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A decade ago, the San Diego Symphony was a national poster child for failing orchestras as it teetered on the edge of insolvency.

DANIEL GLOVER, the longtime accompanist for Valley Concert Chorale, a solo artist who has performed all over the world, will perform for the benefit of the chorale at a piano recital Saturday.

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When the 12-year-old prodigy Franz Liszt gave his first public performance in Paris in February 1824, two months after his arrival in the city, the audience hailed him as "Mozart incarnate." Not since Mozart, ...

During his appearance, he played Liebestraum No 3 composed by Hungarian musician Franz Liszt.

Christina Qi, 17, practices Franz Liszt's "Tarantella, Venezia e Napoli" on the piano at her Sandy home.

Khemadasa interrupted her studies to help with the tsunami relief efforts. i kov's venerable Atrium will reverberate with fresh sounds Friday evening as Sri Lankan pianist Gayathri Khemadasa performs her own ...

June 19th, 2008 -- by Augie De Blieck Jr. For someone who becomes as obsessive about things as me, I hate to admit how little I know about classical music.

Pianist Michele Campanella was a Liszt festival featured performer. COMMENT By Ronni Reich Special to The Washington Post Monday, June 2, 2008; Page C04 From satellite photos of outer space accompanying ...

Adam Golka joined the Grand Rapids Symphony to play Liszt's Piano Concerto No.1 on Thursday evening for a concert that also was part of the Gilmore Keyboard Festival. via MLive.com

Music is the language of sound, of vibrations; and hence, at a basic level, of physics. via All About Jazz

“Uncle John loves rock, but he also loves classical, rap, jazz, country, blues, and opera. So the dedicated staff at the BRI plunged into music of all styles and put together this jam-packed volume”

This compilation of tuneful tales is the perfect gift for music lovers everywhere. via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

“Uncle John loves rock, but he also loves classical, rap, jazz, country, blues, and opera. So the dedicated staff at the BRI plunged into music of all styles and put together this jam-packed volume”

This compilation of tuneful tales is the perfect gift for music lovers everywhere. via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...

“The arrangements are very classical - 'but we have a lot of improvisation, too, because Gypsy music is like jazz”

Hungarian-born violin virtuoso Roby Lakatos can trace his musical heritage back to 18th-century Budapest, where his seventh-generation ancestor J nos Bihari anticipated today's musical fusions through his fiery ... via The Georgia Straight

World-renowned pianist Teresa Walters will perform a concert in Harding University's Administration Auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3, as part of the 2007-2008 Classical Lyceum Series. via Arkansas Online

“He has a physical and emotional addiction to the piano”

Chinese superstar Yundi Li loves being the toast of the piano world, but he is not about to be psychologically poked and prodded for the benefit of his fans. via The Toronto Star

“We've had a ton of great titles from the audience like: 'Build me a 20,000 foot Sigourney Weaver ”

Planning for weekend entertainment can be stressful when your companion's idea of fun is wildly different from yours. via Chicago Tribune

Shouts of "Brava!" and "Wow!" resounded at the end of pianist Valentina Lisitsa's concert Wednesday evening at The Society of the Four Arts. via PalmBeachDailyNews

“In fact, I have performed quite a few transcriptions prior to this program. Then one day I thought: I really enjoy performing these works. Why not put together the pieces that I love? And that's how my program came to be.”

To listen to an original piece of music as it was played on the instrument that it was written for and then recreate it onto new instrumentation - this is transcription. via Pacifica Tribune

A Concert by the New Music Ensemble This audio is available in streaming format A concert mixing classical piano works and new music for instrumental ensemble, sponsored by the San Francisco Conservatory New ... via Internet Archive