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40th Deborah Kahan Competition Winners

String Division
 

1st Place Winners

Julian Thomas

Hope Hongo

2nd Place Winners

Itamar Nadav

Genevieve Wie

Arthur Wie

Isabella Mariani

3rd Place Winners

Leonardo Manzone

Honorable Mention

Camilla Sarracino
 

Piano Division
 

1st Place Winners

Francesca Asmar. --please play Kabalevsky Galop at the winners concert

Emma Edmondson--Maykapar Tarantella

Itamar Nadav --Mozart Fantasy at the winners' concert

Hajune Lee--Clementi Op.36-3 at the winners concert

Claire Xie--Carvalho Toccata at the winners concert

Avigail Kohl -- Chopin Ballade #2

Giora Nadav --Chopin Ballade #3

Sophie Zhong-- Bach Gigue from French Suite and Price Prelude both

Abigail Chang --Beethoven Concerto #3 Rondo
 

2nd Place Winners

Joshua Chang

Matthew Whee

Keshav Gopal

3rd Place Winners

Daniel Kang

Abigail Wang

William Law

Jackson Jansa

Olivia Whee

Haruka Yasue

Mikoto Siegenfeld

Honorable Mention

Shannon Li

Anh Nguyen

Emanuel Medalla

Rohan Gowthaman

Grace Chi

Ahan Ghosh-Rao

Judges Special Award

Julian Thomas (string)

Sophie Zhang (piano)
 

Deborah Kahan Memorial Award and Dorothy Grimm award will be announced at the winners' concert.
 

Teachers of First Place Winners

Teri Einfeldt

Kumiko Imamura

Dan Nadav

Margarita Nuller

Peter Seidenberg

Soojung Sharp

Tomoko Uchino Thomas

Congratulations!!!


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024-2025 Season
 

 

Fall Public Recital: Pequot Library

 

Recital Date: Saturday, November 16th, 1-3:30 pm

Location: Pequot Library 

720 Pequot Ave, Southport, CT 06890

Registration deadline: Saturday, November 2nd (email stelmanv@yahoo.com)

Participation fee:

$20 per student for solo performance

$30 for duets (both performers) 

Please send one check for all participating students to:

Olga Stelman

503 Booth Hill Rd

Trumbull CT 06611

Repertoire: Classical repertoire and music by pedagogical composers. Pieces must be memorized.

 

Chair: Olga Stelman (stelmanv@yahoo.com)

Eleventh Annual Festival Audition

 

The goal of this festival is to provide recognition to talented and motivated students who can prepare for an evaluated audition and are confident enough to perform in public. It is open to students of voice, piano, and all other instruments.

Students who place in the top category this year will also be invited to enter the Deborah Kahan Competition in January.

 

Festival Date:  Sunday, December 15th, 2024 1-5 pm
Registration Deadline: Sunday, December 1st

 

Checks and applications should be sent to Andrew Gordon, 23 Sullivan Drive, Redding, CT, 06896

Westport Suzuki School

246 Post Rd East

Westport CT 06880
 

Andrew Gordon, chairs: andrewmgordon@optonline.net

Click on ‘Festival’ for more specific guidelines and the application form

40th Annual Deborah Kahan Competition

 

This competition is open Piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar; soloists, duos, or any combination of piano and strings.  Students must be between the ages of 6 and 18. For more information visit the 'Competition' page.

 

Competition Date: Sunday, January 26th

 

Winner's recital: Saturday, February 1st @ 5 pm

Registration Deadline: Monday, January 13th

Competition Location:

Westport Suzuki School

246 Post Rd East

Westport CT 06880


 

Winner's Concert Location:

Steinway & Sons, Greenwich

1545 E Putnam Ave, Old Greenwich, CT 06870


 

Co-chairs: Hiroko Dutton and Kumiko Imamura (Hiroko Dutton and Kumiko Imamura, chairs,  deborahkahancompetition@gmail.com)

Click on ‘Competition’ for more specific guidelines and the application form

Pro Piano Ensemble Concert

Unlike most CSMTA events, which are geared toward students, this concert is open to adult teachers and professional pianists. Participants meet regularly to rehearse and receive coaching from a professional piano duo to prepare. It's a great way to meet other colleagues and have a chance to play for each other.

 

Repertoire:

 

Piano music for 4, 8, 12 or more hands. Two pianos or piano duet/trio/quartet. Piano ensembles (at least 4 hands) with other instruments are also possible.
 

Saturday, April 5th 2-3:30
Pequot Library 

720 Pequot Ave, Southport CT

Co-chairs: Dorothy Grimm & Benjamin Steinhardt

For more information contact: fairfieldcountymusicteachers@gmail.com


Community recital

 

Date and location TBA

 

Community Recitals are Student Recitals that take place in local senior homes. Residents are very happy to see young people performing for them and we always hear lots of positive comments. 

 

Submission Deadline: 

 

Chair: Benjamin Steinhardt (Benjamin.Steinhardt@gmail.com)

 

Spring Showcase Recital

 

Recital Date: TDB

Repertoire: Classical repertoire and music by pedagogical composers.  

                    Solo Pieces must be memorized.

                    Student/Student duet is allowed with music.   (No Student/Teacher is permitted)

 

Chair: Hiroko Dutton (pianohdutton@gmail.com)
 

Location: TDBD

Registration Fee: TBD
   DEADLINE: TBD
   Performance time limit: Maximum Total of 20 minutes per teacher

 

 

M.A.P. (Music Achievement Program)

 

Date: May 17th 2025 

Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Weston Library 

56 Norfield Rd, Weston, CT 06883

 

The MAP (Musicianship Achievement Program) is directed at students of CSMTA teachers and offers both a Performance and Theory section. Held annually, students can choose to participate in the Full MAP (both performance and theory) or just the Theory exam. With a total of 10 levels, students have the opportunity to perform memorized pieces, display keyboard skills, and demonstrate written/aural awareness following the prescribed MAP syllabus.





For more information:

https://csmta.org/students/music-achievement-program-map/

 

Chair: Seray Goktekin

 

We look forward to seeing you and your students soon!

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