Complete Concert, Exam and Competition Preparation System
We created PianoMasterClass to offer pianists, serious piano students elite, honest guidance rarely taught today — directly from the concert stage and jury table
How Talented Pianists Lose Competitions-And How to Fix it Before the Jury Hears the First Note
A Structured Online Masterclass System trusted by international jury members and professional performers-designed for pianists, piano students and parents who want real results, not guesswork.
This program is for you if you want to:
Know what Jury Members are looking for in Competitions
Learn the ultimate way of practising
Follow the Franz Liszt Tradition
Learn to handle Stage Fright
Bring your playing to another level
Feel comfortable on the stage while performing in a concert, competition, recording or exam
Why Talented Pianists and Students Fail on Stage
Most performance problems are not technical! Jury Members hear the same issues again and again: Secure practise at home, insecurity on stage Musical ideas disappearing under pressure Memory lapses despite "knowing" the piece Over-practice without strategic preparation
The PianoMasterClass Solution
How to build repertoire the most professional way
How to transform practise into performance security
How to prepare musically, mentally and structurally
How to perform under pressure with clarity and confidence
Piano Competitions: What the Jury needs
Directly from an International Jury Member: Nervous tempo, Unreliable memory, Inconsistent performances, Over-practising, under-preparing. Learn what we need
Overcome Stage Fright
Overcome stage fright, project your best sound and perform with authority before expert audiences and international juries.
Turn Practise Into Confident Stage Performance
Overcome stage fright, project your best sound and perform with authority before expert audiences and international juries.
Professional Concert, Exam and Piano Competition Preparation
Learn from Jury and Competition expert, mentor of rising stars - beyond weekly lessons
Elevate your Technical Skills
The Art of Scales: Step-by-step video lectures reveal the subtle “tricks” behind scales, touch and control — the secrets great pianists use.
Project Your Own Beautiful Sound
Discover the unique touch and tradition passed down through generations from Franz Liszt himself.
Talent is not the problem. Preparation is.
What is missing is a clear, professional preparation system-something rarely taught
Complete Concert, Exam and Competition Preparation System
Season One Video Lectures
Piano Competitions
Directly from a Jury Member
- We reveal everything: What are we looking for, what are the important aspects and points, how to prepare yourself properly
- Nervous Tempo
- Unreliable Memory
- The First Impression
- Wrong notes: should you worry?
- The importance of the right tempo
Watch Teaser:
Stage Fright
The ideal way to win over it
Why do we have it?
How to behave on the stage
- What is the only way to be prepared for it, how to accept it?
- Creativity as the key of success
- The fear from the mistakes
- The importance of honesty
Watch Teaser:
Super Practise
The ultimate practising method
- The most efficient and professional way of practising
- From moment one to the concert stage
- The professional preparation of the piece
- How to practise the repertory at each phase
- Concert day
Watch Teaser:
The Art of Scales
The Armoury of your Technique
- Boost your technique
- The highest level and quality of scale playing
- Elite training of your technique Armoury
- The connection with the piano
- The secret A-B-A-C-A technical preparation
Watch Teaser:
The Perfect Posture
So often forgotten but so important!
- How important it is to sit properly, a detailed explanation
- Avoid injuries
- An overview and description of the correct way: everything will depend on it
Watch Teaser:
F. Chopin: Ballade No.1
A detailed walkthrough
- In-depth explanation and walkthrough of the Score and Chopin’s annotation
- A detailed information about common mistakes
Watch Teaser:
Legato, Phrasing, Cantabile
Old School in Modern Times
- How to create it?
- Electricity in the phrase
- How to speak and sing on the piano: a forgotten quality
Watch Teaser:
40 minute online individual lesson included in Season One Video Lectures
Season One
Full Access-
Traditional Franz Liszt School
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Top-Notch Video Lectures
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Learn from an Expert
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Watch any time
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Instant Access
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14 days Money Back Guarantee
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40 min Online Lesson Included
István I. Székely
Concert Pianist
International Jury Member
Frequent Jury member in International Piano Competitions: Isidor Bajic in Serbia, Béla Bartók and Takács in Austria, Samsons Francois in France, Orbetello, Rospigliosi and Acquaviva in Italy, José Porta and Alicante, Villa de Xabia in Spain, Scherzo, Ashdod, Tartini in Slovenia, Takács, Gothenburg International Piano Competition in Sweden, Great Piano Masters, Franz Liszt Center, Golden Piano Talents etc.
Direct Line to Franz Liszt
István has a direct pedagogical line through his mentors to Franz Liszt: Orsolya Szabó➛Pál Kadosa➛Arnold Székely➛István Thomán➛Franz Liszt. He represents one of the finest piano schools.
Internationally Recognised Teacher
Professor at Centro Superior Katarina Gurska in Madrid and in Franz Liszt Center in La Nucia, Spain. Lecturer in Universities and Master Classes Worldwide.
Concert Pianist
One of the most outstanding performers of his generation with hundreds of recitals held worldwide.
Most performance problems are not technical!
Jury Members hear the same issues again and again:
Secure practise at home, insecurity on stage
Musical ideas disappearing under pressure
Memory lapses despite "knowing" the piece
Over-practice without strategic preparation
What Students Gain
After completing Season One, students typically:
Perform with greater security and consistency
Understand how to prepare independently
Reduce stage anxiety through structured preparation
Present music clearly and convincigly to juries
Build confidence that transfers to every performance
Play with a sound on another level
Our Core Values
International Level
Expert Guidance
Exclusive Content
Excellence
Feedback from Our Students
Season One
Full Access-
Traditional Franz Liszt School
-
Top-Notch Video Lectures
-
Learn from an Expert
-
Watch any time
-
Instant Access
-
14 days Money Back Guarantee
-
40 min Online Lesson Included