José Iturbi International Music Competition
The José Iturbi International Music Competition is a music competition named after the Spanish piano virtuoso José Iturbi. It was established by the José Iturbi Foundation in 2007 and takes place at the University of California Los Angeles.[1] The competition has two tracks: one for pianists and the other for opera singers. The competition is open to pianists and singers of all nationalities between the ages of 17 and 35. The competition's co-founder, Donelle Dadidgan, is the founder of the Hollywood Museum and the goddaughter of José Iturbi.[2] Initially held annually from 2007 to 2010, the next competition was scheduled in 2013.
Prizes
[edit]Cash prizes are awarded to the winners, with $50,000 going to the First Prize winners in the piano and voice competitions.[2] The competition also awards the "Spanish Prize", the "American Prize", and the "People's Choice Award".
Judges
[edit]The competition has separate judges for the piano and voice sections. The following were the judges for the 2010 competition:[3]
- Piano
Concert pianists Daniel Pollack (Chairman) and Ilana Vered, conductors Jorge Mester and Lalo Schifrin, and Los Angeles Times music critic Mark Swed
- Voice
Former Director of Columbia Artists Management vocal division Matthew Epstein (Chairman) and opera singers David Daniels, Marilyn Horne, Carol Vaness, and Peter Kazaras
Past First Prize winners
[edit]Piano
[edit]- 2007 Rufus Choi
- 2008 Maria Kim
- 2009 Dmitri Levkovich
- 2010 Stanislav Khristenko
Voice
[edit]- 2007 Karen Slack, soprano
- 2008 Angela Meade, soprano
- 2009 Leah Crocetto, soprano
- 2010 Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
References
[edit]- ^ Westphal, Matthew (25 June 2007). "First Annual José Iturbi International Music Competition Concludes at UCLA With Two Top Prizes of $50,000". Playbill. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ a b Villarreal, Yvonne (19 June 2009). "A classic sense of excitement at the José Iturbi International Music Competition". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ José Iturbi International Music Competition (2010). Judges. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
External links
[edit]- Official Website Archived 2019-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
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