Schedule of Events

PRELUDE RECITAL
Friday, June 4
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
7:30 pm
Adults $15; Students $10

Sejoon Park, 2008 winner, sets the standard for the competition to follow. His program includes works by Robert Schumann, Domenico Scarlatti, and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

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SEMIFINAL SOLO RECITALS
Saturday, June 5
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
45-minute recitals 8:15 am - 7:00 pm
General admission all-day pass $15

Semifinalists discuss their music and perform a virtuoso etude, any Frederic Chopin nocturne, a North American composition written after 1940, and a solo of their choice.

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MASTER CLASSES BY MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
Sunday, June 6
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
10:30am
Auditors $15

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SEMIFINAL DUO RECITALS
Monday, June 7
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
8:15 am - 7:00 pm
General all-day pass $15

Semifinalists perform duos with a violinist or cellist from the Milwaukee Symphony and the first movement of concertos with a second pianist.

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CONCERTO MASTER CLASS
Tuesday, June 8
Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts
9:30 am
Auditors $15

Semifinalists, Music Director Andrews Sill, pianist Stefanie Jacob, and MSO musicians explore the concerto art form.

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VAN CLIBURN GOLD MEDAL WINNER'S RECITAL
José Feghali, piano
Tuesday, June 8
Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts
7:00 pm
Adults $25 & $21; Students $10

World-renowned pianist and Gold Medal Winner of the Seventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Mr. Feghali performed with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, recorded for KOSS Classics, and returns to Milwaukee as a PianoArts judge and soloist.

Free! with paid admission to the Van Cliburn Gold Medal Winner's Recital:
3:30 pm - "Careers in Music" and "Working with Managers and Presenters" panel discussions with music professionals
5:00 pm - Master Class performances by participants in the Music Festival

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FINALS & AWARDS CONCERT
Wednesday, June 9
Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts
7:30 pm
Adults $30 & $21; Students $15

Finalists perform complete concertos with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and PianoArts Music Director Andrews Sill. Don't miss this grand finale and see the beginnings of what may be significant professional careers.

Free! with paid admission to the Finals & Awards Concert:
5:00 pm - "Piano Promenades" - Semifinalists perform favorite piano solos prior to the Finals & Awards Concert.
6:30 pm - "Concerto Conversations" with Stephen Basson gives a preview of the concertos performed during the Finals

Box suppers: $7.95. Phone Becca or Julie at 262.781.1789.