Piano Summer
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Piano Summer is an international summer institute and festival dedicated solely to piano music it was founded in 1995. It features an integrated approach to learning and performance under the artistic direction of master pianist and teacher Vladimir Feltsman
. Gifted students from around the world join devoted musicians and teachers to learn more about the art of the piano. The Piano Summer is a part of the SUNY New Paltz Music Department.
and brought up generations of prominent musicians including Vladimir Feltsman
. The winner performs a piano concerto
with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic
as part of the Symphony Gala. The performance is conducted by Maestro Vladimir Feltsman
and concludes the three-week program.
The competition is open to all students under the age of 35 and is held from July 19–21. The winner performs with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic
orchestra. The second and third-place winners share a recital. In addition, all three winners receive scholarships to attend the following year’s Piano Summer Institute.
In the first portion: One prelude and fugue from J.S. Bach's The Well Tempered Clavier and a major piece of the contestant’s choice (the piece may not be by the same composer as the concerto chosen in the final portion).
In the final portion: the pianist will play any concerto by one of the following composers (an accompanist will be provided whom will play the piano reduction
of the concerto): Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann
, Liszt
, Chopin, Grieg, Barber
; or one of the following: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mendelssohn)
; Piano Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)
; Symphonic Variations (Franck)
; Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)
; Piano Concerto No. 1 (Rachmaninoff)
, Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)
or Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
; Piano Concerto No. 1 (Prokofiev)
or Piano Concerto No. 3 (Prokofiev)
; Piano Concerto No. 2 (McDowell); Concerto in F (Gershwin)
or Rhapsody in Blue
; Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich)
or Symphony No. 2 (Shostakovich)
. The winner performs with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic
orchestra.
Vladimir Feltsman
Vladimir Feltsman is a Russian American classical pianist.Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at age 11. He studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky, Moscow, and Leningrad Vladimir Feltsman is a Russian American classical pianist.Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at age 11. He...
. Gifted students from around the world join devoted musicians and teachers to learn more about the art of the piano. The Piano Summer is a part of the SUNY New Paltz Music Department.
Festival Symphony Gala
The Jacob Flier Piano Competition was established to honor a distinguished Russian pianist. The pianist taught for many years at the Moscow ConservatoryMoscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
and brought up generations of prominent musicians including Vladimir Feltsman
Vladimir Feltsman
Vladimir Feltsman is a Russian American classical pianist.Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at age 11. He studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky, Moscow, and Leningrad Vladimir Feltsman is a Russian American classical pianist.Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at age 11. He...
. The winner performs a piano concerto
Piano concerto
A piano concerto is a concerto written for piano and orchestra.See also harpsichord concerto; some of these works are occasionally played on piano...
with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic
Hudson Valley Philharmonic
The Hudson Valley Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in Poughkeepsie, New York in the United States. The Hudson Valley Philharmonic also known as HVP began in 1932 and it serves the Hudson Valley region....
as part of the Symphony Gala. The performance is conducted by Maestro Vladimir Feltsman
Vladimir Feltsman
Vladimir Feltsman is a Russian American classical pianist.Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at age 11. He studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky, Moscow, and Leningrad Vladimir Feltsman is a Russian American classical pianist.Feltsman debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at age 11. He...
and concludes the three-week program.
The competition is open to all students under the age of 35 and is held from July 19–21. The winner performs with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic
Hudson Valley Philharmonic
The Hudson Valley Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in Poughkeepsie, New York in the United States. The Hudson Valley Philharmonic also known as HVP began in 1932 and it serves the Hudson Valley region....
orchestra. The second and third-place winners share a recital. In addition, all three winners receive scholarships to attend the following year’s Piano Summer Institute.
In the first portion: One prelude and fugue from J.S. Bach's The Well Tempered Clavier and a major piece of the contestant’s choice (the piece may not be by the same composer as the concerto chosen in the final portion).
In the final portion: the pianist will play any concerto by one of the following composers (an accompanist will be provided whom will play the piano reduction
Piano reduction
A piano reduction is sheet music for the piano that was once music for other instruments that was reduced to its most basic components within a two line staff for piano. It is also considered a style of orchestration or music arrangement less well known as contraction scoring, a subset of elastic...
of the concerto): Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
, Liszt
Liszt
Liszt is a Hungarian surname. Notable persons with that surname include:* Franz Liszt , Hungarian composer and pianist* Adam Liszt , father of Franz Liszt* Anna Liszt , mother of Franz Liszt...
, Chopin, Grieg, Barber
Barber
A barber is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, and to shave or trim the beards of men. The place of work of a barber is generally called a barbershop....
; or one of the following: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mendelssohn)
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mendelssohn)
Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor was written in 1830–1, around the same time as his fourth symphony , and premiered in Munich in October 1831. He had already written a piano concerto in A minor with string accompaniment and two concertos with two pianos...
; Piano Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)
Piano Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 by Camille Saint-Saëns, was composed in 1868 and is probably Saint-Saëns' most popular piano concerto. It was dedicated to Madame A. de Villers née de Haber. At the première, the composer was the soloist and Anton Rubinstein conducted the orchestra...
; Symphonic Variations (Franck)
Symphonic Variations (Franck)
The Symphonic Variations , M. 46, is a work for piano and orchestra, written in 1885 by César Franck. It has been described as "one of Franck's tightest and most finished works", "a superb blending of piano and orchestra", and "a flawless work and as near perfection as a human composer can hope to...
; Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky)
The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875. It was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in December 1888. The first version received heavy criticism from Nikolai Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky's desired pianist....
; Piano Concerto No. 1 (Rachmaninoff)
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Rachmaninoff)
Sergei Rachmaninoff composed his Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1, in 1892, at age 19. He dedicated the work to Alexander Siloti. He revised the work thoroughly in 1917.-First version:...
, Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)
Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff)
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900...
or Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor, Op. 43 is a concertante work written by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It is written for solo piano and symphony orchestra, closely resembling a piano concerto. The work was written at Villa Senar, according to the score, from July 3 to August 18, 1934...
; Piano Concerto No. 1 (Prokofiev)
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Prokofiev)
Sergei Prokofiev set about composing his Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major, Op. 10 in 1911 and finished it in 1912. A one-movement concerto, it is the shortest of his five complete piano concertos, lasting only around a quarter of an hour.- Structure :...
or Piano Concerto No. 3 (Prokofiev)
Piano Concerto No. 3 (Prokofiev)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 is the best-known concerto by Sergei Prokofiev. It was completed in 1921 using sketches first started in 1913.-Composition and performances:...
; Piano Concerto No. 2 (McDowell); Concerto in F (Gershwin)
Concerto in F (Gershwin)
Concerto in F is a composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and orchestra which is closer in form to a traditional concerto than the earlier jazz-influenced Rhapsody in Blue...
or Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects....
; Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich)
Symphony No. 1 (Shostakovich)
The Symphony No. 1 in F minor by Dmitri Shostakovich was written between 1924 and 1925, and first performed in Saint Petersburg by the Leningrad Philharmonic under Nikolai Malko on 12 May 1926...
or Symphony No. 2 (Shostakovich)
Symphony No. 2 (Shostakovich)
Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Symphony No. 2 in B major, Opus 14 and subtitled To October, for the 10th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was first performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra and the Academy Capella Choir under Nikolai Malko, on 5 November 1927...
. The winner performs with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic
Hudson Valley Philharmonic
The Hudson Valley Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in Poughkeepsie, New York in the United States. The Hudson Valley Philharmonic also known as HVP began in 1932 and it serves the Hudson Valley region....
orchestra.