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Fifth New York International Piano Competition
Monetary awards total $40,000, but just as important as the monetary awards are the opportunities for concert and recital appearances that are awarded to winners and finalists. Held every two years, the New York International Piano Competition is dedicated to providing artistic development, educational enhancement, seminars, master classes and performance opportunities. This year’s jurors include Ian Hobson, Tong-Il Han, André-Michel Schub, Alan Walker, Jane Coop, and Erik Tawaststjerna
This year, the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation selected acclaimed Israeli-American composer Avner Dorman’s Sonata No. 2, 2nd movement, as the “required” contemporary work to be learned and performed by all contestants. A seminar entitled “Meet the Composer Avner Dorman” hosted by Robert Sherman of WQXR will take place on Thursday evening, June 24 at 7 p.m.
All Competition events are open to the public, and with the exception of the final Awards Ceremony and performance by the winners, all events are free. All preliminary rounds, semi-final rounds, final rounds, and ensemble rounds will be held at Greenfield Hall at the Manhattan School of Music, 120 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY. The final Awards Ceremony and performance will be held at Borden Auditorium at the Manhattan School of Music; tickets to this event are $10-$15, and will be available at the door.
The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, a non-profit organization, is an outgrowth of the renowned Stecher and Horowitz School of the Arts which was founded in 1960 in Cedarhurst, New York. Until 1999 the school was Nassau County’s leading conservatory of music, attended by some 15,000 students during its thirty-nine year history. The Foundation is now dedicated to an expanded concept that seeks to inspire and support outstanding young musicians nationwide.
Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz, Executive Directors of the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, have devoted a lifetime to the musical education of young people. Internationally recognized as one of the most distinguished duo-piano teams of their generation, Stecher and Horowitz are equally renowned for their multi-faceted activities as performers, teachers, composers and educational consultants – activities that have earned them a unique position in the world of music. Having been co-directors of the Stecher and Horowitz School of the Arts for 39 years, (1960-1999) it was apparent to both principals that the most important and formative years for developing interested young musicians were the pre-teen years and into the early twenties, a good decade of concentrated and formative development. The New York International Piano Competition was originally founded on this premise.
Sunday, June 20 6:00 p.m. – 8 p.m. Introductory Meeting and Drawing of Order of Performance
Monday, June 21 11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Preliminary Round 1:55 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Preliminary Round
Tuesday, June 22 11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Preliminary Round 1:55 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Semi-Final Round 4:05 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Semi-Final Round
Wednesday, June 23 11:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Semi-Final Round 1:55 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Semi-Final Round
Thursday, June 24 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. Final Round 1:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Final Round 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Seminar: “Meet the Composer Avner Dorman” Moderator: Robert Sherman
Friday, June 25 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Ensemble Round: One Piano, Four Hands 2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Master Classes with Members of Jury 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony and Performance by Winners (Tickets $10-15) (Borden Hall)
This year, the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation selected acclaimed Israeli-American composer Avner Dorman’s Sonata No. 2, 2nd movement, as the “required” contemporary work to be learned and performed by all contestants. A seminar entitled “Meet the Composer Avner Dorman” hosted by Robert Sherman of WQXR will take place on Thursday evening, June 24 at 7 p.m.
All Competition events are open to the public, and with the exception of the final Awards Ceremony and performance by the winners, all events are free. All preliminary rounds, semi-final rounds, final rounds, and ensemble rounds will be held at Greenfield Hall at the Manhattan School of Music, 120 Claremont Avenue, New York, NY. The final Awards Ceremony and performance will be held at Borden Auditorium at the Manhattan School of Music; tickets to this event are $10-$15, and will be available at the door.
The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, a non-profit organization, is an outgrowth of the renowned Stecher and Horowitz School of the Arts which was founded in 1960 in Cedarhurst, New York. Until 1999 the school was Nassau County’s leading conservatory of music, attended by some 15,000 students during its thirty-nine year history. The Foundation is now dedicated to an expanded concept that seeks to inspire and support outstanding young musicians nationwide.
Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz, Executive Directors of the Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, have devoted a lifetime to the musical education of young people. Internationally recognized as one of the most distinguished duo-piano teams of their generation, Stecher and Horowitz are equally renowned for their multi-faceted activities as performers, teachers, composers and educational consultants – activities that have earned them a unique position in the world of music. Having been co-directors of the Stecher and Horowitz School of the Arts for 39 years, (1960-1999) it was apparent to both principals that the most important and formative years for developing interested young musicians were the pre-teen years and into the early twenties, a good decade of concentrated and formative development. The New York International Piano Competition was originally founded on this premise.
Sunday, June 20 6:00 p.m. – 8 p.m. Introductory Meeting and Drawing of Order of Performance
Monday, June 21 11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Preliminary Round 1:55 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Preliminary Round
Tuesday, June 22 11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Preliminary Round 1:55 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Semi-Final Round 4:05 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Semi-Final Round
Wednesday, June 23 11:00 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Semi-Final Round 1:55 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Semi-Final Round
Thursday, June 24 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. Final Round 1:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Final Round 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Seminar: “Meet the Composer Avner Dorman” Moderator: Robert Sherman
Friday, June 25 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Ensemble Round: One Piano, Four Hands 2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Master Classes with Members of Jury 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony and Performance by Winners (Tickets $10-15) (Borden Hall)
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