Franz Liszt News

Join pianist Han Chen at National Sawdust on September 24, 2023, for a captivating solo recital featuring György Ligeti's remarkable 18 Etudes and new commissions from talented composers. Celebrating Ligeti's centenary birthday, this concert promises an unforgettable evening of piano music.

Discover the upcoming season of Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel at Scandinavia House. Join us for four evenings of insightful commentary, beautiful performances, and an interactive Q & A session. Get your tickets now and immerse yourself in the world of classical music.

Awadagin Pratt has released 'Still Point', the second single from his upcoming album STILLPOINT. Read more about the internationally acclaimed pianist's latest release and upcoming album on New Amsterdam Records.

Santa Barbara Symphony presents Beethoven 9: An Ode to Joy, Hope & Community on October 14 & 15, 2023.

El Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), instancia de la Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México, y a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera (CNMO), conmemorarán el 150 aniversario del nacimiento del compositor, pianista y director de orquesta ruso Serguei Rajmáninov, con un concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes. 

Multi-award-winning pianist Sophia Agranovich will perform a poetic virtuoso recital at the famed New York's 'floating concert hall' - Bargemusic, on August 4 at 7 PM.

El Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal) y la Subdirección General de Educación e Investigación Artísticas (Sgeia), a través del Conservatorio Nacional de Música (CNM), reunirán el 9 de julio a Alexandra Balog y Adrián Justus, concertistas de talla internacional, en un recital de violín y piano en el Auditorio Silvestre Revueltas. 

At the closing ceremony of the 2022/23 season of the Hungarian State Opera, recently reappointed general director Szilveszter Ókovács presented the prestigious Chamber Singer and Étoile awards, and announced 27-year-old Martin Rajna, one of the most outstanding young conductors emerging from Hungary as principal conductor.

 The Santa Barbara Symphony has announced its 2023-24 season, continuing a musical legacy focused on the transformative power of music. Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti, now in his 18th season with the Santa Barbara Symphony, has curated an expansive eight-month-long musical journey that spotlights local, national, and international talent, as well as community, collaboration, and classical traditions.  

Continuing its 'Summer Stars' classical concert series, OGCMA will present young pianist YING LI, on Thursday, July 13 at 7:30 PM at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove. Tickets are $17.50 (general admission) and $11.50 (students).

Starring Anthony Roth Costanzo and Justin Vivian Bond, ONLY AN OCTAVE demonstrates how much we've changed - and how much we haven't - since Carol Burnett and Beverly Sills first sang the song in 1976, one year before Spoleto arrived in Charleston. But what about 2011, when Taylor Mac strutted onstage and proclaimed, 'This is my festival bitches!'?

This was a hugely demanding program, and Morlot and his musicians together produced an awe-inspiring accomplishment.

La Secretaría de Cultura federal y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Música y Ópera (CNMO), como parte de su línea programática dedicada al repertorio de música de cámara, presentarán al maestro Rodolfo Ritter al piano, acompañado por el Cuarteto de Cuerdas de Bellas Artes, integrado por Ilya Ivanov y Carlos Quijano, en el violín; Félix Alanís, viola, y Manuel Cruz, violonchelo. 

Boston Landmarks Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Christopher Wilkins, brings its annual summer series of free, live orchestral concerts to the iconic DCR Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade, with a special focus on concerts in Dorchester, Roxbury, Hyde Square, and Chelsea.

Pianist Igor Levit, the San Francisco Symphony’s Artist-in-Residence for the 2022–23 season, joins Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Orchestra for two weeks of programs, June 15–27. Performances include Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 and Ferruccio Busoni’s Piano Concerto across two Orchestral Series programs with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony, in addition to a Great Performers Series solo recital and a chamber music performance with members of the Orchestra.  

Anita Tomasevich on piano and Olivera Rialas on violin, will present the concert “BackToBach” at Technopolis 20, on Monday, 22nd of May at 8pm, performing an interesting programme by J.S. Bach.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine's 2022-2023 season of Great Music in a Great Space continues with a performance of works by Franz Liszt and other great composers by Artist in Residence David Briggs on Tuesday, May 2 at 7:30 pm, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street).

​​​​​​​New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) hosts its annual spring gala, Feelin' Groovy: Songs from the 60s, on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Racquet & Tennis Club on Park Avenue. In support of NYFOS's 35th season, the gala features a performance of songs by Laura Nyro, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell and the Beatles, along with some Motown hits.

New York Festival of Song will host its annual spring gala, Feelin’ Groovy: Songs from the 60s, on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Racquet & Tennis Club on Park Avenue.

Due to the New York Rangers Game 3 against the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden, Billy Joel's concert scheduled for Saturday, April 22, 2023 has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 25, 2023.