The LA has lost a great friend: Allan Evans died June 6, 2020. He will be greatly missed.

Norman Lebrecht: I am distraught at the death of Allan Evans, prolific pianophile, record producer and friend, a man who could bring wit and life to the dustiest corner of keyboard history. Allan was 64. I do not yet know the cause of death. A man of exotic family background, Allan released more than 200 lost or forgotten recordings on his exquisite Arbiter label, among them Busoni and Schnabel with their students, Mahler's associate Oskar Fried and the Cairo piano master Ignace Tiegerman. The sleeve notes alone are collectors' pieces. Allan wrote biographies of Ignaz Friedman and Moriz Rosenthal, and taught at Mannes College. I never spent a dull moment with him.

Tim Page: Allan Evans, wonderful friend, scholar, biographer, record producer, family man, aesthetic philosopher, delighted conversationalist, truth seeker, lover of good food and wine, passionate influencer and so much more, has died. I'm grateful to have known him from his teens, when we discussed old piano records at the counter of the Skyline Restaurant and our eyes would brighten. Thanks for all the kindnesses and good lessons, my friend. There is a void in a lot of worlds tonight, but you've left us so much.

Congratulations to everyone for the splendid NY Youth Concerts via Zoom on June 7.

Upcoming Events:

Sunday, July 26, 2 p.m.: Online Members' Musicale
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The Leschetizky Association announces with sadness the postponement of the next Concerto Competition 'Theodor Leschetizky' for Gifted Young Pianists. In the era of Covid-19, it is the responsible action. We will resume the Competition in spring of 2022. Please visitwww.concertocompetitionTL.orgfor more information and application forms. Thank you for your understanding and continued interest in this important program of the Leschetizky Association.
Zelma Bodzin, President

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Concerto Competition 'Theodor Leschetizky' for Gifted Young Pianists

First prize: Tahe-Lee Liiv - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Second prize: William Lauricella

Congratulations to both!

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Participants in the June 4, 2017 Youth Concert

Minji Kwon performs Corigliano's "Etude Fantasy" at the 2013 Live Music Benefit; Nils Vigeland introduces his song "There Was a Child Went Forth Every Day" (Walt Whitman)

1. Tom James talks about his piece "Attacco Belle"
2. Sheila Simpson performs "Attacco Belle" at the Live Music By Living Composers Benefit Concert, 2011
3. Gayle Martin Henry performs "To Keep the Dark Away" by Judith Shatin, with Charles E. Gerber, narrator
4. Junko Ichikawa performs "New Pictures at an Exhibition" by Seymour Bernstein, with poems by Owen Lewis

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The Association has published a Leschetizky Album - Eleven long-out-of-print piano pieces
by Theodor Leschetizky


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The Leschetizky Association Programs    The News Bulletin           

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The Leschetizky Association Venues and Programs

The Tenri Cultural Institute at 43A West 13th Street, NYC, a gallery where we house our Steinway "B", a gift from Hilde Wittgenstein, widow of Paul Wittgenstein, who was one of our founding members

Montclair State University in New Jersey, and Merkin Hall, Steinway Pianos, Klavierhaus, etc., in New York City

The Leschetizky Association at Tenri concert series features concert artist members in recital.

The Live Music By Living Composers Concert showcases music by composers active in the New York area and beyond, who frequently attend the event and talk about their music.

The Leschetizky Birthday Concert presents young pianists who embody Leschetizky's principles of piano playing.

The Youth Concerts provide young students the opportunity to practice performance skills.

The Gifted Young People's Concerts afford pianists age 18 and younger, who are students of members, an opportunity to perform on stage with their peers. The concerts are adjudicated.

The Annual Awards Concert showcases students selected by a panel of judges from those performing on the Gifted Young People’s Concerts.

The Artist Student Recital provides an opportunity for pianists 18 and above, who are rising young artists studying with Leschetizky Association members, to perform in a public recital.

The Teachers Forum meetings offer an opportunity for teachers to meet and discuss teaching techniques.

The Members' Musicales are informal gatherings where members play for one another to try out their repertoire, at members' studios.

The Concerto Competition 'Theodor Leschetizky' for Gifted Young Pianists, held every two years, presents a young artist (age 17 and younger) in a New York debut with orchestra, performing a full concerto.

The Master Class Series features renowned artists and teachers.

Seymour Bernstein Master Class
Featured students: Sarah Palmer, Marcel Rominger, Justin Warren
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