St. Andrews Arts Council 2012 International Piano Competition

OPEN TO Pianists accepted into the 2012 Piano Academy & Festival International (PAFI) Young Artist Program

WINNER will perform Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 18* with the St. Andrews Festival Chamber Orchestra on Friday, July 13, 2012 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.

First prize $600 | Second prize $250 | Third Prize $150

An accompanist and rehearsal will be provided for the competition.

*Contestants may choose to perform all or select movements

PAFI YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM

St. Andrews, NB, Canada | July 1-13, 2012
Faculty: Dr. Chih-Long Hu, Artistic Director, Dr. Cathal Breslin, Chu-Fang Huang, Dr. Arthur Greene

The PAFI -Young Artist Program is for committed pianists of all ages who seek to perfect their skills, broaden their artistic vision and immerse themselves into an intensive learning environment.

The Young Artist Program is selective and open to conservatory-level pianists. A maximum of 20 pianists will be selected as participants based on their audition CD/DVD.

The curriculum consists of six piano lessons with renowned artist teachers, master classes, and special hands-on art workshops. In addition to attending all guest artist and gala concerts, students are expected to perform in Young Artist recitals and are eligible for the PAFI Piano Competition.

More details: Click HERE

TO APPLY TO THE YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM:

Send the following materials & application fee to be received no later than April 20, 2012 to:

PAFI Young Artist Program
St. Andrews Arts Council
99 Augustus Street
St. Andrews, NB Canada E5B 2E9

►PAFI/Young Artist Application form
►Non-refundable $50 application fee if postmarked by April 4 or $75 if postmarked after April 4 made payable to St. Andrews Arts Council.
►CD or DVD or web-link of your recent performance, to include works from at least three different periods; one of which must be a sonata movement by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, or Schubert.
►List of repertoire for all master classes and private lessons.

►PDF version of Young Artist Program Application.

Financial aid and scholarships are available for Young Artist program Participants. To be considered, submit a personal statement with your application.

Material must be received no later than April 20, 2012

For further information:

For application form and further information about the International Piano Academy and Festival, contact St. Andrews Arts Council (506) 529-4692/207-454 3324 email: summerschool@standrewsartscouncil.nb.ca

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► For a PDF version of this competition poster, please click here.