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WICKED LOCAL – Fifteen of the 56 contestants in the 10th Boston International Piano Competition hail from Massachusetts, including Cambridge, Acton, Somerville, Wellesley and other local towns. The contest is organized by Boston Piano Amateurs Association, based in Northborough, and its treasurer, Dr. Robert Berkowitz, hails from Natick and played in the very first competition in 2001. This year’s competition will be held June 5-8 at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge. Performances and awards ceremonies are free and open to the public.
The competition is divided into gold and silver “streams.” Each stream features two to three rounds, judged by a jury panel of celebrity concert pianists and educators. Special prizes are awarded for the best performances of romantic, classical, baroque, and modern piano pieces, as well as an audience prize, selected by audience ballot. The competition will also webcast live to the worldwide audience via the nonprofit organization’s website.
The organization’s founder and president, Robert Finley, of Northborough, recently answered questions about the competition and his organization:
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Q: Why is the Boston International Piano Competition (BIPC) important to Boston-area music and entertainment?
A: Audiences enjoy the excitement and suspense of music competitions, especially when participating contestants are gathered from all over the world. BIPC’s audiences are a great incentive for competitive pianists to intensely prepare for their recital programs, study with exceptional teachers, and play to the best of their ability to share their love of music. The contestant’s performances are enjoyed by those present in person, as well as a worldwide audience via a live webcast throughout the competition. These performing artists also serve as students for many of the excellent Boston area piano teachers.
Q: What should a competition attendee expect from the competition rounds from the audience?
A: Anyone who loves music should attend, whether they are professional or amateur pianists, music teachers, students, or those who don’t play but just like to listen. Performers from around the world compete in the first two days of preliminaries. The later rounds always feature some magnificent performances in semifinals and finals, comparable to performances by famous professional pianists.
BIPC’s audiences enjoy a huge variety of music from diverse genres including baroque, classical, romantic, impressionist, modern, etc. Listeners enjoy music from the very familiar to works they’ve never before heard. Some find it interesting to hear the same piece performed by several competitors, showcasing their very distinctive styles of playing.
10th Boston International Piano Competition
WHEN: June 5-8
WHERE: Longy School of Music, Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge
Preliminary Round: June 5-6, 12:15-8:30 p.m.
Silver Stream Finals, Gold Stream Semifinals: June 7, 1:30-8 p.m.
Gold Stream Finals: June 8, 1:30-5 p.m.
ADMISSION: Free
INFO: bostonpianoamateurs.org; longy.edu
Q: What type of competitor does BIPC draw, are there local participants?
A: The competition draws amateur performing artists who are passionate about playing the piano and who love music. They are all career professionals, making their living as doctors, engineers, lawyers, accountants, teachers and the like. Though the pianists are not playing as their first career, they enjoy this rich facet of their lifestyle musically and socially. They each experience triumphs and disappointments as they build their competition resume, challenging themselves to give their best performances possible.
About 15 contestants local to the Boston region will compete this year, among a total 56 participants. Some have competed in BIPC in prior years, and for others it is their BIPC debut, several being members of Boston Piano Amateurs Association.
Q: Why was the Boston International Piano Competition founded?
A: Boston Piano Amateurs Association Inc. (BPAA), the creator of the Boston International Piano Competition, is a nonprofit organization founded in 2001 to organize piano competitions for highly talented amateur pianists. In addition to biennial piano competitions, BPAA organizes informal recital “soirees” in homes across the greater Boston area, master classes taught by expert celebrity piano educators, and formal piano recitals. BPAA’s mission enriches the cultural life of our greater community, increasing its interest in classical music, while providing opportunities for talented amateur pianists to perform to appreciative audiences.
56 international pianists compete in Cambridge
MCGRATHPR.com – Boston Piano Amateurs Association (BPAA) celebrates its 10th Boston International Piano Competition from June 5 through 8 at Longy School of Music’s Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, 27 Garden Street Cambridge. The four-day biennial event draws top talent competitors from around the globe. Competition rounds and awards presentations are open to the public, under the leadership of Competition Director Robert S. Finley.
BPAA’s Boston International PianoCompetition attracts highly talented adult amateur pianists age 30 and abovefrom across the globe, passionate as performing artists, second to their maincareers. Contestants are often highlysuccessful doctors, engineers, lawyers, teachers, accountants or flightattendants, in addition to performing as technically adept and musical pianoamateurs with truly magnificent skill. Many have multiple accolades on their competition resume, havingperformed in recital and with orchestras locally and internationally. The 2019 roster boasts 56 competitorssummoning from Japan, China, Russia, Germany, France, Ireland, the UnitedKingdom, the Netherlands, Canada and from across the United States, some localto Boston.
“It is gratifyingto witness how much our competition has grown, and how highly regarded it hasbecome, attracting wonderful pianists from all over the world, inspiring and motivating all of us to improve our levelof performance to the highest standard possible,” shares DirectorFinley. “Itis a joy to contribute to enriching the cultural life of Boston and to interestfans new and old with classical music and exceptional piano performance.”
The BostonInternational Piano Competition is divided into gold and silver “streams”.The silver stream features two rounds, preliminary and final, with 15-minutesmaximum of repertoire from each competitor in each round. The jury listens tosilver stream contestants and selects several to progress to the final round.The jury then listens to the finalists and selects first, second and thirdprize winners.
The gold stream is athree-round competition with preliminary, semifinal and final rounds of 15, 15and 30-minutes in duration. The jury listens to the preliminary roundcontestants, selects semifinalists, listens to select the finalists, and thenlistens to the finalists to select the grand prizewinner, second and thirdprize winners.
Following the competition, an awardsceremony is held on Saturday where prize winners, including the grand prizewinner, are announced. Special prizes forthe best performances of romantic, classical, baroque, modern piano pieces areawarded, as well as an audience prize, selected by audience ballot.
The competition venue at Longy’sEdward M. Pickman Hall features an exceptional Steinway instrument andexcellent acoustics for the mutual appreciation of audiences and performingartists alike. The competition iswebcast live to a worldwide audience, judged by five world renowned concertpianists and professors of piano from New England Conservatory, the BostonConservatory and Boston University, and the Longy School of Music at BardCollege, including Michael Lewin (Chairman), Eri Nakamura, Jonathan Bass,Wayman Chin, and Gila Goldstein. Competitionwinners are awarded cash prizes, and the grand prize winner performs in recitalthe following calendar year.
10thBoston International Piano Competition Schedule:
Preliminary Round: Wednesday, June 5 and Thursday, June 6,12:15 pm to 8:30 pm
Silver Stream Finals, Gold Stream Semifinals: Friday, June7, 1:30 pm to 8 pm
Gold Stream Finals: Saturday, June 8, 1:30 pm to 5 pm
Boston Piano Amateurs Association,founded in 2001, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the visionof promoting Boston as a center for non-professional pianistic excellence, andenriching its cultural life; interesting and educating the public in classicalmusic and piano playing; providing performance opportunities, masterclasses andworkshops for adult non-professional pianists of all levels, to help improvetheir playing; and offering biennial piano competitions for outstandingnon-professionals.
All rounds of the BostonInternational Piano Competition are open to the public, admission is free. Tolearn more, visit Boston Piano Amateurs Association at bostonpianoamateurs.org,follow Boston Amateaurs Association on Facebook, or contact the CompetitionDirector at 508-393-6740. For moreinformation about the event venue at Longy School of Music of Bard College’sEdward M. Pickman Hall, visit longy.edu.
Boston Piano Competition 2019
About the Boston International Piano Competition
Founded in 2001 by the Boston PianoAmateurs Association, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Boston Piano Amateurs Association(BPAA), founded in 2001, is a tax-exempt non-profit organization dedicated tothe vision of promoting Boston as a center for non-professional pianisticexcellence, and enriching its cultural life; interesting and educating thepublic in classical music and piano playing; providing performanceopportunities, masterclasses and workshops for adult non-professional pianistsof all levels, to help improve their playing; and offering biennial pianocompetitions for outstanding non-professionals.
The Boston International PianoCompetition (BIPC) debuted in 2001 at Boston Conservatory of Music and SandersTheatre in Cambridge. The biennial competition originated from a committeeof piano musician enthusiasts, out of their mutual appreciation for amateurpiano competitions, under the leadership of Competition Director Robert S.Finley.
BIPC attracts highly talented adultamateur pianists over the age of 30 from across the globe, passionate asperforming artists, second to their main careers. Contestants are often highly successfuldoctors, engineers, lawyers, teachers, accountants or flight attendants, inaddition to performing as technically adept and musical piano amateurs withtruly magnificent performances. Manyhave multiple accolades on their competition resume, having performed withorchestras locally and internationally. The 2019 roster of competitors summon from Japan, China, Russia,Germany, France, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada and fromacross the United States, some local to Boston.
Boston International Piano Competition
Celebrating its 10thbiennial competition in 2019, BIPC now helms from Longy School of Music’sEdward M. Pickman Hall, featuring an exceptional Steinway instrument andexcellent acoustics for the mutual appreciation of audiences and performingartists alike. The competition iswebcast live to a worldwide audience, judged by five world renowned concertpianists and professors of piano from New England Conservatory, the BostonConservatory and Boston University. Competition winners are awarded cash prizes, and the grand prize winnerperforms in recital the following calendar year.
Boston Piano Competition
All rounds of the BostonInternational Piano Competition are open to the public, admission isfree. To learn more, visit Boston Piano Amateurs Association at bostonpianoamateurs.org,follow Boston Amateaurs Association on Facebook, or contact the CompetitionDirector at 508-393-6740. For moreinformation about the event venue at Longy School of Music of Bard College’sEdward M. Pickman Hall, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge, visit longy.edu.