David Dubal to chair jury for the 62nd Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition

Preliminaries begin at 10 AM at the Van Alen Mansion, the Kosciuszko Foundation House, at 15 E 65 Street, NYC, on Friday, April 8; auditions are open to the public, and there is no admission charge. Finals will be held at the Foundation House on Saturday, April 9, beginning at 11 AM. Tickets are $15.
 
The competition is open to citizens and permanent residents of the US and to international full-time students with valid student visas. Applicants must be between the ages of 16 and 22 as of April 8, 2011. Application available on the website:

http://www.thekf.org/programs/competitions/
Deadline for applying is March 5, 2011.
Prizes: $5,000/ $2,500 / $1,500 
First prize winners will perform in concerts at major cities throughout the country.
 
The Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition was established in 1949, in honor of the hundredth anniversary of the death of Frederic Chopin. The inauguration took place at the Kosciuszko Foundation House in New York City, with Witold Malcuzynski as guest artist, and Abram Chasins, composer and music director of the New York Times Radio Stations, presiding. Over the years, many outstanding musicians have been associated with the competition including Van Cliburn, Ian Hobson, and Murray Perahia.
 
The Kosciuszko Foundation is dedicated to promoting educational and cultural exchanges between the United States and Poland and to increasing American understanding of Polish culture and history.  The Foundation's work reaches audiences throughout the United States, through its headquarters in New York City and its regional Chapters in Chicago, Denver (Rocky Mountain), Houston (Texas), Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Springfield (New England), Buffalo (Western New York State), Ohio (Cleveland) as well as through its National Advisory Council.
 
Additional information is on the Kosciuszko Foundation's website:
http://www.thekf.org/programs/competitions/

Contact:
Ms. Magdalena Mazurek-Nuovo
Director of Cultural Events
212-734-2130 Ext. 206                   
mnuovo@thekf.org

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David Dubal 
is internationally known as a pianist, teacher, writer, and broadcaster.  
An acknowledged authority on the piano literature, David Dubal's highly acclaimed books include The Art of the Piano, Evenings with Horowitz, Reflections from the Keyboard, and Conversations with Menuhin. 
Dubal's video, The Golden Age of the Piano, has been seen worldwide in four languages, and won him an Emmy award.  His compact disc, Remembering Horowitz, featured Dubal and 125 other pianists recalling this legendary performer.  Recipient of the First ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for broadcast journalism, Mr. Dubal has won numerous other honors, including the coveted George Foster Peabody Award for innovative broadcasting.  
Mr. Dubal has been a faculty member of The Juilliard School since 1983, and joined the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music in 1994. He has performed in recitals and lecture-recitals in forty states, conducted master classes and lectured world-wide, and judged many international competitions, including the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.