Valentina Puscas is first on stage in the preliminary

The youngest contestant, Korean soprano Lee Seonwoo ​​draw the number 42 from the glass bowl, so Valentina Puscas Romanian soprano is on stage tomorrow as the first contestant in the preliminary at the Solti Hall of the Liszt Academy of Music.

Others will follow in alphabetical order to the end of the alphabet and restart from the beginning. This order of appearance will be valid during the whole competition.

"It is important to be in peace, listen to each other and help each other", Éva Marton said, "You can shine out with a great performance in any part of the contest, so seize the opportunity to be noticed by the world "  

Candidates will present a Liszt song and one of the two arias of their choice in the preliminary. The second aria will only be performed if requested by the jury.

See this link for details about all competitors and their repertoires.

Preliminaries and semi-finals are free to attend.

Live stream can be followed on the Marton Competition website, on Liszt Academy website, on the YouTube channel, and on the Facebook pages of the Marton Competition and the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music.

Follow the link to read more about the schedule of the competition.

Find tickets here to the Final in Liszt Academy and the Gala concert in the Hungarian State Opera.