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Summer 2003
The good news continues to reverberate through
the CIM hallways as students distinguish themselves
by winning appointments and competitions
and receiving honors for their accomplishments.
APPOINTMENTS
Laura Motchalov, violin student of
Linda Cerone and William Preucil
Second Violin Section, Pittsburgh Symphony
Jake Muzzy, cello student of Stephen Geber
Principal Cello, Memphis Symphony Orchestra
Meeka Quan, cello student of Stephen Geber
Associate Principal Cello, Utah Symphony
Todd Sturniolo, trombone student of Steven Witser
Trombone, U.S. Army Band
Quan
COMPETITIONS
Grace Fong, piano student of Sergei Babayan
Gold Medal and $2500, 2003 Wideman Piano Competition,
sponsored by the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Murphy, cello student of Stephen Geber
Second Place and $5000 in the Sphinx Competition
$1200, Musical Assistance Fund
Joshua Roman, cello student of Richard Aaron
Third Place and $2000, Stulberg International
String Competition
Jonathan Ryan, organ student
of Todd Wilson
First Place and $5000,
Augustana Arts-Reuter National
Undergraduate Competition
Michael Schneider,
student of Paul Schenly
First Prize and $4000, Stewart Graduate
Grant, sponsored by the Musical
Research Society of Bartlesville OK
Jeffrey Irvine, the Fynette
H. Kulas Professor of Viola,
believes, “CIM has a good
problem–lots of talented
students want to come to
school here. In trying to
Irvine
“CIM has a good
problem–lots of
talented students
want to come to
school here.”
accommodate them, we are
bursting at the seams! Our
scheduling people do an
incredible job shoehorning
us into slots for teaching
studios, but clearly, we
need more studios. Another
good problem that we have
is that our students practice
a lot–you might even say
that there is a ‘culture of
practicing.’ But finding a
practice room can be difficult. Please help support
CIM’s building campaign,
and give us the space to do
what we do best!”
Schenly
Paul Schenly, head of the
piano department, adds,
“At CIM we already have
the best teaching. If we can
build the best facilities, then
there is no question that
with this combination, we
will be able to attract the
best students. The better the
student, the greater their
rehearsal need. And so we
need to keep expanding our
“,,,we need to keep
expanding our
physical plant to
keep pace with our
students’ excellence.”
physical plant to keep pace
with our students’ excellence. More of our students
are performing with
orchestras and competing
internationally. Therefore
we need to increase the
number of two-piano
studios for teaching,
practicing and rehearsing.”
Cleveland International Piano Competition
• July 30-August 10, 2003 •
Ryan
HONORS
Rebecca Corruccini, violin student of William Preucil, has
been named a Presser Scholar for 2003-2004. The Pennsylvania-based Presser Foundation makes scholarship awards
on an annual basis relying on each institution to choose an
appropriate recipient. The Scholarship is awarded to an
“outstanding” student entering the senior year; the “selection
is guided solely by the consideration of excellence.”
The Helios Brass Quintet–William Day and Derrick Stauffer,
trumpet students of Michael Sachs; Paul Mooibroek, horn
student of Richard King; Eric Starr, trombone student of
Richard Stout; and Aubrey Foard, tuba student of Ronald
Bishop–will study this summer with the American Brass
Quintet at the Aspen Music Festival on a full fellowship.
Daniella Strasfogel, violin student of David Updegraff,
has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar and will be
based in Berlin, Germany. Ms. Strasfogel will study
the music of lost composers under the Third Reich
who were banned and exiled.
Larry D’Attilo
Strasfogel
David Cerone was thrilled to accept a generous contribution of $300,000 for
The Campaign for CIM from an anonymous individual, motivated by the memory of a
spouse who was thoroughly devoted to music. President Cerone said, “This is the type of
commitment which helps keep this very important campaign moving forward. We are
deeply grateful.” During troubled times, it is more important than ever to demonstrate a
commitment to the future and faith in one’s community.
The Campaign for CIM has reached almost $25 million, earmarked for improvements to
the CIM facility. Faculty members recognize the need to improve facilities and maintain
the top-tier education for which CIM is respected.
Helios Brass Quintet
Ling
When the finalists perform in the Concerto Round this
year for the Cleveland International Piano Competition
grand prize, they will be accompanied by The Cleveland
Orchestra, conducted by Jahja Ling, at Severance Hall. This
is the first time that the world class orchestra will participate in the competition, with the inclusion of large major
works from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Fifty participants will perform 30-minute programs of
works by Chopin, Mozart and a composer of their choice
during the first three days of the competition, held at CIM.
The internationally renowned jury will eventually select
four finalists from the preliminaries held at CIM to perform
in the Concerto Rounds. For a full schedule of Competition
events, see page 8.
A Night to
Remember...
What a performance!
What a party! For everyone
who attended the sold out
benefit for CIM, it was a
once-in-a-lifetime event.
Brubeck's cool jazz style
was in high gear as he and
the Dave Brubeck Quartet
heated up the spring night.
The concert was a thrill for
the students and the audience alike, and turned out
to be one of the largest
grossing benefits in the
Women's Committee's
history. BRAVO!
Susan M. Schwartz
Muzzy
Campaign Advances
Daniel Milner
APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE!
David Cerone, President
The Dave Brubeck Quartet rehearsing with the CIM Orchestra
Planned Giving
Nuts and Bolts Review
NEW YORK, NEW YORK!
Frank Taplin, Teresa Testa Harth
and David Cerone
William Preucil, Jennifer Morgo,
David Cerone, Stephen Rose
CIM alumni and members
of The Cleveland Orchestra
joined David Cerone and
other CIM supporters for a
post-concert reception at
Carnegie Hall on February
4. After enjoying a wonderful performance by The
Orchestra, conducted by
Franz Welser-Möst, over
40 people gathered in the
Shorin Club Room,
including CIM Trustees
Frank Taplin and Camille
LaBarre. Among the guests
were the NYC Regional
Representative of the
Alumni Association, Dr.
Jennifer Morgo (B.M., 1990,
composition), student of
Donald Erb; Teresa Testa
Harth (B.M., 1948, violin);
and her son, Robert J.
Harth, Director of Carnegie
Hall. CIM’s project architect, Charles Young, and
his associate, Baker
Goodwin, mingled with
the group and shared
thoughts about the impending facility expansion.
Although most of us make a living in one or two very
specific ways, making a life through giving can take many
different shapes and forms. A planned gift can also be
accomplished in a number of different ways. I’ve been asked
many times about the types of planned
gifts that one can make and how to join
the Legacy Society.
E G
Notifying us that you have created a
OCI
planned gift for the Cleveland Institute of
Music is the only requirement to become
a member of the Legacy Society. It is a
wonderful way to support the musical dreams of all those
who come here to study and who play the music that we
enjoy so much. We appreciate the opportunity to recognize
our Legacy Society members, since by their example, others
are often inspired to join. But we also respect an individual’s
desire to remain anonymous. In either case, we are deeply
grateful for your remembering CIM with a planned gift!
L
S
Here is a brief review of the most common types
of planned gifts:
Bequest: A bequest is a gift left to CIM in your will or
estate plan. It can be as simple as the phrase, “I bequeath
_______ to the Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland,
Ohio.” A bequest can be created when you review your
will or estate plan, or can be added to your existing plan
as a codicil. There is no minimum gift amount required
for a bequest.
Charitable Gift Annuity: A charitable gift annuity is a
very attractive and tax-wise way for many individuals to
make a gift. It is an agreement between you and CIM and
requires completing a simple form. In exchange for your gift,
CIM pays you an annuity for life, and upon your death, the
remaining principal is distributed to CIM.
Come
Dance
With Me
Susan M. Schwartz
Charitable Trusts: There are several varieties of charitable trusts and many strategies on how best to fund a
charitable trust. It is best to discuss your options with a legal
or financial advisor familiar with charitable trust planning to
determine the best way to meet your philanthropic goals.
– Winston Churchill
Two of the most common varieties:
Charitable Remainder Trust: A charitable remainder
trust pays a beneficiary the annual income from the trust. The
assets are moved out of your taxable estate, and you receive
a charitable deduction. When the trust is terminated, the
remainder of the assets in the trust are distributed to CIM.
The Cleveland Youth Ballet
Company performed a Family
Concert and school show on
February 7 at CIM. As the
troupe appeared in multi-hued
costumes, the music energized
the dancing and those in
attendance. Audience members
learned how to play castanets
and watched Spanish flamenco
dancers stomp their feet
to the strains of the guitar.
Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping
Beauty Variations brought
Puss ‘n’ Boots and Little Red
Riding Hood from the wings to
the stage. Musical performers
included Sarah Skuster,
Mark George, Ruth Marie
Bridge, Stephen Charette,
Sarah Sipll, and Chris Zhang.
IT’S
A NEW
WORLD
Charitable Lead Trust: A charitable lead trust can be
an excellent way to transfer wealth to your heirs and satisfy
your charitable goals at the same time. In many cases, the
trust assets can be transferred to your heirs tax-free. CIM
receives the income from the lead trust for a period of years,
typically a minimum of 15 years. When the lead trust ends,
the beneficiary receives the trust assets, which have grown
tax-free during the life of the trust.
Other types of planned gifts include:
• Gifts of real estate
• Retained life estate gifts
• Naming CIM as the beneficiary of a life insurance
policy, IRA, or retirement fund.
• Transferring ownership of a paid life insurance policy
to CIM.
All were seated at the national Internet2 Music Education
Symposium, when CIM conducting student, Robert Tuohy,
and a chamber ensemble popped up on the big screen in
Miami Beach. A demonstration was about to begin over the
high speed network!
As Robert led the CIM musicians from the distance learning
studio in the main building in University Circle, Michael
Tilson Thomas coached them as if he were in the same room
with them–except he was still in Florida!
The "connection" was made under the direction of Thomas Knab, Director of Distance
Learning at the Cleveland Institute of Music. The Symposium introduced educators and
technicians from major music schools to the power of high-performance networking for
distance education and music collaboration and demonstrated the power and potential of
using Internet2 for real time interaction in music education.
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“We make a living by what we get,
but we make a life by what we give.”
You are invited to visit our Legacy Society pages at
cim.edu for more information about the Legacy Society, or to
visit our gift calculator page to review gift-planning scenarios
from the privacy of your home. Finally, we recognize that
planned gifts come from those assets that represent a lifetime
of hard work and achievement, and usually after a period of
thoughtful reflection and planning.
We are eager to hear about your philanthropic dreams for
CIM, whenever you decide the time is right.
Jim Kozel (216)795-3168 or jak44@po.cwru.edu
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A C Y
ETY
An Evening with Dave Brubeck
➊
Every seat in Severance Hall was filled as the CIM Orchestra took the stage for the
Brubeck benefit on March 22. Concert-goers who might not have been familiar with the
CIM students' high caliber of performing certainly were impressed with their abilities.
Said Peg Clifton, co-chair of the event, "My guests were astounded. To be in Dave
Brubeck's presence was exciting. And, we were so proud of the students. It just brought
tears to our eyes."
A high point of the evening came at the end of the concert when one of CIM's violinists, Drew Jurecka, was invited to play with the Quartet. In addition to being classically
trained, Drew is a talented jazz artist. After the rehearsal, he had asked Mr. Brubeck
how he might arrange a chance to play for him some time. No time like the present!
At the end of the concert, unbeknownst to Drew, Brubeck told Russell Gloyd, his
conductor, to "bring the kid up" for the encore. Drew joined the Quartet in "Take the
A Train," and you'd have thought it was all planned. The audience loved it!
Holly Selvaggi, Benefit co-chair, beamed at the success of the evening. She expounded, "Severance Hall is the place for us to be. The students looked like they
belonged on that stage. They were having so much fun!"
➊ Drew Jurecka takes a bow with
the Dave Brubeck Quartet
➋ Dave Brubeck and President David
Cerone prior to the rehearsal
➌ Benefit co-chair, Holly Selvaggi and
her husband, Clark Harvey
➍ Benefit co-chair,
Peg Clifton and her husband, Doug
➋
➎ CIM Trustee Connie
Balaguer and her husband,
James, with Simona and
Ron Watt
➌
➎
Photos by Susan M. Schwartz
➍
From the CIM Women’s Committee
The Women’s Committee provides support for prospective
CIM students who travel to Cleveland to audition for admission to the conservatory. This year, members of the Women’s
Committee served lunches to 1345 students and their
parents on Sundays from January 26 through March 2.
On July 16, the CIM Women’s Committee will host a
luncheon for the ENCORE School for Strings at the historic
campus of the Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio.
Starting at 10:30 a.m., the luncheon will provide a backdrop for outstanding performances by the gifted young
students from around the world who are attending the
school. Tickets are $30 and can be reserved by contacting
CIM at (216)791-5000, ext. 360.
Join the CIM Women’s Committee in our effort to continue
to support CIM. Become an active participant in our exciting
programs, such as bi-annual benefits, ENCORE School for
Strings and other lunchtime and evening programs. If you
are interested in supporting the work of the CIM Women’s
Committee, please mail your $40 check to Membership,
Cleveland Institute of Music, 11021 East Boulevard,
Cleveland, OH 44106.
In addition, our Special Tribute and Memorial Program
provides support to full-time conservatory students who
attend competitions, festivals and workshops. This Student
Assistance Fund is a wonderful way to remember special
occasions, honor special individuals or remember friends or
loved ones who have passed away. Send your check to the
CIM Women’s Committee Tribute Fund.
Cynthia Bell, Women’s Committee Board
Summer Music in Hudson, Ohio
ENCORE SCHOOL FOR STRINGS➎
➊
As ENCORE School for Strings commences its 19th summer, young
talented string players are preparing to travel from around
the world to study at the prestigious school, directed by David Cerone.
From June 22 to August 2, a distinguished faculty will work with the
students at Western Reserve Academy during the six-week session to
hone technique, prepare for competitions and auditions, and to learn
interpretive skills.
New to the faculty this year are Eleonore Schoenfeld, cello teacher at the University of
Southern California and the Colburn School, and Alison Wells, member of the cello faculty
at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Known internationally as a renowned cellist and pedagogue, Ms. Schoenfeld has been a soloist with leading orchestras, recitalist, and adjudicator.
Ms. Wells was a founding member of the Pirasti Piano Trio and taught cello at Trinity
College of Music in London, England.
ENCORE TOO!
ENCORE Too! is a summer experience from June 23 to
July 18 for self-motivated string students from ages 7-12
who love to practice and are deeply committed to their
instrument. The program enters its second year, under the
direction of Michele Higa George, director of the Sato Center
for Suzuki Studies at CIM, and Teri Einfeldt, chair of the
Suzuki department at The Hartt School Community Division.
Students receive daily private lessons, a chamber ensemble experience, music theory and
history, coachings with accompanists, as well as supervised practice.
INTENSIVE QUARTET SEMINAR
The Cavani String Quartet, ensemble in residence at CIM, will offer
the Intensive Quartet Seminar from July 21 to August 1. The unique
two-week program is dedicated solely to the study and performance
of string quartets. This year’s repertoire features the Beethoven
quartets and a large ensemble performance of Beethoven’s
Quartet, Op. 59, No. 3.
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TOWARDS
A TEACHING
PHILOSOPHY
Just about any philosophy of teaching is dangerous,
because there will always be some students for whom the
philosophy is inappropriate. Perhaps, the first philosophy is
that a different philosophy of teaching is needed for each
student. I do have a philosophy to which I subscribe. Since I
consider myself to be a musician even before I am a pianist,
it is my mission to do whatever I can to help each student
become as good a musician as possible–I like to think of my
lessons as music lessons rather than “piano” lessons.
I try to inculcate in my students ever deeper ways of
approaching, experiencing, and thinking about the music itself. I try to convey what I believe
to be the joyful duty of the true musician: to look directly at, into, and through a score in all
of its complex dimensions and ramifications, to arrive at a conception of the work that is
sincere, profound, and filled with life, and then to perform the work in a way that does it full
justice. The student should ultimately be able to say, “I will now study this particular piece,
and I have a pretty good idea of how to learn how it should go.” He will then have become
his own teacher, relatively independent of teachers and recordings.
This approach implies that I must give the student all of the necessary tools (analytical,
technical, spiritual, and stylistic, to name a few) and as much information as possible without
“spoon-feeding.” This allows each student to retain his individuality. I am not interested in
making my students sound like me. (I often tell my students that once they leave the room and
walk out on stage, they are free to disagree with almost any advice I–or anyone else–have
given them.)
All of this tends to ignore an important fact. When I was a student, I often learned many
things from my teachers’ demonstrations and performances that they did not specifically
talk about. Many musical ideas are immediately presented as music rather than as words
or concepts. A demonstration can be thought of as a smorgasbord of countless little musical
suggestions, from which the student is free to choose as many or as few as desired.
I always try to remember an aphorism of Artur Schnabel: “The teacher should open the
door for the student; it is up to the student to pass through the doorway.” It is better to
explain or demonstrate the idea, see that the student understands the idea and how to
achieve it, and then let the student work on the passage at his own pace.
Finally, I believe it is vital that the student perceive, over time, the consistently high standard of ethical and moral behavior–both in life and in music-making–that is required to be a
true artist. The students can, of course, only perceive this if I try to uphold those standards in
the way I run my studio, my life and my music-making.
— Daniel Shapiro, Professor of Piano
S
UMMER
PLANS
This summer CIM faculty will teach
throughout the world.
Aria Music Festival
Stephen Geber, David Russell, Daniel Shapiro,
David Updegraff
Aspen Music Festival
Richard Aaron, Martha Aarons, Eli Epstein, Jeffrey
Irvine, Paul Kantor, John Mack, Lynne Ramsey
ENCORE School for Strings
Lisa Boyko, Cavani String Quartet, David Cerone, Linda
Cerone, Stephen Geber, Marshall Griffith, Jeffrey Irvine,
Mark Jackobs, Stanley Konopka, William Preucil,
Stephen Rose, Carol Ruzicka, David Russell, Robert
Vernon, David Updegraff, Alison Wells
Kent/Blossom Music
John Clouser, Franklin Cohen, Eli Epstein, Stephen
Geber, Scott Haigh, Joela Jones, Richard King, John
Mack, Daniel McElway, William Preucil, Jeffrey
Rathbun, Joshua Smith, Robert Vernon, Richard Weiss
Music Academy of the West
Faculty
Sergei Babayan, the Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Gilliam
Artist-in-Residence, performed a recital of works
by Vine, Pärt, Grieg,
Rachmaninoff and Bach at
Wigmore Hall in March.
Yolanda Kondonassis, head
of the harp department, will
perform at the Vail Music
Festival this summer. Her
newly released CD on the
Telarc label, The Romantic
Harp, was reviewed in
Classics Today: “I can’t
imagine a more gorgeously
played or recorded album
than this...Kondonassis
projects all of this music
with consummate taste,
virtuosity, and liquid
tone...a perfect release in
every respect.”
Ronald Bishop, head of the
tuba department and
principal tuba of The
Cleveland Orchestra,
coached a master class at
the Manhattan School of
Music in February.
Jeffrey Irvine, the Fynette
H. Kulas Professor of Viola,
received a Teacher Recognition Certificate from the
National Foundation for
Advancement in the Arts in
appreciation for encouraging and supporting students
who have been recognized
for their exceptional artistic
achievement in the 2002-03
Arts Recognition and Talent
Search program.
Kondonassis
Carl Topilow’s adaptation
of Moszkowski’s Suite for
Two Violins and Piano,
transcribed for two violins
and orchestra, was heard on
the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra’s Chamber
Orchestra series in January.
Mr. Topilow is director of
the CIM orchestral program.
J. Henry Fair
Margaret Brouwer’s
chamber music was presented at Steinway Hall in
January. Works included
Quartet (for Sept. 11), Winter
Dream, Under the summer
tree..., and Demeter Prelude.
Century’s Song made its
debut as the Ohio Bicentennial commission, performed
by the ProMusica Chamber
Orchestra of Columbus. The
Columbus Dispatch called it
“wonderfully conceived
and highly likable.” Anniversary Fanfare received its
first performance in April
by the Roanoke (VA)
Symphony.
theory curricula throughout
North America, summarized in the article. The
Survey can be viewed on
the CMS website:
www.music.org. Dr. Nelson
has been selected to chair a
session entitled “Conversations About Undergraduate
Music Theory Instruction:
Six Views of Distinctive
Curricula” at the 2003
national conference of the
Society for Music Theory, to
be held in Madison, Wisconsin in November. He will
also be one of the six
presenters, discussing
CIM’s distinctive undergraduate theory program,
and in particular, its
emphasis on keyboard
harmony.
Richard Nelson’s recent
article, “The College Music
Society Music Theory
Undergraduate Core
Curriculum Survey–2000,”
appears in the just-released
College Music Society
Symposium, Vol. 42. Dr.
Nelson, head of the CIM
theory department, was
commissioned by the
College Music Society to
conduct an extensive study
of undergraduate music
Topilow
Linda Jones, Peter Salaff
National Orchestral Institute, University of Maryland
Stephen Geber, William Preucil, Stephen Rose, Robert
Vernon, Richard Weiner, Steven Witser
PianoFest in the Hamptons
Paul Schenly, director, Daniel Shapiro
Richard Aaron, cello faculty
Faculty, Indiana String Academy, Innsbrook Festival in
St. Louis, and at Suzuki institutes in Fairbanks, Alaska,
and Boulder, Colorado
Lawrence Angell, double bass faculty
Orchestral audition adjudicator and master class
presenter, International Society of Bassists Convention in
Richmond (VA) in June
Kathryn Brown, piano faculty and voice coach
Faculty/performer, California Summer Music
Eric Charnofsky, theory faculty/accompanying
Accompanist, National Flute Association Convention
in Las Vegas
Rebecca Ensworth, Suzuki violin faculty
Blue Lake Fine Arts Suzuki Family Camp (MI),
Hartt Suzuki Institute (CT)
William Preucil, violin faculty and Concertmaster of
The Cleveland Orchestra
Performer, Mostly Mozart Festival
Stephen Rose, violin faculty and principal second violinist
of The Cleveland Orchestra
Faculty, MIMIR Chamber Music Festival (TX), Seattle
Chamber Music Festival, Orcas Island (WA) Chamber
Music Festival
Sean Schulze, Preparatory piano faculty
Faculty/performer, University of Natal in Durban, South
Africa, and at the University of Rio de Janeiro
Concert, Quito, Ecuador in June
Daniel Shapiro, piano faculty
Performance of the Beethoven Diabelli Variations,
The Cleveland Museum of Art on July 30
Gerardo Teissonnière, Preparatory piano faculty
Artist-in-Residence, Amati Music Festival (NY)
Loren Toplitz, Preparatory trumpet faculty
Trumpet faculty, brass coach, International Music Festival
at Baldwin-Wallace College
David Updegraff, head of the violin department
Faculty, Niagara (CA) International Music Festival
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Robert Dolwick
Alumni
Biava String Quartet
Leodigario Del Rosario (A.C., 2001, voice), student of George Vassos, has
been accepted to the Seattle Opera Young Artist Program.
Robert Dolwick (M.M., 1969, trumpet), student of Bernard Adelstein,
conducted the Erie Junior Philharmonic in January, celebrating the
ensemble’s 49th season. Mr. Dolwick is artistic director of the Philharmonic.
Robert Gruca (M.M., 2002, guitar), student of John Holmquist, won First
Place and $1000 in two competitions: the Columbus (GA) State University
Guitar Symposium and Competition and the Appalachian State University
GuitarFest.
Robert Gruca
Frank Huang (B.M., 2002, violin), student of Donald Weilerstein, performed the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the South Dakota Symphony
Orchestra in November.
The Biava String Quartet recently
won the prestigious Naumburg
2003 Chamber Music Award.
Comprised of members, Austin
Hartman (B.M., 2002) and Hyun
Su Ko, violin students of Donald
Weilerstein; Mary Persin (B.M.,
2002), viola student of Robert
Vernon; and Jacob Braun (B.M.,
2002), cello student of Richard
Aaron, the Quartet will perform in
recital at Alice Tully Hall
in May 2004.
The Walter W. Naumburg
Foundation was founded to assist
young gifted musicians in the United
States. Past chamber music award
recipients include the Cavani String
Quartet, now in residence at
CIM, eighth blackbird, the Emerson,
Muir, New World and American
String Quartets and Speculum
Musicae, among others.
The Biava Quartet was coached by
Peter Salaff, director of string
chamber music at CIM, and the
Cavani Quartet. The Quartet is now
studying with Paul Katz at the New
England Conservatory.
The Biava Quartet previously won
Second Prize in the Fischoff National
Chamber Music Competition and the
Coleman Chamber Ensemble
Competition, participated in the
Juilliard Quartet Seminar at Lincoln
Center and in the Pro Quartet
Academy in Avignon, France.
Merling Trio
Ji Young Kim (A.D., 2003, piano), student of Paul Schenly, is now teaching
at the Chugye University for the Arts in Seoul.
Min-Young Kim (P.S., 1998, violin) and Michi Wiancko (B.M., 1998, violin),
students of Donald Weilerstein, performed in May on the “Musicians from
Marlboro” East Coast tour in works by Shostakovich, Dutilleux and
Mendelssohn.
Xiao Lu Li, former violin student of David Cerone and Eugene Gratovich,
has been appointed chief conductor of the China National Symphony
Orchestra, located in Beijing. He is also the music director of the Eastern
Connecticut Symphony Orchestra and the Bangor Symphony.
The Merling Trio, comprised of Renata Artman Knific (A.D., 1982, violin),
student of David Cerone; Bruce Uchimura (A.D., 1983, M.M., 1983, cello),
student of Alan Harris; and Susan Wiersma Uchimura (B.M., 1985, theory),
student of Eunice Podis and Jack Radunsky, will make its London, England
debut in June, performing a newly commissioned work by Frank Proto,
Quartet for Piano and Strings. Thomas Knific (B.M., 1982, double bass),
student of Lawrence Angell, will be included on the program. The Merling
Trio is in residence at Western Michigan University and on the ENCORE
School for Strings faculty.
Miró String
Quartet
“Sheer lyrical beauty,” claimed The New York Times of the Miró String
Quartet’s performance for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in
February. The Quartet now plays instruments made by Frank Ravatin, cut
from the same wood. Miró Quartet members are Daniel Ching (M.M.,
1998, violin), student of Donald Weilerstein; Satoko Yamamoto (B.M., 1996,
M.M., 1998, violin), student of Donald Weilerstein and David Cerone; John
Largess, viola; and Joshua Gindele, cello student of Richard Aaron.
José-Luis
Novo
José-Luis Novo (M.M., 1994, orchestral conducting), student of Carl
Topilow, has been appointed music director of the Binghamton (NY)
Philharmonic, effective for the 2003-2004 season. He has served as assistant
conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and music director of the
Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra.
David Root (M.M., 1994, P.S., 1996, voice), student of George Vassos, sang
the tenor solos in the Riverside Choral Society’s performance of the Mozart
C Minor Mass at Alice Tully Hall in March.
Shan-Shan Sun
Amy Schwartz Moretti (B.M., 1998, M.M., 2001, violin), student of Donald
Weilerstein, was the soloist in the Barber Violin Concerto in March with the
Florida Orchestra, where she holds the position of concertmaster.
Eric Schwartz (B.M., 1999, composition), student of Margaret Brouwer, was
appointed to the music theory faculty at New York University. His Simply
the Cat’s Pajamas for amplified cello and piano will be performed in June at
the New Music North Festival in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Shan-Shan Sun (B.M., 1995, piano, M.M., 1999, piano and accompanying),
student of Paul Schenly, Cheng-Zong Yin and Anne Epperson, performed
the Chopin Concerto No. 2 at the 11th International Piano Stars Festival in
Liepaja, Latvia, in March.
Megan Tillmann
Rong Yan Tan (B.M., 1998, violin), student of Donald Weilerstein, has been
appointed to the first violin section of the Chicago Symphony.
Megan Tillmann (M.M., 1998, voice), student of George Vassos, performed
the role of the First Spirit in Cleveland Opera’s production of The Magic
Flute in April. In November, she will be seen as Gretel in Nevada Opera’s
Hansel and Gretel and will appear in the world premiere of Rachel
Portman’s The Little Prince with Skylight Opera in February 2004.
Julianne Webb (B.M., 1995, voice), student of Beverley Rinaldi, performed
in recital at the University of Georgia last fall. She teaches voice at the
Musical Arts Center in Cincinnati.
IN MEMORIAM
Brian Schweickhardt (B.M., 1966, clarinet), student of Robert Marcellus,
died in January at age 58. He served as assistant principal clarinet of the
Detroit Symphony for twelve years and then became the principal
clarinetist of the Sacramento Symphony Orchestra.
He produced two solo albums, The Complete Clarinet, Volumes I and II,
and taught music at Bret Harte Elementary School from 1995-2002.
Michi Wiancko
Steve J. Sherman
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information
on Alumni
achievements,
visit the
Alumni
section of the
web at
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Stefan Jezierski (B.M., 1976, horn), student of Myron Bloom, was the
soloist in the Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2 with the Greensboro Symphony
Orchestra in January.
Lisa Kohler
Biava
Quartet
Wins
Naumburg
Judith Ingolfsson (M.M., 1994, A.D., 1996, P.S., 2000, violin), student of
David Cerone and Donald Weilerstein, performed the Sibelius Violin
Concerto with the West Virginia Symphony in April.
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Julianne Webb
Ann Dick
Remembers
CIM with
Generous
Bequest
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Ann and
Marcel Dick
CIM era spanning more
than half a century
ended with the passing
of Ann Dick this past
December. Ann, the wife
of Marcel Dick, began
her long involvement
with the Cleveland Institute of
Music when Marcel joined the CIM
faculty in 1946.
A
Ann was in Vienna in the late
1920s studying voice when she met
Marcel. He was the principal violist
of the Vienna Symphony and a
member of the Kolisch String
Quartet. They fell in love and
married, planning to pursue their
careers in Vienna. Ann’s opera
career was showing great promise,
but both she and Marcel were
troubled by the growing danger of
the Nazis. So, Ann returned to the
United States in 1934 with Marcel.
For Ann, it was a homecoming,
while for Marcel, it was a new
country, language and culture.
They lived first in New York, then
Detroit, where Marcel was the
principal violist for the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra. They also
lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
where Marcel was a member of the
Stradivarius String Quartet,
Harvard’s first quartet in residence.
In 1943 Marcel accepted an invitation to become principal violist of
the Cleveland Orchestra, and the
couple moved to Cleveland, the city
that was to become their home.
Since there were no small opera
houses in Cleveland, Ann gave up
singing professionally and began a
very successful career in real estate,
spanning 35 years. Her clientele
included Cleveland Orchestra
members and others who came
to Cleveland to pursue a career in
the arts.
Marcel became head of the
Composition and Theory Department at CIM in 1948, and remained
on the faculty until his retirement in
1989. Ann retained an interest in
vocal performance throughout her
life and was a member of the CIM
Art Song Festival Council from its
inception. Together they created a
bridge at CIM from the days when
it was a conservatory of 90 students
to the present as a school that enjoys
international renown with 370
students. Ann and Marcel also
created the Marcel Dick Scholarship
in Composition in 1989. They were
two remarkable human beings who
were held in awe, thought of with
deep love and respect, and cherished by those who knew them.
Marcel and Ann shared a lifelong
love and devotion to one another
and to music. They deepened the
appreciation and experience of
music for everyone, including their
daughter, Susie, and son-in-law,
Harvey Wolfe. Harvey, a CIM
graduate and cellist with The
Cleveland Orchestra, met Susie
while he was studying composition
with Marcel.
CIM is deeply grateful for the
bequest Ann Dick left the Institute.
This gift will become part of the
Marcel Dick Scholarship in Composition, helping to ensure that future
composition students will be able to
pursue their musical dreams at
CIM. It is a perfect example of how
a bequest can help to continue to
support the objects of our love and
passion long after we are gone.
Margaret Brouwer, current Head of
the Composition Department at
CIM, said, “The Marcel Dick
Scholarship in Composition is a
fabulous award for a student, not
only because of the financial
assistance it provides, but because it
associates that student, young in
their career as a composer, with the
renowned name of Marcel Dick.”
The Cleveland Institute of Music is fortunate to have been graced
with the presence of Marcel and Ann Dick and continues to benefit
from their vision through the Marcel Dick Scholarship in Composition.
MEMORIAL CONCERT
A concert in memory of James Tannenbaum,
longtime piano teacher at CIM, was presented on
April 5 by students in the Preparatory Division.
James Tannenbaum (B.M., 1966, M.M., 1969, piano),
student of Victor Babin, died in December. He performed
solo recitals and piano concertos yearly on concert series
throughout the Midwest. He was Artist-in-Residence at
the Willoughby School of Fine Arts and was acknowledged by the Ohio
House of Representatives with a special proclamation honoring him for
25 continuous years of outstanding performances as a concert pianist.
Performers included Alison Chiang, Eric Demitrack, James Du,
Arthur Erlendsson, Margaret Erlendsdottir, Evan Fein, Jackie Han, Jae
Won Kim, Edward Leonard, Tiffany Li, Tiffany Lin, Amelia Mioranza,
Loretta Mioranza, Heather Lee Morneau, Yuho Nakano, Matthew
Oatman, Spencer Phillips, Yi Qin, Timmy Shao, Sarah Stroup, Metta
Warholyk, Daniel Winans, Stephanie Yang, Camille Zhou and Wei Zhou.
The students of the following faculty performed at the concert:
Michael Abbott, Marcelo Amaral, Arlene Bailey-Enflo, Judson Billings,
Ann Castellano, Natalia Costaras, Peggy Demitrack, Gary Graning,
Lucia Markovich, Derek Nishimura, Olga Radosavljevich, Sandra
Shapiro, Sean Schulze and Gerardo Teissonnière.
Preparatory
JinJoo Cho, violin student of Paul
Kantor in the Young Artist Program,
performed the Mendelssohn Violin
Concerto with the Women’s Orchestra in April and the Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto with The Cleveland
Orchestra Youth Orchestra in May.
Ismar Gomes, cello student of
Pamela Kelly, performed the first
movement of the Elgar Cello Concerto with the Contemporary Youth
Orchestra at Cleveland State University in March.
Tony Hwang, violin student of
Vladimir Deninzon, was a winner in
the Lakeland Community College
Civic Orchestra Competition and
performed the first movement of the
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with
Kristin Chai in the March winners
concert. Katherine Bi, also a student
of Mr. Deninzon, won the competition as a pianist and performed the
first movement of the Haydn Piano
Concerto in D Major. Kathryn
Harsha (M.M., 1999, orchestral
conducting), student of Carl Topilow,
is the conductor of the Lakeland
Civic Orchestra.
Suzuki Play-In
Gomes
Lin
Eric Lin won First Prize in the
Sigma Alpha Iota Competition,
while Erena Lee took second and
James Oh received honorable
mention. They study with Eugenia
Poustyreva.
Sarah Ludwig, violin student of
David Updegraff in the Young
Artist Program, performed the
Brahms Double Concerto with
Taiwanese cellist, Kenneth Kuo,
and the Ludwig Symphony
Orchestra in Atlanta in March.
Following the concert, she was
invited to play two televised
recitals at the Chengdu Arts
Center in April as part of the China
International Arts Festival, sponsored by the U.S.-China Cultural
and Educational Foundation.
A Suzuki Play-In brought violin, viola
and cello students to the Kulas Hall stage
in March for a Saturday morning concert.
Å Young Pianists Win Recognition
Under the auspices of the Cleveland International Piano Competition,
high school students competed in the first PIANO/OHIO competition
in January and February. Six sites throughout Cleveland held qualifying
rounds, judged by piano faculty at the schools and by Competition
representatives, Dror Biran and Cuong Van. Finalists performed in
February before a distinguished jury: Dr. John Flower, Sergei Babayan,
Karel Paukert, Roberto Plano,
Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Paul Schenly
and Margarita Shevchenko.
The first place winner of the $500
prize was Ji-Yeon Shin, a student
from Oberlin High School who
studies with Hae-Won Song. Second
prize ($400) was awarded to Joyce
Oh, student of Gerardo Teissonnière
at CIM, and third prize ($300) went
to Peter Liou, student of Olga
Radosavljevich at the Institute of
Music. Finalist prizes ($100) were
awarded to Joseph Petros, student of
Mr. Teissonnière, Stephanie Yang,
student of Miss Olga, and Mariana
Siry, student of Ella Karasik at the
(Standing) Stephanie Yang,
Peter Liou, Joseph Petros
Cleveland Music School Settlement.
(Seated) Mariana Siry,
Joyce Oh, Ji-Yeon Shin
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CIM & CIA Present Collaborative Concert
Ohio
Students at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Art presented
Conscious Evolution–The Rebirth of Tradition in April at Aitken Auditorium at the Cleveland
Institute of Art. This free concert was comprised of collaborative projects created through the
joint efforts of students at both schools.
Conscious Evolution was designed around ideas of inevitable change, experimentation, and
the relationship of classical music to modern life. CIM students performed music by
Shostakovich, Bach, Ysaÿe, Cage, Ravel, Britten, and Anne Wilson, as well as several works by
student composers. The music was paired with visual elements such as painting, video, projection, and movement. The concert also included a segment of free improvisation.
The concept of the CIM/CIA collaboration began following September 11, 2001, when art
and music students came together for Responding, a concert focused on humanity and the
strength and beauty of art. That concert, which took place in March 2002, was the beginning of
a new friendship. The relationship between musical and visual arts is close; the creative inspiration found in the combination of two genres is fascinating.
Musicians and artists have always been involved in collaboration, and students at CIM and
CIA are excited to be a part of this tradition. This concert brought a new dimension to the
classical performance. Conscious Evolution was designed to reform, reinterpret and rejuvenate
cultural and artistic traditions. The audience experienced a context not quite like any before,
designed to stimulate, entertain, illuminate, shock, and most importantly, inspire.
Lilian Belknap, viola student of Jeffrey Irvine
Students
Hao-Kang Ching, double bass student of Lawrence Angell, conducted the Vratca Philharmonic Orchestra (Bulgaria) in March, featuring Stephen Charette, clarinet student of
Franklin Cohen, performing the Weber Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, and Fantasia in D
(world premiere), composed by Austin Jaquith, student of Margaret Brouwer.
Monica Houghton, composition student of Margaret Brouwer, will attend the Ernest Bloch
Festival in Newport, Oregon this summer.
Julie Smith, harp student of Yolanda Kondonassis, performed on the “Rising Stars”
program in March at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra. “Smith
glittered in a powerful segment of Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, Op. 25.” (Washington Post)
Milhaud Competition Results
Congratulations to the First Prize winners of the 2003
Darius Milhaud Performance Prize, held in April at CIM:
Jun Iwasaki, violin student of William Preucil; Benjamin
Lulich, clarinet student of Franklin Cohen; and Andrius
Zlabys, piano student of Sergei Babayan, each received
$700 for their performance of the Suite for Violin, Clarinet
and Piano. Concertino d’hiver delivered the Second Prize
of $500 each for James Kent, trombone student of Steven
Witser, and Michael Schneider, piano student of Paul
Schenly. Third Prizes of $300 went to Suhye Han, violin
student of William Preucil, and Seung-ah Kim, piano
student of Daniel Shapiro, for Sonate for Violin and Piano,
No. 2.
The Tuesday Musical Club awarded scholarships in
March, with five going to CIM students. The scholarship
program was initiated in 1955 and has awarded more
than 500 scholarships in its history. This year’s award
winners include:
James Albrecht, trombone student of Richard Stout–$2000 scholarship
Amy Christina Hall, voice student of Mary Schiller–$2000 scholarship
Andrew Dunn, cello student of Merry Peckham–$1400 scholarship
Aubrey Foard, tuba student of Ronald Bishop–$1000 scholarship
Andy Rozsa, bass trombone student of Thomas Klaber–$1000 scholarship
Vilar Fellow
Owen Molloy, tuba student of Ronald Bishop, has been
awarded the Alberto Vilar Global Fellowship in the Performing
Arts from New York University. The Vilar Fellows program was
initiated in 2001 to identify and support promising students of
exceptional talent in the performing arts from around the
world for graduate education, training and support. The
program is modeled as a Rhodes Scholarship program and
provides two years of fully funded, masters level study.
Mr. Molloy was selected from more than 300 applicants
around the world, chaired by a committee led by Derek
Gordon, senior vice president of the Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts. Six people received the awards–2 from
Europe, 4 from the U.S.
Mr. Molloy will study with Marcus Rojas at NYU.
AROUND THE STATE
Julie Albers (B.M., 2000,
cello), student of Richard
Aaron, was the soloist
in the Haydn Concerto in
D Major with the Ashland
Symphony in February,
conducted by Arie Lipsky
(A.D., 1982, M.M., 1984,
cello), student of Alan
Harris.
Michael Bragg and Andrea
Chenoweth, voice students
of George Vassos, are Artist
Apprentices with Lyric
Opera Cleveland this
summer and will be seen in
the season’s productions,
Die Fledermaus, Berlin to
Broadway and Elixir of Love,
running from June 18
through August 3 at the
Drury Theatre at The
Cleveland Play House.
The Canadian Brass, with
member, Ryan Anthony
(B.M., 1991, M.M., 1993,
trumpet), student of David
Zauder, appears at Blossom
Music Center on August 9.
James Love, voice student
of George Vassos, will be
seen as Curly in Porthouse
Theatre’s production of
Oklahoma! this summer.
Weiss
Orion Weiss, former piano
student of Paul Schenly in
the Young Artist Program,
performed the Beethoven
“Emperor” Concerto with
the Canton Symphony in
January. The Akron Beacon
Journal described his
performance: ”Weiss played
with a strong sense of line
and shape, delivered with a
fluid technical command.
Without taking liberties
with the score, he pointedly
stressed its poetry rather
than its booming grandeur,
leaving a listener with
something fresh and
persuasive to ponder.”
Zlabys
Lucia Markovich, member
of the Preparatory piano
faculty, performed works
by Gothard, Schubert,
Beethoven and Chopin at
Lake Erie College in April.
Todd Ranney (B.M., 1985,
M.M., 1983, A.D., 1988,
M.M., 1988, voice and
piano), student of George
Vassos, performed the role
of Pooh-Bah in Akron Lyric
Opera Theatre’s production
of The Mikado in April.
Steven Byess M.M., 1989,
bassoon and orchestral
conducting), student of
George Goslee and Carl
Topilow, was music director,
and Joshua Hart, voice
student of George Vassos,
was an understudy.
Joanne Uniatowski
(D.M.A., 1998, voice),
student of George Vassos,
was a soloist in the Mozart
Requiem, performed in
April by the Mansfield
Symphony.
George Vassos, head of the
voice department, was a
judge of the Ohio University Student Soloist Competition Finals in March.
Andrius Zlabys, piano
student of Sergei Babayan,
performed on The Cleveland Museum of Art series
in February. “Young pianist
gives triumphant performance,” heralded The Plain
Dealer of Mr. Zlabys, calling
him a “compelling presence” and “a virtuoso of
fabulous technique and
romantic temperament.”
Mr. Zlabys performed the
Brahms Concerto with the
Lithuanian State Orchestra
in March and will be a
concerto soloist at the New
Hampshire Music Festival
this summer.
July 30-August 10
CLEVELAND
INTERNATIONAL
PIANO COMPETITION
Concerts
PAUL SCHENLY, Artistic Director
KAREN KNOWLTON, Executive Director
Call (216)707-5397 for information.
www.piano.wclv.com
Concerts are held throughout the summer at CIM, featuring workshop participants and graduates of the Cleveland Institute of Music. Offsite, at Western
Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, students, faculty and guest artists at
ENCORE School for Strings perform free recitals throughout the six-week session.
For more information, call CIM at (216)791-5000 or visit the web site at cim.edu.
Sunday, June 1 at 4:00 p.m.
MISS OLGA AND FRIENDS
OLGA RADOSAVLJEVICH, piano
WILLIAM PREUCIL, violin
BRIAN MANKER, cello, guest artist
CHOPIN Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58
MARTINU˚ Variations on a Slovakian Theme for Violoncello and Piano
FOOTE Trio for Violin, Violoncello and Piano, Op. 65, No. 2
June 6-8
VIOLA WORKSHOP
Radosavljevich
Featuring Karen Tuttle’s “Coordination” Workshop and classes with Susan
DuBois, Jeffrey Irvine, Michelle LaCourse, Lynne Ramsey, and Karen Ritscher.
The workshop is designed for teachers, professionals and advanced students to
explore Ms. Tuttle’s teaching principles. “Coordination” refers to the physical
approach to the viola, including stance, balancing the instrument, physical
releases, musical impulses and emotional responses to the music.
June 16-July 12
CAMP KLAVIER
Preucil
OLGA RADOSAVLJEVICH, director
For ages 10-18 years old
Final Recital: Saturday, July 12 at noon
Through piano lessons, ensemble playing, and classes in music history,
theory/composition, Dalcroze Eurhythmics and improvisation, as well as
weekly performances, young pianists learn in a creative atmosphere through
the development of skills and discipline.
June 22-August 2
ENCORE SCHOOL FOR STRINGS
DAVID CERONE, director
Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio
Free Recitals held in the Chapel
Cerone
Sundays at 3:00 p.m. June 29, July 6,13, 27
Sunday at 2:00 p.m. July 20 (WCLV broadcast)
Mondays at 7:30 p.m. July 14, 21
Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. July 22, 29 (Eric von Baeyer Tribute Concert)
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 31
Thursday at 8:00 p.m. July 24 (WCLV broadcast)
Friday at 7:30 p.m.
August 1 (Farewell Concert)
Blue Ribbon Concert, featuring a distinguished ENCORE alumnus
Monday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m.
JASPER WOOD, violin
June 23-July 18
ENCORE TOO!
MICHELE HIGA GEORGE AND TERI EINFELDT, directors
Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio
George
Wednesdays at noon—July 2, 9, 16, 23
LUNCH AND LISTEN
July 2: TBA
July 9: K. Lembi Veskimets, viola, and Friends–Program of Eastern European
chamber music
July 16: Zavitan Trio–Rebecca Carmi, soprano; Irad Carmi, flute;
Marshall Griffith, piano–Music by contemporary and traditional
Israeli composers
July 23: Jeanette Davis Ostrander and Leonard Ostrander, pianos–Works by
Infante, Mozart and Schubert
Venture out of the office on Wednesdays in July and munch your lunch at
CIM in University Circle. “Lunch and Listen,” hour-long concerts by
Cleveland Institute of Music alumni, are offered free of charge, sponsored by
the CIM Alumni Association. You will be treated to a variety of music and
iced tea for refreshment.
July 13-19
YOUNG COMPOSERS PROGRAM
PETER GILBERT, ORIANNA WEBB, directors
MARGARET BROUWER, featured composer
Friday, July 18 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 at 12:00 p.m.
Concerts featuring students and faculty works
The Young Composers Program will be host to fourteen talented students from
eleven different states and provinces across the U.S. and Canada. The students
will attend lessons, seminars and coachings with CIM composition department
head, Dr. Margaret Brouwer, as well as with Peter Gilbert (M.M., 2001,
composition) and Orianna Webb (M.M., 2001, composition).
Wednesday-Saturday, July 30-August 2
at 1:30 and 7:00 p.m.
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS
50 candidates will perform works by Chopin, Mozart and
a composer of their choice
30 minutes each performance
Tickets: $6 or $8, each session
Sunday and Monday, August 3 and 4
at 1:30 and 7:00 p.m.
QUARTER-FINAL ROUNDS
16 candidates will perform classical sonatas, Baroque and
romantic works
45 minutes each performance
Tickets: $8 or $10, each session
Tuesday and Wednesday, August 5 and 6
at 1:30 and 7:00 p.m.
SEMI-FINAL ROUNDS
8 candidates will perform contemporary, impressionistic and
romantic works
60 minutes each performance
Tickets: $12 or $15, each session
Friday and Saturday, August 8 and 9
at 8:00 p.m.
Severance Hall
FINAL CONCERTO ROUNDS
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
JAHJA LING, CONDUCTOR
Tickets: From $20-$70
Sunday, August 10 at 2:00 p.m.
Severance Hall
AWARDS CEREMONY AND
WINNERS RECITAL
All seats: $15
The fifty Cleveland International Piano
Competition participants will be judged
by a jury of international repute:
Uribe
Yoheved Kaplinsky (jury chair), chair of the
piano department at The Juilliard School
Richard Dyer, classical music critic of the
Boston Globe
John Giordano, chairman of the Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition jury
Zhou Guangren, frequent adjudicator in
international competitions
Thierry Huillet, faculty member at The
Conservatoire National de Toulouse
John O’Conor, founder and artistic director of the
AXA Dublin International Piano Competition
Vladimir Skanavi, faculty member at the
Moscow Conservatory
Dubravka Tomsic, 3500 worldwide performances
and 70 recordings
Blanca Uribe, professor of music at Vassar College
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