Английская Википедия:American Pianists Association

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The American Pianists Association is a performing arts organization based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, that holds two national, quadrennial piano competitions in alternating 2-year cycles: the Classical Fellowship Awards and the Jazz Fellowship Awards. Only American citizens ages 18–30 are eligible to compete. The organization hosts a recital series in non-competition years. The Fellowship Awards are among the most lucrative piano prizes in the world, valued at over $200,000.

History

The association was "born" in New York City in 1979 as the Beethoven Foundation, conceived by the late Victor Borge, Tony Habig of Kimball International and Julius Bloom, former general manager of Carnegie Hall. Their original intent was to help identify and groom young American pianists to compete in international piano competitions by offering fellowships over a three-year period that included cash awards, concerts and media coverage. It changed its name to The American Pianists Association in 1989 and added a jazz competition in 1992.

In 1982, the Beethoven Foundation moved its national headquarters to Indianapolis, partly because of geographical ties by two of its founders, Habig and Borge. Now the executive offices are a part of the Arts Collaborative housed in Lilly Hall at Butler University. In 1989, the name was changed to American Pianists Association to reflect a broader scope that included jazz pianists, and the mission also has broadened beyond the original purpose.

From 2003 through 2008, the American Pianists Association produced Indy Jazz Fest.

APA has collaborated with the Cultural Programs Division of the U.S. Department of State, which has sponsored Classical and Jazz Fellows, as well as Harrison, in international tours since 2003. All total, they have together or separately visited 10 countries worldwide.

Competitions

Finalists compete through a series of adjudicated public recitals. The classical competition includes solo piano, chamber music, collaborative vocal, and concerto performances and ends with each finalist performing a concerto with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The jazz competition includes repertoire for solo piano, jazz trio, vocal jazz, and jazz orchestra.

American Pianists Awards winners

Year	Fellow	Fellow	Fellow
2023 Jazz	Isaiah J. Thompson
2021 Classical	Kenneth Broberg
2019 Jazz	Emmet Cohen
2017 Classical	Drew Petersen
2015 Jazz	Sullivan Fortner
2013 Classical	Sean Chen
2011 Jazz	Aaron Diehl
2009 Classical	Grace Fong	Adam Golka
2007 Jazz	Dan Tepfer
2006 Classical	Stephen Beus	Spencer Myer
2004 Jazz	Adam Birnbaum
2003 Classical	Thomas Rosenkranz	Michael Sheppard
2001 Jazz	Aaron Parks
2000 Classical	Christopher Taylor	Ning An
1998 Jazz	Jesse Green
1997 Classical	Derison Duarte	Hiroko Kunitake	Peter Miyamoto
1996 Jazz	Rick Germanson
1995 Classical	James Giles	Anthony Molinaro	J.Y. Song
1994 Jazz	Kevin Bales
1993 Classical	Adam Kent	Nicholas Roth	Lori Sims
1992 Jazz	Jim Pryor
1991 Classical	Timothy Bozarth	Anthony Padilla	Daniel Shapiro
1989 Classical	Jonathan Bass	Brian Ganz	Stephen Prutsman
1987 Classical	Diane Hidy	Philip Hosford	Nelson Padgett
1985 Classical	Frederic Chiu	R. Clipper Erickson	Dmitry Rachmanov
1983 Classical	Phillip Bush	John Salmon	Michael Lewin
1981 Classical	David Buechner	Glenn Sales	Jonathan Shames

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