Gilmore Artist Award

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The Gilmore Artist Award is a music award from the US Irving S. Gilmore Foundation. It has been given to a pianist at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Kalamazoo , Michigan every four years since 1991 .

In contrast to other music prizes, the non-instructed finalists, selected from around 450 nominees, are observed undetected by six music experts over a period of several years. Live performances, recordings and the personality of the artist are included in the evaluation. The aim is to offer a pianist the financial opportunity to develop an international career regardless of age or nationality.

The award is endowed with 300,000 US dollars. The winner receives $ 50,000 in cash, and $ 250,000 is available for activities and projects aimed at further developing his music career.

Award winners

Gilmore Young Artist Award

The Gilmore Young Artists Award is presented every two years to two American pianists up to the age of 22 and is endowed with 15,000 US dollars. The winners are called upon to use the prize money to promote their training and career and to work on a piano composition within one year.

The most famous award winners are Yuja Wang (2006), Kirill Gerstein (2002) and Christopher Falzone (2004).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Cullingford: Kirill Gerstein named as 2010 Gilmore Artist. Gramophone , January 7, 2010, accessed October 31, 2017 .
  2. ↑ James R. Oestreich: Stealth Benefactors Find Their Mark. The New York Times , January 16, 2006, accessed October 31, 2017 .
  3. ^ Gilmore Artist Award. Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, accessed October 29, 2017 .
  4. ↑ 2002 Gilmore Artist Piotr Anderszewski. In: YouTube . Lawrence Productions, May 7, 2014, accessed October 31, 2017 .
  5. ^ Gilmore Artist Award for pianist Rafal Blechacz. Klassik.com , accessed October 31, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Linda S. Mah: Russian-born pianist Kirill Gerstein wins Gilmore Artist Award from Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. MLive Media Group, July 7, 2010, accessed October 31, 2017 .
  7. ^ Ben Mattison: Two Pianists Receive Gilmore Young Artist Award. Playbill , September 9, 2005, accessed October 31, 2017 .