Celebrating Franz Liszt

The Ohio State School of Music
Faculty & Guests: Celebrating Franz Liszt
Sunday, October 18 and Monday, October 19
Weigel Auditorium

Join the Ohio Chapter of the American Liszt Society for its inaugural event. Ohio ALS Chapter president and faculty member Caroline Hong, society members and guest pianists will present two concerts on Sunday and a master class on Monday in celebration of Liszt’s October birthday.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18

Welcome Lecture, 4 p.m. – Professor Arved Ashby, musicology, will give a pre-concert talk entitled “The Two Liszts” and lead a panel discussion.

Concert I, 4:30 p.m. – James Tocco, University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music, will play the entire Harmonies Poetiques et Religieusesimmediately following the lecture.

Concert II, 6:30 p.m. – with Ohio ALS officers and featured artists including Robert Shannon and Haewon Song, Oberlin Conservatory; Eugene Alcalay, Azusa Pacific University (formerly University of Wisconsin-Platteville); Ryan Behan, The Ohio State University; Tyrone Boyle, Ballet-Met; Michael Boyd, University of Toledo; R. Kent Cook, Illinois Wesleyan University; Mark De Zwaan, Indiana University; Matthew Gianforte and Meeyoun Park, Murray State University; Joel Hastings, Florida State University and Victor Yeh, Cleveland Institute of Music.

A reception will be held between the two concerts.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19

Master Class, 10 a.m. – with guest pianist Dr. Eugene Alcalay, Azusa Pacific University. Master class will be held in Weigel Auditorium.

For more information, visit:

https://music.osu.edu/events/faculty-and-guests-celebrating-franz-liszt