{"id":236,"date":"2026-06-26T13:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/?p=236"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:13:22","slug":"transforming-liszt-piano-duo-kutrowatz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/en\/transforming-liszt-piano-duo-kutrowatz\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming Liszt <small>Piano duo Kutrowatz<\/small>"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"program\" class=\"program-section\">\r\n\r\n<div id=\"gallery\"><h2>Gallery<\/h2><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-236 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20240612_163953_Samsung-Internet.jpg' title=\"Duo Kutrowatz\" data-rl_title=\"Duo Kutrowatz\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20240612_163953_Samsung-Internet-812x1050.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Duo Kutrowatz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20240612_163953_Samsung-Internet-812x1050.jpg 812w, https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20240612_163953_Samsung-Internet-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20240612_163953_Samsung-Internet-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20240612_163953_Samsung-Internet-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_20240612_163953_Samsung-Internet.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" style=\"width:100%;height:129.31%;max-width:1027px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20201017_161045.jpg' title=\"Duo Kutrowatz\" data-rl_title=\"Duo Kutrowatz\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20201017_161045.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Duo Kutrowatz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20201017_161045.jpg 825w, https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20201017_161045-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20201017_161045-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:825px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1610788627881.jpg' title=\"Duo K\" data-rl_title=\"Duo K\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1610788627881-727x1050.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Duo K\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1610788627881-727x1050.jpg 727w, https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1610788627881-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1610788627881-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1610788627881-768x1110.jpg 768w, https:\/\/festival3cities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB_IMG_1610788627881.jpg 1013w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" style=\"width:100%;height:144.52%;max-width:1013px;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"program-inner\">\r\n \r\n<h2>Transforming Liszt<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\n  <strong>Transforming Liszt<\/strong> presents the music of Franz Liszt in constant motion between original compositions, transcriptions, paraphrases, and contemporary creation. Brothers Eduard and Johannes Kutrowatz bring to Bratislava a unique artistic perspective deeply connected with Raiding, Liszt&#8217;s birthplace and one of the most important centres dedicated to preserving his musical legacy. As artistic directors of the Franz Liszt Festival in Raiding, they have long shaped its artistic vision and programming.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n  Liszt&#8217;s symphonic imagination and Hungarian inspirations are transformed into the sound world of two pianos, entering into dialogue with the music of Eduard Kutrowatz and the jazz language of Dave Brubeck. The concert presents Liszt&#8217;s legacy as a living tradition\u2014one that continually inspires new interpretations, fresh artistic connections, and remarkable musical encounters.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"detail-program\">\r\n<h2>Programme<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li>Franz Liszt: <em>Orpheus<\/em>, Symphonic Poem in a Version for Two Pianos<\/li>\r\n\r\n  <li>Franz Liszt \/ Eduard Kutrowatz: <em>Consolations<\/em> for Two Pianos<\/li>\r\n\r\n  <li>Franz Liszt \/ Eduard Kutrowatz: <em>Liszt Paraphrases<\/em> for Two Pianos<\/li>\r\n\r\n  <li>Eduard Kutrowatz: <em>In Red<\/em>, a Dialogue on Croatian and Hungarian Themes for Two Pianos<\/li>\r\n\r\n  <li>Dave Brubeck \/ Eduard Kutrowatz: Selection of Jazz Arrangements for Two Pianos<\/li>\r\n\r\n  <li>Franz Liszt: <em>R\u00e1k\u00f3czi March<\/em> in a Version for Two Pianos<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n <div id=\"detail-performer\">\r\n<h2 id=\"performer\">Performers<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Piano duo Kutrowatz<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>&#8220;The delicacy of their interpretation cannot be praised highly enough\u2026 brilliant playing by two exceptional brothers&#8221; \u2026 &#8220;between meditation and ecstasy&#8221; \u2026 &#8220;a blazing stream of sound from two pianos&#8221; \u2026 &#8220;pure musicianship combined with temperament and intelligence&#8221; \u2026 &#8220;when they perform together, they seem to become one&#8221; \u2026 &#8220;an outstanding piano duo!&#8221;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\u2013 selected excerpts from international reviews.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nThe two brothers first studied piano at the Joseph Haydn Conservatory in Eisenstadt with Uwe Wolff before continuing their studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Johannes also studied clarinet with Peter Schmidl and conducting with Karl \u00d6sterreicher, while Eduard specialized in all areas of percussion performance under Richard Hochrainer and Walter Veigl. Their first inspiration to study the original repertoire for piano four hands and two pianos came from their teacher Renate Kramer-Preisenhammer. Today, Eduard and Johannes Kutrowatz both teach at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nTheir artistic development as a piano duo received decisive inspiration during masterclasses in Freiburg with Karl Ulrich Schnabel\u2014the son of the legendary Artur Schnabel, a renowned specialist in piano duo performance and modern pedal technique, who at the time led Europe&#8217;s only masterclass dedicated to this discipline\u2014and in Lockenhaus with Franz Rupp, the distinguished piano partner of the legendary violinist Fritz Kreisler.\r\nTheir first international success came in 1986 at the competition in Stresa, Italy, where they won First Prize in the piano duo category. Numerous further awards and distinctions followed, including the Burgenland Art Prize, the Theodor Kery Foundation Award, the Grand Decoration of Honour and the Commander&#8217;s Cross of Burgenland, the EUROPAN Award 2017, and in 2019 the Franz Liszt Honorary Prize (Franz-Liszt-Ehrenpreis) awarded by the Klassik Stiftung Weimar. Johannes Kutrowatz is also a laureate of the International Schubert Competition in Graz (1992) and a recipient of a B\u00f6sendorfer scholarship.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nThe brothers&#8217; diverse musical education, their extensive artistic activities as soloists, chamber musicians, vocal accompanists and conductors, together with their lively interest in other fields of the arts, greatly enrich the depth and versatility of their musical expression. Piano duo performance also requires a constructive dialogue and continuous creative exchange of ideas\u2014something that often comes naturally between siblings.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nConcert tours have taken the Kutrowatz brothers throughout Europe, Asia (Japan and South Korea), Canada, the United States, Australia, Africa and Russia. They have appeared in many of the world&#8217;s leading concert halls, including the Vienna Konzerthaus and Musikverein, the Haydn Hall in Eisenstadt, London&#8217;s Wigmore Hall and Southbank Centre, the Centre of the Arts in Toronto, Munich&#8217;s Herkulessaal, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Carnegie Hall and the 92nd Street Y in New York. They are regular guests at internationally renowned festivals such as the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg, Haydn Festival Eisenstadt, New York Schubertiade, Ruhr Piano Festival, Kremerata Chamber Music Festival in Lockenhaus, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland, Australia&#8217;s Kowmung Festival and the Liszt Festival Raiding. As a result, they are among the most sought-after international piano duos.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nTheir artistic achievements are reflected in numerous radio and television appearances as well as critically acclaimed CD recordings featuring works by Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, Strauss, Gershwin, Bernstein, Tak\u00e1cs, Piazzolla, Sakamoto, Bach, P\u00e4rt and Brubeck.\r\nEduard and Johannes Kutrowatz are the founders and Artistic Directors of their own international music festival, <em>klangfruehling<\/em>, held at Schlaining Castle in Burgenland, Austria (2001\u20132015). Since 2007, Johannes Kutrowatz has also served as Artistic Director of the Yamanakako Klangsommer Festival in Japan. Since 2009, both brothers have been the Artistic Directors of the internationally renowned Liszt Festival Raiding in Burgenland.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gallery Transforming Liszt Transforming Liszt presents the music of Franz Liszt in constant motion between original compositions, transcriptions, paraphrases, and contemporary creation. Brothers Eduard and Johannes Kutrowatz bring to Bratislava a unique artistic perspective deeply connected with Raiding, Liszt&#8217;s birthplace and one of the most important centres dedicated to preserving his musical legacy. 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