New York (July 12, 2012) - Mannes College The New School for Music hosts the 14th annual International Keyboard Institute and Festival (IKIF), founded by Mannes alumnus and faculty member Jerome Rose. The 2012 IKIF will feature two concert series:
The Prestige Series features young artists from around the world, all of whom are at the beginning of international careers. Many of these artists have recently won major international competitions including Liszt, Tchaikovski, Rubenstein, and the World Piano Competition.
The Masters Series features established guest artists, many of whom not only perform but also lead a master class for Mannes students, and Mannes faculty. Returning to give a recital and master classes include Akiko Ebi, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Denis Kozhukhin, Cyprien Katsaris, Alexander Kobrin, HaeSun Paik and Mykola Suk. International Keyboard Institute Founder/Director Jerome Rose will perform the Festival's opening concert.
In addition, the International Keyboard Festival will feature special lecture/recitals:
Read on for a full schedule. For more full program information, evening events, and master classes, please visit: www.ikif.org, write [email protected], or phone 212.580.0210 x4858.
Sunday, July 15
Masters Series Concert, 8:30 p.m.: Jerome Rose
Monday, July 16
Prestige Series Concert, 6:00 p.m.: Alexander Schimpf
Masters Series Lecture, 8:30 p.m.: Cyprien Katsaris
Tuesday, July 17
Prestige Series Concert, 6:00 p.m.: Alexander Beridze
Masters Series Concert, 8:30 p.m.: Massimiliano Ferrati
Wednesday, July 18
Prestige Series Concert, 6:00 p.m.: Inna Faliks
Masters Series Concert, 8:30 p.m.: Akiko Ebi
Thursday, July 19
Prestige Series Concert, 6:00 p.m.: Jinsang Lee
Masters Series Concert, 8:30 p.m.: Alon Goldstein
Friday, July 20
Prestige Series Concert, 6:00 p.m.: Anastasya Terenkova
Masters Series Concert, 8:30 p.m.: Nikolai Demidenko
Saturday, July 21
Festival Lecture/Recital, 2:00 p.m.: Paul Roberts, "Debussy & Ravel: Friends or Foes?" (Free)
Festival Event, 4:00 p.m.: Eva Rubinstein with David Dubal, "Remembering Arthur Rubinstein" (Free)
Masters Series Concert, 8:30 p.m.: Jeffrey Swann
Sunday, July 22
Festival Event, 3:00 p.m.: Jerome Rose and David Dubal, "Everything... and the Piano" (Free)
Faculty Concerts, 6p.m.: Magdalena Baczewska, Asaf Blasberg, Gabriele Leporatti, Gesa Luecker, Dudana Mazmanishvili, Quynh Nguyen
Faculty Concerts, 8:30 p.m.: Alexander Braginsky, Emanuel Krasovsky, Hae-Jeon Lee, Steven Mayer, Victor Rosenbaum, Jose Ramos Santana, Boris Slutsky, Mykola Suk, Eduard Zilberkant, Asaf Zohar
Monday, July 23
Prestige Series Concert, 6:00 p.m.: Dmitri Levkovich
Masters Series Event, 8:30 p.m.: David Dubal
Tuesday, July 24
Prestige Series Concert, 6:00 p.m.: Yeol Eum Son
Masters Series Concert, 8:30 p.m.: Alexander Kobrin
Wednesday, July 25
Prestige Series Concert, 6:00 p.m.: Eric Zuber
Masters Series Concert, 8:30 p.m.: Yuan Sheng
Thursday, July 26
Prestige Series Concert, 6:00 p.m.: Daria Rabotkina
Masters Series Concert, 8:30 p.m.: Marc-Andre Hamelin
Friday, July 27
Prestige Series Concert, 6:00 p.m.: Jingge Yan
Masters Series Concert, 8:30 p.m.: HaeSun Paik
Saturday, July 28
IKIF Event, 11 a.m.: MacKenzie Semifinals
Masters Series Concert, 8:30 p.m.: Denis Kozhukhin
Sunday, July 29
IKIF Event, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: McKenzie Finals
