Visit to Raiding – cooperation starts between the Liszt Museums

On 14 June, we visited the birthplace of Liszt in Raiding (or Doborján) which is today also a Liszt memorial museum.

It was a great opportunity for all of us, because we haven’t been to Raiding yet (only two staff members had seen Liszt’s birthplace before). Johannes and Eduard Kutrowatz, organizers of the Raiding Liszt Festival invited us, provided discount tickets for the concert of pianist Aleksandra Mikulska who played Liszt and Chopin works. In Liszt’s house, Dr. Gábor Gonda greeted us kindly and professor Manfred Fuchs, director of the Liszt Society Raiding (Franz Liszt Verein Raiding) guided us through the museum. Finally we placed a wreath on the statue of Liszt. This visit can serve as a basis of future cooperation between the Liszt memorial places in Hungary and abroad.