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One Genius.
Three Cities. One Musical Tradition.<\/h2>\r\n\r\n

\r\n The Franz Liszt Festival, festival3cities<\/em>, was founded on the belief\r\n that one of the greatest figures in world music deserves a festival\r\n of European significance in the region that shaped his life, work,\r\n and artistic legacy.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n The festival symbolically connects three cities \u2013 Bratislava, Vienna,\r\n and Budapest \u2013 all of which played an important role in Liszt\u2019s life.\r\n At the same time, it establishes a tradition of cooperation with the\r\n renowned Franz Liszt Festival in his birthplace, Raiding.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n

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Franz Liszt Was
a True European<\/h2>\r\n\r\n

\r\n Franz Liszt did not belong to a single country or city. He was born\r\n in what is now Austria, matured artistically in Vienna and Paris,\r\n spent many years in Rome, and helped shape musical life in Budapest.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n Yet Festival3cities is being created in Bratislava \u2013 and not by chance.\r\n It is being founded in the city where the story of a future giant of\r\n classical music first began.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n

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Liszt \u2013 Bratislava \u2013
The Beginning of a World Career<\/h2>\r\n\r\n

\r\n Franz Liszt\u2019s first breakthrough public concert took place\r\n in Bratislava.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n Franz Liszt\u2019s story in Bratislava did not begin with his birth, but\r\n with an opportunity. It was here that, as a child prodigy, he received\r\n his first major chance, opening the path to Europe\u2019s most prestigious\r\n concert stages.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n That is why Bratislava today pays tribute to the artist whose career\r\n began to unfold in this very city.\r\n <\/p>\r\n \r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n

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A Landmark Concert
in 1820<\/h2>\r\n\r\n

\r\n When he performed here in 1820 as a nine-year-old boy before an audience\r\n of aristocrats and music enthusiasts, he inspired a level of excitement\r\n the city had never experienced before.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n The Bratislava concert was not merely a musical event \u2013 it became a\r\n turning point in his life. Thanks to the support of Slovak and Hungarian\r\n nobility, won over by his extraordinary talent, he was able to continue\r\n his studies and embark on the journey that would make him the greatest\r\n piano virtuoso of his era.\r\n <\/p>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n

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The Festival Will Present Liszt
in the Full Breadth of His Personality<\/h2>\r\n\r\n