.Ernst Von Dohnányi: A Bio-Bibliography by James A. Grymes, Greenwood Publishing Group, pg. 6 (2001)
Franz Liszt International Piano Competition (1933–) 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 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, 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 Tomoki Sakata Sergey Belyavskiy Leon Bernsdorf2021 Kevin ChenGiovanni BertolazziGergely Kovács
Prize winners 1956: Valerie Tryon (born 1934) 1933: Andor Foldes
Winners, year not known Vlastimil Lejsek (1927–2010)
See also World Federation of International Music Competitions
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) International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, Mario Zanfi Prize, Parma Conservatoire, Italy (founded 1981, held every four years)
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