Franz Liszt, the profoundly influential piano star of the Romantic movement, will be celebrated during the American Liszt Society’s premier annual event.
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April 20, 2017

Alumnus Derek Hartman wins Beethoven Competition
Pianist and Bienen School of Music alumnus Derek Hartman ’19 has won first prize in the 17th International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna.
Bienen students win 2025 Luminarts Fellowships
Four Bienen School of Music students have been named 2025 fellows by the Luminarts Cultural Foundation.
Bienen pianist selected for Ensemble Connect
Chelsea Wang, a doctoral piano student at the Bienen School of Music, has been chosen as a member of the prestigious Ensemble Connect.
Two Bienen students awarded 2023 Luminarts Fellowships
Master’s horn student Momoko Hasselbring Seko and doctoral piano student Wenting Shi have been named 2023 Fellows in Classical Music by the Luminarts Cultural Foundation.
Two Bienen students awarded 2022 Luminarts Fellowships
Doctoral students Joseph Connor ’19 MMus (saxophone) and Qi Kong (piano) have been named 2022 Fellows in Classical Music by the Luminarts Cultural Foundation.