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SPRING 2013 Allan Park – Northwest Chopin Council VOLUME XXIII/NUMBER 1 Scholarship Committee TABLE of CONTENTS Dr The Semi-Annual Magazine of the Chopin Foundation of the USA CHOPIN FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. Officers & Directors Krzysztof Penderecki Honorary Chairman Blanka A. Rosenstiel - Founder & President Olga Melin - Vice President Dr. William J. Hipp - Treasurer Rebecca Baez - Secretary Dr. Adam Aleksander - Artistic Advisor Jadwiga Viga Gewert - Executive Director Directors Agustin Anievas, , Roberta O. Chaplin, Douglas C. Evans, Rosa-Rita Gonzalez, Renate Ryan, Lorraine Sonnabend Regional Councils Mack McCray – San Francisco Chopin Council SPRING 2013 Allan Park – Northwest Chopin Council VOLUME XXIII/NUMBER 1 Scholarship Committee TABLE OF CONTENTS Dr. Adam Aleksander, Agustin Anievas, Dr. Hanna Cyba Message from the Founder and President ................................................................................... 2 Advisory Board Bonnie Barrett – Yamaha Artist Services Chopin Foundation Donors and Contributors ............................................................................... 3 Dr. Shelton Berg – University of Miami Frost School of Music Ron Losby – Steinway & Sons Message from the Executive Director .......................................................................................... 4 International Artistic Advisory Council Agustin Anievas, Martha Argerich, Emanuel Ax, Jeffrey N. Babcock, Highlights from our Recent Concerts ........................................................................................... 5 John Bayless, Luiz Fernando Benedini, John Corigliano, Ivan Davis, Christopher T. Dunworth, Charles Dutoit, Nelson Freire, San Francisco Chopin Council ....................................................................................................... 6 Bruno Leonardo Gelber, Gary Graffman, Horacio Gutierrez, Marta Istomin, Byron Janis, James Judd, Cyprien Katsaris, Northwest Chopin Council ............................................................................................................ 7 Zoltan Koscis, Jacob Lateiner, Garrick Ohlsson, Paloma O’Shea, Daniel Pollack, Maurizio Pollini, Abbey Simon, 2013-14 “Chopin for All” FREE Concert Series ............................................................................. 9 Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Michael Tilson Thomas, Charles Wadsworth, 2013-14 Membership Concerts ..................................................................................................... 9 Susan Wadsworth, Krystian Zimerman “CHOPIN & LISZT: AFFINITIES IN WORK & RELATIONSHIP” Irena Poniatowska ..................... 10 Editorial Polonaise is published semi-annually by the Scholarship Program for Young American Pianists .................................................................... 14 Chopin Foundation of the USA 1440 79th Street Causeway, Suite 117, Miami, FL 33141 MTNA “Chopin Prizes” ................................................................................................................. 15 Editorial Office: 305-868-0624 • 305-865-5150 (Fax) E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.chopin.org Musical News and Notes for Young Pianists and Piano Teachers .............................................. 16 Publisher: Lady Blanka A. Rosenstiel Executive Editor: Jadwiga Viga Gewert Support Young American Pianists ............................................................................................... 17 Contributors: Rena Kizilisik, Lynne Schaefer, Mack McCray, Allan Park Design by: Jacober + Associates, Miami Beach Copyright © 2013 Chopin Foundation of the United States, Inc. All rights reserved. “Words are wonderful enough; but music is even more wonderful. It speaks not to our thoughts as words do; it speaks straight to our hearts and spirits, to the very core and root of our souls.“ - Charles Kingsley (1819 – 1875) Message From The FOUNDER Blanka A. Rosenstiel, Founder & President I have always believed in the magic of music. During the 35 years of the Chopin I am very pleased to announce the dates of our Ninth National Chopin Piano Foundation, I have seen over and over again how music thrills and soothes, Competition of the USA, held in Miami, February 21 through March 1, 2015. entices and moves, and touches every one of us at our very core. Music has the As always, our rules are based on the requirements of the International power to unlock our hearts and emotions, and I know that the passionate music Chopin Competition in Warsaw. We look forward to the excitement of both - lovers I have had the privilege to meet over the years share my ardent belief that the national and international competitions - but before that a new batch of music is one of the most vital pleasures of our lives. scholarship recipients will be selected by June 15th of this year. It is our hope that some of these talented young musicians will be ready to enter the 2015 There is no better evidence of how much classical music is still in demand Chopin Competition. than at our “Chopin for All” FREE Concert Series which is in its seventeenth successful season. If you don’t arrive at our concerts at the Broward County Main Also this year, I am thrilled that once again there are two new winners of the Library early enough, you may be seated in the lobby in front of the monitor and Chopin Prizes at the Music Teachers National Association Piano Competition, speakers, since all the seats are taken the moment the doors open. At Granada in Junior and Senior categories. The first prize winner in the Young Pianists Presbyterian Church every concert attracts about 500 avid guests! Music lovers category will perform for us in South Florida next season. I am so grateful for from all walks of life are united by Chopin’s music. Many of them have attended all the piano teachers across the country who collaborate with us in searching year after year since the series began in 1996, and bring their friends and family, for young talent. Together we can do more! who then bring their friends and on and on it goes. Our hearts and spirits are I want to thank all music lovers, members, and avid supporters for helping never tired of music - we need it - and I promise you we will continue bringing us to carry on our mission. With your ongoing generosity and love of music, exciting and gifted musicians to delight all of your music “senses!” the Chopin Foundation will be able to grow and expand its musical reach for In this issue you will find our schedule for the new season of concerts in which years to come, and to continue creating magic! we will introduce a number of young artists who have never performed here Affectionately and musically yours, – outstanding young Americans, an exchange artist from Kosovo, and the Blanka A. Rosenstiel upcoming winner of the 2013 International Paderewski Competition. 2 // POLONAISE SPRING 2013 DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS We extend our deepest thanks to those whose vision and support have helped us in our mission: that of developing the next generation of great musicians. May we continue to add to this esteemed roster others who would join us in our mission. FOUNDER FRIENDS Lady Blanka A. Rosenstiel Franklin & Dorothy Abel, Sonia Alcazar, Michael Alexander, Hilda Andrews, Richard Ascher, Claudine Assous, Evelyn Axler, Tadeusz Babij, Philip Balbi, Milton & Adelle Bandklayder, GRAND BENEFACTORS Allan Behm, Eric Berger, Ophelia Bertran, Emily Boraby, Loretta Bready, Dr. Thor Bruce, Honorable S. Peter Capua, Alfred Casaretti, Paolo Carega, Erich Cauller, Carole Cohen, Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, Raymond & Cornelia Copell, Carmen Cuenca, Robert Fithian, Mildred Cohn, Robert Connor, The Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; Florman Family Edith Cubas, Rosemary Curasi, Margareta De Gea Grezell, Hermine Dessort, Foundation, Mark Blank Chairman; Brenda Bruce Fountain; Louis Leibowitz Charitable James & Joan Dezell, Elena Duyos, Norman & Diana Elson, Rita Essner, Elisabeth Evans, Foundation, Marvin & Isa Leibowitz; The Rosenstiel Foundation; Southern Wine & Spirits of Mary Fader, Grecia Falcon, Paula Finkle, Susan Fleming, Florence “Flossie” Fowlkes, America, Harvey & Roberta Chaplin, Chairman & CEO; Yamaha Artist Services Candido Font, Merle Frank, Roberto & Marie Friedman, Donna Genet, Margarita Garcia, Dalia Glottman, Rosa-Rita Gonzalez, Ken & Gladys Gold, Carmen Gonzalez, Keith Gray, BENEFACTORS Bernice Harris, Carol Hill-Williams, Helene Houge, Petrina Hurlbert, Emilia Ibanez, American Institute of Polish Culture, Agustin & Carol Anievas, Audrey Love Charitable Gail Ironson, Claire Jacobson & Marvin Roth, Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Jacobstein, Foundation, Manuel & Rebecca Baez, George Berberian, The Beveridge Family Foundation, Jerome & Anita Kaplan, Rita Kritcher, Dr. Iris Lash, Judy Lawton, David Lazovitz, Broward County Main Library and Friends of the Fort Lauderdale Libraries, Mr. & Mrs. Norman Leathers, Marilyn Levine, Barbara Levy, Norman & Nancy Liebman, The City of Coral Gables, Chopin Imports, Corduroy Charitable Trust/Mark D. Howland, Lucy London, Zenobia Logusz, Darren Lyle, Erna Mayer, Abel Merrill, Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Funding Arts Network, Greater Miami Convention & Roger & Elizabeth Mervis, Teresita Mestre, Mary Morales, Li Chiung Moyant, Jeffrey Mullens, Visitors Bureau, William & Frankie Hipp, Sheldon L. and Pearl R. Leibowitz Foundation, Avis Lee Neiman, Marta Olchyk, Nelsie Parada, Cyril & Marie Parkanyi, Bertin & Maria Perez, David & Olga Melin, Sonny Nguyen, Piano Music Center, Renate Ryan, Suzette Pope, Alan Phillips, Miriam Rodriguez, Floyd Rosen,
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