Helmut Bieler, cultural advisor to the Austrian state of Burgenland, which shares a border with Hungary, called the 2011 Lisztomania programme a ?big success?.
?The figure of the composer, virtuoso pianist, promoter, womanizer and romantic pop star still attracts people,? he said.
Raiding is hosting concerts in a hall next to the home in which Liszt was born during the festival, which bears the name of a portmanteau coined by the German poet Heinrich Heine to describe the frenzy some of Liszt?s fans went into when he performed.
The finale of the concert series will take place on October 22, Liszt?s birthday. It was hoped Daniel Barenboim would play, but Arcadi Volodos will take his place.
On the following day, the Vienna Academy will play under the baton of Martin Haselböck. In the nearby Unterfrauenhaid parish church, the Vienna Chamber Choir, directed by Michael Grohotolsky, will sing, accompanied by Wolfgang Horváth on organ.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
