06/26/2023
2023 Chopin Masterclasses – a collaboration between The Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards.
Welcome and reception.
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A Catalyst for Dialogue Among Players, Builders, and Scholars
The Westfield Center promotes dialogue among keyboard performers, scholars, and instrument makers. Programs sponsored by the Center have brought together professionals from around the world—including many leading figures—for conferences, symposia, panel discussions, workshops, and demonstrations, often in collaboration with major cultu
06/26/2023
2023 Chopin Masterclasses – a collaboration between The Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards.
Welcome and reception.
06/26/2023
2023 Chopin Masterclasses – a collaboration between The Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards.
Mike Lee in recital with soprano Tamara Acosta. (Piano: Pleyel Pianino, 1850.)
06/26/2023
2023 Chopin Masterclasses – a collaboration between The Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards.
Tobias Koch in recital. (Pianos: Graf, 1825; Pleyel, 1843; Pleyel Pianino, 1850.)
06/26/2023
2023 Chopin Masterclasses – a collaboration between The Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards.
Halina Goldberg in lecture.
06/10/2023
2023 Chopin Masterclasses – a collaboration between The Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards.
Hyewon Chang in masterclass with Mike Lee. (Piano: Pleyel Pianino, 1850.)
06/02/2023
2023 Chopin Masterclasses – a collaboration between The Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards.
Angie Zhang in masterclass with Nikolai Demidenko. (Piano: Pleyel, 1843.)
05/29/2023
2023 Chopin Masterclasses – a collaboration between The Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards.
Matthew Figel in masterclass with Tobias Koch ⎪ Pianist. (Piano: Pleyel, 1843.)
05/11/2023
Masterclasses on period instruments at the Center for Historical Keyboards The Center for Historical Keybords will host the next masterclasses in its series of events promoting the 2nd International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments from 12-14 May 2023 in Ithaca, USA.
05/09/2023
On May 12-14, in collaboration with the International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments, the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards will host a weekend of masterclasses, lectures, and recitals drawing on its "Chopin pianos" (original Pleyel, Broadwood, Graf, and Erard). Artist-faculty include the internationally renowned pianist and pedagogue Nikolai Demidenko, Tobias Koch (juror of this year's competition), and Mike Cheng-Yu Lee. They are further joined by the eminent Chopin scholar Halina Goldberg.
Six young pianists – hailing from such institutions as the Yale School of Music, the University of Southern California, Eastman School of Music, and New England Conservatory – will be hosted on the Cornell campus and offer two public evening recitals of Chopin's music.
03/09/2023
Live streaming has begun! Check out our opening recital on YouTube:
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03/08/2023
Join us for Between Old Worlds and New: Keyboard Encounters, c. 1700–1900, starting tomorrow, March 9, at the Sigal Music Museum in Greenville, SC. With pianos tuned, stages set, and cameras plugged in, we couldn’t be more excited! And if you can’t join us in person, remember that you can view live streamed videos of select events on the Westfield YouTube channel.
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02/27/2023
Between Old Worlds and New: Keyboard Encounters, c. 1700–1900, is just around the corner. Register now on our conference homepage for what is certain to be a thrilling slate of performances, presentations, and panels at the Sigal Music Museum in Greenville, South Carolina, on March 9–11.
We are also happy to announce plans to live-stream select events from the conference on the Westfield YouTube channel. Complete access will be possible solely in person; however, we hope to make freely available such features as the keynote lectures and recitals online. Additional details can be found on the conference homepage.