Since its founding in 1991, the International Eötvös Institute Foundation has gained an extensive reputation both in Hungary and abroad for promoting contemporary music by providing information, organizing international master courses for young conductors and composers.
During the past 20 years the Foundation has organized more than 30 master courses and concert tours with 20^th century contemporary music program. To extend and enlarge its field of activity the Foundation started a new line of courses for composers to conduct their own compositions, and workshops for conductors and composers to work together. We have a long-time established connection with European orchestras, music academies and musical institutions and had several international projects and courses in co-operation.

2023

Spotlight on Ramon Lazkano

PETER EÖTVÖS, conductor and composer (Hungary / Germany), founder
GREGORY VAJDA, conductor and composer (Hungary / USA), program director
BALÁZS HORVÁTH, composer, professor (Hungary)
Guest: RAMON LAZKANO, composer (France)
Featuring: Danubia Orchestra (Hungary)

01-06 October, 2023, Budapest

International workshop for conductors and composers in Annecy

in cooperation with Ars Nova Ensemble

Professor:

Gregory Vajda (conductor, composer)

Program for conductors:

Léos Janacek: Mladi
Benjamin Britten: Movement
Peter Eötvös: Windsequenzen
3 new works by selected composers for the 2023 edition:

Sebastian Black, Lisa Heute, Tom Bierton

14-19 August 2023, Annecy, France

Spotlight on Stefano Gervasoni

PETER EÖTVÖS, conductor and composer (Hungary / Germany), founder
GREGORY VAJDA, conductor and composer (Hungary / USA), program director
BALÁZS HORVÁTH, composer, professor (Hungary)
Guest: STEFANO GERVASONI, composer (Italy)
Featuring: Ars Nova Ensemble (France), András Szalai (cimbalom)

Sebastian Black: What Does the Harp Suggest?
Máté Balogh: Gilgamesh Recitations
Stefano Gervasoni: Gramigna

Brahms: Serenade No. 1. - nonet version

12-18 February, 2023, Budapest

2022

Spotlight on Unsuk Chin

PETER EÖTVÖS, conductor and composer (Hungary / Germany), founder
GREGORY VAJDA, conductor and composer (Hungary / USA), program director
BALÁZS HORVÁTH, composer, professor (Hungary)
Guest: UNSUK CHIN, composer (South Korea / Germany)
Featuring: Danubia Orchestra Óbuda, József Balog pianist, Aurél Holló percussionist

Unsuk Chin: Fantaisie mécanique (1994, rev. 1997)
Unsuk Chin: Double Concerto (Doppelkozert) for piano, percussion and ensemble (2002)
Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, FLute, Clarinet and String Quartet (1905)

New piece written for the workshop by Jonsung Oh following the instrumentation of Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro.

3-8 October, 2022, Budapest

International workshop for conductors and composers in Annecy

in cooperation with Ars Nova Ensemble

Professors:

Program for conductors:

Peter Eötvös: da capo for cimbalom solo and ensemble (2013/2014)
Stefano Gervasoni: new work (11 instruments)
Gregory Vajda: You Will Cry at the End (11 instruments) – premiere
4 new works by selected composers for the 2022 edition

13-20 August 2022, Annecy, France

• Spotlight on Magnus Lindberg

Professors:
PETER EÖTVÖS, conductor and composer (Hungary / Germany), founder
GREGORY VAJDA, conductor and composer (Hungary / USA ), program director
BALÁZS HORVÁTH, composer, professor (Hungary)
Guest: MAGNUS LINDBERG, composer (Finland)
Featuring: Ars Nova Ensemble (France)

Magnus Lindberg: Jubilees for chamber orchestra or ensemble
(Boosey and Hawkes, 2002)
Paul Hindemith: Kammermusik no. 1. , op.24/1 for 12 solo instruments
(Schott Music, 1922.)

20-26 June 2022, Budapest

2021

• Spotlight on Georges Aperghis
Feat. Danubia Orchestra Óbuda
guest: Georges Aperghis

Francisco Domínguez: Kharir IV - Premiere
Kecskés D. Balázs: Wind - Premiere
Eötvös Peter: Aurora
Georges Aperghis: ... pás á pas - nulle part ...
Richard Strauss: Serenade op.7

2021. october 09-14.

- mustMEET Georges Aperghis
Aperghis: Rasch
2021. october 11.

• Kurtág 95 - Meeting of Generations - joint masterclass for mentees of 2020 and 2021
Feat. UMZE Ensemble
guest: György Kurtág
Hankyeol Yoon: Hipab - Premiere
Leonardo Marino: Previsioni del tempo - Premiere
Ligeti György: Aventures & Nouvelles Aventures
Kurtág György: ... pás á pas - nulle part ...
Kurtág György: Four Poems by Anna Akhmatova
Conductors: Peter Eötvös, Gregory Vajda, Jonas Bürgin, Martin Rajna

2021. february 12 - 18.

2020

• Spotlight on George Benjamin - online masterclass for mentees of 2020
Feat. Danubia Orchestra Óbuda
guest via ZOOM: George Benjamin
George Benjamin: Three Inventions - Hungarian premiere
Hankyeol Yoon: Idly Idyll - Premiere
Leonardo Marino: Looking at your soul with a telescope - Premiere
Béla Bartók: Divertimento
Conductors: Peter Eötvös, Gregory Vajda

2020. october 04 - 09.

mustMEET Composers ONLINE event

• How to conduct a chamber orchestra
  guest: Fabián Panisello
  Panisello: Chamber Concerto
  Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht, op. 4. (Streichsextett)
  Leonardo Marino: Autoritratto
  Hankyeol Yoon: Theaterleben
  2019. february 17 - 23.
  
  - mustMEET Fabián Panisello
  Panisello: Choral Reflections, Biltine, Cuatro canciones de Silvia
  2019. february 17.
  
  

2019

• Workshop with Singer and Ensemble
  guest: Hanspeter Kyburz, Elizabeth Laurence
  Kyburz: Réseaux
  Berio: Folksongs, O'King
  Donghoon Shin: Song Book
  Mikel Urquiza: Ars memoriae
  2019. november 25 - 30.
  
  - mustMEET Hanspeter Kyburz
  Kyburz: Tropus, Abendlied, Quasi-á-due
  2019. november 25.
  
  

• Masterclass with Saariaho
  guest: Kaija Saariaho
  Sibelius: Symphony No.2. op. 43.
  Donghoon Shin: Concerto for the Most Ordinary Things
  Mikel Urquiza: Respirare L'Ombra
  2019. april 07 - 14.
  
  - mustMEET Kaija Saariaho
  Saariaho: Duft, Spins and Spells, Oi Kuu
  2019. april 08.
  
  

• Holliger 90
  guest: Heinz Holliger
  Holliger: Turm Musik
  Janacek: Taras Bulba
  Donghoon Shin: Your Doubles
  Mikel Urquiza: Monte Altissimo
  2019. february 20 - 27.
  
  - mustMEET Heinz Holliger
  Holliger: Contrechant for solo bass clarinet, Klaus-Ur, Mileva Lieder
  2019. february 25.
  
  

2018

START OF MENTORING PROGRAM

• Working around the Wind Quintet
  guest: Catherine Milliken
  Magda Dávid: Three Pictures (part) - III. Busy City Scene
  Nante: Dynamis
  Holloway-Nahum: Ezra's Nursery
  2018. september 30 - october 06.
  
  - mustMEET Catherine Milliken
  Bruno Maderna: Solo
  Cathy Berberian: Stripsody
  Cathy Milliken: Catalogue of Blue
  2018. october 01.

• Peter Eötvös Foundation debut concert in Kolozsvár, Romania
  concert: pieces by Peter Eötvös Péter, György Ligeti, György Kurtág, Máté Balogh, Balázs Horváth

• Stockhausen 90
  guest: Kathinka Pesveer, Alessandro Solbiati
  Stockhausen: Punkte
  Nante: Ora
  Holloway-Nahum: Words repeated arrive eventually and irresistibly at prayer
  Schönberg: Kammersymphonie op.9.
  2018. may 20 - june 02.
  
  - mustMEET Kathinka Pesveer
  2018. május 29.
  
  

• Working around the Soldier's Tale
  guest: Johannes Schöllhorn
  Holloway-Nahum: The Long March
  Nante: Jeu de Rite
  Stravinskij: A Soldier's Tale
  2018. february 08 - 17.
  
  - mustMEET Johannes Schöllhorn
  Schöllhorn: In Nomine, Hommage á Ravel, Oréade
  2018. february 17.

2017

• Dialog Scene II.
  workshop for composers
  international musical theater workshop for writing contemporary opera duets
  2017. september 4 - 15.

• Focus on Kodály Zoltán and Wolfgang Rihm
  workshop for conductors and composers
  guest: Wolfgang Rihm
  Kodály: Háry János szvit
  Kodály: Fölszállott a páva (Variations on a hungarian folksong)
  Rihm: Verwandlung 2.
  2017. june 10 - 15.
  
  - mustMEET Wolfgang Rihm
  Rihm: Ophelia Sings, Funde im Verscharrten
  2017. june 14.

• Focus on Kurtág
  guest: Kurtág György
  Kurtág: A boldogult R.V. Trusszova üzenetei
  2017. march 31. - april 9.

• Dialog Scene I.
  workshop for composers
  guest: Pascal Dusapin
  Angel Hernandez-Lovera (VE): Dee & Dum / Director: Varga Bence
  Chia-Ying Lin (TW): Under the Moonlight / Director: Tárnoki Márk
  Antoine Daurat (FR): The Scene / Director: Szokol Judit
  Zixiao Wang (CHN): Sons and Lovers, Hate and Love / Director: Hoisza Henrietta
  Tomás Bordalejo (AR): The Magic Phallus / Director: Tarnóczi Jakab
  2017. february 08 - 13.
  
  - mustMEET Pascal Dusapin
  Dusapin: Beckett's Bones
  2017. february 13.

2016

• Masterclass for composers
  guest: Toshio Hosokawa
  Hosokawa: Vertical Time Study I. , Trio, Drawing
  pieces of the participants:
  Francisco José Dominguez: Four Sketches
  Balogh Máté: Quartet pour la fin de jam
  Liu Weich-Chih: Délire
  2016. november 12 - 16.
  
  - mustMEET Hosokawa
  2016. november 14.

• Workshop for conducting composers
  guest: Krzysztof Penderecki, Jean-Philippe Wurtz
  with the THReNSeMBLe
  2016. october 15 - 20.
  
  - mustMEET Krzysztof Penderecki
  Penderecki: Ciaccona, Violoncello totale, Prelude
  2016. october 18.

• Masterclass with Helmut Lachenmann
  guest: Helmut Lachenmann, Olivier Cuendet, György Kurtág
  Lachenmann: "... zwei Gefühle..." , Musik mit Leonardo
  Kurtág: Petite musique solennelle
  Bartók: Violin Concerto No.2
  2016. june 09 - 16.
  
  - mustMEET Helmut Lachenmann
  2016. june 13.

2015

• Stockhausen Masterclass - Munich, Germany
  in collaboration with Musica Viva, Bavaria Musikstudios and Stockhausen Foundation
  Stockhausen: HYMNEN (Dritte Region) Elektronische Musik mit Orchester
  2015. october 9 - 18.
  
  

• Works written for chamber ensemble (20. - 21. century)
  Masterclass for conductors
  in collaboration with the Villa Musica Foundation
  guest: Nagy Zsolt (Germany), Salomé Haller (France)
  Boulez: Dérive I.
  Donatoni: Arpége per sei strumenti
  Schönberg: Pierrot lunaire
  Tornyai: Sprechgesang
  2015. september 24. - october 2.

• Pierre Boulez 90
  focus on german and french contemporary pieces
  guest: Jean-Philippe Wurtz, Philippe Manoury, Matthias Pintscher
  Manoury: Passacaille pour Tokyo
  Pintscher: Occultation
  Boulez: Dérive I.
  Hindemith: Kammermusik Nr.1
  2015. june 10 - 16.

2014

• IRCAM, Paris, France
  Mastercourses for composers and conductors
  Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra
  30 June - 10 July
• International Bartók Seminar, Szombathely, Hungary
  Mastercourse for composers
  13- 20 July
  Alter Ego Ensemble
• Herrenhaus Edenkoben, Germany
  Scholarship for composers
  Bernd Richard Deutsch (Germany)
  Genoel von Lilienstern (Germany)
• Gargonza Arts International Award
  for composers
  Matej Bonin (Slovenia)

2013

• Budapest Music Center - Basel Hochschule für Musik
  Mastercourse for conductors and composers
  Alban Berg: Kammerkonzert
  Anton Webern: Konzert Op. 24.
  Christoph Delz: Siegel Op. 3.
  Matthias Krüger new piece
  Bella Máté new piece
  November 27- December 6
• Royaumont, Franciaország
  Mastercourse for conductors
  Stockhausen: Kontrapunkte
  Xenakis: Thallein
  Ligeti: Kammerkonzert
  Carter: Asco Concerto
  Hanna Eimermacher: Hommage an den Klimperkasten
  Linea Ensemble
  April 28- May 4
• International Bartók Seminar, Szombathely, Hungary
  Masterclass for conductors
  Janacek: Sinfonietta
  Bartók: Concerto for orchestra
  10-20 July
• "Out at S.E.A" chamber opera workshop for composers
  Budapest Music Center
  24-27 April, 2013
• Herrenhaus Edenkoben, Germany
  Scholarship for composers
  Yagoda Szmytka (Poland)
  Nicolas Tzortzis (Greek)

2012

• Lucerne Festival Academy, Switzerland
  Mastercourse for conductors
  Charles Ives: 4. Symphony
  20-26 August 2012
• Herrenhaus Edenkoben, Germany
  Scholarship for composers
  Birke Bertelsmeier (Germany)
  Ying Wang (China)
• Gargonza Arts International Award
  for composers
  Genoel von Lilienstern (Németország)

2011

• Conservatoire Bruxelles Belgium
  Mastercourse for conductors and composers
  29-30 March 2011
• Lucerne Festival Academy, Switzerland
  Stockhausen: Punkte
  Zimmermann: Photoptosis
  1-11 September 2011
  
  
  
• Herrenhaus Edenkoben, Germany
  Scholarship for composerss
  Mariana Ungureanu (Moldavia)
  Gabrielle Brunner (Switzerland)

2010

• Herrenhaus Edenkoben, Germany
  Scholarship for composers
  Benjamin Schweitzer (Germany)
  Olaf Lervik (Norvégia)

2009

• Herrenhaus Edenkoben, Germany
  Workshop for composers and conductors
  Carter: Triple duo
  Norris: Tesserae....Interstices
  four compositions by composer participants

• International Bartók Seminar, Szombathely, Hungary
  Workshop for composers, conductors, singers and dramaturgs
  Bartók: Bluebeard´s Castle

2007

• Centre Acanthes Festival, Luxemburg, Metz, France
  Master course for conductors and composers
  Schönberg: 5 Orch. Stücke, Op. 16
  Bartók: Concerto for orchestra
• Luzern Festival Academy, Luzern, Switzerland
  Masterclass for conductors
  Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen für 3 Orchester

2006

• International Bartók Seminar, Szombathely, Hungary
  Masterclass for composers

2005

• Herrenhaus Edenkoben, Germany
  Workshop for young conductors and composers
  Ensemble Aventure, Freiburg
  Donatoni: Arpége
  Hosokawa: Slow Dance
  Kee-Yong Chong: Mourning the Murder of an old Banyan tree
  Uwe Kremp: Singbarer Rest
  Vassos Nicolaou: Klimata
  Leanna Primiani: Parada
  Valerio Sannicandro: IRradi
  Andrea Vigani: Tre piccole pieghe del tempo

2002

• Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart, Germany
  mastercourse for conductors
  Eötvös: Atlantis
  Strawinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps

2001

• Radio Chamber Orchestra, Hilversum, The Netherlands
  Stockhausen: Mixtur
  Varese: Desert
• Centre Acanthes Festival, Avignon, France
  course for conductors, composers and conducting composers

2000

• Kondrashin Mastercourse, Hilversum, The Netherlands

• Radio Chamber Orchestra, Hilversum, The Netherlands
  Stockhausen: Hymnen (conducted by Peter Eötvös)
  Additional course for guest conductors and composers

1999

• Radio Philharmony Orchestra, Hilversum, The Netherlands
  Birtwistle: Exodie
  Eötvös: Atlantis

1998

• Radio Chamber Orchestra Hilversum, The Netherlands
  Stockhausen: Inori

• Herrenhaus Edenkoben, Germany
  workshop for conductors and composers
  Carter: Triple duo
  Boulez: Dérive I.
  Tonino Battista: L'ombrello rosso
  Tibor Hegyi: Variations
  Philipp Blume: Wider Willen
  Vykintas Baltakas: No.6

1997

• Göteborg Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg, Sweden
  Bartók: Four Orch. Pieces Op 12.
  Ligeti: Piano concerto
  Eötvös: Psychokosmos
  Kurtág: quasi una fantasia..Op 27.

• Radio Chamber Orchestra, Hilversum, The Netherlands
  Bartók: Divertimento
  Bartók: Music for strings, perc. and celesta

• WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Germany
  Stockhausen: Gruppen

• Radio Philharmonie Orchestra, Hilversum, The Netherlands
  Harvey: Concert for marimba and orch.
  Ligeti: Requiem
  Bartók: Cantata Profana

• Hochschule für Musik Köln, Ensemble Köln, Cologne, Germany
  Vykintas Baltakas: Pusline
  Valerio Sannicandro: Transmissions
  Ralf Soiron: Klangproben
  Knut Müller: Mizar

1996

• Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Hilversum, The Netherlands
  Boulez: Pli selon pli

• Ensemble Modern, Darmstadt, Germany
  Stockhausen: Mixtur

• Radio Kamerorkest, Kondrashin masterclass, Hilversum, The Netherlands
  Markus Schmitt: Escalade
  Regis Campo: Commedia
  Joyce Bel Tuan Koh: Granite Harbour
  Hyosung Kim: Polylinien

• Südwestfunk Orchestra, Donaueschingen, Germany
  James Tenney: Diapason
  Luciano Berio: Kol Od (Chemins VI)
  Iannis Xenakis: Ioolkos
  Robert HP Platz: Andere Räume

• Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Hilversum, The Netherlands
  Birtwistle: Earth Dances

1995

• Ensemble Varianti, Stuttgart, Germany
  John Cooney: Taking Liberties
  Fabián Panisello:Presencias Transparentes
  Alistair Zaldua: Stimmen
  Matthias Pintscher: Départ

• Young Composers' Forum, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London, UK
  Joseph Phibbs: Soirèe
  Philip Clark: City mosaic

• International Bartók Seminar, Savaria Symphony Orchestra, Szombathely, Hungary
  Kurtág: ...quasi una fantasia... op.27
  Kurtág: Grabstein für Stefan op. 15c
  Kurtág: What is the word?

• Centre Acanthes Festival, Asko Ensemble, Avignon, France
  Kurtág: Messages (Troussova) op. 17
  Kurtág: ... quasi una fantasia... op.27
  Eötvös: Intervalles intérieurs

1993

• Wiener Symphoniker, Vienna, Austria
  Schönberg: Die glückliche Hand
  Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

• Savaria Symphony Orchestra, Szombathely, Hungary
  Lutoslawsky: Third Symphony
  Bartók: Violin Concerto
  Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death

• Symphony Orch. Utrecht School of Arts, The Netherlands
  Concerts in Amsterdam, Vienna, Budapest
  Takemitsu: Visions
  Debussy: Jeux
  Mozart: Piano Concerto K.V. 467
  Zimmermann: Dialoge

• Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique Lyon, France
  Concerts: Lyon, Grenoble, Macon Varèse: Intégral
  Guezec: Textures enchainées
  Dusapin: Hop
  Amy: Echos XIII
  Boulez: Domaines

1992

• OPENING CONCERT of International Eötvös Institute Foundation in Gödöllő

26 July 1992, 19:00 - Savaria Symphony Orchestra

Ives: From the Steeples and the Mountains
Ives: General William Booth enters into Heaven (feat. Sándor Egri)
Ives: Symphony No. 4.

Application information

Our courses/workshops and our mentoring program are open for all nations, for active and passive conductors and composers as well. We accept passive applications only for the master classes and NOT for the mentor program.

Conductors will work on contemporary ensemble or orchestra repertoire in daily rehearsals and lessons as part of our master courses.
Composers will work on their own compositions together with conductors if required and musicians. Their work will be supervised by Peter Eötvös and other professors, invited for special lectures and training. The programs they develop will also be performed in a final concert at the end of the workshop, with possible other concert opportunities.

Profile of participants: advanced music academy students and young professional conductors, composers.

Age limit: 35 years for active participants (Age limit varies with each course and workshop. In order to avoid misunderstandings, please check the restictions in the announcement of the respective program you wish to apply for.)

Passive participants (auditors) are accepted without age limit, but they should also submit the application form and transfer a passive contribution abount to the Foundation's bank account.

Course language: English, German, French

Application documents required:
- Application form (only online submission is possible)
- Curriculum vitae in English (max. two pages)
- Photo

- Conductors: For program-specific requirements see at the actual announcement.
- Composers: For program-specific requirements see at the actual announcement.

Selection:
Professors will decide on accepted active participants after the assessment of the application form and material. There is no possibility of doing a personal audition for the master classe. For the mentor program we organise a compulsory audition in Budapest (for details see at the actual announcement). The result of the selection for the master classes will be announced two months before the courses at latest, there could be exceptions.

Passive participants will be accepted upon submitting the online application form and transferring the passive contribution to the Foundation's bank account.

Application deadline and course fees:
See at the actual announcement for each programme.

Accomodation and travel expenses.
The contribution for our courses/workshops does NOT include travel, accommodation and meals. No reimbursement of contribution is possible and partial attendance does not lead to reimbursement. Receipt of payment is provided upon registration at Budapest Music Center or sent by mail in advance if required.

Participants of the mentoring programme will get accommodation with breakfast and travel costs will also be covered by the Foundation.

Scores:
Every participant has to provide his/her own scores according to the announcement of the program.