Mission Statement

It is the tradition left behind by its founders and professors that has formed the mission of the Liszt Academy. The Liszt Academy is seeking to train performing artists and teachers who will be in possession of values rooted in universal and national culture, with music as its part. Having received an exceptionally demanding training, students of the Academy will graduate from the institution as masters of their profession, well equipped to start their musical career as performing artists, musicologists, church musicians and music teachers.

 

While fostering their artistic development the Liszt Academy offers future music teachers courses in pedagogy, psychology and methodology. All this is set in a wider context of general courses including the opportunity to learn foreign languages. Thus is it ensured that graduates will be well equipped  to shape the emotional and artistic development of future generations..

 

 
I am not exaggerating when I say that, whatever I achieved as a musician, I owe more to Leó Weiner than to anyone else. ... To me, he remains an outstanding example of what a musician should be. (Sir Georg Solti)