In April 1997 a new ISTITUTO LISZT was founded in Bologna. The founders are: Rossana Dalmonte, the Italian-Hungarian Association, the Italian-French Association, the Italian-Austrian Association, the Italian-German Association and the Casa Ricordi. Prof. Dalmonte, who have for long times made research on Liszt, is charged with the direction of the Institut. The four Associations represent the four countries loved by Liszt and where he lived. With Casa Ricordi Liszt had very strict and friendly relations, and he considere it as a symbol of Italy.
 
The principal aim of the ISTITUTO LISZT is to promote a better knowledge of Liszt’s works both in the field of the musicological research and in that of the interpretation.
 
The first task consists of collecting as much material as possible: scores, books and journal articles are absolutely necessary for students and musicologists. Until now we have collected 2500 titles and 1000 scores (the library has also some first editions of Liszt's works). This means that we are the richest library for Liszt in Italy, but it means also, that we must keep collecting because the literature on Liszt is almost boundless. Therefore donations of materials would be received gratefully.
To promote the musicological research, the Istituto publishes Quaderni dell'Istituto Liszt - a musicological journal on Liszt's life and work - and the series Rarità lisztiane, scores that offer to both formers and scholars the opportunity to become acquainted with Liszt's unknown works or works which are not available in accurate modern editions. Every two years the Istituto announces Premio Liszt: a musicological competition that offers 1000 euro for the best research on Liszt.
 
The second task consists of offering to pianists the chance of playing a true lisztian instrument, and of working out a pure lisztian sound. The Istituto possesses a grand piano Steinway (1860) on the same model of piano that one was donated in 1883 to Liszt. The piano has been scientifically restored with the assistance of the Acoustic Institute of the University of Bologna. The Istituto organizes a musical season with programmes on Liszt's unknown works and classical repertoire according to new interpretations.

 

The Istituto offers a guest-rooms, for brief time, to artists and researchers who work on Liszt.