South Florida Chapter News

The South Florida Chapter at Florida International University (FIU) presented four programs commemorating Liszt's bicentennial. October 21 featured an evening of solo works and lieder by Liszt and Chopin, with members of the faculty and guest pianist Mia Vassilev. Artist-in Residence Professor Kemal Gekic was the soloist on October 22 featuring the FIU Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Grzegorz Nowak in Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 and the "Ruins of Athens" Fantasy. On October 23 at the Deering Estate, the Deering Estate Chamber Ensemble presented chamber music by Liszt and his contemporaries, Joseph Joachim and Saint-Saëns. The mini Festival closed on October 28 with an all-Liszt solo recital by FIU alumnus Misha Daci.