Participant data

Mária Palkovics her first organ lessons took at the age of 7. From the beginning of her music studies, she has successfully entered many competitions – she won the 2nd prize in the National Organ Competition (2013) and at the National Harpsichord Competition (2020) in Hungary. Mária Palkovics was awarded with 1st prize and was announced as the absolute winner of the National Organ Competition (2019) in Hungary. She also attended masterclasses conducted by the organists David Titterington, Christoph Bossert, Olivier Latry and Martin Schmeding. She played in the Bach24 event at the Palace of Arts in Budapest. Mária has played solo and also has given chamber music performances at concert halls and churches in Hungary and Germany. Last year, she obtained her bachelor’s degree while studying in the organ class of Balázs Szabó at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. In 2023, Mária received the Henrik Krajcsirovits Scholarship for Young Artists in her hometown Tatabánya.

I ROUND

1. Nicolaus Bruhns | Grande Prelude · E minor
2. Johann Sebastian Bach | Organ Trio Sonata No. 4 · E minor · BWV 528
   • I. Adagio
3. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue · C sharp minor · VL 86

II ROUND

1. Johann Sebastian Bach | Prelude and Fugue · B minor · BWV 544
2. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue-Choral · A minor · VL 227
3. Petr Eben | "Sonntagsmusik" ("Sunday Music")
   • Moto ostinato
4. Faustas Latėnas | "Toccata"

III ROUND

1. Franz Liszt | Prelude and Fugue on the Theme BACH · S. 260
2. Louis Vierne | "Toccata" from cycle "24 Pièces de fantaisie" · Op. 53
3. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis | Fugue · B flat minor · VL 345
4. Max Reger | Fantasia and Fugue · D minor · Op. 135b