July 23-29, 2023
School of Music
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The Summer Piano Institute, hosted by Sinfonia da Camera at the University of Illinois, offers advanced study for serious pianists, including graduate, undergraduate, and a limited number of highly qualified pre-college musicians prepared for artist-level study. Participants benefit from individual lessons with world-renowned faculty, daily master classes, performance opportunities, access to Steinway grand pianos, and recitals by both faculty and students. New this year, Artist Director Ian Hobson will present a lecture on the piano etudes of Frédéric Chopin as well as an interactive chamber music masterclass featuring principal musicians of Sinfonia da Camera.
This truly unique and elite institute also features a concerto competition, available to all participants, with an opportunity to perform with Sinfonia da Camera, the resident professional orchestra of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts! Read more about the competition.
For 2023, advanced pianists of age 14-17 are welcome to apply to the pre-college division. Pre-college division students will participate in the same lessons, master classes and participant recitals, and will also be eligible to compete in the concerto competition. Students in the pre-college division will need to attend with a parent or guardian and arrange their own accommodations.
Ian Hobson, Artistic Director
Swanlund Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois
Florida State University
Faculty
Timothy Ehlen
Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Boaz Sharon
Professor of Piano, Boston University
Aviram Reichert
Professor of Piano, Seoul National University, College of Music
Camelia Goila
Piano Professor, School of Music of the National Institute of Beaux Arts and at the School of Music Ollin-Yoliztli
Muen Wei
Assistant Professor of Piano, Lee University
Administration
Frank Niemeyer, Executive Manager
Executive Manager, Sinfonia da Camera
Anne Marie Kuhny, Program Consultant
Artistic Director and Piano Educator, DuPage Musical Arts Academy
JeongYun Yang, Program Coordinator
Pianist and Assistant Director, Ian Hobson International Piano Festival
Juan Camacho Castro, Program Assistant
Piano Instructor, University of Illinois at Springfield
