CCM Welcomes Renowned Guest Artists for Art of the Piano Concert Series July 14 – 24

After you’ve experienced the excitement of the World Piano Competition’s Artist Division at CCM next week, mark your calendars for CCM’s Art of the Piano Guest Artist Series, July 14 – 24!

World Piano Competition Artistic Committee Chair and CCM Artist-in-Residence Awadagin Pratt will be joined by Stephen Prutsman, Ory Shihor, Myong-joo Lee, Russell Sherman, Ning An, Mayron Tsong and Yoshikazu Nagai for a special series of guest artist performances. A complete schedule of performances is listed below. Tickets and subscriptions available through the CCM Box Office.

CCM Spotlights Talented Young Performers and Acclaimed Guest Artists During Summer Performance Series

CCM’s summer performance schedule for 2013 includes two semi-staged operas.

Young artists from all corners of the globe will make their way to Cincinnati this summer to work with CCM’s world-class faculty and renowned guest artists while in residence at the state-of-the-art CCM Village.

CCM offers a wide array of high caliber summer programs and the general public can experience the artistry themselves during a series of public performances and guest artist recitals scheduled for June and July of 2013.

A complete schedule of summer performances is listed below, with highlights including semi-staged productions of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola, the World Piano Competition Artist Division Finalists Concert featuring the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Associate Conductor Robert Treviño and guest artist recitals by acclaimed pianists Stephen Prutsman, Russell Sherman, Yoshikazu Nagai, CCM Artist-in-Residence Awadagin Pratt and more.

Art of the Piano Festival Welcomes Celebrated Performers and Pedagogues to CCM

This month, CCM presents an exclusive opportunity for gifted young pianists to work with some of the world’s most sought-after teachers. Art of the Piano starts its festivities on June 18 and runs through June 30, 2012. Taking place in CCM’s Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, students will enjoy daily master classes, take part in student recitals and have the opportunity to see luminaries such as Ann Schein, Awadagin Pratt, Tamás Vásáry, Wonmi Kim and Robert Weirich in performance.

Tickets to the Pratt and Vásáry’s performance on Wednesday, June 20 are $12 for general admission, $11 UC faculty and staff members and $5 for students with valid ID. All other recitals are free and open to the public (see a complete schedule below).

CCM’s Art of the Piano Scholarship Competition Announces Winners

Congratulations to John Kamfonas and Martin Leung, co-first prize winners of CCM’s Art of the Piano Scholarship Competition.

Held in conjunction with the Art of the Piano Master Class and Recital Series, the competition took place on July 11 and was judged by Myong Joo Lee, HaeSun Paik and Frank Weinstock.

CCM Showcases the Art of the Piano July 5 – 16

Next week, CCM welcomes 24 internationally trained pianists and nine world-class master teachers for the inaugural Art of the Piano master class series and Liszt competition.