Music Fest Perugia
| Music Fest Perugia | |
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| Genre | Classical music |
| Location(s) | Perugia, Italy |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Founded by | Peter Hermes and Ilana Vered |
| Website | http://www.musicfestperugia.net/ |
Music Fest Perugia is a summer classical music festival held annually since 2007 in Perugia, Italy for high-level young classical musicians.
Formation
The festival was founded by Ilana Vered and Enrique Graf in 2005 in Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy hosting 8 students in its first year. In 2007 the festival moved to the city of Perugia and has since grown, currently hosting 200 students, 52 professors and 3 orchestras.[1][2]
It is currently under the management of director Ilana Vered and her former student, Sasha Starcevich, an internationally-renowned piano teacher, who serves as co-director.
General information
The festival attracts advanced-level young classical musicians from all over the world, who get the opportunity to perform concerti with orchestra as well as participate in lessons, master classes, play in marathon recitals and in chamber music events and partake in an opera production. The concerts take place in halls such as Basilica di San Pietro, Sala dei Notari, Teatro Pavone, most of them famous for their extraordinary acoustics.[1]
Many of the festival's students have won prizes at national and international levels, including YoungArts, MTNA, Canadian Music Competition, Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition, Young Concert Artists, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and among many others. They have continued their education at prestigious universities and conservatories, including Stanford University, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, and The Juilliard School.
Notable faculty
- Eric Zuber, award-winning pianist, currently professor at Ball State University
- Antonio Pompa-Baldi, international concert pianist, professor at Cleveland Institute of Music
- Jerome Lowenthal, The Juilliard School faculty
- Min Kwon, head of the Piano Department at Rutgers University
- Matti Raekallio, faculty at The Juilliard School
- Jack Winerock, piano faculty at the University of Kansas
References
- 1 2 Reider, Maxim. "An Israeli festival in Italy", The Jerusalem Post, Tel Aviv, 29 July 2011.
- ↑ Pashley, Oliver. "A day in the life of Perugia… Part I Music Fest Perugia", interlude.hk, 10 April 2014.
- General references
- Reider, Maxim (January 24, 2013). "Italy comes to Tel Aviv". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- "Music fest Perugia si apre con una maratona al pianoforte (italian)". La Goccia. July 15, 2013. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- "Al via la nona edizione di Music Fest Perugia (italian)". Giornale dell Umbria. August 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.