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On Sunday, November 13, classical music pianist Adam Gyorgy lifted his public out of

their seats at Carnegie Hall, offering a program that included the Liszt Sonata in b

minor, virtuoso Liszt Transcriptions, a Paganini-Liszt étude, a Hungarian Rhapsody,and works of Chopin. Adam delivered showmanship through the 90-minute program,

opening with The Island , one of his own compositions, and playing one encore: the

Liszt-Horowitz transcription of Mendelssohn’s Wedding March to which he added his

own arrangements. It was the last concert of his 2011 US/Canada Tour.

In 2005, Adam was invited to join the Steinway community, a single honor that places

him in the company of the greatest pianists of all time. His virtuosity, inspirational

improvisations and sensitive interpretations have won him critical acclaim and built

him a fan base worldwide.

Adam Gyorgy is currently on tour in Europe. He will be back at Carnegie Hall in

January for a recital benefiting his music education foundation The Adam Gyorgy

Foundation www.adamgyorgy.com/foundation

“The lineup included the ubiquitous Hungarian Rhapsod  y No. 2, from a set of 19

works by Liszt that reflect the folk music of his native Hungary. Mr. Gyorgy certainly

has enough technique for the piece, and he played it with panache, as he did Liszt’s

equally popular Campanella... He also demonstrated a warm touch in Liszt’s daunting

Sonata in B minor, playing the slower parts with introspective poise and deftly

navigating the technical challenges...”

  Vivien Schweitzer - The New York Times

“Adam’s original improvisations bring back the personalizing touch of the golden era

of romantic performers like Liszt, while his improvisations are truly modern and

harmonic. ... Wonderfully poetic and alive, it was the best Liszt Sonata I have heard, arevelatory proof that as great a work as I thought it was going in, it was even greater,

far more multi-faceted in impact than I’d even imagined.”

Steve Holtje - Culture Catch New York

ADAM GYORGY GIVES ROUSING PERFORMANCE AT CARNEGIE HALL

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“I have never heard Liszt played as we heard

t last night. No other pianist has ever been

able to articulate the individual notes so

clearly and beautifully. It was as if he had

twenty fingers.”

“Adam, I must say your music inspires me to

be a better musician. I use your YouTube

videos to help motivate my young piano

students as well. When they see you play, they

see that with practise they too can create

something of true beauty.”

“Adam’s performance was phenomenal and it

was heartwarming to see the wonderful

reception from the audience. It definitely was

a great way to celebrate Franz Liszt’s

birthday.”

“It was one of the best experiences

 for me. Being in that hall, listening

and watching him play the piano

made me feel like I was in Europe.”

Adam Gyorgy with David ParmaPresident, Consumer Division, The Nielsen Company

Adam Gyorgy with Frederic de NarpPresident and CEO of Harry Winston

“We also loved his own piece, The Island, and we hope to have a

recording soon as we will listen to it again and again.”

Emile BootsmaGeneral Manager of Kempinski Budapest

“I went with a friend and we both thought that Adam was

UNBELIEVABLE! Truly a delight to watch and hear. What an amazing

musician.”

Adam Gyorgy returns to Carnegie Hall New York 29th January 2012, 3pm