“Vissi d'arte”: Éva Marton on serving the arts and her namesake competition

“I wasn’t interested in being a teacher who creates mirror images of herself. My artistry is dedicated to bringing forth new artists. I do this with heart and soul. It’s my duty.” I spoke to Éva Marton in one of the ornate meeting rooms of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. The seriously Art Nouveau building has been the venue for the Éva Marton Singing Competition since it was launched in the spring of 2014. It would be difficult to imagine it anywhere else, considering Marton’s deep ties to the institution. She’s not only an alumna but has served as one of its professors, its head of department and now is its Professor Emerita.

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