The Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition is an international piano competition specializing in the music championed by
Arthur Rubinstein
Arthur Rubinstein ( pl, Artur Rubinstein; 28 January 188720 December 1982) was a Polish-American pianist. . The competition has been held every three years in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
since 1974.
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 attended the first two competitions, when the winners were Emanuel Ax and Gerhard Oppitz, renowned pianists today.
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: Gerhard Oppitz,
Angela Cheng
Angela Cheng ( zh, 鄭美蓮;
born September 9, 1959) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian classical pianist. She has performed internationally as a recitalist and as a guest soloist with orchestras. Cheng is a professor of piano at the Oberlin Conserv ...
,
Alexander Korsantia, Kirill Gerstein, Alexander Gavrylyuk; Igor Levit,
Khatia Buniatishvili
Khatia Buniatishvili ( ka, ხატია ბუნიათიშვილი, ; born 21 June 1987) is a Georgian concert pianist.
Early life and education
Born in 1987 in Batumi, Georgia, Khatia Buniatishvili began studying piano under her ...
, Boris Giltburg,
David Fung,
Daniil Trifonov and others.
Winners
See also
Music of Israel
The music of Israel is a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical culture. For almost 150 years, musicians have sought original stylistic elements ...
References
External links
Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition State Medals
Piano competitions
Classical music awards
Culture in Tel Aviv
Awards established in 1974
1974 establishments in Israel
Music competitions in Israel
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