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FIU Liszt Festival: Liszt and His Jewish Circle, Part II
October 22, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
| $5 – $15The annual Liszt Festival, sponsored by the South Florida chapter of the American Liszt Society at FIU, is dedicated to advancing knowledge about the great Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt. For this evening, FIU Artist-in-Residence Kemal Gekic, pianist Jose Lopez and pianist Sinan Çayir perform works by Franz Liszt, Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, Ferdinand Hiller, Charles-Valentin Alkan and original paraphrases on operas by Meyerbeer.
Directed by FIU Piano Coordinator Jose Lopez.
PROGRAM
Excerpts from ‘Das Jahr’ by Fanny Hensel, née Mendelssohn (1805-1847)
January
February
Etude in E-flat minor, Op. 15, No 7 by Ferdinand Hiller (1811-1885)
Nocturne in B major, Op. 22 by Charles V. Alkan (1813-1888)
Symphonie, Op. 39
Allegro
Marche Funèbre
Menuet
Finale: Prestissimo
performed by José López, Piano
Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54 by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
performed by Sinan Çayir, Piano
Concert Paraphrase on Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer nights’ dream” by Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Reminiscences de Robert le Diable by Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
performed by Kemal Gekić, Piano
TICKET PRICES
$15 Non-Members; $10 JMOF-FIU Members; FREE for FIU Students (with valid i.d.)
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