Christina Kiss
Christina Kiss is a Hungarian-born concert pianist and piano professor specializing in the works of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt.[1] She is known for The Liszt Cycle,[2] a project she began in 1990 which entails performing in concert the complete piano works of Franz Liszt.[3][4] She is featured as an example in the Collins Dictionary under the word "Pianist".[5][6]
Early life and education
Christina Kiss (born Krisztina Annamária Kiss) was born in Budapest, Hungary to Ilona Kiss (née Gotthard), a pianist and music teacher, and József Kiss, an amateur operatic tenor.[7] From the age of 11 she was admitted into the prestigious Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest where she studied with Klára Marthé, Ferenc Rados, and later with Kornél Zempléni.[8] At the Academy she studied alongside fellow piano students Zoltán Kocsis, Dezső Ránki, and Balázs Szokolay. She also studied chamber music with András Schiff, and was a friend of Hungarian-American pianist Andre Watts.[9] Kiss later attended the Juilliard School in New York City for 4 years on the Gina Bachauer scholarship,[10] where she studied with Hungarian pianist and musician György Sándor.[11] Her mentor at Juilliard was David Dubal,[12] the author of Evenings With Horowitz, and the former host of several radio stations including WNCN-FM, WQXR-FM (New York's Classical Radio Station),[13] "The Piano Matters" on WWFM.[14]
Career
As a teenager and young adult, Kiss won top prizes in many major international piano competitions. In 1980 Kiss was sent by the Hungarian government to compete in the Cincinnati American Music Scholarship Competition,[15] and won First Prize, with the reward including a solo recital in Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York City.[16] She also won Second Prize (no First Prize was given)[17] in the 1979 Barcelona Maria Canals International Piano Competition,[18][19] First prize in the Ústí Nad Labem Competition, Second Prize in the Radio Budapest competition, Third Prizes in the Liszt-Bartok, and Athens International Athaeneum Piano competition. In 1981, Kiss competed in the Van Cliburn Competition in Fort Worth, Texas.[20] She advanced to the semifinals and the top 12 pianists in the competition.[21][22]
Concert career and "The Liszt Cycle"
After winning first place in the Cincinnati International American Music Scholarship Competition, Kiss received as part of her prize a solo recital in Alice Tully Hall[16], which took place in 1982. After spending 4 years at Juilliard, Kiss embarked on "The Liszt Cycle" a project which entailed her performing live all of the works of Franz Liszt,[23] something that no pianist has done before.[24] As of October 2020, Kiss has performed 46 "Liszt Cycle" Concerts and is roughly 2/3 through the lifetime project.[25] Most of the 46 concerts have taken place at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.[26]
New York Times music critic Allan Kozinn remarked of Kiss at a Liszt Cycle Concert:
"...Miss Kiss has the technique, the temperament, and the stamina that the project requires...There was, to be sure, all the bravura, thunder, and flash that the 12 studies demand." —Allan Kozinn, The New York Times
In addition to performing "Liszt Cycle" concerts, Kiss has been an active concert performer.[17]
In 2005, Kiss was invited to give masterclasses and concerts at the Liszt festival at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, alongside her Juilliard Mentor David Dubal, and colleagues Jerome Lowenthal, Leslie Howard, Hung-Kuan Chen, Shi-Kun Liu, and Cyprien Katsaris.[7]
2011–present
Kiss continues teaching and performing her "Liszt Cycle" as well as other concerts. In addition to Liszt, Kiss is an authority on the works of Frederic Chopin and the romantic era composers.[27]
Radio and TV
Kiss has appeared on several radio stations and programs including WQXR's "Listening Room"[28] with Robert Sherman[2], WNCN and on WNYC's New Sounds hosted by John Schaefer.[29] With host David Dubal, her recordings have been featured on radio stations WNCN, WQXR on "Reflections from the Keyboard"[30][31], and on "The Piano Matters" on WWFM.[32]
She has also made many television appearances on WNET Channel 13, Channel 50, and Cablevision.[33]
Discography
In addition to live concert recordings, Kiss has recorded seven commercially produced CDs.[34] They are titled: Liszt Piano Works, Liszt Romantic Masterpieces, Liszt Masterworks, Liszt Transcriptions, Liszt Rare Transcriptions, Liszt Italian and German Inspiration, Liszt Italian and Swiss[35][36]
A review of Christina's debut album Liszt: Piano Music, by author and music scholar Rich DiSilvio :[37]
"As Christina's debut CD this beautiful program offers 13 great tracks. Featuring the popular Marche de Rákóczi and lesser played pieces, like the beautiful Soirées Italiennes, the rousing Zigeuner -Polka and fantastic Schwanengesang und Marsch aus Erkel's Hunyadi László this disc finally commits to disc the star talents of Miss Kiss. Her already historic mission of being the first pianist to play all of Liszt's piano works in public, which is more than half complete, is now offering her Carnegie Hall fans, and the world, an opportunity to cherish her unique performances on disc. As a finale Kiss performs a radiantly beautiful rendition of Die Loreli, which is Liszt playing at its best."[38]
Teaching
Since 1990, Kiss has maintained a private piano studio in Cresskill, a Bergen County New Jersey town near New York City, and teaches students from the Tri-State area of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut,[39] in addition to students all over the world in various stages of their careers.[40]
Personal life
Kiss has one son[41], opera singer Adam Kiss[42], who is an alumni of the Manhattan School of Music, and the Curtis Institute of Music[42][43]. She resides in Cresskill, New Jersey,[44] a close suburb of New York City.
References
- ↑ "Christina Kiss Pianist Official Website". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Christina Kiss – Pianist". www.dvbooks.net. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ Holland, Bernard (1992-10-21). "Classical Music in Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ Kozinn, Allan (1990-11-15). "Review/Music; Pianist Continues Liszt Cycle". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "Spanish Translation of "pianist" | Collins English-Spanish Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ↑ "Spanish Translation of "pianist" | Collins English-Spanish Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Christina Kiss Biography Official". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Christina Kiss – Pianist". www.dvbooks.net. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ Kimball, Robert (January 28, 1982). "Nothing to fear". The New York Post. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Page, Tim (1986-08-03). "Music Notes; No One Wears Antlers in Seattle's New Ring". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ Sisario, Ben (2005-12-14). "Gyorgy Sandor, Pianist Who Trained Under Bartok, Is Dead at 93". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ "Dubal, David 1944– | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ WQXR https://www.wqxr.org/people/david-dubal/. Retrieved 2020-10-22. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "The Piano Matters with David Dubal". www.wwfm.org. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "Interviews and Full Articles". Christina Kiss. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Holland, Bernard (1982-01-31). "Music: Debuts in Review; Christina Kiss, Pianist, Plays Bartok and Liszt". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Redmond, Michael (November 6, 1987). "Christina Kiss, Complete Pianist". The Star-Ledger. pp. 97, 118 (continuation). Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Maria Canals – Winners of the Competition". mariacanals.org. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ News, Deseret (1993-06-20). "Concert Calendar". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ Schonberg, Harold C. (1981-05-20). "Zhu Da Ming, Chinese Pianist, Stirs Cliburn Contest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ Schonberg, Harold C. (1981-05-24). "Van Cliburn Piano Jury Selects 12 Semifinalists (Published 1981)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ↑ Schonberg, Harold C. (1981-05-18). "39 Pianists from 17 Countries Open 6th Van Cliburn Competition (Published 1981)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ Wright, David C F (n.d.). "A Third Set of Pianist... The Female Stars" (PDF). wrightmusic.net: 3.
- ↑ "On hearing Liszt live". newcriterion.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ "On hearing Liszt live". newcriterion.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ Kozinn, Allan (1990-11-15). "Review/Music; Pianist Continues Liszt Cycle (Published 1990)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "Christina Kiss – Pianist". www.dvbooks.net. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ WQXR https://www.wqxr.org/people/robert-sherman/. Retrieved 2020-10-22. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Host, John Schaefer. "People – John Schaefer | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "Franz Liszt: World's First Rock Star | The Romantic Piano". WQXR. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- ↑ WQXR https://www.wqxr.org/people/david-dubal/. Retrieved 2020-10-22. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "The Piano Matters with David Dubal". www.wwfm.org. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "Christina Kiss – Pianist". www.dvbooks.net. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "Franz Liszt Site: Liszt Biography and Information Resource". www.dvbooks.net. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "Christina Kiss – Liszt CD". www.dvbooks.net. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/CDs-Vinyl-Christina-Kiss/s?rh=n:5174,p_32:Christina+Kiss. Retrieved 2020-10-22. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Christina Kiss – Pianist". www.dvbooks.net. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "Christina Kiss – Liszt CD". www.dvbooks.net. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "Christina Kiss Piano Studio". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Christina Kiss Youtube Channel About Page". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Home". Adam Kiss. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 "About Me". Adam Kiss. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ Dobrin, Peter. "Curtis Institute's Don Giovanni showcases rising stars — and vivid work by Karina Canellakis — but what's with all those pianos?". inquirer.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "St. Therese Church in Cresskill Presents Christina Kiss". Cresskill-Closter Daily Voice. 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
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