Murray Dranoff Foundation Names Celebrated Pianist Edward Turgeon Artistic Director.MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. -- The Murray Dranoff Foundation, sponsor of the Miami-based biennial Murray Dranoff International Two Piano Competition, today announced the appointment of Dr. Edward Turgeon as artistic director. A celebrated pianist and respected university educator, Mr. Turgeon will direct artistic planning for the next Dranoff International Two Piano Competition and provide oversight to the Foundation on all artistic matters. The Dranoff International Two Piano Competition, which has awarded almost $500,000 in competition prizes to top duo-pianist teams from around the world since its founding, will be held next in March, 2008 in Miami. "Edward Turgeon is the ideal candidate to provide artistic direction to the Dranoff Foundation as we enter our third decade," commented Carlene Sawyer, executive director, Murray Dranoff Foundation. "He is respected internationally for his creative abilities and his deep dedication to performance training. As a Dranoff laureate he brings a unique perspective to our global outreach to young performers and as one of the world's leading duo-pianists he will help to ensure our continued high standards and sustained growth." Mr. Turgeon is well known in the classical music world as a celebrated chamber musician and a member of the piano duo "Duo Turgeon" with his wife Anne Louise Turgeon. Duo Turgeon was the Dranoff competition 1997 Winner. Mr. Turgeon's responsibilities will include commissioning an original Two Piano composition that will be premiered at the 2008 Competition and selection of members who will comprise the competition judging panel. In addition to his performing career, which has included hundreds of concerts including those at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam and Music Toronto, Mr. Turgeon is a respected university pedagogue. He currently serves as Professor of Music, Ensemble-in-residence member, and Director of Chamber Music at Florida Atlantic University's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters is an academic college of Florida Atlantic University located in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. The Schmidt College of Arts and Letters focuses on the traditional and liberal arts. School of the Arts School of the Arts is the name of several schools (usually high schools) that are devoted to the fine arts, including:
Mr. Turgeon's former teachers include Claude Frank Claude Frank is a German-born, American Jewish pianist whose career has included appearances with highly reputed orchestras, at major festivals, and in major recital halls around the world. , Peter Frankl
Peter Frankl (born 1935) is a Hungarian-born British pianist. He performs music from Classical period (particularly Mozart), Romantic period and early Modern period. , Karl Ulrich Schnabel Karl Ulrich Schnabel (born August 6, 1909 in Berlin – died August 27, 2001 in Danbury, Connecticut) was a German classical pianist. Karl was the son of Artur Schnabel. and James Anagnoson. About The Murray Dranoff Foundation As a member organization of the World Federation of International Music Competitions The World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) is an organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that maintains a network of the internationally recognized organisations that aim to discover the most promising young talents in classical music through public , The Murray Dranoff Foundation is dedicated to the presentation of Two Piano music, and its outstanding artists to the publics of the world. Foundation programs develop audiences and appreciation for this unique art form through education, performance, and the commission of new Two Piano compositions by world renowned composers, including Morton Gould, John Corigliano, William Bolcom, and Ned Rorem. |
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