International Certificate for Piano Artists
International Certificate for Piano Artists | |
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Location | |
International, based in Brussels | |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Established | 2000 |
Founder | Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri |
President | Jean Kluger |
Website | www.internationalcertificate.org |
The International Certificate for Piano Artists or ICPA 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 École Normale de Musique de Paris, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Boston University, Harvard College, University of Ottawa, College of the Moscow Conservatory, the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra and many other institutions.[1][2][3][4][5]
Faculty
The current faculty of professors acts as the permanent body that teaches and takes care of a continuous support for the ICPA's participants. It includes: Jerome Lowenthal as vice president,[6][7] fr:Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri as artistic director and founder,[8] François-René Duchâble, Michel Béroff, Jean-Philippe Collard, es:Josep Colom, Boaz Sharon, Mikhail Karpov, Robert Roux, Daniel Blumenthal, Susan Shu-Chen Lin and Marina Scalafiotti. Former professors included: (Philippe Entremont as former president),[9][10] Lazar Berman, France Clidat as former co-vice president, Jean-Michel Damase, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Stéphane Lemelin, David Lively.[11][12][13]
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, the Palm Beach University-School of Music and Fine Arts in Florida, the The Lithuanian Academy for Music and Theatre in Vilnius, and the College of the Moscow Conservatory in Russia.[14]
Admission
Admission to the ICPA 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 [15]
. The program is open to pianists of all ages.References
- ↑ http://www.internationalcertificate.org/infoicpa.htm
- ↑ http://www.bu.edu/cfa/profile/boaz-sharon/
- ↑ http://www.pba.edu/pianofestival
- ↑ harvardpiano.com/?page_id=1095
- ↑ http://lmta.lt/index.php?id=10259
- ↑ https://issuu.com/fourarts/docs/12446_2012-13season_brochure-revisionfinal4_v_p1-5/13
- ↑ https://events.palmbeachculture.com/event/detail/441744138/Palm_Beach_Atlantic_International_Piano_Festival
- ↑ http://www.ecolenormalecortot.com/en/typologie-pfof/piano-en/page/4/
- ↑ http://www.gdaf.org/portfolio/phillipe-entremont/
- ↑ http://www.internationalcertificate.org/facultyicpa.htm
- ↑ http://www.internationalcertificate.org/past.htm
- ↑ http://www.ecolenormalecortot.com/enseignants/nelson-delle-vigne/
- ↑ http://www.fondationbellarte.org/facultymus.htm
- ↑ http://www.internationalcertificate.org/where.htm
- ↑ http://www.internationalcertificate.org/application.htm