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Artist Awards

Gilmore Artist Award

This award recognizes the extraordinary artistry of an international pianist of any age with the most generous financial support given in the musical arts.
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Current Gilmore Artist

Kirill Gerstein-tn2010: Kirill Gerstein
United States

Russian-born pianist Kirill Gerstein is one of today’s most intriguing young musicians, praised for his masterful technique, musical curiosity, and probing interpretations.

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Gilmore Young Artist Award

Exceptional American pianists age 21 and younger who demonstrate the talent and drive to become career concert pianists are eligible for this award.
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Current Gilmore Young Artists

moshchuk_001_closeup Ivan Moshchuk

Moshchuk graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School and is a sophomore at the Peabody Conservatory of Music at Johns Hopkins University…

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charlie_albright_7776_lg Charlie Albright

As the first classical pianist in the Harvard/New England Conservatory of Music 5-Year B.A./M.M. Joint Program, he has a full academic course load & maintains an active performing career…

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Artistic Advisory Committee

The Gilmore Artist Award and Gilmore Young Artist Award recipients are chosen by an anonymous Artistic Advisory Committee appointed every four years by the Director of The Gilmore. Recent Committees have included the following individuals, whose identity is announced after the Awards have been made. The Gilmore is very grateful for their efforts:

 

- 2010 Gilmore Young Artists & Gilmore Artist

  • Curtis Price, President of New College, Oxford University
  • Don Michael Randel, President of Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
  • Ann Schein, concert pianist and Aspen Music Festival Faculty member
  • Matias Tarnopolsky, Director of Cal Performances, Berkeley
  • Sherman Van Solkema, musicologist and teacher/administrator (retired)

- 2006 Gilmore Young Artists & Gilmore Artist

  • NancyBell Coe, President of Music Academy of the West
  • Ara Guzelimian, Dean of Students, The Juilliard School
  • Charles Hamlen, founder of Classical Action: Performing Arts Against  AIDS
  • Gilbert Kalish, pianist; professor and head of performance activities at State University of New York, Stony Brook
  • Curtis Price, President of New College, Oxford University

 

- 2002 Gilmore Young Artists & Gilmore Artist

  • Gilbert Kalish, pianist; professor and head of performance activities at State University of New York, Stony Brook
  • Welz Kauffman, President & CEO of Ravinia Festival
  • Evans Mirageas, artistic and strategic planning advisor for the classical music industry
  • Richard Ortner, President of Boston Conservatory
  • Irma Vallecillo, pianist and head of the Collaborative Piano Department, New England Conservatory

 

 

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