Once again this year, the Marilyn
Mindell Piano competition will feature a Senior Level (High School
students) and a Junior Level (pianists age 10-13 years old). The
first prize winner of the Senior Level will receive $1000 and
a solo performance with the Peninsula Symphony. In the Junior
Level, three winners will be chosen, all of whom will receive
$100 as well as a solo performance at the Peninsula Symphony’s
Family Concert. Furthermore, the eligibility for both Junior and
Senior Level Competitions is restricted to young pianists residing
in Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco OR Alameda counties.
The competition will be held on January 15, 2011 in Campbell Recital
Hall in Braun Music Center at Stanford University. Submission
deadline: December 17th, 2010. If you have any questions, please
feel free to contact our Competition Director, Heidi Hau, at mmpc@peninsulasymphony.org
Palo Alto Philharmonic
2011 Concerto Movement Competition
The Palo Alto Philharmonic is pleased to announce
a Concerto Movement Competition for performing instrumental
and vocal works with orchestral accompaniment. The purpose of
the competition is to recognize outstanding talent and provide
an invaluable learning experience. Applicants must be greater
Bay Area students (all grades), 18 years or younger who have
not yet graduated high school as of December 31, 2010.
The work to be submitted will be a movement
of a concerto or other concert piece for soloist and orchestra,
between approximately 5 to 15 minutes in length. Solo sonatas
or pieces for which orchestral parts are not readily available
are not eligible. Applications must be received by December
31, 2010.
A group of finalists will be selected for
Live Auditions on Saturday, February 26, 2011, between 9:30
and 4:30, in the Art Center Auditorium 1313 Newell Road, Palo
Alto. Winners will be announced by March 10, 2011.
Approximately 5-7 winners will ultimately
be chosen, and will have the privilege of performing their work
with the Palo Alto Philharmonic in a concert on Sunday, May
15, 2011, at 3:00 PM in the Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield
Road, Palo Alto, CA. presented.
Additional information about the competition
or the orchestra can be obtained by calling the Palo Alto Philharmonic
at (408) 395-2911, or by visiting our web site at www.paphil.org.
The Young Pianist Beethoven
Competition 2011
The Ira Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
and the American Beethoven Society is pleased to announce the
25th annual Young Pianists Beethoven Competition to be held
on May 1st, 2011 at San Jose State University. We are very happy
to have Mr. Kirill Gerstein as our artist-master teacher. Some
of his outstanding achievements include--First Prize at the
2001 Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition, Carnegie Hall’s
“Rising Star” for the 2005-2006 season and the 2010
Gilmore Artist Award.
In addition to presenting the master class
Mr. Gerstein will present a recital performing works by Liszt
and Beethoven on Friday, April 29th (2011) at San Jose State
University.
For more information contact John David Thomsen
at (408) 258-8703 or Celia Mendez at (408)-978-2212.
