Suzana Bartal wins NYCA Concerto Competition
Suzana Bartal has been named the winner of the NYCA (New York Concert Artists and Associates) Concerto Competition. There have been three rounds: the first one – preliminary on recording, and semifinal and final live auditions in New York. 12 pianists advanced to the semifinals and 4 to the finals As the winner, Bartal will [...]
Pianists Richard and John Contiguglia win Grand Prix du Disque
Duo pianists Richard and John Contiguglia (both ’59BA, ’61MM) are the winners of the 2012 Grand Prix du Disque, awarded last October by the Liszt Society of Hungary. The award-winning disc features Liszt’s Operatic Fantasies and Bartók’s Suite for Two Pianos. The brothers noted, “Early in our career as a professional duo-piano team we discovered duos of [...]
Two YSM pianists will compete in 2013 Cliburn Competition
This year’s Cliburn Competition will feature two YSM pianists, Sean Chen ’14AD and Lindsay Garritson ’10MM, ’11AD. The two are among the thirty young musicians selected through a jury screening who will compete May 24 through June 9, 2013 in Fort Worth, TX. Chen, 24, is a student of Hung-Kuan Chen at the School of Music. [...]
Yale School of Music Professor Melvin Chen performs Beethoven, Tower, and Mussorgsky Mar. 27
“A pianist whose playing is powerful and driven.” –The New York Times The Horowitz Piano Series at the Yale School of Music presents a recital by faculty pianist Melvin Chen on Wednesday, March 27. Chen, lauded as “raw and roaring” by The New Yorker, will perform a program of music by Beethoven, Mussorgsky, and Joan Tower. This concert [...]
Kyung Yu and Elizabeth Parisot perform together March 3
Concert features music by Bach, Strauss, Prokofiev, and Saint-Saëns The Yale School of Music’s Faculty Artist Series presents violinist Kyung Yu and pianist Elizabeth Parisot on Sunday, March 3 at 8 pm. The concert takes place in Morse Recital Hall, located in Sprague Hall at 470 College Street. The event was originally scheduled for February [...]
Vista explores colorful range of chamber music Mar. 4
Concert features performances enhanced by commentary on the music The Yale School of Music presents Vista: A Fresh Look at Chamber Music on Monday, March 4th, 2013 at 8 pm. The Vista series features diverse student ensembles that have been selected and coached by faculty, and who offer insightful spoken commentary on the music that they [...]
Students of Hung-Kuan Chen perform Jan. 28
The Yale School of Music presents a studio recital featuring piano students of Hung-Kuan Chen on Monday, January 28. The recital features four different pianists performing music from the Romantic era, including pieces by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, and Liszt. Pianist Lo-An Lin who won the gold medal in the 2012 San Antonio International Piano Competition, opens [...]
Emanuel Ax performs Beethoven, Schoenberg, and Chopin Feb. 6
The Horowitz Piano Series at the Yale School of Music presents a recital by the pianist Emanuel Ax on Wednesday, February 6. Ax, “a musician of scope and confidence” (Post-Gazette), will perform a program of music by Beethoven, Schoenberg, and Chopin. This concert will open Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 2, No. 2 in A major, whose [...]
Pianist Lindsay Garritson takes third prize in Bosendorfer ASU piano competition
Lindsay Garritson ’10MM, ’11AD won the bronze medal at the Bosendorfer ASU Piano Competition this past Sunday, January 13. The competition took place at the ASU School of Music in Tempe, Arizona. Forty-two outstanding pianists from around the globe traveled to Tempe, Ariz. in January as the ASU School of Music in the Herberger Institute [...]
Pianist Ryo Yanagitani opens 2013 with Jan. 10 concert
Doctor of Musical Arts recital includes music of Handel, Debussy, Chopin, and more The Yale School of Music presents a Doctor of Musical Arts recital featuring pianist Ryo Yanagitani on Thursday, January 10, 2013. The gold medal medal winner of the prestigious San Antonio International Piano Competition in 2009, Yanagitani will play a program featuring music from the [...]
“Visionary” pianist Radu Lupu makes rare New Haven appearance Jan. 17
Recital features masterworks by Franck, Schubert, and Debussy The Horowitz Piano Series at the Yale School of Music presents a recital by the Radu Lupu on Thursday, January 17. Critics describe Lupu in otherworldly terms: he is “a mystic” who “communes with the score on his own terms” (Washington Post). The Guardian writes: “There is a [...]
Peter Frankl performs music of Schubert and Debussy Dec. 12
Concert also features Ettore Causa, viola The Horowitz Piano Series at the Yale School of Music presents a recital by Peter Frankl, hailed by Auditorium as “not a mere pianist, but a true artist.” The recital, which focuses on the music of Schubert and Debussy, takes place Wednesday, December 12 at 8 pm in Morse Recital Hall. The concert opens [...]
Piano student Lee Dionne takes third in Mottram Competition
Lee Dionne ’13MM placed third in the James Mottram International Piano Competition, held last week at the Northern Royal College of Music. The third biennial James Mottram International Piano Competition took place Monday, November 26 through Saturday, December 1, 2012. The competition offers an all-round learning experience for young pianists from all over the world, mixing opportunities to [...]
Concerts & master classes with clarinetist Charles Neidich, pianist Robert Levin
The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments presents clarinetist Charles Neidich and pianist Robert Levin in a series of performances, master classes, and workshops next week. The duo will perform a program featuring works by Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Clara Schumann (1819–1896), and Johannes Brahms (1833–1897). Those performances take place Sunday, December 2 at 3 pm and Monday, December 3 at [...]
Hung-Kuan Chen performs Brahms, Schumann & more Nov. 28
“A virtuoso… with an enormous palette of tone colors.” ––Boston Globe New Haven, CT | The Horowitz Piano Series at the Yale School of Music presents a recital by the pianist Hung-Kuan Chen on Wednesday, November 28. Chen, a faculty member hailed by the Boston Globe as “a deeply probing, imaginative player with an enormous palette of tone [...]
Actress to bring Dickens characters to life at British Art Center
Award-winning British stage and screen actress Miriam Margolyes will perform her celebrated production of “Dickens’ Women” at the Yale Center for British Art on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 6 pm. The production features Margolyes portraying 23 of Dickens’ best-loved characters. Acclaimed pianist Wei-Yi Yang will accompany Margolyes on piano with music contemporary to Dickens’ time. [...]
Marianna Prjevalskaya wins prizes at Panama International Piano Competition
Marianna Prjevalskaya ’07MM, ’10AD just won Second Prize and Audience Prize at the Panama International Piano Competition. First Prize was not awarded. As the winner of the competition, she performed Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, with the National Symphony Orchestra after the award ceremony. The competition, which takes place every two years [...]
Pianist Jian Liu performs musical fantasies Nov. 8
DMA recital features music of Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart & more The Yale School of Music presents the pianist Jian Liu in a Doctor of Musical Arts recital on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 8 pm. The program is an exploration of musical fantasies, including examples by C.P.E. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt. Liu will open [...]
YSM pianists take home prizes in San Antonio International Piano Competition
Pianist Lo-An Lin, a student of Hung-Kuan Chen, took home the Gold Medal and the prize for best performance of a Baroque work at the 2012 San Antonio International Piano Competition this past weekend. Mei Rui ’06MM, ’07AD earned Special Recognition and the prize for best performance of a Classical work. As the Gold Medal winner, Lin [...]
Boris Berman plays music from a hundred years back Nov. 7
Program highlights Scriabin, Prokofiev, Debussy Multimedia program includes Debussy, Scriabin, Prokofiev NEW HAVEN, CT | The Horowitz Piano Series at the Yale School of Music presents A Hundred Years Back: music written 1912–1913, a performance by pianist Boris Berman, on Wednesday, November 7. Featuring pieces by Scriabin, Prokofiev, and Debussy, the recital highlights the rich variety [...]
Yves Henry performs on historical pianos at the Collection Oct. 28
“Smooth virtuosity… a real ability to stage-manage musical line.” –The New York Times The Yale Collection of Musical Instruments presents the New Haven debut of French pianist Yves Henry on Sunday, October 28. The recital will explore the musical colors of pieces by Chopin and Debussy on two of the Collection’s French pianos. Mr. Henry [...]
Wei-Yi Yang performs Spanish program Oct. 10
The Yale School of Music opens the 2012—2013 season of the Horowitz Piano Series with a recital by the “untiring, passionate, and poetic” (Classics Today) pianist Wei-Yi Yang on Wednesday, October 10. The centerpiece of the program is Enrique Granados’s masterful Goyescas, a neo-Romantic piano suite inspired by the work of the Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Goyescas [...]
Fifteen-year-old pianist Niu Niu performs Sept. 23
“…Intense lyricism and an uncanny insight.” – Financial Times The Yale School of Music presents the teenage piano star Niu Niu in a special concert on Sunday, September 23 at 5 pm. The 15-year-old pianist, hailed not only for his virtuosity but for the elegance and sensitivity of his playing, will perform music of Scarlatti, Beethoven, [...]
New translation of Boris Berman’s Notes from the Pianist’s Bench
Boris Berman’s book Notes from the Pianist’s Bench has been released by Shanghai Press in a new translation. Professor Beiwha Tang of the Shanghai Conservatory has translated the book into Chinese (simplified characters). The book, originally published in 2001 by Yale University Press, had previously been translated into Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and Chinese (traditional characters). [...]
