Co-organized by the Korea Liszt Society together with the Ferenc Liszt University of Music of Budapest and the Embassy of Hungary a ’Liszt Festival’ was held in Seoul last week. The event also commemorated the 20th anniversary of establishing the diplomatic relations between Hungary and Korea. The festival began with a solo concert of Péter Nagy, a renowned pianist and the dean of piano department of Liszt University of Music. A seminar was organised to bring a chance to reflect the life and the music of the genius composer and musician, Liszt who is particularly popular in Korea. The traditional annual concert of the Korea Liszt Society selected only Liszt’s pieces this year. In the framework of this festival, the 1st Liszt Competition was held. More than 110 participants of diverse age registered to the concour and showed their talent and passion for the music. Péter Nagy, as the dean of the piano department of Liszt Music Academy was one of the judges and praised the level of the competition. The winners were awarded with prize money as well as a one-year scholarship from Ferenc Liszt University of Music. The Hungarian University and the Korean organizers expected that this competition would open a gate for long-term cooperation between the two countries.