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Franz Liszt Academy of Music · Hungary

Trombone

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 trombone as your main subject, taught in English at the Liszt Academy in Budapest; entry is an audition plus solfège, music theory and piano.

8 ways to take it

PathWhat is different
Bassoon Main subject: bassoon.
Clarinet Main subject: clarinet.
Flute Main subject: flute.
French horn Main subject: french horn.
Oboe Main subject: oboe.
Trombone Main subject: trombone.
Trumpet Main subject: trumpet.
Tuba Main subject: tuba.

What you need

  • Audition: two etudes (Kopprasch, Blazhevich or Bordogni), a Baroque sonata or two solo movements, and a romantic or 20th-century piece.
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. Trombone at Zeneakadémia — checked 2026-09-30
  2. IB applicants at Zeneakadémia

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