As a youth, Franz Liszt was influenced by the performances of

The answer that best completes the statement above is this: Niccolò Paganini. Franz Liszt is actually a Hungarian composer in the 19th Century. He was greatly influenced by the performance of Niccolò Paganini. He saw Paganini performed when a charity concert was being held organized by Paganini himself. Paganini at that time was at the violin and made him determined to become a great virtuoso like him.