2002 Guest Recitalist
Leon Fleisher
— Save the dates! —
The 4th Julia Crane International Piano Competition and Festival will be held Friday, November 7th through Sunday, November 9th, 2008. We hope to see you then!
Click here to download the application form.
— About the Competition —
The Third Julia Crane International Piano Competition and Festival was held on October 27-29, 2006, at The Crane School of Music in Potsdam, NY. The 2006 Festival/Competition featured $3,500 in prizes, as well as unique learning opportunities for all competitors.
Since 2002, the piano competition has provided scholarships and performance opportunities for young pianists. In addition the festival provides students and piano pedagogues from around the world with an opportunity to participate in workshops and masterclasses with the Crane piano faculty and renowned guest pedagogues on various topics.
The setting for the event is autumnal upstate New York (congenially known as "The North Country"). This is a chance to enjoy world class performances in a relaxed and friendly country atmosphere.
— About the Crane School of Music —
The Crane School of Music, one of three schools of SUNY Potsdam, consists of 550 undergraduate and 30 graduate students and a faculty of 70 teachers and professional staff in a college of 4,300 students and 250 faculty.
In January, 2007, Crane became an All-Steinway School with the purchase of 141 Steinway pianos, the largest single acquisition of new Steinway pianos in Steinway & Sons’ 154-year history. The competition therefore exclusively uses Steinway pianos.