In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Liszt Ferenc Academy’s founding, the Consulate General of Hungary proudly presents Hungarian virtuoso Gábor Farkas Piano Recital.
Venue: Hong Kong City Hall, Theatre
Date and time: 25 February, 2026, 8:00PM
Ticket sales available on Urbtix website.
GÁBOR FARKAS - Concert Pianist – Professor of Piano
Gábor Farkas is beyond doubt one of the finest pianists of his generation. His highly personal performing style has earned him the name „the poet of the piano” - a unique title coined by world famous pianist and conductor Tamás Vásáry. Farkas is well known for his huge repertoire, with an emphasis on the romantic period, and his powerful virtuoso technique combined with a soothing bel canto tone, a rare gift by which he makes his instrument sing like no one else can among his peers. In today's high tide of top-notch piano virtuosos way too little attention is paid to tonal expression and a true style. This being said, these latter two are the qualities which make Farkas stand out as a unique musical phenomenon, being among the handful who do have a voice and a style of their own - one that is beyond compare. The richness of his piano sound, his fine taste for agogics and a perfectly balanced yet unrivalled virtuosity duly grant him a place among the very best of today's classical music world. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2016, and ever since 2017 is an official Steinway artist.
Gabor Farkas (Hungary) is a winner of several international competitions and frequent participant of the most prestigious musical festivals and concert halls all around the world. Till date there have been a number of recordings to his name published by such illustrious names like Warner Music, Hungaroton, Toccata Classics as well as Steinway&Sons Records. His exceptional talent and carreer achievements have been recognized in Hungary with Liszt and Junior Prima awards. Gábor Farkas is also a Steinway Artist, and recipient of the Aoyama Music Award for the best performance of the year 2019, Japan.
Currently Gábor Farkas is the President of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary and a Guest Professor at the Tokyo College of Music, Japan, Professor at the International Piano Academy Lake Como, Italy.
He’s a founding partner of the International Liszt Music Center, Wenzhou, China in February, 2025, and he is the Artistic Director of the local Liszt-Bartók Festival.