and to pay the equivalent of $2,100 costs. Howard has always maintained his innocence of the charges. In 2001, Howard was awarded a doctorate "honoris causa" by the University of Melbourne. In November 2009, Howard was invited by the Alkan Society in London to become their new president, a position which he now holds concurrently with his role as president of the Liszt Society. References Sources Kennedy, Michael (2006), The Oxford Dictionary of Music, 985 pages, Logan, Christine. 2001. "Howard, Leslie". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell. London: Macmillan Publishers. list of Steinway Artists Leslie Howard official professional biography Music & Vision review of Leslie Howard conducting Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto in London's Wigmore Hall Leslie Howard conducts Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto at the Royal Festival Hall for the Pearl Awards External links The Liszt Society Leslie Howard's Home Page Leslie Howard's concerto repertoire Complete Liszt Recordings on Hyperion Hear Leslie Howard in concert from WGBH Boston Leslie Howard's agent's website , WNCN-FM, 8-Mar-1987 Australian classical pianists Male classical pianists Australian male composers Australian composers British classical pianists British composers 1948 births Living people Musicians from Melbourne Former Members of the Order of Australia British male pianists Liszt scholars