Welcome to the website of the Liszt Ferenc Society! Our website aims to inform you about the Liszt Ferenc Society, on which you may find its latest news, history, photo album, events of the Society in Hungary (Budapest, Pécs, Sopron, Szeged, newsletters, supporters, list of other Liszt Societies in the world. News 42nd Liszt Ferenc International Grand Prix Du Disque 2022 - Results About the Liszt Ferenc Society The   Liszt   Ferenc   Society   bears   the   name   of   the   famous   Hungarian   pianist   and   composer,   Ferenc   (Franz)   Liszt. There   were   attempts   to   form a   society   bearing   his   name   already   in   his   lifetime.   The   Hungarian   Liszt   Society   was   founded   in   1893   and   functioned   with   several interruptions   until   the   end   of   World   War   II.   The   Society   did   not   line   up   to   any   political   program,   therefore   it   could   not   function   in   the   years   of severe   communist   oppression.   Its   second   foundation   was   in   1973.   Since   the   political   changes   of   1990   it   is   a   free   civil   association   promoting the culture in Hungary. Presidium President: Csaba Király, Liszt Prize-winning concert pianist and organist, professor of the Faculty of Music and Visual Art, the University of Pécs Honorary President: István Lantos, Kossuth Prize-winning pianist and organist, professor of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Co-presidents: Mária Eckhardt, chief adviser and academic director of the Liszt Ferenc Memorial Museum and Research Centre József Bánky, piano professor emeritus of the Faculty of Music and Visual Art, University of Pécs Secretary General: Judit Rozsnyay, retired economist Further members of the Presidium: László Gombos, Szabolcsi Prize-winning musicologist, head of the Budapest Section Ferenc Kerek, Liszt Prize-winning pianist, professor, head of the Faculty of Music of the Szeged University, head of the Szeged Section Erzsébet Bencsik, retired piano teacher, head of the Sopron Section Ildikó Pogány, piano teacher of the Liszt Ferenc Music School Pécs, head of the Pécs Section The   Liszt   Ferenc   Society   is   a   member   of   the   Hungarian   Music   Council. The   Society   has   a   centre   in   Budapest   and   groups   in   the   towns   Pécs, Sopron, Szeged. The total number of members is 508. The aims of the Society are to spread the cult of Liszt’s music and personality and propagate his noble ideas. Programs Monthly   club-days   organized   by   each   group   of   the   Society,   which   consist   mostly   of   lectures   about   Liszts   music   (with   musical illustrations) and of concerts. Every year the Society commemorates Liszt’s birthday with a gala concert held at the Old Music Academy. Every   year   the   Society   awards   the   Ferenc   Liszt   International   Record   Grand   Prix,   for   which   CD-s   issued   in   the   previous   year   may apply. Esztergom Liszt Week, organized by the Society every second year The Newsletter “Hungarian View of Liszt” is published in Hungarian and in English, released quaterly. The Society issues twice a year a circular letter to inform its members. International relations The   Hungarian   Liszt   Society   has   contacts   with   many   Liszt   Societies   in   the   world   (there   are   Liszt   Societies   in   many   countries   in   and   out   of Europe), see: Links . Membership The Liszt Ferenc Society has at present 508 members in Hungary. In Budapest there are 228 members. The number of members in the Groups are: Pécs 180, Sopron 80, Szeged 20. The participation of the members of the Liszt Ferenc Society at the club-days is free, for the other programs they enjoy a discount. For those who would like to join the Liszt Ferenc Society the following links are available for downloading: The Statutes of the Liszt Ferenc Society (in Hungarian) Membership Registration Form (in Hungarian) Annual Membership Fee (from 1st July, 2023) Euro 35 (thirty-five Euros) Fee of the supporting members: at least threefold of the minimum membership fee Way of payment: Cash, bank transfer (Address, bank account number found below) Permanent sponsors and supporters The Liszt Ferenc Society is grateful to all those who have supported and who have been still supporting the activity of the Society: National Cultural Fund (NKA) Human Resources Management (EMET) Hungarian Academy of Arts Municipality of Sopron Members, supporting members Private persons, who supported the Society with 1% of their income-tax We express our thanks to t he sponsors: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Our address (central office): LISZT FERENC SOCIETY Tax number: 19359876-1-42 1064 Budapest, Vörösmarty u. 35. Phone/Fax: (36-1) 342 1573 E-mail: lisztferenctarsasag[kukac]gmail.com Website: http://www.lisztsociety.hu Bank account: OTP 11706016-20441966
Updated: 5 January, 2024
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