Christopher Taylor

press release: On Feb. 9, faculty pianist Christopher Taylor, a 1993 bronze medal winner in the Van Cliburn competition, will perform Franz Liszt’s transcription of Beethoven’s Symphony no. 8 in F Major, op. 93. This will be the sixth Liszt transcription of Beethoven’s symphonies that Taylor has performed. Also on the program: Six of Nikolai Kapustin’s 24 Preludes and the Fantasy in C Major, D. 760 ("Der Wanderer") of Franz Schubert.

Following Taylor’s 2017 performance of Liszt’s arrangement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony plus two other works, musicologist Mark DeVoto wrote this in the Boston Musical Intelligencer: “No other piano recital I’ve heard in the past three years has equaled this one for it combination of excitement, interest, and emotion. I hope Taylor will return early and often with whatever conventional or unconventional repertoire he wishes.”

Ticketed Event: $17 adults, $7 children. Free to music majors, faculty and staff. To avoid long lines, we suggest arriving 30 minutes early or buying tickets ahead of time, either in person or online.