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International Keyboard Institute and Festival at Mannes College The New School For Music

150 West 85th Street New York, NY 10024

Tel: (212) 580-0210 Extension 4858

Fax: (212) 580-1738
Web: www.ikif.org
Email: info@ikif.org

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Asaf Blasberg

Co-Designer:
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Dorothy MacKenzie

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The International Keyboard Institute & Festival is a publicly supported 501(c)(3) organization. Any contribution will be greatly appreciated and is tax deductible to the full extent of the law.



Complete Institute & Festival: July 13-27
Session I: July 13-19   –   Session II: July 20-27

Non-credit Tuition: $900 both sessions or $550 per session
Tuition for Credit: $1747 both sessions (2 credits) or $885 per session (1 credit)
Auditors: $500 both sessions or $250 per session.
Auditor attendance per day: $50

Online application and $50 (non-refundable) fee due April 15. Full tuition due May 15. Audition recording required: 30 min. Free choice of repertoire.

Music lovers, Professionals, College & High School Students welcome.

Private lessons available on request. Scholarships and Dorms available.

Participants may compete for $10,000 USD in the Dorothy MacKenzie Artist Recognition Scholarship Awards.

MANNES COLLEGE THE NEW SCHOOL FOR MUSIC
International Keyboard Institute & Festival
150 West 85 St., New York, NY 10024
Tel: 212-580-0210 ext. 4858 Fax: 212-580-1738

www.ikif.org       info@ikif.org

Faculty Bios
JOAQUÍN ACHÚCARRO: Faculty Southern Methodist Univ., Chigiana Acad. Siena, Italy – Gold Medal Geneva Compet.– Berlin, London, NY Phil.- Abbado, Rattle, Mehta, Chailly - Sony, BMG-RCA

ETERI ANDJAPARIDZE: Faculty, DePaul University, AmerKlavier, Director, Chicago – Montreal Grand Prix, Tchaik. Prizewinner – Moscow Conserv./ Gornostayeva – Grammy nomin.– Melodya, Naxos/Marco Polo

MAGDALENA BACZEWSKA: Faculty Montclair State Univ - Studies with J. Rose/Mannes College, C. Keene/Manhattan School of Music – Kosciuszko Fdnt. & MacKenzie Award– Recitals US & Europe

ALESSIO BAX: First prize 2000 Leeds, First Prize Hamamatsu – Study/ Achúcarro/Dallas & Siena - London Phil, Dallas & NHK Sym - Rattle, Alsop - Verbier, Ruhr Festivals – Warner; Naxos, Fontec

ASAF BLASBERG: Studies: J. Rose/Mannes; J. Lowenthal/Juilliard; Concerts – Last Three Sonatas of Schubert; Complete Sonatas of Schumann; Complete Sonatas of Brahms; All Liszt Program

ALEXANDER BRAGINSKY: Faculty Univ. of Minnesota; Fndng. Pres./Artistic Dir. Intntl. Piano e-Competition - Moscow Conserv. grad, Goldenweiser student - Concerts: USSR, Israel, Europe, China

LUCILLE CHUNG: Perf. Montreal Sym, Phila. Orch., Seoul Phil. - Wigmore, Carnegie, Concertgebouw – 1st prize Stravinsky Compet.- Curtis, Juilliard, Salzburg, Imola,- studies w/Berman, Achucarro – Avie CDs

SARA DANESHPOUR: 2nd Prize 2007 Kapell Competition; 1st prize San Jose Competition; prizewinner at Canals - graduate of Curtis – studies with Fleisher; O. Volkov - Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Moscow

DAVID DUBAL: Faculty Juilliard – pianist, teacher, writer, lecturer, broadcaster - Reflections from the Keyboard WQXR New York; DVD Golden Age of the Piano; Essential Canon; The Art of the Piano

PHILIPPE ENTREMONT: World-wide tours as soloist, recitalist and conductor – Princ. Cond. Munich Symph; Lifetime Cond. Emeritus Vienna Chamber Orch; Cond. Emeritus Israel Chamber Orch - CBS, Sony, Teldec CDs

MARTINA FILJAK: 1st prize 2007 Bartok-Prokofiev-Kabalevsky; Viotti; 5th prize Busoni. Studies w/ Kovacevich; M.K.Kim /Hannover; Concertgebouw, Boesendorfer S. /Vienna, Salle Cortot /Paris; Carnegie Hall.

CLAUDE FRANK: Faculty Curtis and Yale–Beethoven cycle Music & Arts label – World-wide tours as soloist with orch., recitalist and chamber music. Sonatas with violinist, Pamela Frank. Studies with Artur Schnabel

ADAM GOLKA: 2008 Gilmore Young Artist Award - Gold-Medal Shanghai Competition - TCU w/Jose Feghali – Milwaukee, Dallas, Houston, Ft. Worth, San Diego Sym. - Ravinia & Gilmore Rising Stars series

MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN: Performances/recitals with major orchestras and in venues worldwide – Gramophone Magazine award; Grammy award nominee – Chopin-Godowsky, Busoni, Alkan; Hyperion records

DAEJIN KIM: Faculty Korean National Univ. of Arts - Beethoven, Mozart Concerti cycles – 1st prize Casadesus Competition - Juries: Haskil, Cleveland, Ettlingen, Sendai, Paderewski, Rachmaninoff - Acardia, Sony CDs

SUNWOOK KIM: First Prize Leeds 2006, Clara Haskil 2005, Ettlingen 2004. Korean Natl. Univ. of Arts w/Daejin Kim - Budapest Fest., Radio France Phil., London Phil., Halle Orch. - Fischer, Chung, Elder – Ruhr Fest.

DIANE KIRKPATRICK: Faculty Brooklyn College - Studies: Rose, Krosnick, Wasson, Sanders /Juilliard - Winner AMSA Compet.- Former Faculty: Coll. of New Rochelle, Bergen Comm. Coll. - Recitals US & Europe.

ALEXANDER KOBRIN: Gold Medal 2005 Van Cliburn / 1999 Busoni; Prizewinner Hamamatsu and Chopin – Moscow Cons./ Naumov - Faculty Gnessin Acad. - NY Phil., Moscow State & Tokyo Sym. - Harmonia Mundi

DENIS KOZHUKHIN: Third prize 2006 Leeds competition – Queen Sofia Music School studies/Bashkirov – Verbier Fest – Recitals: Paris, Munich, Madrid, Russia – Hallé Orch with Mark Elder

EMANUEL KRASOVSKY: Faculty Tel Aviv Univ. – studies at Juilliard – Israel Phil/Bernstein – Dir. Tel Hai Piano Masterclass – Juries: Rubinstein, Leeds – Classes: Juilliard, Queen Sofia/Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Finland

JANINA KUZMAS: Faculty Univ of Regina Canada – Concerts in Europe, Russia, N. America – studies J. Rose, R. Silverman – Recitals: Vancouver,Vilnius, Kiev, Krakow – Recording: Rachmaninoff, Mussorgsky

NINA LELCHUK: Faculty Queens College – Prizes: Chopin, M. Long, Cliburn competitions - Orch: Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Moscow, Leningrad – Classes at Toho, Holland, Univ. of Michigan - Telarc & EMS

STEVEN MAYER: Recording complete Ives and Tatum for Naxos – Prof., Univ. of Denver; Manhattan School – Orchs: Gewandhaus, Minnesota, San Francisco, Rotterdam; De Waart, Blomstedt, Conlon; Slatkin

DUDANA MAZMANISHVILI: Busoni Prizewinner 2007; Washington Int. Compet. 2005; Mannes Reisenberg prize – studies with T. Apakidze, E. Virsaladze, Jerome Rose;. Perf. Munich, Paris, Vienna - Oehms CDs

NIKITA MNDOYANTS: Gold Medal Paderewski Competition Poland 2007 - Moscow Conservatory composition; piano studies w/Petrov – Helsinki, St. Petersburg, China, Spain – Verbier, Tel-Hai Festivals

IRINA MOROZOVA: Faculty: Mannes College, Special Music School of America - St. Petersburg Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music grad – Berlin Radio Sym – Recitals: US, Russia, Europe

QUYNH NGUYEN: Faculty Hunter College – Studies: J. Rose/Mannes; B. Davidovich/Juilliard; Canin/DMA CUNY – Musical America 2004 “Star of Tomorrow”- Recitals: US, Europe, Asia – Laureate IKIF

ALBERTO NOSÈ: 1st prize 2005 Santander & 2000 Vendome Competitions; 2nd prize Busoni, Long-Thibaut – Imola/F. Scala/L. Margarius – Recitals: NY, London, Berlin, Paris, Tokyo, - Nascor & Naxos

MICHAEL OELBAUM: Faculty Mannes - Teaching Oxford, Sibelius Acad., Juilliard – Studies/Reisenberg Mannes; Serkin/Marlboro – NJ, Nashville, San Jose Sym., Vienna Cham. Orch. - Bridge CD Diabelli

HAESUN PAIK: Gold Medal Kapell, Silver Queen Elisabeth, Bronze Tchaikovsky - Faculty Seoul National Univ.- Graduate New England Conservatory;– Soloist: Boston & London Sym, Munich Phil. - EMI records

ANDREY PONOCHEVNY: First prizes: Kapell, Tomasoni (Cologne), Bronze medal Tchaikovsky. Recitals: Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Weill, Wash.DC, Ruhr Festival, Paris, Santander, Bonn, San Juan, Warsaw Philh.

MENAHEM PRESSLER: Founding member and pianist Beaux Arts Trio - Distinguished Prof. Indiana University - World wide tours and appearances with major orchestras – 50 recordings with trio; 30 solo CDs.

DMITRY RACHMANOV: Dept Chair CSU Northridge; Former Faculty Roosevelt Univ/Manhattan School; Studies: Gnessin School, Juilliard, Manhattan; –CDs: Vista Vera, Master Musicians, Omniclassic

JEROME ROSE: Founder/Dir. IKIF - Faculty Mannes College, Mozarteum Salzburg - Gold Medal Busoni - Berlin Phil.; Chicago Sym./Solti; Sawallisch/Vienna - Recordings Medici –Liszt Grand Prix du Disque

VICTOR ROSENBAUM: Faculty New England Conserv., Mannes, Longy (Former Dir & Pres)- Studies Lhevinne, Shure – Tanglewood, Yellow Barn - Recitals/classes:Russia, Japan, China, Israel, Europe; Bridge/Fleur de Son

JOSÉ RAMOS SANTANA: Faculty Kean Univ. – Juilliard grad - Bachauer prizewinner – studies: A. Marcus,L. Fleisher - NY Phil., Detroit Sym. - Tours Japan & China - Recording: Fleur de Son /Royal Phil.Orch

EDISHER SAVITSKI: 1st prize E-Competition 2006; Hilton Head 2001 - Zankel, Wigmore, Salle Cortot, Mariinsky Theater – Salzburg; Gilmore, Ravinia, Maggio Musicale, Ruhr Fest - Toradze Studio; Indiana Univ.

VLADIMIR SHAKIN: Faculty/grad St. Petersburg Conserv., Russia – Prizewin-ner Schumann, Beethoven, Liszt Competitions - Recitals/Classes: Russia, Europe, Asia, US – Recordings: Melodiya, Sony, Diapason, Audiophile

YUAN SHENG: Faculty Beijing Central Conservatory – Grad Manhattan School of Music/S. Mikowsky; private study/Rosalyn Tureck – laureate Havana & Bejing Competitions – Tenerife Phil.; Beijing Phil.

MYKOLA SUK: Faculty Univ.Nevada, Las Vegas – Gold Medal Liszt-Bartok Compet.– Studies Moscow Conserv./Lev Vlasenko – Russian National Sym./Pletnev - Vienna, Toronto - Melodiya, Hungaraton

JEFFREY SWANN: Silver Medal Queen Elisabeth, First Prize Dino Ciani, Prizewinner Cliburn – Cincinnati, Pittsburgh Sym.; Rotterdam Phil.; Salonen; Abbado, Chailly – Beethoven Cycle Italy – DG, RCA, Agora

ILYA YAKUSHEV: 1st prize World Piano Competition 2005 - studies at Mannes with Feltsman - San Francisco Sym./M.T. Thomas; Arkansas, Las Vegas Sym. - perf. New York, Berlin, Vienna, St. Petersburg; Seoul

IAN YUNGWOOK YOO: Gold Medal Beethoven Competition Bonn 2007; 2nd prize E-Competition 2005; 1st prize Santander 1998 - Studies w. Lowenthal, Mikowsky, Rose; Manhattan School of Music - Naxos CDs

EDUARD ZILBERKANT: Faculty Univ of Alaska Fairbanks – Prizewinner Santander - Music Dir. & Conductor Fairbanks Sym.– Studies/Rose, Margulis, Fleisher – Atlanta Sym/Shaw – Recitals: Phila., Warsaw



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