PianoArts News

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PIANOARTS 2010 WINNERS

David Yoshiaki Ko
First Place Prize

Best Performance of a Violin or Cello Duo

Audience Communication Award

Michael Stewart
Second Place Prize

Alexander Beyer
Third Place Prize

UPDATES ON PIANOARTS WINNERS

David Yoshiaki Ko, 2010 PianoArts first place winner, will give a Debut Recital at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center on March 13, 2011 and perform on the Artists Series of Sarasota on April 17 and 19, 2011.

Michelle Naughton, 2006 PianoArts first place winner, and her twin sister, Christina, have been invited to perform on the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's Classical Concert Series in March 2011. In 2010, they graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music where they studied with Robert McDonald.

Jacob Ertl, 2002 PianoArts second place winner, will return to Milwaukee in March, 2010 to perform Student-to-Student programs, Youth and Family Concerts in Milwaukee, Appleton and Oshkosh, Wisconsin. These programs are also in partnership with Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, Lawrence University in Appleton, and University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. He is working toward a Doctorate of Musical Arts at the Eastman School of Music where he is a teaching assistant of Nelita True.

John Boonenberg, 2000 PianoArts first place winner, completed his master's degree at The Juilliard School and is working on two doctorates at the University of Michigan. He is the only student ever accepted for a double docturate degree –– one is in piano performance and the other is in collaborative piano.

Elizabeth Joy Roe, 1999 PianoArts first place winner, and her piano partner, Greg Anderson, are in great demand as the Anderson and Roe Piano Duo. Elizabeth has completed her fellowship with the Academy, the acclaimed partnership of The Juilliard School, the Weill Music Institute of Carnegie Hall and New York City Schools.

PianoArts 2010 North American Piano Competition Announced

Release: May 14, 2010

Twelve extraordinary young pianists from across the U. S. were selected through a rigorous screening process to compete for over $20,000 Read more...

Winners of PianoArts 2010 North American Piano Competition

Release: June 2010

On June 9, 2010, pianist David Yoshiaki Ko, age 17, from Millbrae, California was named the first place prize winner of the PianoArts 2010 Biennial North American Piano Competition Read more...

Collaboration with Mount Mary College and PianoArts North American Competition announced

Release date: February 21, 2010

Mount Mary College and PianoArts partner to bring concert artist, Jacob Ertl, and students from German Immersion School to the campus Read more...

Collaboration with UW –Oshkosh, PianoArts North American Competition, and two elementary schools announced

Release date: February 21, 2010

UW–Oshkosh and PianoArts partner to bring concert artist Jacob Ertl and students from Stanley-Webster and Franklin Elementary Schools to the campus