The 13th Arthur Rubinstein International Master Piano Competition
The 13th Arthur Rubinstein
International Piano Master Competition
is organized by
The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society Founded by Jan Jacob Bistritzky
under the auspices of the
Ministry of Culture and Sport
Culture Directorate
Music Department
Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality
The Arts & Culture Division
The Arts Department
Idith Zvi Prof. Arie Vardi
Artistic Director Music Adviser
General Information
The Competition came into being in 1974 at the initiative of Jan Jacob Bistritzky, whose aim was to unite the name and the artistic legacy of Arthur Rubinstein with the cultural life of Israel. The Maestro was honored to give his name to the Competition.
Conceived in the spirit of the Maestro, the Competition is committed to attaining standards of the highest order and is a valid international forum for presenting talented, aspiring young pianists and fostering their artistic careers.
In determining the highly demanding criteria for this stimulating musical confrontation, the organizers were inspired by Arthur Rubinstein’s personal approach to the art of the piano.
The task of the international jury is to select competitors of above average concert standard with a mature intellectual and emotional response to music.
The Arthur Rubinstein Award and other prizes are presented to young master pianists whose talents reveal outstanding musicianship as well as the ability to render versatile, artistically convincing interpretations of works, ranging from the pre-classical to the contemporary.
The Rubinstein Competition also fosters Israeli music. Since its inception, the contest has commissioned, financed and published 19 works by the following Israeli composers:
Haim Alexander, Shulamit Ran, Jacob Gilboa, Ami Maayani, Oedon Partos, Jan Radzynski, Ron Weidberg, Moshe Zorman, Joseph Dorfman, Noam Sheriff, Zvi Avni, Mark Kopytman, Gil Shohat, Eliezer Elper, Ben-Zion Orgad, Oded Zehavi, Josef Bardanashvili, Menachem Wiesenberg and Aviya Kopelman.
For the 13th Competition, the management of the competition chose Israeli compositions written by two prominent Israeli composers whose works were never performed in previous Arthur Rubinstein Competitions: Paul Ben Haim (1897–1984) and Josef Tal (1910–2008).
OBJECTIVES
• to continue the development of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition
• to award scholarships to talented pianists
• to award a special prize in the name of Arthur Rubinstein
• to promote the artistic careers of the Competition laureates
• to establish the Arthur Rubinstein Chair in the Art of the Pianoforte at a university or music academy
• to issue and distribute publications, films, video and CD productions; to hold exhibitions and lectures on Rubinstein’s life and art
• to initiate and organize worldwide dedicatory "Hommage à Rubinstein" recitals, concerts and international festivals devoted to the great art of the piano
• to promote the art of the piano worldwide
JURY
Arie Vardi, Chairman (Israel)
Dmitri Bashkirov (Russia) Yefim Bronfman (U.S.A./Israel) Ian Fountain (U.K.) Peter Frankl (Hungary) Bernd Goetzke (Germany) Andrzej Jasinski (Poland) Yoheved Kaplinsky (Israel/U.S.A.) Robert Levin (U.S.A.) Hiroko Nakamura (Japan) Cecile Ousset (France) Alexander Tamir (Israel) Maria Tipo (Italy)
