The Music Institute of Chicago’s popular Chicago Duo Piano Festival, as part of its mission to foster the performance and teaching of music for piano duo for young performers, presents its 2015 Competition for Young Piano Duos May 30 at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston.
The competition is open to students between the ages of eight and 18 in two divisions, Elementary and High School.
Competitors may perform two or three works for piano duo—either four
hands, one piano, or four hands, two pianos, or a combination. The
winners concert takes place Saturday, May 30 at 7 p.m. and is open to
the public. Chicago’s classical music radio network WFMT will record the
High School Division winners for later broadcast. Elementary Division
prizes are $500 for first place, $300 for second place, and $200 for
third place. High School Division prizes are $800 for first place, $600
for second place, and $400 for third place. The judges will be experts
in piano duo and ensemble performance who are not affiliated with the
Music Institute.
The registration deadline is April 15, 2015. Information and an application are available at musicinst.org/cdpf-competition
The Competition for Young Piano Duos concert, which takes place Saturday, May 30 at 7 p.m. is FREE and open to the public.
Chicago Duo Piano Festival
Called a “duo piano mecca” by Pioneer Press, the Chicago Duo Piano Festival
was founded in 1988 by Music Institute of Chicago faculty members
Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem. Its mission is to foster a deeper
interest in the repertoire, performance, and teaching of music for
piano, four hands and two pianos, in a fun and supportive atmosphere.
The Festival offers opportunities to piano students age 12 through adult
through a winter mini-festival, a summer festival and periodic
competitions, master classes, and workshops.
Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem
Chicago Duo Piano Festival Founders and Directors Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem,
artists in residence and faculty members at the Music Institute, enjoy
an international career as proponents of music for both piano duet and
two keyboards. The duo has appeared with orchestras internationally,
including the Chicago Philharmonic and the Vienna Tonkünstler. They have
performed in recitals throughout the U.S. and Europe. Recent concerts
include a 25th anniversary celebration concert at Merkin Hall in New
York, an appearance at the Gina Bachauer Festival in Salt Lake City, and
two recitals in Odessa, Ukraine. Aebersold and Neiweem have
commissioned significant new works for the piano duo, including pieces
by Joseph Turrin and Patrick Byers. The duo’s CDs on the Summit label
include Four Hand Reflections and music of Brahms and Schubert.
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