钢琴节

Fifth annual 钢琴节 will be February 25-28, 2024. Please watch this space for more details.

In the meantime, information on the 2020 钢琴节 is posted for reference only.

2020年3月29-31日

沃拉沃拉大学 is pleased to announce our third annual 沃拉沃拉大学 钢琴节! This event is proudly sponsored by 沃拉沃拉大学 Department of 音乐. This year's guest artist is Pianist Christopher 哈丁, Chair of Piano and Associate Professor of Piano and Chamber 音乐 at the University of Michigan School of 音乐, 剧院 & 跳舞. He maintains a flourishing international performance career, generating acclaim and impressing audiences and critics alike with his substantive interpretations and piano mastery. 他经常独唱, 协奏曲, and chamber music performances in venues including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., 东京的三得利大厅, the National Theater and Concert Hall in Taipei, and has made festival appearances in 加拿大, 以色列, 罗马尼亚, 和中国. His chamber music and duo collaborations have included internationally renowned artists, in addition to frequent projects with his distinguished faculty colleagues at the University of Michigan. He has recorded solo and chamber music CDs and has edited and published critical editions and recordings of works by Claude Debussy and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Professor 哈丁 has presented master classes and lecture recitals at universities across the United States, 加拿大, 以色列, 台湾, 香港, Mainl和中国, 和韩国. He has also served extended tours as a Fulbright senior specialist. In addition to teaching at the University of Michigan School of 音乐, 剧院 & 跳舞, 哈丁 also serves on the faculty of the Indiana University Summer Piano Academy and is a frequent guest artist and teacher at the MasterWorks Festival in Indiana. He has taken 25 first prizes in national and international competitions and in 1999 was awarded the special Mozart Prize at the Cleveland 国际 Piano Competition, given for the best performance of a composition by Mozart.

Participating in the festival

Participation in the festival is by invitation, and talented young pianists will be encouraged to submit a prescreening video for review by a selection committee. Selected participants will be invited to perform in a recital, 参观沃拉沃拉校园, 和博士见面. Jinhyang 公园, one of our own music professors who has a passion for piano. 学生 will also be given the opportunity to meet with academic and financial advisors to ask questions while learning more about the studies offered here at 沃拉沃拉大学. 

A highlight of the festival will be public master classes with Mr. 哈丁, featuring several young artists, including current 沃拉沃拉大学 piano majors. Following the master classes, an award will be presented to an outstanding pianist selected by Mr. 哈丁博士. 公园.  此外，Mr。. 哈丁 will give a lecture about Debussy. The festival will conclude with a recital featuring Mr. 哈丁, who will be joined by our very own Dr. 公园.

重要的日子

2020年1月31日: Applications and prescreening video recordings due

2020年2月5日: Applicants notified of invitation

2020年2月11日: Invitee deadline for confirming participation

2020年3月29-31日: 钢琴节 at 沃拉沃拉大学

钢琴节时间表

3月29日星期日

• 3:00-6:00 p.m.: Rehearsal for the recital at the Melvin K. West Fine Arts Center Auditorium

3月30日星期一

• 上午: Campus tour, residence hall tour, advisor meetings for music, student finance, and academics 
• 12:30-2:00 p.m.: Recital (all participants will be performing in the Melvin K. West Fine Arts Center Auditorium) 
• 3:00-5:00 p.m.: 与Mr. 哈丁 for current piano major students 
• 7:00-9:00 p.m.: 大师班2与先生. 哈丁:德彪西

3月31日星期二

• 上午: Individual meetings with Jinhyang 公园 for prospective student music majors
• 11:00-12:00 p.m.: 先生客座演讲. 哈丁: “德彪西——儿童之歌。?"
• 2:00-4:00 p.m.: 师长班3. 哈丁
• 4:15-4:30 p.m.: 奖公告
• 7:00-8:30 p.m.: Guest and faculty recital: Christopher 哈丁 and Jinhyang 公园.