Attila Szaniszló
Pianist | Artist Biography
Attila Szaniszló (b. 2005, Karcag, Hungary) is a Hungarian pianist whose exceptional musical talent became evident at an early age. Raised in Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania, he began exploring melodies on a toy piano at the age of five before commencing formal studies with Margit Simó. He later continued his musical education with Judit Lakó in Târgu Mureș.
In 2019, at the age of thirteen, he was admitted to the Special Talents Program of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, studying with Gábor Eckhardt and Imre Hargitai. Since 2024, he has been pursuing his Bachelor’s degree under Kálmán Dáfai and Gábor Farkas. He has also participated in masterclasses with Yoheved Kaplinsky and William Grant Naboré through the Cziffra Festival Master Academy.
In 2026, Attila participated in the internationally acclaimed PianoTexas International Festival & Academy in Fort Worth, Texas. During the festival, he won the Young Artists Concerto Competition, earning the opportunity to perform Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. He also studied with distinguished pianists and pedagogues Boris Slutsky, Tamás Ungár, and HaeSun Paik.
His awards include the Grand Prix and First Prize at the Franz Liszt International Youth Piano Competition (2024), Absolute First Prize at the Orbetello Piano Competition (2022), Second Prize at the IV Danubia Talents Liszt International Competition (2022), Grand Prix and Special Prize at the Rezonanțe Sonore International Competition (2021), First Prize at the Lalla Meryem International Piano Competition (2023), the Kocsis Zoltán Special Prize, the Pro Cultura Award, the Harghita County Medal of Merit, the Junior Prima Prize (2025), and the Petneházy Scholarship.
As a soloist, he has appeared in the Grand Hall and Solti Hall of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, at the Ars Sacra Festival, and at numerous international festivals and concert series.
He is currently preparing for the 2026 Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest, aspiring to share the transformative power of music with audiences across the world.
TEPPEI KURODA
Teppei Kuroda, a Japanese pianist born in Tokyo in 1997, began studying the piano at the age of eight. After completing his Bachelor’s degree on a prestigious scholarship at the renowned Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo, he pursued a Master’s degree and subsequently the Konzertexamen under Professor Jacob Leuschner at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, graduating with distinction. He currently serves as a piano lecturer at the same institution while further pursuing chamber music studies under Professor Markus Becker at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover. He has received numerous awards in competitions, including over ten international prizes during his studies in Germany. His awards include prizes at the Brahms Piano Competition (Germany, 2021) and the Orchestra’Sion International Competition (Türkiye, 2024). Kuroda has given numerous solo recitals in Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Türkiye, France, Italy, and other countries. As a concerto soloist, he has also performed with around ten orchestras in Japan, Germany, Türkiye, Romania, and Portugal. Following his First Prize at the Pietro Argento International Music Competition in Italy, he was invited to serve on the jury for the competition in 2025. He has received scholarships and support from several prestigious Japanese foundations, including the Aoyama, Rohm, Kuma, Meiji and Kao Foundations. In Germany, he has been supported by the Sibylle und Hannes Frank Stiftung.
CONCERT PROGRAM
Teppei Kuroda
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Prélude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Symphonic Etudes in C-sharp minor, Op. 13
Attila Szaniszló
Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Sancta Dorothea, S. 187
Réminiscences de Norma, S. 394
Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata from Années de pèlerinage, Second Year: Italy, S. 161 No. 7
