Totentanz : Paraphrase on Dies irae, S.126, is the name of a work for solo piano and orchestra by Franz Liszt notable for being based on the Gregorian plainchant melody Dies irae as well as for stylistic innovations. It was first planned in 1838, completed and published in 1849, and revised in 1853 and 1859.
The World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) is an organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that maintains a network of the internationally recognized organisations that aim to discover the most promising young talents in classical music through public competition. It was founded in 1957, and now 120 of the world's leading music competitions are members of the federation.
The International Franz Liszt Piano Competition is an international piano competition. It is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions.
Yingdi Sun孙颖迪 is a Chinese pianist who won First Prize at the prestigious 7th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, which was held in Utrecht in 2005. By winning the prize he has embarked on a demanding two-year concert tour in the Netherlands and abroad. This tour takes him around the globe and includes, in addition to many concerts in leading Dutch concert halls, performances in France, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Macau, Hong Kong, China, the United States and South Africa.
Christiaan Kuyvenhoven is a Dutch pianist.
Anton Salnikov is a Russian pianist.
Jean Dubé is a Canadian concert pianist. In 2002 he won the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition.
Mūza Rubackytė is a Lithuanian pianist, currently residing in Vilnius, Paris and Geneva. Rubackytė has been awarded the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Lithuanian Muzes, and has been named as the National Artist of Lithuania.
Péter Tóth is a pianist and winner of the International Piano Competitions in Wittenberg (1997), Bovino (1998), International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar (2000) and in Budapest (2001). In 1998 he received the Liszt Academy’s “Sari Biro Memorial Award” as the best young pianist of the year.
Goran Filipec is a Croatian concert pianist.
Olga Kozlova is a Russian pianist. She graduated from the Moscow Special Gnesin's School of Music in 2004 and is currently studying at the Moscow Conservatory.
France Clidat was a French pianist renowned for her interpretations of the works of Franz Liszt, a great many of which she recorded, and Erik Satie, whose complete piano works she recorded.
Alexander Djordjevic is an American classical concert pianist.
Steven Spooner is an American pianist, and currently Professor of Piano at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.
Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest is a long-standing competition founded by the Office of International Music Competitions in Budapest as one of 17 competitions under the flagship name of "Budapest International Music Competition." The Franz Liszt International Piano Competition debuted in 1933 under the leadership of Ernő Dohnányi of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, where the competition was held.
Andrea Bonatta is an Italian pianist and conductor.
Mariangela Vacatello is an Italian classical concert pianist from Naples.
Igor Roma is an Italian virtuoso pianist.
Vitaly Pisarenko is a Ukrainian pianist. He was the winner of the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in 2008.
Mariam Batsashvili is a classical pianist from Georgia.
Lucas Vis (chairman)
Arnaldo Cohen 
Nikolai Demidenko 
Enrico Pace 
Jerome Rose 
Mūza Rubackytė 
Tamás Vásáry 
Yen-Yu Chen
Dimitar Dimitrov
Goran Filipec 
Masataka Goto
Elena Gurina
Sooyeun Han
Dr. Michael Kaykov 
Dinara Klinton
Vincenzo Maltempo 
Hando Nahkur
Linzi Pan
