Schedule of Events
* = tickets required (see information below)
All other events are free.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
- First Preliminary Round (Solo Program: 25-30 minutes)
1:00-3:00 Contestants 1-4 - 3:30-5:30 Contestants 5-8
- 7:30-9:30 Contestants 9-12
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
- First Preliminary Round (Solo Program: 25-30 minutes)
1:00-3:00 Contestants 13-16 - 3:30-5:30 Contestants 17-20
- 7:30-9:30 Contestants 21-25
MONDAY, AUGUST 4
- Master Class Round
10:00-12:00 Master Class:
Miriam Conti – Member of the International Jury - 1:00-3:00 Master Class:
Paul Pollei – Chair of the International Jury - 3:30-5:30 Master Class:
Douglas Humpherys – Professor, Eastman School of Music
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5
- Master Class Round
10:00-12:00 Master Class:
Min Kim – Member of the International Jury - 1:00-3:00 Master Class:
Yafen Zhu – Member of the International Jury - 3:30-5:30 Master Class:
Nelita True – Professor, Eastman School of Music - Evening Concert*
7:30 Guest Artist: Andrei Pisarev – Member of the International Jury
Professor, Moscow Conservatory of Music
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6
- Second Preliminary Round (Solo Program: 25-30 minutes)
1:00-3:00 Contestants 1-4 - 3:30-5:30 Contestants 5-8
- 7:30-9:30 Contestants 9-12
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
- Second Preliminary Round (Solo Program: 25-30 minutes)
1:00-3:00 Contestants 13-16 - 3:30-5:30 Contestants 17-20
- 7:30-9:30 Contestants 21-25
- 10:30 Announcement of Six Finalists
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
- Concerto Finals*
7:30-9:30 6 Finalists
10:30 Awards Ceremony
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
- Winners’ Concerts*
3:00 Matinee Performance of selected Prizewinners
7:30 Evening Performance of selected Prizewinners
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*Tickets required (students free with UR ID);
$6 faculty/staff; $12 general public;
available at the RPO Box Office, 108 East Ave.;
by phone: 585-454-2100; by fax: 585-454-7885; or online here.
