His concerts had a huge success. Kyiv students carried List in a chair inside the concert hall and the audience demanded the concert after the concert. List was just in his mid-30s and he loved women, gambling and drink. At that time Kyiv was known as the centre of gambling. Modern Las Vegas. Could you imagine that List lost all his concert income in one night?!
However, after the big lost destiny benefited Ferens with a big love. During a charity concert, the lady paid 100 rubles for a ticket whereas a ticket cost one ruble. At that time it was a huge amount of money. People could buy a herd of cows for this money. List was curious who that lady was. A beautiful lady appeared in front of musician and he realized that he had fallen in love. She introduced himself as Carolina. She was one of the richest landowners in Ukraine. She invited him to her residence in Vinnitsa region. Ferens found out that she is married and has a daughter. She was clever as well as beautiful. Caroline spoke French and Italian fluently, read Gugo and Dante. In one week he went from her residence and left a letter on her table: ”I lost my mind with you and I will find a way to be with you”.