Boston International Piano Competition

 

The Boston Piano Amateurs Association celebrates its 10th Anniversary by presenting the Sixth Boston International Piano Competition, June 23 - 26, 2011, at Longy School of Music  in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

We're pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Boston International Piano Competition. The final round was held on Sunday, June 26, 2011, in Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall at Longy School of Music. 

 

1st prize : Abel Sanchez-Aguilera

2nd prize : Daniel Chow

3rd prize : Carl DiCasoli

4th prize : Eun-Suk Lee

5th prize : Matthias Fischer

6th prize : Ali Mushtaq

Best Performance - Baroque/Classical : Anne Miller

Best Performance - Romantic : David Hibbard

Best Performance - Modern : Eun-Suk Lee

Most Imaginative Programming Award : Esfir Ross

Audience Award : Abel Sanchez-Aguilera

Best Performance of a work by Franz Liszt; : Ian Roy

 

Congratulations to all our winners and to everyone who participated in the competition!

 

The competition was first held in 2001 and has become a biannual event, showcasing the highest quality non-professional pianists in a four day festival of music.  Partcipants in the competition are age 35 and above and do not derive their principal source of income from piano performance or teaching.  This four-day event contains over 40 hours of piano performance, including master classes with distinguished local artists which are free and open to the public.

 

This sixth edition of the Boston International Piano Competition features 56 contestants from 15 states, 4 Canadian provinces and five foreign countries, spanning four continents.  The jury is made up of some of the finest performers and academics in the Boston area.

 

All rounds of the competition take place at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, 27 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, just a few blocks from Harvard Square.  All rounds are open to the public.  Concert goers can buy a ticket for a specific day, or puchase a pass good for all four days.  These tickets and passes allow the ticket holder to come and go throughout the day, and take advantage of the many shopping and dining opportunities while in the Harvard Square area.

 

We will be streaming the final round of the competition on www.livestream.com/bostonpianoamateurs, beginning Sunday, June 26 at 1:30pm EDT.

Preliminary Round (Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24)
56 contestants will each perform a 15 minute program.  There are built-in breaks every 90 minutes or so, with a longer break for dinner

 

Semifinal Round (Saturday, June 25)
Approximately 12 to 14 semifinalists will each perform a 15 minute program.  Contestants may not repeat repertoire in different rounds.

 

Final Round (Sunday, June 26)
Five or six finalists will each perform a 30 minute program.

Awards

The Grand Prize winner of the competition is determined by the jury and will receive a cash prize of $1,000
the Second Prize winner will receive a cash prize of $500
The Third Prize winner will receive a cash prize of $250
The Fourth Prize winner will receive a cash prize of $125
The Fifth Prize winner will receive a cash prize of $100

Best performance awards: Additional prizes of $ 100 will be awarded for the best performance of a baroque/classical, romantic and modern work.

Audience Award: An audience prize of $ 100 selected by ballot will also be awarded.

Best programming Award: This prize of $ 100 will be awarded to the contestant presenting the most imaginative programming.

In honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt, a special prize of $150 will be awarded to the contestant who gives the best performance of a work by Liszt as part of their competition repertoire.

The jury reserves the right to withhold an award in any category, except the Audience Award.
In the event of a tie, prizes will be divided equally.