Franz Liszt News

The Morgans International Piano Series has brought some of the world's great performers to Adelaide.

The American Liszt Society Chicago/Midwest Chapter will be celebrating Franz Liszt's 205th birthday, with 'Liszt Times Two, A Celebration of Piano Music by Franz Liszt for Four Hands', Today, October 22, 2016 at 7:30 pm, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL. Composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) is known for his virtuosic pianism and his forward-looking piano compositions. Many of Liszt's compositions and transcriptions are among the most challenging pieces in the piano repertoire. This program will feature Liszt's piano duo compositions performed by some of Chicagoland's finest pianists.

Franz Liszt's piano compositions and transcriptions are among the most challenging pieces in the piano repertoire. What could be more impressive? Liszt times two!

It's not every day that you get to hear twelve pianists perform in one concert. On Saturday, October 22nd, the American Liszt Society Chicago/Midwest Chapter will present twelve pianists in a concert performing six of composer Franz Liszt's duo piano pieces. The Society will be celebrating Franz Liszt's 205th birthday, with 'Liszt Times Two, A Celebration of Piano Music by Franz Liszt for Four Hands', Saturday, October 22, 2016, at 7:30 pm, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL.

Showcasing its three original ensemble members--clarinetist Kathryne Pirtle, violinist Florentina Ramniceanu and pianist Diana Schmuck--The Orion Ensemble, winner of the prestigious Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, presents 'Serenade by Three: Orion Beginnings.' Performances take place at First Baptist Church of GenevaNovember 6; the Music Institute of Chicago's Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston November 13; and the PianoForte Studios in downtown Chicago November 16.

Franz Liszt's piano compositions and transcriptions are among the most challenging pieces in the piano repertoire. What could be more impressive? Liszt times two!

The American Liszt Society Chicago/Midwest Chapter will be celebrating Franz Liszt's 205th birthday, with 'Liszt Times Two, A Celebration of Piano Music by Franz Liszt for Four Hands', Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 7:30 pm, Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL. Composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) is known for his virtuosic pianism and his forward-looking piano compositions. Many of Liszt's compositions and transcriptions are among the most challenging pieces in the piano repertoire. This program will feature Liszt's piano duo compositions performed by some of Chicagoland's finest pianists.

Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble (PSYWE) is in the business of making not only music but also dreams come true, as the group enters its 10th anniversary season in 2016-17-culminating in a nine-day international tour next summer! Regarded as one of the few premier youth wind symphonies in the nation, PSYWE, an 81-piece band made up of woodwind, brass and percussion students in grades 8-12, flies off on July 4-12, 2017.

Simon Ghraichy, the acclaimed, six-foot-four Mexican-French, Lebanese-Jewish concert pianist and recording artist, returns to New York to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a Carnegie Hall concert and a series of workshops for young NYC musicians honoring great Hispanic composers.

59E59 Theaters welcomes Hershey Felder as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro for a limited engagement tonight, August 31, through Sunday, October 16 with Press Opening on Sunday, September 11 at 3 PM.

A friendly reminder! 59E59  Theaters welcomes  Hershey Felder as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro for a limited engagement Wednesday August 31 through Sunday, October 16 with Press Opening on Sunday, September 11 at 3 PM. MAESTRO, book by Hershey Felder with music by Leonard Bernstein and others, and directed by Joel Zwick is produced by The Town Hall with Samantha F. Voxakis and Karen Racanelli.

The next presentation in Victor Tichart's concert series is titled BUILD YOUR OWN CONCERT. For this concert, the audience will have the opportunity to choose their own items for the programme.

Mariam Batsashvili in Concert - Seventh 2016 5@5 at DiMenna Solo Piano Performance on July 16 at DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York, New York

Hershey Felder channels the great composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, a new play with music written and performed by award-winning actor and musician Hershey Felder, and directed by Joel Zwick at 59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer; Brian Beirne, Managing Director). Maestro plays August 31 - October 16. The show opens Sunday, September 11 at 3PM.

Mariam Batsashvili in Concert - Seventh 2016 5@5 at DiMenna Solo Piano Performance on July 16 at DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York, New York

The Jewish Museum presents WISH YOU WERE HERE: GEORGE GERSHWIN today, Tuesday, May 31 at 6:30pm.

The 2016 May Festival, which celebrates and concludes Music Director James Conlon's 37-year tenure, ends Friday and Saturday, May 27-28 with grand scale performances at Music Hall. These will be the final performances at Music Hall prior to its closing for renovation. On Friday, May 27 at 8 p.m., Mr. Conlon leads Dvo?ak's deeply personal cantata, Stabat Mater, a work was written during a time of deep grief for the composer following the death of his children. This rarely-performed work is full of symbolism, following a journey of mourning to hope of Paradise. At the invitation of James Levine, Mr. Conlon made his May Festival debut in 1978 conducting Stabat Mater (the following year he began his storied tenure as Music Director). Joining the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and May Festival Chorus will be soloists Julianna DiGiacomo (soprano), Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano), Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor) and Kristinn Sigmundsson (baritone).

The Jewish Museum will present WISH YOU WERE HERE: GEORGE GERSHWIN on Tuesday, May 31 at 6:30pm. Jens Hoffmann, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Public Programs, will speak with 'George Gershwin' as portrayed by pianist and playwright Hershey Felder.

Boston Ballet presents Mirrors: a diverse selection of thought-provoking works that reflect the many facets of contemporary ballet, featuring two eagerly anticipated world premieres by Karole Armitage and Yury Yanowsky.

The Xavier University Music Series will conclude the current season with a solo performance by critically acclaimed classical pianist and X.U. music professor Polina Bespalko on Sunday, May 1, at 2:30 p.m. All proceeds from the concert will benefit the Music Series.