Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition for Young Artists

08/05/2024

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Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition for Young Artists is located in the heart of the Midwest in Carmel, Indiana, USA. Our mission is to recognize and nurture young and talented pianists.

06/19/2024

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05/10/2024

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05/06/2024

Let us introduce you to our next judge, Professor Robert Shannon. He has been Professor of Piano at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music since 1976. He has performed and given master classes in Europe, South America, Asia, and throughout the United States. His continuing series of recordings for Bridge Records has been widely praised in the world press.
Mr. Shannon’s repertoire ranges from Bach to Boulez but he has been particularly noted for his performances of twentieth century American composers. He has commissioned and premiered works by John Harbison, Charles Wuorinen, Tod Machover, Donald Erb, and George Crumb, among others. His recordings of solo and violin sonatas of Charles Ives (with long-time duo partner Gregory Fulkerson) have received rave reviews. He has been involved in expanding the repertoire for Disklavier interfaced with other media, which represents a whole new gamut of sounds and textural possibilities for a single performer. We look forward to meeting you in June!

For his full bio, please visit: https://carmelklavier.com/jury/

04/29/2024

Let us introduce you to Pianist Haewon Song. She is a member of the acclaimed Oberlin Trio along with Oberlin faculty David Bowlin, violin, and Dmitry Kouzov, cello. An internationally recognized artist and pedagogue, Song has performed and taught at top venues throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her frequent appearances include concerto performances with the KBS Orchestra in Seoul, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, and Oberlin Conservatory ensembles including the Chamber Orchestra, College Community Strings, and Wind Ensemble.
Song has appeared at numerous international festivals, among them Mexico’s Cervantino Festival, the All-American Music Festival in Stuttgart, Grand Teton Music Festival, Aria Festival, Canada’s Institute of Musical Arts, Festival de Nice in France, the Oberlin Summer Piano Festival, Aloha Piano festival, Vivace Festival and the Tonghai Music Festival in Taiwan. In 2005, Song toured Korea as a member of the Oberlin Piano Quartet, which included celebrated performances in Daejun and at the Kumho Concert Hall in Seoul.

A native of South Korea, Song attended the Toho School in Tokyo, Peabody Preparatory School, and the Juilliard School, where her major teachers were Julian Martin, Martin Canin, and Shuku Iwasaki. She has taught at Tunghai University in Taiwan and Kyung Won University in Seoul, and has been a member of the Oberlin piano department since 1991.

For Professor Song’s full bio, please visit:

04/22/2024

Happy Monday! Today we are spotlighting Professor Blanca Uriba. Born into a family of professional musicians, Blanca Uribe studied in Vienna at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with Professor Richard Hauser and in New York at The Juilliard School with Rosina Lhevinne and Martin Canin.
With an extensive repertoire ranging from Scarlatti to contemporary works, Miss Uribe is particularly noted for her interpretations of the 32 sonatas of Beethoven, which she has performed in cycle on several occasions, and the complete Iberia of Isaac Albéniz. Ms. Uribe enjoys a busy career as recitalist and soloist in Europe, South America and the United States. As a chamber musician she has appeared with the Chicago, Orion and Brentano String Quartets, with Ida and Ani Kavafian, and the Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble. We cannot wait to welcome Ms. Uriba to Carmel, IN in June!

For her full bio, please visit https://carmelklavier.com/jury/

04/08/2024

Our next judge that we would like to introduce is Michael Lewin internationally applauded as one of America’s most gifted concert pianists, performing to acclaim in over 30 countries. Acclaimed by the London Times as an artist of “majestic power and searing emotion,” his popular recordings, charismatic music-making and dazzling virtuosity have won him a worldwide career and a devoted following. For more about Professor Lewin, please check out our website at www.carmelklavier.com/jury, https://www.michaellewin.com/, or Instagram

04/01/2024

As we are preparing for the 10th Anniversary of Carmel Klavier, we would like to start introducing our panel of judges! Alexander Tutunov is one of the most outstanding virtuosos of the former Soviet Union. Dr. Tutunov maintains a busy performing schedule worldwide as a recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and on radio and television and is also in demand as an adjudicator for piano competitions. We cannot wait to welcome Dr. Tutunov this summer. To read more about his biography, please check out our website at www.carmelklavier.com/jury

03/11/2024

The preliminary round registration deadline is coming up in less than two weeks! (Late registration accepted until 4/7)

We are looking forward to seeing all of your performances. Happy practicing!

01/16/2024

Happy 2024! Mark your calendars! Our registration will begin on February 9th.

07/09/2023

And that’s a wrap for CK 2023! Congratulations to all the talented young artists! Here is a link below of all the 2023 winners. Mark it in your calendars. Join us next year for Carmel Klavier’s 10th birthday! June 26-June 30th, 2024.

1st place – Reine Zhu2nd place – Leo Xiaofeng Jiang3rd place – Jerry ZhangHonorable Mention – Steve Jicheng Jiang

07/02/2023

We are live! Carmel Klavier 2023 Award Ceremony followed by Winners Concert!!

07/02/2023

Last Day of Carmel Klavier. Concerto and Ensembles. The program is in the comments. Please, support these Young Artists with likes, comments and DONATIONS at CarmelKlavier.com

07/01/2023

Carmel Klavier Day 4. Contemporary Composers. The program is in the comments. Please, support our Young Artists with likes, comments, shares and DONATIONS through CarmelKlavier.com

06/30/2023

We are going to start Live Stream of Day 3 of Carmel Klavier.
Solo Intermediate and Advanced Finals. The program is in the comments.
Please, support our Young Artists with likes, shares, comments and DONATIONS through CarmelKlavier.com

06/29/2023

Congratulations to our Solo Advanced finalists!

06/29/2023

Solo Elementary Finals will begin at 3:20pm. Here is the program!

06/29/2023

Carmel Klavier Day 2. Solo Advanced Semi-Finals.
Please, support our Young Artists with your likes, shares, comments and DONATIONS!
The program is in the comments.

06/29/2023

What parents and students say about Carmel Klavier.

06/29/2023

Carmel Klavier’s sponsor!

06/28/2023

Congratulations to our Solo finalists!! 🎹🥳

06/28/2023

Solo Elementary.

06/25/2023

Want to take a lesson with our distinguished pianists and educators? Lessons are now available for purchase on our website! https://carmelklavier.com/lessons-with-the-masters/

06/16/2023

Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition is a non-profit. We rely on the many dedicated volunteers to assist in running the competition each year. A huge thank you to all those who have volunteered in the past! Scan the QR code or go to this link for more information and to sign-up! https://l8.nu/qvI0
We hope to see you this summer!

03/24/2023

Happy Friday! Today is the preliminary round application deadline (Friday, March 24, 2023). Go ahead and submit your application TODAY!

In the meantime, we would like to introduce our last jury member for CK 2023-Eric Zuber.

Hailed as an "irresistibly fluid" and "illuminating" pianist by the New York Times and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Eric Zuber has established himself as one of the leading American pianists of his generation. His recent debut album, The Young Chopin, featuring a collaboration with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, has received critical acclaim, with Gramophone magazine praising his "comprehensive technical command... and bravura approach which is never garish or manipulative with careful voicing and subtle gradations of color."

In addition to a busy solo and collaborative career, Dr. Zuber is dedicated to helping the next generation of aspiring young artists. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor of Piano at the Michigan State University School of Music.

Eric holds degrees from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University (B.M., A.D., D.M.A.), the Curtis Institute of Music (Diploma), and the Juilliard School (M.M). His major teachers have been Boris Slutsky, Leon Fleisher, Claude Frank, and Robert McDonald. Dr. Zuber is a CME Artist.

You can find Dr. Zuber’s full biography on our website at www.carmelklavier.com/jury or check out his website at https://www.ericzuberpiano.com/

03/22/2023

Happy Wednesday! We would like to introduce our next jury member, Eugene Skovorodnikov.
Dr. Skovorodnikov is concertizing extensively as solo pianist and as chamber performer with such artists as Italian virtuoso flautist Stefano Maffizzoni; Russian violinist Alexandre Brussilovsky; internationally acclaimed clarinetist Julian Milkis; world renowned cellist Mischa Maisky; and with symphony orchestras. He was invited and re-invited to perform with such symphony orchestras as " Sinfonia" (Canada), "West Coast Symphony" (Canada), Kharkov Philharmonic, L'vov Philharmonic, Donetsk Philharmonic (Ukraine), Irkutsk Chamber Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, "Hermitage" Chamber Orchestra (Russia), Mexican State Orchestra, Monterrey Symphony Orchestra (Mexico), Grosseto Symphony Orchestra (Italy ) and many others.

Eugene Skovorodnikov graduated from Lugansk Music College in 1976 (B.Music, prof. L. V. Vinogreeva), Kharkov State University of Arts in 1981 (M.Music, prof. R. P. Papkova), and then post-graduate course at the St. Petersburg conservatory in 1987 (DMA, prof. T. P. Kravtchenko), where he remained teaching until 1990 when he left the country. In 2006 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Musical Arts by Kharkov State University of Arts, Ukraine for his achievements in performance and teaching.
Eugene Skovorodnikov is a Steinway Artist.

You can find Dr. Skovorodnikov’s full biography on our website at www.carmelklavier.com/jury or check out his website at www.eugeneskovorodnikov.com

03/17/2023

Happy St. Patrick's day! We are exactly 1 week away from the preliminary round application deadline (Friday, March 24, 2023). This week, we are featuring the last two jury members that will be joining us this summer!

We welcome Eugene Skovorodnikov and Eric Zuber. Check back on our page AND Instagram for their bios in the coming week.

03/15/2023

Happy Tuesday! Today we want to introduce jury member, Svetlana Kotova.

Svetlana Kotova received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from University of Oregon, where she was recognized with three awards for excellence in performance. She also holds degrees from the University of Chile, Moscow Academic Music College at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, and Gnessin Music School.

Svetlana teaches piano and chamber music at the University of Chile, where she coordinates the piano program and serves as Director of International Relations for the School of Arts. She lives in Santiago with her husband and three children.

You can find Dr. Kotova’s full biography on our website at www.carmelklavier.com/jury

03/03/2023

Happy Friday! Today, we want to feature jury member Sean Chen!

Born in Florida, Mr. Chen grew up in the Los Angeles area of Oak Park, California. His impressive achievements before college include the NFAA ARTS week, Los Angeles Music Center’s Spotlight, and 2006 Presidential Scholars awards. These honors combined with diligent schoolwork facilitated offers of acceptance by MIT, Harvard, and The Juilliard School. Choosing to study music, Mr. Chen earned his Bachelor and Master of Music from Juilliard, meanwhile garnering several awards, most notably the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. He received his Artist Diploma in 2014 at the Yale School of Music as a George W. Miles Fellow. His teachers include Hung-Kuan Chen, Edward Francis, Jerome Lowenthal, and Matti Raekallio.
Mr. Chen resides in the suburbs of Kansas City with his wife, Betty, a violinist in the Kansas City Symphony, and their daughters Ella and Maeve. When not at the piano, Mr. Chen enjoys tinkering with computers, and exploring math, science, and programming. Mr. Chen is a Steinway Artist and is managed by Jonathan Wentworth Associates, Ltd.

You can find Mr. Chen's full biography on our website: https://carmelklavier.com/jury/ as well as his website: https://seanchenpiano.com/
We look forward to meeting you this summer!