Piano Cleveland Blog
Remembering Clara Rankin
Longtime Piano Cleveland friend and patron, Clara Rankin passed away earlier this week. Lifetimes—and the things to which we devote ourselves within those lifetimes—are finite. While Clara will remain an […]
Continue ReadingContestant Experience
A month before the 1987 Casadesus Competition, Steve Glaser’s hand was injured in an accident. He told a reporter he was relieved. “‘Psychologically it’s released me from the pressure of […]
Continue ReadingThe Breakup, pt. 2
In the last blog post, you saw how things got rocky between the founders of the competition and the newly formed Friends of the Competition in the early 1990s. While […]
Continue ReadingThe Breakup, pt. 1
Karen Knowlton had been the primary organizer and executive director of the Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition since the late 1980s. She was not a voting member of any board […]
Continue ReadingThe ‘93 Fiasco
By Suzanna Feldkamp “Competitions have always been wild and crazy things. This year’s Casadesus seemed to exist in outer space.” At least it did according to Donald Rosenberg, music critic […]
Continue ReadingThe Early Years
By Suzanna Feldkamp Two famous pianists sit in a cafe, sipping espresso and reminiscing. It’s 1974 in New York City. One, Grant Johannesen, then Music Director of the Cleveland Institute […]
Continue ReadingThe Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition
By Suzanna Feldkamp When William Eves showed up to his piano lesson at Fontainebleau a little worse for the wear, his teacher simply smiled and said, in his thick French accent, […]
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Q&A with Martín García García
This past week, Piano Cleveland spoke with Martín García García, Mixon First Prize Winner of the 2021 Cleveland International Piano Competition, to understand how he is preparing for his upcoming debut at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, October 12th.
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The History of Hearing Your Favorite Tunes on the Piano
Guest blog post by music historian and performer, Anna O’Connell. This year at the Cleveland International Piano Competition will mark the debut of a new exciting feature: Piano Transcriptions!
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Piano Pas de Deux
An Introduction to the New “Two Piano/Four Hands” Feature of the Semi-Final Round Guest blog post by music historian and performer, Anna O’Connell. This year’s Cleveland international Piano Competition holds […]
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