Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
School Years (1890–1903)
SCHOOL YEARS (1 890-1 903) 1902 271/1902) about the completion of year III at the faculty of piano: piano (Thomán) outstanding, music history (Herzfeld) outstanding, chamber music (Kemény) outstanding, exempted from choir practice, behaviour commendable. The other (No. 227/1902) about year IV at the faculty of composition: composition (Koessler) excellent, music history, music aesthetics (Herzfeld), liturgy (Szautner), orchestration, orchestral score reading (Xavér Ferenc Szabó) outstanding. He spends the summer with his mother at the Peaceful Hut near Pozsony again, but in the meantime he is in Vienna at the end of June and around 25 July. 23 July - Mici Lukács denounces further studies, because in the autumn she intends to study cello with David Popper. During the first days of September he writes two little compositions in Pozsony entitled Night-Scented Stock and Jmpromptu that he sends to Felicie Fábián. 27 September - He leaves Pozsony for Budapest. He was one year behind at the piano faculty, because, due to his illness, he had been unable to attend his exam of school year 1900/1901 ; having completed the whole material in composition, he registered only in the piano faculty for this school year. As registered repeater he was even entitled to a scholarship. Director Mihalovich promised to arrange for him to frequent the faculty of composition as well with no disadvantage. 28 September - In the morning at the Music Academy he plays a sonata by Brahms to István Thomán. - He buys a season ticket to the 2nd row of the gallery for 10 Philharmonic concerts of season 1902/03. The seats in front of him were occupied by László Toldy and his mother; Toldy generally gave up his seat to Bartok, which made him feel uncomfortable, of course. These subscription concerts were held on every other Wednesday. (In 1906 the Capitals Music Award was given jointly to Béla Bartok and László Toldy.) 51
