Oberlin-Como 2021 Piano Festival
Oberlin Conservatory is pleased to present the first Oberlin-Como Virtual Piano Festival, broadcast July 13 through 17, 2021. Available below for on-demand viewing are exclusive interviews and master classes with festival faculty.
Stanislav Ioudenitch, Oberlin-Como director, introduces the festival in this brief video.
Oberlin-Como Festival Faculty
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Festival Schedule
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Links to view each master class are below.
Day 1 – Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
Yefim Bronfman – Piano Concerti of Beethoven and Brahms
- Bronfman interview followed by master class with Anastasia Vorotnaya
- Johannes Brahms | Allegro non troppo, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83
- Bronfman master class with Xiaoyu Liu
- Johannes Brahms | Rondo. Allegro non troppo, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
- Bronfman master class with Leonardo Pierdomenico
- Johannes Brahms | Allegro appassionata, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83
- Bronfman master class with Yangrui Cai
- Ludwig van Beethoven | Allegro con brio, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
Day 2 – Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
Stanislav Ioudenitch – The Golden Age of Piano Virtuosity: Legacy of Lake Como
- Ioudenitch interview followed by master class with Yangrui Cai
- Igor Stravinsky | La semaine grasse, Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka
- Ioudenitch master class with Xiaoyu Liu
- Ludwig van Beethoven | Allegro, Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier"
- Ioudenitch master class with Leonardo Pierdomenico
- Alexander Scriabin | Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
- Ioudenitch master class with Anastasia Vorotnaya
- Sergey Taneyev | Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp Minor, Op. 29
Day 3 – Thursday, July 15, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
William Grant Naboré – The Marvel of the Baroque on the Pianoforte
- Naboré interview followed by master class with Xiaoyu Liu
- Jean-Philippe Rameau | Les tendres plaintes, Suite in D Minor, RCT 3
- Jean-Philippe Rameau | Gavotte et six doubles, Suite in A Minor, RCT 5
- Jean-Philippe Rameau | La Poule, Suite in G, RCT 6
- Naboré master class with Leonardo Pierdomenico
- Johann Sebastian Bach | Toccata in G Minor, BMV 915
- Naboré master class with Anastasia Vorotnaya
- Johann Sebastian Bach | Aria variata in A Minor, BMV 989
- Naboré master class with Daniela Jiménez Ochoa
- Johann Sebastian Bach | English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BMV 807
Day 4 – Friday, July 16, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
Dang Thai Son – Conversations with Chopin
- Dang interview followed by master class with Leonardo Pierdomenico
- Frédéric Chopin | Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
- Dang master class with Xiaoyu Liu
- Frédéric Chopin | Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
- Dang master class with Leo Choi
- Frédéric Chopin | Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
- Dang master class with Allison To
- Frédéric Chopin | Étude No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 25
- Frédéric Chopin | Étude No. 7 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 25
Day 5 – Saturday, July 17, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
Robert Spano – Performing Piano Concerti: A Conductor's View
- Spano interview followed by master class with JJ Bui
- Sergei Prokofiev | Andantino, Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16
- Spano master class with Xiaoyu Liu
- Johannes Brahms | Rondo. Allegro non troppo, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
- Spano master class with Leonardo Pierdomenico
- Johannes Brahms | Allegro non troppo, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83
- Spano master class with Anastasia Vorotnaya
- Ludwig van Beethoven | Allegro con brio, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
2021 Oberlin-Como Fellows
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Oberlin Conservatory Students
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Started in 2016, the Oberlin-Como Piano Academy is an exclusive partnership with Italy's esteemed International Piano Academy Lake Como. Each year, up to three students, selected from applicants worldwide, begin a two-year program of study through Oberlin Conservatory. Called Oberlin-Como Fellows, these exemplary young musicians work with Oberlin faculty and internationally renowned master teachers throughout the year.
This year saw the loss of three founding members of the International Piano Academy Lake Como: Leon Fleisher, Dmitri Bashkirov, and Fou Ts'ong. The festival is dedicated to these legendary artists.