The International Certificate for Piano Artists is an international certification program for high level pianists. Its goal is to bring its participants to higher performing capabilities, while upholding the importance of artistry. It is in collaboration with various universities and conservatories from around the world, such as the

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, College of the

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, the

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, the

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and many other institutions.

Faculty

The current faculty of professors acts as the permanent body that teaches and continuously supports the participants. It includes:

Jerome Lowenthal Jerome Lowenthal (born February 11, 1932) is an American classical pianist. He has served as chair of the piano department at the Juilliard School in New York. Additionally, Lowenthal is on the faculty at Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbar ...

as vice president, Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri as artistic director and founder,

François-René Duchâble François-René Duchâble (born 22 April 1952, in Paris) is a French pianist. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, and at the age of 13 won the institution's first prize in piano. Three years later, he placed 11th at the Queen Elisabeth Mus ...

Michel Béroff Michel Béroff (born 9 May 1950) is a French pianist and conductor of Bulgarian origin. Background and education Béroff was born at Épinal, and trained at the Nancy, France, Nancy Conservatory, winning the 1st prize in 1962 and the prize of ex ...

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Josep Colom Josep Colom (born January 11, 1947) is a Spanish classical pianist. Biography and career Colom was born in Barcelona, Spain. He began piano lessons in Barcelona with his aunt Rosa Colom, and later moved to Paris to study at the École Normale ...

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, Boaz Sharon, Daniel Blumenthal, Bruno Rigutto, Piotr Folkert, Mikhail Karpov, Robert Roux, Roberta Rust and Irena Kaufman. Former professors include:

Philippe Entremont Philippe Entremont (born 7 June 1934) is a French classical pianist and conductor. His recordings as a pianist include concertos by Tchaikovsky, Maurice Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns and others. Early life Philippe Entremont was born in ...

(as former president),

Lazar Berman Lazar Naumovich Berman (russian: Ла́зарь Нау́мович Бе́рман, ''Lazarʹ Naumovič Berman''; February 26, 1930February 6, 2005) was a Soviet Russian classical pianist, Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1988). He was hailed for a h ...

, France Clidat as former co-vice president,

Jean-Michel Damase Jean-Michel Damase (27 January 1928 – 21 April 2013) was a French pianist, conductor and composer of classical music. Career Damase was born in Bordeaux, the son of harpist Micheline Kahn. He was studying with Marcel Samuel-Rousseau at the a ...

Einar Steen-Nøkleberg Einar Steen-Nøkleberg (born 25 April 1944) is a Norwegian classical pianist and musical pedagogue. Steen-Nøkleberg was born in Østre Toten to farmer Jacob Steen-Nøkleberg and Signe Sveen. He has recorded more than fifty albums, and toured al ...

, Stéphane Lemelin,

David Lively David Lively (born 27 June 1953) is a French classical pianist of US origin. Biography Born in Ironton, Ohio, Lively began his career at the age of 14 playing Khachatourian's Piano Concerto with the St. Louis Symphony. In 1972 he won fourth ...

Locations

Due to the international nature of the organization, the sessions are help in various locations around the world. They are most frequently held in the Fondation Bell'Arte in Belgium, the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, Żelazowa Wola and Radziejowice Castle in Poland, the Palm Beach Atlantic University-School of Music and Fine Arts in Florida, the Lithuanian Academy for Music and Theatre in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

, and the College of the Moscow Conservatory in Russia.

Admission

Admission to the program is selective and competitive. The program is aimed at pianists who, at a minimum, hold at a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from a music conservatory or a university. The admission process requires an audition, which can be either pre-recorded or performed live. Live auditions are held in conjunction with the teaching sessions at various locations. The program is open to pianists of all ages.

Artists in Residence

The ICPA program currently has five Artists-in-Residence: Julien Libeer, Arvindan Thekkadath, Kyung-ah Kim, Elodie Vignon, and Allan Manhas.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:International Certificate for Piano Artists Music schools in Belgium Music schools in Paris Music-related professional associations Classical music in France Classical music in the United States Classical music festivals in Belgium International educational organizations École Normale de Musique de Paris