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"Jury Secrets": Piano Competitions

Insider advices from a jury member: what judges look for, how to present yourself before, during, and after your performance.

Overcome Stage Fright

Overcome stage fright, project your best sound and perform with authority before expert audiences and international juries.

Learn the ultimate way of practising

Learn how to build a piece from zero, mature it and prepare it for the stage — a proven recipe used by the greatest professionals.

Bring your playing to International Level

From each Video Lecture you can learn about the Alchemy of the Piano School passed on from Generation to Generation.

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.

István I. Székely

Concert Pianist

Alicante Piano Competition

International Jury Member

Highly respected and frequent Jury member in International Piano Competitions: Béla Bartók, Samsons Francois, Orbetello, Rospigliosi, Acquaviva, Alicante, Scherzo, Ashdod, José Porta, Villa de Xabia, Tartini, Takács, Isidor Bajic, Gothenburg, Great Piano Masters, Franz Liszt Center etc.

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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

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Leading Pedagogue and Performer

Professor at Centro Superior Katarina Gurska in Madrid and in Franz Liszt Center in La Nucia, Spain. Lecturer in Universities and Master Classes Worldwide. His students are winners of over 100 international prizes

Season One Video Lectures

Piano Competitions

Directly from a Jury Member

  • We reveal what are the important aspects and points, how to prepare yourself properly
  • The First Impression
  • Wrong notes: should you worry?
  • The importance of the right tempo

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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

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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

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The Art of Scales

The Armoury of your Technique

  • Boost your technique
  • The highest level of playing scale playing
  • Elite  training of your technique Armoury
  • The connection with the piano
  • The secret A-B-A-C-A technical preparation

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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

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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

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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

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“I loved the Lectures of István on pianomasterclass.com! The lessons were easy to follow I gained confidence in my playing and teaching, finally I know how to practise properly! This pianist really cares about helping us to succeed.”
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“This course has transformed my approach to learning piano! The highly professional lectures really kept me engaged, and I can see my progress, I see everything differently.”
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“I learned the correct way of practising which actually helped me in handling the fear on stage before performing and I am happy to recommend this to my students too! Thank you!”
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"Finally I understand what Jury members need from me when I play in a Competition. Thank you"
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"This way of playing the scales changed my understanding of piano technique. This is the best method so far, for me at least. Well done"
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"The lectures on pianomasterclass.com changed my approach to learning piano! The lessons are clear and the concepts are easy to follow. I feel much more confident now, also happy to learn about stage fright and how to handle it"
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