The 2012 Festival of the American Liszt Society will celebrate the great achievements of Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886) during the prolific Weimar years: the B minor Sonata, Transcendental Etudes, Symphonic Poems, and other great works. Performers and lecturers from several countries and throughout the United States will gather on the beautiful University of Oregon campus in Eugene at the School of Music and Dance for four days of great events.
Download the official festival booklet, or scroll further down the page for the complete list of events.
Registration deadline: March 15, 2012
Online registration is available:
- Full registration for the festival
- Individual ticketing for day passes and specific sessions
Registration by mail is also available.
For registered attendees, housing information is available.
For more information, please contact us at liszt@uoregon.edu or see the official brochure.
Events
Thursday, May 17 (Hult Center, Silva Hall)
- 7:00-8:00pm: Registration (Hult Center lobby)
- 8:00pm: Opening Concert with Eugene Symphony — Danail Rachev, conductor; Adam Golka, soloist
- H. Berlioz: Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust, Op. 24
- F. Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1, S. 124
- A. Bruckner: Symphony No. 6, in A Major
Friday, May 18 (UO School of Music, Beall Hall)
- 8:30-9:15am: Registration (Beall Hall lobby)
Morning session
- 9:15am: Welcoming remarks (Brad Foley, Thomas Mastroianni, Alexandre Dossin)
- 9:30am: Liszt and J. S. Bach
- Bach: Fantasy in G, BWV 572 (Barbara Baird, organ)
- Bach-Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue in G minor, S. 463 (Thomas Mastroianni, piano)
- Liszt: Praeludium und Fuge über den Namen B-A-C-H, S. 260 (Stephen Ackert, organ)
- 10:30am: Weimar (Alexander Mathäs, lecturer)
- 11:00am: Schiller, Goethe and Liszt
- Lieder aus Schillers “Wilhelm Tell,” S. 292 (Nancy Elton, soprano; Claire Wachter, piano)
- Der Fischerknabe (Es lächelt der See)
- Der Hirt (Ihr Matten lebt wohl)
- Der Alpenjäger (Es donnern die Höh'n)
- Beethoven's Lieder (Sechs Lieder von Goethe), S. 468
- Mignon; Mit einem gemalten Bande (Dmitry Rachmanov, piano)
- Freudvoll un leidvoll; Es war einmal ein König (Alexander Djordjevic, piano)
- Wonne der Wehmut; Die Trommel gerühret (Gila Goldstein, piano)
- Lieder aus Schillers “Wilhelm Tell,” S. 292 (Nancy Elton, soprano; Claire Wachter, piano)
- 11:30am: Liszt's Pianos in Weimar (Geraldine Keeling, lecturer)
- 12:00pm: Lunch (Aasen-Hull Hall, Room 190)
Afternoon session
- 1:00pm: Franz Liszt: a new perspective (Dean Kramer, lecturer)
- 1:45pm: Liszt and the lied (Crystal Zimmerman, lecturer)
- Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher, S. 293 (Patricia Moss, soprano; Arsen Gulua, piano)
- Mignons Lied, S. 275; Die Lorelei, S. 273 (Janice Johnson, soprano; Jill Timmons, piano)
- Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam, S. 309; Die drei Zigeuner, S. 320; Im Rhein, im schönen Strome, S. 272; Du bist wie eine Blume, S. 287; Vergiftet sind meine Lieder, S. 289 (Kevin McMillan, baritone; Gabriel Dobner, piano)
- Der traurige Mönch, S. 348 (Bridget de Moura Castro, speaker; Luis de Moura Castro, piano)
- 3:00-3:15pm: Break
- 3:15pm: Liszt and the Art of Transcription (Jonathan Kregor, lecturer)
- 3:45pm: Opera transcriptions: Handel, Verdi, Wagner, Gounod
- Sarabande und Chaconne aus dem Singspiel ‘Almira’ von Handel, S. 181 (Eric Ruple, piano)
- ‘Rigoletto’: Paraphrase de Concert, S. 434 (Nadejda Vlaeva, piano)
- Phantasiestück über Motive aus ‘Rienzi’ von Richard Wagner, S. 439 (Ksenia Nosikova, piano)
- Valse de l'opéra ‘Faust’ de Gounod, S. 407 (Louis Nagel, piano)
- 4:30pm: Schubert songs: original versions and Liszt transcriptions
- Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118; Die junge Nonne, D. 828; Der Erlkönig, D. 328 (Elizabeth Racheva, soprano; Anita King, piano)
- from Lieder von Schubert, S. 558
- Gretchen am Spinnrade (Anita King, piano)
- Die junge Nonne; Der Erlkönig (Daniel Glover, piano)
- 5:30-7:00pm: Dinner on your own
Evening session
- 7:00pm: Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (Mykola Suk, piano)
- 7:45pm: Who was Carl Lachmund? (Alan Walker, lecturer)
- 8:30pm: Solo Recital (Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano)
- C. Czerny: Variations on a theme by Rode, Op. 33 “La Ricordanza” (1822)
- J. N. Hummel: Sonata No. 5, Op. 81, in F-sharp minor (1819)
- I. Allegro
- II. Largo con molta espressione
- III. Finale-Vivace
- Intermission
- F. Liszt: Ballade No. 2, in B minor, S. 171
- F. Liszt: from Années de Pèlerinage, Première Année, Suisse, S. 160
- No. 4 Au bord d'une source
- No. 5 Orage
- No. 6 Vallée d'Obermann
Saturday, May 19 (UO School of Music, Beall Hall)
- 8:30-9:30am: Registration (Beall Hall lobby)
Morning session
- 9:30am: Liszt and the nationalists (Helena Spencer, lecturer)
- 10:00am: Liszt's Final Master Classes: Weimar, May and June 1886 (Richard Zimdars, lecturer)
- 10:30am: Liszt's Symphonic Poems (Justin Kolb, lecturer)
- 11:00am: Liszt for Two Pianos
- Orpheus, S. 638 (Jay and Sandy Mauchley, pianos)
- Les Préludes, S. 637 (Yun Ha Hwang and Kichoung Lee, pianos – Korean Liszt Society)
- Concerto Pathétique, S. 258 (Daniel Paul Horn and Alexander Djordjevic, pianos)
- 12:00pm: Lunch (Aasen-Hull Hall, Room 190)
Afternoon session
- 1:00pm: Liszt and Berlioz (Jonathan Kregor, lecturer)
- Danse des Sylphes de ‘La Damnation de Faust,’ S. 475 (Eugene Alcalay, piano)
- Sinfonie Fantastique, S. 470
- Rêveries–Passions (Dmitry Rachmanov, piano)
- Un bal (Gila Goldstein, piano)
- Scène aux champs (Mark Clinton, piano)
- Marche au supplice (Daniel Glover, piano)
- Songe d'une nuit de sabbat (James Knight, piano)
- 2:45pm: Liszt and Chamber music
- J. N. Hummel: Septet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 74 (Lori Piitz, piano; Molly Barth, flute; Jeremy Curtis, oboe; Lydia Van Dreel, horn; Leslie Straka, viola; Steven Pologe, cello; Tyler Abbott, double bass)
- 3:15-3:30pm: Break
- 3:30pm: César Franck: Piano Trio No. 4 in B minor, Op. 2 (Fritz Gearhart, violin; Andrew Smith, cello; Paulo Steinberg, piano)
- 4:00pm: Solo Recital (Luis de Moura Castro, piano)
- Consolations, S. 172
- Tre Sonetti del Petrarca, S. 270
- Funérailles from Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses, S. 173
- 5:00-7:00pm: Dinner on your own
Evening session
- 7:00pm: Master class with John Perry and prize winners of the Liszt-Garrison and Los Angeles Liszt International Competitions
- L. v. Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”) — III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto (Calvin Lee, piano)
- F. Blumenfeld: Etude for the Left Hand Alone, Op. 36 (David Horton, piano)
- M. Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso from Miroirs (Michael Stewart, piano)
- S. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 — I. Allegro inquieto (Jack Kurutz, piano)
- 9:00pm: Medal of the American Liszt Society Award Ceremony
Sunday, May 20 (UO School of Music, Aasen-Hull Hall)
- 8:30-9:30am: Registration (Beall Hall lobby)
Morning session
- 9:30am: Liszt and Gouvy
- An Introduction to Songs by Théodore Gouvy (MeeAe Nam, soprano; Gabriel Dobner, piano)
- 10:15am: Choral Music — UO Chamber Choir (Sharon Paul, conductor)
- F. Liszt: Salve Regina, S. 66
- A. Bruckner: Christus factus est, WAB 11
- F. Liszt: Ave Maria, S. 20
- J. Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen? from Two Motets, Op. 74
- F. Liszt: Gloria from Missa Choralis, S. 10
- 11:00am: The relevance of musical symbolism for the performance of Liszt's Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (Tibor Szász, read by Thomas Mastroianni)
- 11:30am: University of Oregon piano students perform Liszt
- from Années de Pèlegrinage, Deuxième Année: Italie, S. 161
- Petrarch Sonnet No. 47 — Benedetto sia'l giorno (Priscilla Dantas, piano)
- Ballade No. 1, S. 170 (Julianne Shepard, piano)
- from Transcendental Etudes, S. 139
- Paysage (Gabriel Coelho, piano)
- Wilde Jagd (Michael Seregow, piano)
- Ricordanza (Asya Gulua, piano)
- Harmonies du Soir (Alexander Schwarzkopf, piano)
- Chasse-Neige (Arsen Gulua, piano)
- from Années de Pèlegrinage, Deuxième Année: Italie, S. 161
- 12:30pm: Lunch (Rooms 173 and 178)
Afternoon session
- 1:30pm: Piano Masterworks from Weimar
- Trois Études de Concert, S. 144
- Il Lamento (Judith Nesleny, piano)
- La Leggierezza (Jose Raul Lopez, piano)
- Un Sospiro (Nancy Elton, piano)
- from Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141
- La Campanella; La Chasse (Caroline Hong, piano)
- from Années de Pèlegrinage, Deuxième Année: Italie, S. 161
- Après une lecture du Dante (Mykola Suk, piano)
- Episode aus Lenau's Faust: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (Mephisto Waltz No. 1), S. 514 (Adam Golka, piano)
- Trois Études de Concert, S. 144
- 2:30-3:00pm: Break
- 3:00pm: UO Symphony (Beall Hall) — Danail Rachev, conductor; Ellizabeth Racheva, soloist
- L. Bernstein: West Side Story – Symphonic Dances
- F. Schubert, orchestrated by F. Liszt
- Die junge Nonne
- Gretchen am Spinnrade
- Lied der Mignon (So lasst mich scheinen)
- Der Erlkönig
- S. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet – Suite from the Ballet
- Montegues and Capuletes—from Suite #2
- The Young Juliet—from Suite #2
- Madrigal—from Suite #1
- Minuet—from Suite #1
- Masks—from Suite #1
- Romeo and Juliet—from Suite #1
- The Death of Tybalt—from Suite #1
- 6:00pm: Cash bar and final banquet (UO Gerlinger Hall)