Liszt Utrecht (formerly: Liszt Competition) is an international piano festival dedicated to the music of Franz Liszt. Twelve professional pianists from around the world travel to TivoliVredenburg to present their interpretations of Liszt’s music.

The Von Weber Edition: While the event focuses on the music of Franz Liszt, each edition has a different composer as its theme. Following the 2022 edition, which focused on Schubert, the 2026 edition will spotlight a somewhat overlooked composer/pianist: Carl Maria von Weber. Liszt was an admirer of von Weber’s works and regularly performed them in his concerts. The 2026 edition will highlight both original piano solo and chamber music compositions by von Weber, as well as Liszt’s transcriptions of his operas. A new work by Dutch composer Joey Roukens will also be featured.

NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Alberto Ferro

• Donizetti/Liszt: Marche funèbre et Cavatine from “Lucia di Lammermoor” S. 398.
• Roukens: Two Intermezzi (Echoes of Liszt)

Chia Yang Hsu

• Verdi/Liszt – Boccanegra – Réminiscences, S438
• Roukens-Mater Misericordiae for the left hand alone

Rune Leicht Lund

• Verdi/Liszt -Jerusalem (I Lombardi) – Salve Maria, S431
• Verdi/Liszt -Don Carlos – Coro di Festa e Marcia funebre, S435
• Roukens: Two Intermezzi (Echoes of Liszt)

Sunah Kim

• Wagner/Liszt – Der fliegende Holländer – Spinnerlied, S.440 and Ballade, S.441
• Roukens-Mater Misericordiae for the left hand alone

Kang Tae Kim

• Rossini/Liszt – Guillaume Tell – Ouverture, S522
• Roukens-Mater Misericordiae for the left hand alone

Thomas Kelly

• Meyerbeer/Liszt – Robert le diable – Reminiscences, S413
• Roukens: Two Intermezzi (Echoes of Liszt)

Xingyu Lu

• Rossini/Liszt: Guillaume Tell – Ouverture S. 522
• Roukens: Two Intermezzi (Echoes of Liszt)

Minkyu Kim

• Meyerbeer/Liszt – Prophète, Les patineurs: Scherzo, S414/2
• Roukens-Mater Misericordiae for the left hand alone