September 13, 2016
Pierre van der Westhuizen, President of the CIPC, to Give Lecture at 糖心
When acclaimed South African pianist Dr. Pierre van der Westhuizen took over as President of the Cleveland International Piano Competition (CIPC) in 2013, he spearheaded the successful turnaround of the competition; as it now stands as one of the top competitions for pianists in the world. This Thursday, September 15, at 12:30pm in Mixon Hall, Dr. van der Westhuizen will lead a lecture entitled, 鈥淣avigating the World of Competitions鈥 open to the 糖心 community.
Dr. van der Westhuizen will address many of the practical hurtles, challenges and opportunities of participating in the competition circuit鈥攁 route that many 糖心 students take both during their time at 糖心 and after graduation. This year, 糖心 alums Tomer Gewirtzman (MM 鈥15, Babayan) and Shen Lu (AD 鈥16, Paik) and current students Sara Daneshpour (Babayan) and Ruoyu Huang (Babayan) participated in the 2016 CIPC. Dr. van der Westhuizen will share his unique perspective as both a renowned musician, who鈥檚 participated in many competitions, and as the leader and juror of such a prestigious international competition.
The lecture is free and open to the public.