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2026 LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL LISZT COMPETITION

for Pianists and Vocalists

November 21-22, 2026

Franz Liszt Portrait

The nineteenth biennial Los Angeles International Liszt Competition for Pianists and Vocalists will be held at Azusa Pacific University on November 21-22, 2026.

The Competition will be judged by national and international Liszt performers and scholars with entrants participating in ten different Divisions.

We are honored to celebrate Alan Walker, the distinguished musicologist and preeminent biographer of Franz Liszt, as the Principal Patron of the 2026 Competition.

COMPETITION UPDATES:

Registration has closed.

The 2024 winners have been posted here.

The media page here now has streaming links for the winners concerts.