As announced by the management of the Festival, Dénes Várjon has been invited to be the artistic leader of Norways's prestigious piano festival held annually in Lofoten. The press release points out that Dénes Várjon has extensive experience as artistic director at several festivals, including leading for many years a chamber series at the Liszt Academy in Budapest. 


He has known and collaborated with Arvid Engegård, director of the Festival since 1986. He participated for the first time in Lofoten in 2013, and was actually supposed to be part of the Lofoten Piano Festival 2020 which was canceled. With Dénes Várjon, Lofoten Piano Festival has once again secured a world name in the management.