Category: Competition
CIPC partners with medici.tv and WVIZ ideastream for first-time final round webcast
One of the highlights of the Cleveland International Piano Competition – the final round performances with The Cleveland Orchestra – will be webcast for the first time in 2016. CIPC will work with WVIZ/PBS ideastream, Cleveland’s PBS affiliate, to produce the programming. While the solo rounds have been webcast for many years, 2016 marks the […]
Continue ReadingCIPC Throwback! Watch Your Favorite Performances Now!
Thanks to the hard work of CIPC summer intern Christopher Brinich, dozens of performance videos from past competitions are now available on YouTube. Watch winning performances from Stanislav Khristenko, Alexander Schimpf, Martina Filjak, and more – including the fantastically entertaining performance of Lavignac’s Galop-Marche performed by the four 2013 winners. More videos are being added […]
Continue ReadingIn Memoriam
Constance Curtiss Manuel, known to her many friends at the CIPC as Connie, died in June at the age of 96. She was a sixth generation Clevelander, descended from the earliest settlers of our nation. Mrs. Manuel attended Laurel School in Shaker Heights, Simmons College in Boston, and Western Reserve Medical School. She completed her […]
Continue ReadingA Unique Way to Give to CIPC
Do you have an appreciated stock? With the stock market hitting record highs, consider gifting stock you’ve held for one year or longer to the Cleveland International Piano Competition. There’s a double tax benefit: (1) You can deduct the current fair market value of the stock; and (2) you will avoid the capital gains tax, as […]
Continue ReadingKeeping Up With Stanislav Khristenko
Since winning first prize at the 2013 Cleveland International Piano Competition (CIPC), Stanislav Khristenko has been launched on a career-changing path of concertizing, recording, and learning new repertoire. He is, at varying times, exhausted, exhilarated, and contemplative. At all times he is focused on the future, making certain that he is well prepared for the […]
Continue ReadingHere Come the Young Artists!
This spring 25 very young pianists will participate in the CIPC Young Artists Competition and Institute, the first multi-round, international version of the former Piano/Ohio program organized by CIPC since 2005. CIPC Young Artists will welcome piano students from around the world for juried performances, as well as master classes from members of the jury. […]
Continue ReadingLooking Ahead to the 2016 Competition
Mark your calendar now for the next Cleveland International Piano Competition and Festival, which will be held from Sunday, July 24 through Sunday, August 7, 2016. If those dates seem a little different this time around, you’re absolutely correct – the event is now a full 15 days long! Two important changes are the driving […]
Continue ReadingStanislav Khristenko Becomes a Steinway Artist
2013 Mixon First Prize winner Stanislav Khristenko has been named to the roster of Steinway Artists. The designation recognizes a select group of pianists who have chosen to perform exclusively on Steinway pianos. Mr. Khristenko released an album, Fantasies, on the Steinway & Sons label in 2014, which was part of his 2013 CIPC prize […]
Continue ReadingTwo Breathtaking Performances, Plus a new CD!
Stanislav Khristenko, winner of the 2013 Cleveland International Piano Competition, captivated audiences in Cleveland and New York for two separate concerts in May. He performed the same repertoire for both performances, a diverse and engaging program that began with Bartók’s tumultuous Piano Sonata, Sz. 80 and ended with Prokofiev’s thundering “Stalingrad” Sonata. Between these two […]
Continue ReadingMal And Barbara Mixon Increase First Prize Gift To $75,000
The winner of the next Cleveland International Piano Competition, which will be held in 2016, will be presented with a cash award of $75,000, up from $50,000, thanks to the generosity of prize donors Mal and Barbara Mixon. The Mixons, who have been donating the First Prize cash award of $50,000 since 2005, felt the […]
Continue ReadingIn Memory of Richard Manuel
Richard Manuel, a generous patron and longtime member of the Board of Directors of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, passed away on January 5, 2014. Mr. Manuel began his involvement with the Competition in its early days, when it was known as the Robert Casadesus Piano Competition, beginning an association that lasted more than 30 […]
Continue Reading5 Questions for Stanislav Khristenko
Since Stanislav Khristenko won First Prize at the 2013 Competition, we have received many inquiries from orchestras and presenters around the U.S. who wish to engage him for an upcoming season. Venues that have presented CIPC winners for years, as well as those that are new, recognize Stanislav’s engaging personality and mastery at the keyboard. […]
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