The Preselection Jury has selected the following young musicians for the 1st Round:

The sheet music of the compulsory piece for the 2nd round Roland Szentpáli: Cover (Editions Bim) is now available. Find out more here:

A number of applicants have indicated that the exam period can make it challenging to record the videos needed for the application in time. In order to ensure that all talented musicians have the opportunity to participate in the competition, we have decided to extend the deadline for applications to 14 February 2025.

The Zoltán Kodály International Music Competition will take place in Debrecen for the third time between 5-13 July 2025, and this time brass players will have the chance to compete. After the strings (2022) and conductors (2023), horn, trumpet and trombone players are invited to apply for the 2025 Kodály Zoltán International Music Competition.

On 26 and 27 August, the 2nd Zoltán Kodály International Music Competition continued with the third, all-decisive round, during which young conductors competed. After the final the jury decided as follows: Special Prizes Jiří Habart won the following special prizes:  Eris Staiger won the following special prizes:  Dániel Erdélyi has been awarded the following special

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KODÁLY COMPETITION – 3RD ROUND (PSALMUS HUNGARICUS) 25 AUGUST – REHERSAL DAY 14:00-14:30 Eric STAIGER – rehearsal with the orchestra and choir 14:30-15:00 Dániel ERDÉLYI – rehearsal with the orchestra and choir 15:20-15:50 Mateusz GWIZDALLA – rehearsal with the orchestra and choir 15:50-16:20 Jiří HABART – rehearsal with the orchestra and choir 16:40-17:10 Alexander Sinan

23 August – Session 1 14:00-14:30 Maximilian OTTO Kodály: Dances of Marosszék (excerpts) Puccini: Messa di Gloria – I. Kyrie 14:30-15:00 Filip PALUCHOWSKI Kodály: Dances of Galánta (excerpts) Verdi: Quattro pezzi sacri – Stabat mater (excerpts)  15:00-15:20 interval 15:20-15:50 Omer SHTEINHART Kodály: Dances of Marosszék (excerpts) Vajda: Magnificat – Suscepit Israel (excerpts) 15:50-16:20 Eric STAIGER

Tal BENATAR Alexander Sinan BINDER Marcell DÉNES-WOROWSKI William DUTTON Dániel ERDÉLYI Mateusz GWIZDALLA Jiří HABART Maximilian OTTO Filip PALUCHOWSKI Omer SHTEINHART Eric STAIGER Toby THATCHER

21 AUGUST / SESSION 1 10:00-10:20 Yukuang JIN – Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – Overture 10:20-10:40 Brian LIAO – Johann Strauss II: Der Zigeunerbaron – Overture 10:40-11:00 Paul MARSOVSZKY – Bartók: Dance Suite – I. Moderato, IV. Molto tranquillo, VI. Finale. Allegro 11:00-11:20 Yury MIKHAYLENKO – Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus – Overture 11:20-11:40