10 Songs to Listen to before Adédèjì’s Concert
The birthday of Fela Kuti, the founder of the genre, one of the most exciting contemporary Afrobeat artists, Adédèjì Adetayo and his band will perform at the Liszt Fest. Here are ten songs that will help you to get in the picture with Adédèjì and his groovy, jazz-funky music that speaks to both the heart and the feet.
Bach and Michael Jackson – An Unconventional Portrait of Natalie Tenenbaum
Natalie Tenenbaum seems to get a kick out of reinterpreting our attitude towards classical music. As we prepare for her concert on 20 October, we’ve collected 10 interesting facts about her – things that make her stand out among classical musicians.
A Composer with a Thirsting Soul – Arvo Pärt Turns 90
Looking for sanctity amid modern noise, Arvo Pärt fled to the West to escape Soviet censorship. For some time now, the “composer of silence” has proclaimed that every sound should be loved.
10 Things You Need to Know about the Pioneer of Silent Film
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, the emblematic director of the silent film era, made a name with such groundbreaking works as Nosferatu, a chilling adaptation of the Dracula story, and Faust, which is based on Goethe’s classic and features the latest technical innovations of its time.
What’s behind Finzi Pasca’s Magic?
14, 6, 46, 3, 2: No, these are not winning lottery numbers or a secret code for a safe. They represent the history of Compagnia Finzi Pasca.
Let's relive Liszt Fest 2024!
The fourth Liszt Fest International Cultural Festival offered a colourful programme, with unique and unrepeatable collaborations in classical music, exclusive productions of crossover and popular music, an exceptionally rich offering in world music, literary and visual arts events.
Liszt and I: Martin Haselböck
Martin Haselböck, the conductor of the closing concert of the festival recounts what Liszt’s art means for him, which works have captured his heart, and what makes the work they will perform at the festival important to them.
10 Interesting Facts about Jeff Mills
Tomorrow Comes The Harvest was a project and record that grew out of the vision of Detroit DJ Jeff Mills, Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, a founder of Afrobeat, and veteran keyboardist Jean-Phi Dary. Get the most important facts about Mills before the concert here!
Liszt and I: Francesco Tristano
Francesco Tristano was eleven or twelve when he was introduced to the works of Franz Liszt by a pianist friend who was obsessed with the composer’s works for the instrument. He played all the Transcendental Études, which encouraged Tristano to study Liszt’s works in earnest.
Munkácsy’s World-famous Images of Burnout
Is this a characteristic of a high-buzz age in constant overdrive, or do we simply see more of each other’s lives and talk more courageously about our difficulties? The answer to this question comes from an unexpected place, directly from the Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy.
Liszt and I: György Selmeczi
György Selmeczi’s recounts his first encounter with the art of Franz Liszt, when was he introduced to him, and why he choose that particular piece he will performe on the festival with the Orchestra of Cluj-Napoca Hungarian Opera.
Einstürzende Neubauten – 10 Songs for Your Heart, Brain and Viscera
If there’s a band whose work is hard to characterize through ten songs, it’s the band led by Blixa Bargeld. Even so, these ten tracks make a convincing case for what makes the band unique and why this concert is not to be missed.
