Chicago Music Institute's "Liszt 200 International Competition for Piano Duos" Honors Franz Liszt

Here is a summary of the recent Liszt Duo-Piano Festival:

All rounds were open to the public.
Location: Nichols Concert Hall, The Music Institute of Chicago
1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL
Preliminary rounds: (Free admission, no tickets necessary)
Thursday, October 20: 10 AM - 3:30 PM
Friday, October 21: 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday, October 22: 9:20 AM - 5 PM; announcement of finalists approximately 5:30 PM

Final Round: admission $25/ $15 seniors $10 students Sunday, October 23 at 1 PM. This will go as late as necessary, perhaps well into the evening. The judges may admit up to eight finalists. Audience members may exit and reenter on their ticket (please remain for complete performances.) For advance tickets, please go to Music Institute Advance Tickets or Chicago Duo Piano Festival Advance Tickets.

Twenty-four duoswere scheduled to compete, representing China, Korea, Japan, Russia, Georgia, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Canada, and the USA. All performed a work of their own choice by Liszt, as well as a mixed program. There was a special Schubert prize for the best performance of a work by Schubert. This was a great opportunity to hear some of Liszt's piano duo transcriptions. Liszt arrangements or works performed over the course of the competition included Reminiscences de Don Juan, Reminiscences de Norma, Mephisto Waltz, Hunnenschlacht, Concerto Pathetique, Les Preludes, Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este, Rakoczy March, La Sonnambula Fantasy, and Mazeppa.