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FIU Liszt Festival: Liszt and His Jewish Circle, Part II

The 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, [...]

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FIU Liszt Festival, Part I

The South Florida Chapter of the American Liszt Society and the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts present an evening of original works and transcriptions by Franz Liszt and his contemporaries, featuring Tenor Robert B. Dundas, Artist-in-Residence/pianist Kemal Gekić, pianist José López, and Artist-in-Residence/violinist Robert Davidovici, and pianist Sinan Çayir. Directed by FIU Piano [...]

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Masterclass with Eugene Alacalay, piano

Romanian-born pianist Eugene Alcalay began playing the piano at age two and composing at age eight. In 1984, he came under the tutelage of Leonard Bernstein, who affirmed his “outstanding talent as both a performer and composer” and awarded him a scholarship at Indiana University School of Music. Aided by Maestro Bernstein, he continued his [...]

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