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Franz Liszt Academy of Music · Hungary

Guitar

A three-year arts degree in Budapest.

Where
BudapestHungary
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
Not published yet2026: apply 14 January–31 March
Admission
SelectiveAudition
EU/EEA fee
HUF 1,600,000 a year2 semesters
More facts
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

Not published yet2026: apply 14 January–31 March

  1. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    After most Hungarian deadlines. You apply on predicted grades and entrance exams, and upload the Diploma once you have it.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Hungary

What it is

Six-semester BA with the classical guitar as your main subject, taught in English at the Liszt Academy in Budapest; entry is an audition plus solfège, music theory and piano.

Four ways to take it

PathWhat is different
Cimbalom Main subject: cimbalom.
Guitar Main subject: guitar.
Harp Main subject: harp.
Percussion Main subject: percussion.

What you need

  • Audition: three Bach movements, two Legnani caprices and two pieces from other eras.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Zeneakadémia

Your IB Diploma is the school certificate, but BA applicants need an official Hungarian translation of it. English: TOEFL iBT 60, IELTS 5.0 or Cambridge 154. The audition decides, not IB grades.

Where it says so

Check it on uni.lisztacademy.hu

How places are decided

    • Audition
    • Entrance exam
    Audition in person, plus solfège, music theory and piano; online only if you live outside Europe. 2026 requirements; 2027 not yet published.
Sources (2)
  1. Guitar at Zeneakadémia — checked 2026-09-30
  2. IB applicants at Zeneakadémia

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