Franz Liszt Academy of Music · Hungary

Orchestral Conducting

Six-semester BA in orchestral conducting at the Liszt Academy in Budapest; entry is an audition conducting set symphonic works, with hearing, harmony and piano tested.

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

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

Orchestral conducting is the main subject, taught in English in the academy's six-semester BA. Programmes of this kind typically centre on score study and rehearsal technique for the symphonic repertoire, supported by ear training, harmony, music history and piano, with chances to work with ensembles in practice. Graduates usually continue to a master's in conducting, and careers lie with orchestras, opera and concert organisations and music education.

Two ways to take it

Path	What is different
Choir conducting	Choral repertoire rehearsed with a live choir; in-person exam only.
Orchestral conducting	Orchestral repertoire conducted from memory.

What you need

Audition: conduct Mozart, Beethoven 1 and Schubert 8 from memory. English only runs if 3 or more international students are admitted to the major.

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