Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition

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The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition is an international piano competition specializing in the music championed by Arthur Rubinstein. The competition has been held every three years in Tel Aviv, Israel since 1974.

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History

The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition came into being in 1973, at the initiative of Jan Jacob Bistritzky, a close friend of Arthur Rubinstein, who was honored to give his name to the Competition.

Conceived in the spirit of this legendary pianist, the Competition is committed to attaining standards of the highest order and is a valid international forum for presenting talented, aspiring young pianists and fostering their artistic careers.

The Competition first took place in 1974 and is held every three years.

Rubinstein himself chaired the jury for the first two competitions, when the winners were Emanuel Ax and Gerhard Oppitz.

In 2003 pianist Idith Zvi succeeded Mr. Bistritzky as artistic director, a role she held until her retirement in 2020. Since July 2020, the artistic director of the Competition is pianist Ariel Cohen.

The past 40+ years of its history have continuously produced pianists who went on to international acclaim:Seong-Jin Cho Gerhard Oppitz, Angela Cheng, Alexander Korsantia, Kirill Gerstein, Alexander Gavrylyuk; Igor Levit, Khatia Buniatishvili, Boris Giltburg, David Fung, Daniil Trifonov, Alberto Ferro and others.

Winners

YearFirst prizeSecond prizeThird prize
1974 [1] Flag of the United States (Web Colors).svg Emanuel Ax Flag of the United States (Web Colors).svg Eugene Indjic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Janina Fialkowska
Flag of Austria.svg Seta Tanyel
1977 [2] Flag of Germany.svg Gerhard Oppitz Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Diana Kacso Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Etsuko Terada
1980 [3] Flag of the United States (Web Colors).svg Gregory Allen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Hobson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoffrey Tozer
1983 [4] Flag of the United States (Web Colors).svg Jeffrey Kahane Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hung-Kuan Chen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fei-Ping Hsu
1986 [5] not awarded Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Duis Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Angela Cheng
1989 [6] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Fountain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Benjamin Frith
not awarded Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Jabłoński
1992 [7] Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Tomassi Flag of Italy.svg Simone Pedroni Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Ilya Itin
1995 [8] Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Alexander Korsantia Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Tarasov Flag of Israel.svg Ohad Ben-Ari
1998 [9] Flag of Ukraine.svg Igor Tchetuev Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaly Samoshko Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Jong-Gyung Park
2001 [10] Flag of Russia.svg Kirill Gerstein Flag of Romania.svg Ferenc Vizi Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Ferrati
2005 [11] Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexander Gavrylyuk Flag of Germany.svg Igor Levit Flag of South Korea.svg Yeol Eum Son
2008 [12] not awarded Flag of Israel.svg Roman Rabinovich
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Ching-Yun Hu
Flag of Georgia.svg Khatia Buniatishvili
2011 [13] Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Trifonov Flag of Israel.svg Boris Giltburg Flag of Russia.svg Ilya Rashkovsky
2014 [14] Flag of Ukraine.svg Antonii Baryshevskyi Flag of the United States.svg Steven Lin Flag of South Korea.svg Seong-Jin Cho
2017 [15] Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Nehring Flag of Romania.svg Daniel Ciobanu Flag of the United States.svg Sara Daneshpour
2021 [16] Flag of Spain.svg Juan Pérez Floristán Flag of Japan.svg Shiori Kuwahara Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cunmo Yin
2023 [17] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Chen Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Gigashvili Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Yukine Kuroki

See also

Music of Israel

References

  1. "First Competition, September 1974". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. "Second Competition, April 1977". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. "Third Competition, April 1980". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. "Fourth Competition, April 1983". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. "The Fifth Competition, April 1986". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. "Sixth Competition, April 1989". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. "Seventh Competition, April 1992". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  8. "Eighth Competition, April 1995". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  9. "Ninth Competition, April 1998". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  10. "Tenth Competition, April 2001". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  11. "The 11th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  12. "The 12th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  13. "The 13th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  14. "The 14th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  15. "The 15th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  16. "The 16th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition".
  17. "Prizes Grants and Sponsorships 2023". The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.