CIPC’s Young Artists competition, which was launched in 2005 as a two-day Ohio event, has been expanded to follow the international, multi-round format of the CIPC itself.
The competition will be held May 13-22, 2015 at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Contestants will participate in two age groups: Juniors (age 12 to 15) and Seniors (age 16 to 18). Pianists from any country are invited to apply; those who are accepted will be housed in dormitories on the Baldwin Wallace campus for the duration of the competition.
An institute will be held concurrently with the competition, during which time the students will receive master classes and coaching from members of the jury and guest lecturers. The institute also will feature guest artist recitals and symposia.
Students in each age group will perform three solo rounds and one final round with orchestra in front of audiences and a professional jury. All candidates will perform two rounds before the first jury vote. Six candidates from each age group will advance to the semi-final round and two candidates from each age group will advance to the final round.
The Jury
Paul Schenly, Chairman, USA
Yoheved Kaplinsky, USA
Dorian Leljak, Serbia/Croatia
Sean Schulze, USA/South Africa
Alexander Schimpf, Germany
Kyung Sook Lee, South Korea
Lei Weng, China
Prizes
Junior Division
John and Maxeen Flower First Prize: $10,000
Second Prize: $5,000
Third Prize: $2,500
Senior Division
First Prize, presented by Zoya Reyzis: $25,000
Second Prize: $10,000
Third Prize: $5,000
The Junior Division First Prize is named in honor of John and Maxeen Flower, who endowed the CIPC Young Artists competition through a generous gift. Dr. John Flower also was a long-serving member of the board of directors and was primarily responsible for the creation of the original youth competition in 2005.
The Senior Division First Prize is presented by Zoya Reyzis, who, along with her husband, Michael, has been a generous patron and member of the CIPC board of directors for many years.
The application process will be conducted online and open in the Spring of 2014. More details will be available soon.