The Pierre Fournier Award, which takes place every two years, was founded by renowned cellist Ralph
The Pierre Fournier Award, which takes place every two years, was founded by renowned cellist Ralph Kirshbaum in 1988 to honour the memory of one of the world’s greatest cellists, Pierre Fournier. The Award aims to assist exceptional talent by promoting performance opportunities and recording a professional CD to help further the solo careers of outstanding young cellists. Our current prizewinner,
24/06/2020
The Penarth Chamber Music Festival begins tomorrow online, the brainchild of our trustee Alice Neary!
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Trustee Alice Neary performs Rossini in lockdown!
https://www.facebook.com/bbcnationalorchestraofwales/videos/1125660414476014/
13/06/2020
Our wonderful trustee Guy Johnston gives a socially distance performance:
Cellist performs for village as lockdown eases Musicians have been performing mini concerts in the village square for residents.
01/05/2020
Our trustee Hannah Roberts broadcast live from RNCM alongside pianist Simon Parkin- Royal Northern College of Music in their series! Dohnayni and Simon's specially arranged version of Bach's 13th Goldberg Variation Enjoy!
Set a reminder and tune in at 1.15pm today for a Facebook Live lunchtime concert, from Hannah Roberts and Simon Parkin!
19/10/2019
We are thrilled that our wonderful award winner, Rainer Crosett, will perform tomorrow at the Wigmore Hall. Tickets are available here:
Rainer Crosett cello; Daniel King Smith piano The Pierre Fournier Award is delighted to host this recital by its most recent Prizewinner, Rainer Crosett. Chosen by a jury of internationally renowned cellists, Rainer will be accompanied by pianist Daniel King Smith in a programme of Shostakovich, Webern, Chopin, Brahms and Tchaikovsky.
28/08/2019
Classical Events: Pierre Fournier Award Prizewinners' Recital Another great concert from ClassicalEvents
27/08/2019
Our prizewinner Rainer Crosett will perform at the Wigmore Hall on Sunday 20 October at 7.30pm. Rainer will perform a wonderful programme of Shostakovich, Chopin, Brahms and Tchaikovsky alongside fantastic pianist Daniel King Smith. For more information, and to book tickets, please look at the following link:
https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/rainer-crosett-daniel-king-smith-201910201930
Today is the Final of the Pierre Fournier Award at the Wigmore Hall. Following a fantastic first round, today we have four duos who will play their programmes:
Hayoung Choi (cello) and Kumi Matsuo (piano)
Elia Cohen Weissert (cello) and Michael Cohen Weissert (piano)
Rainer Crosett (cello) and Daniel King Smith (piano)
Ariana Kashefi (cello) and Nicola Eimer (piano)
Our deadline for applications is Monday 26 March 2018 at 5pm (BST). For audition requirements, please visit our website www.pierrefournieraward.com
15/12/2016
Our current prize winner, Chiara Enderle, is launching "Cello Springs," a cello festival in Yellow Springs Ohio. To support, click here: https://www.gofundme.com/cello-springs-festival
Click here to support Cello Springs Festival by Lisa Liske-Doorandish Hello, friends! We invite you to give kindly to support the first year of the CELLO SPRINGS FESTIVAL, the team-project of Chiara Enderle, Lisa Liske-Doorandish, and Miriam Liske-Doorandish. The inaugural Cello Springs will take place in Yellow Springs, Ohio from January 4-14, 2017. Cello Sprin...
06/07/2015
The 2015 Pierre Fournier Award competition will take place this week, and the 2015 winner will be announced this Friday at the Wigmore Hall, London.
22/04/2015
We are looking forward to Chiara performing Shostakovich's Cello Concerto no.1 with Philharmonia Orchestra tonight, conducted by Christian Kluxen!
Beethoven & Shostakovich :: Philharmonia Orchestra Beethoven was just putting the finishing touches to his Eroica Symphony when his hero, Napoleon, declared himself ‘Emperor’ and so, in Beethoven’s eyes, became ‘just another tyrant’ – Napoleon’s front page dedication was duly scored out and ‘Eroica’...