Géza Anda Foundation – Geza Anda Foundation

Franz Xaver Ohnesorg

Chairman of the Jury 2006
Chairman designate of the Jury 2024
* 9th March 1948 – † 14th November 2023

16th Concours Géza Anda 2024

The jury, rules and repertoire of the next Concours Géza Anda have been published! Our competition will be carried out between 30.05. und 08.06.2024 in Zurich and Winterthur. It is open to participants from all countries who are born after 30.05.1992. We look forward to receiving your applications by 31.01.2024.

Latest News

Mihály Berecz reaches the peak of the Piano Olympus

2023-10-17

Mihály Berecz, winner of the Liszt-Bartók Prize, triumphed at the Kissinger KlavierOlymp 2023. The 26-year-old Hungarian pianist wowed with musicality and skill, earning a concert at the Kissinger Sommer festival. The final concert will be broadcast on October 21 and 27.

In Touch with Talent - Christmas Magic in June

2023-06-12

At the joint events of the Géza Anda- and the Orpheum-Foundation one could get to know the Syrian violinist Bilal Alnemr and the Czech pianist Marek Kozák.

Concerts

Conducting from the piano

In September 2022, the Géza Anda-Foundation presented a masterclass held by Mikhail Pletnev, in collaboration with Luzerner Sinfonieorchester. Four talented prizewinners of major international piano competitions learnt how to rehearse a concerto from the Viennese Classical period with the orchestra and lead it from the keyboard, without a conductor.

GÉZA ANDA CENTENARY YEAR 2021

Géza Anda’s 100th birthday was brought to people’s minds with concerts in, amongst others, Budapest and Zurich, with CD and book releases and various other events. Here you can gain insight into the various centenary activities of the Géza Anda-Foundation and its partners.

15th CONCOURS GÉZA ANDA 2021

Surely, the 15th International Piano Competition Concours Géza Anda was the jubilee event with the greatest impact of all our projects. In 2021 it was carried out under difficult conditions but with utmost success. Here you can get to know everything about the contest and its winners.