The
Twenty-Seventh
Bartók-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev International Piano Competition and
Festival will be held July 2nd through the 8th, 2007 in
Ragusa Ibla, Italy
This competition
honors the memory of a great pianist and musician Gyorgy Sandor.
Gyorgy Sandor
Past Competition Guest Artist and
Judge A native Hungarian and former Bartók protégé who was
acknowledged as one of the world's master pianists, Mr. Sandor
appeared with leading orchestras on six continents and won the
prestigious Grand Priz du Disque for his recording of Bartók's
entire piano repertoire. Mr. Sandor served for twenty years as
master class teacher, judge and guest artist at this
Competition.
The Competition
Caryl Conger, Director Emeritus
Kathryn G. Obenshain, Founder and Director Emeritus
The Bartók-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev
International Piano Competition for pianists of all ages was held at
Radford University from 1981 through 2003. This competition began in
1981 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hungarian composer Béla
Bartók's birth. Originally the Bartók Competition, it later expanded
to honor Russian composers Dmitri Kabalevsky and Sergei Prokofiev.
