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Joel Harrison To Step Down from American Pianists Association
Harrison retires on June 30, 2021, after a nearly 21-year tenure
Five Questions with 2021 Awards finalist Mackenzie Melemed
Mackenzie Melemed recounts finding out he was selected as a finalist for the 2021 American Pianists Awards, then shares stories of his youth and current interests.
Five Questions with 2021 Awards finalist Kenny Broberg
2021 American Pianists Awards finalist Kenny Broberg answers five questions accompanied by his performance of Chopin's Mazurka in F-sharp Minor.
Five Questions with 2021 Awards finalist Dominic Cheli
2021 American Pianists Awards finalist Dominic Cheli tells us why Baby got Bach, about hanging out with a drummer and more!
Hommage to Chopin
2013 Awards winner Sean Chen explores the influence of Chopin on fellow composers in a concert program he calls "Hommage to Chopin."
Five Questions with 2021 Awards finalist Michael Davidman
American Pianists Awards finalist Michael Davidman dishes about choosing repertoire for competition, the origins of "Puccini MD" and the best place for opera in NYC's K-Town!
Robert Schumann and the Piano Miniature
While Beethoven and Schubert are considered transitional composers between the Classical and Romantic Eras, Robert Schumann emerged in the first generation of quintessentially Romantic composers.
Five Questions with 2021 Awards finalist Sam Hong
Sahun Sam Hong is first up for our profiles of the 2021 American Pianists Awards finalists, but he is no stranger to the competition.
Talking Bach, jazz & the Goldbergs
Writer, pianist and lecturer Stuart Isacoff joined Lee Clifford to discuss Bach, jazz and the Goldberg Variations in advance of American Pianists Awards winner Dan Tepfer's performance of the piece with added improvisations.
UPDATED Press Release: 2021 Awards Finalists
The Five Finalists for the 2021 American Pianists Awards will be awarded a cash prize of $50,000
Alessio Bax discusses his "Italian Inspirations"
As a pianist, one must be very creative when thinking of an Italian program. There is almost a total dearth of Romantic piano music, most likely because of the prominence of opera during that period.
However, Italy has always had great music and has always inspired people.
American Innovator: a conversation with Anthony de Mare
"...to be as eclectic as possible." Anthony de Mare talks with American Pianists Association's Lee Clifford ahead of the pianist's concert in Indianapolis.
40th Anniversary Concert Artists
47 winners in 40 years. How would you celebrate an anniversary?
Prelude to a season
American Pianists Association’s Grand Encounters 2019-2020 season does not start until November, but those in Indianapolis have many opportunities to hear great pianists perform before then.
Grand Encounters 2019-2020: our 40th Anniversary season!
Our 40th anniversary season: 9 artists · 4 concerts · flair to spare
BEAUTY of Music | Rhapsody in Blue
When the clarinet glissando announced the beginning of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue on February 12, 1924, little did the audience in Aeolian Hall realize they were witnessing a landmark in American cultural and music history.
2019 Premiere Series Retrospective
Kenny Banks Jr. made us Get Happy at the first Premiere Series of the 2019 American Pianists Awards, and we have been smiling nonstop since September 2018, as Billy Test, Keelan Dimick, Dave Meder and Emmet Cohen came through town!
Take Five with Emmet Cohen
This month we Take Five with Emmet Cohen and hear his musical impressions of Miami and New York among other topics.
Singing with Sullivan Fortner
Bonus material for episode nine of “The Journey,” which dives into the dynamic between singers and pianists from the perspective of 2015 American Pianists Awards winner Sullivan Fortner.
Take Five with Dave Meder
This month we Take Five with Dave Meder and hear about his passions for Bach, "Heart and Soul" and CrossFit.
Music of the Night
This show is like a glass of champagne--uplifting, fun and bubbly! Two artistic leaders talk about our latest collaboration with Dance Kaleidoscope, featuring 2013 Awards finalist Eric Zuber on piano.
Take Five with Billy Test
Ahead of his Premiere Series concert, 2019 American Pianists Awards finalist Billy Test joined us to Take Five. Enjoy his music and insights:
Take Five with Kenny Banks Jr.
2019 American Pianists Awards finalist Kenny Banks Jr. was ready to Take Five with us recently in a back room at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. Check out his verbal and musical responses to our queries.
Introducing Emmet Cohen
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a parlor game based on the concept of "six degrees of separation” that posits any two people on Earth can be linked via six or fewer acquaintances. We can play a similar game with American Pianists Awards finalist Emmet Cohen.
Discussing Prokofiev Concerti with Drew Petersen
From the Hamptons to the Prairie: Joel Harrison and Drew Petersen discuss performing Prokofiev with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra at Symphony on the Prairie.
Introducing Dave Meder
“Everything must go!”
Dave Meder’s recent moving sale reflects his career as a pianist, composer and educator.
Introducing Keelan Dimick
Oprah Winfrey called it “America’s most unusual town.” 2019 American Pianists Awards finalist Keelan Dimick calls it his hometown.