About the Society

 

The unqualified success of our first three Competitions led, in 1980, to the creation of the Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. These contests were recognized as having added significantly to the development of Israel's cultural life and also received worldwide acclaim as an important musical manifestation at the international level.

Maestro Rubinstein with the Competition Founder-Director J. Bistritzky

Objectives: • to continue the development of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition, Tel Aviv • to award scholarships to talented pianists selected for entry into the Competition • 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 our publications, films, video and CD productions as well as to hold exhibitions and lectures on Rubinstein’s life and art • to initiate and organize worldwide dedicatory "Hommage a Rubinstein" recitals, concerts and international festivals of the great art of the piano