The following 60 pianists have applied, after being recommended by our Advisory Board, to participate in the 2021 Vendome Prize for Piano
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Gordon Back Pianist, Chairman Gordon Back’s distinguished career as a pianist has taken him to many continents of the world. His international reputation was established in 1978 when he played with Dong-Suk Kang in Alice Tully Hall, New York, to […]
Stephen Beus Pianist “Strikingly original… an interpretive voice all his own” (Fanfare Magazine). In the space of four months, American pianist Stephen Beus won first prize in the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, first place in the Vendome Prize International […]
Martin T:son Engstroem Founder & Director, Verbier Festival Martin Engstroem was born in Stockholm in 1953 where he received his schooling and a degree in Music History from the University of Stockholm. His father was the sculptor Torolf Engström and […]
Stephen Kovacevich Pianist Stephen Kovacevich is widely recognised as one of the most revered artists of his generation. With an international career spanning more than six decades, he has long been recognised as one of the most searching interpretors – […]
Jan Vogler Cellist Jan Vogler’s distinguished career has brought him together with renowned conductors and internationally acclaimed orchestras around the world, such as New York Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and London Philharmonic Orchestra. His great ability allowed […]
Susan Wadsworth Founder, Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth founded Young Concert Artists, Inc. in 1961, to discover and nurture the careers of extraordinary young musicians who have included pianists Murray Perahia, Emanuel Ax, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Richard Goode, Jeremy Denk, Ilana […]
Christopher Elton Royal Academy of Music Christopher Elton was born in Edinburgh and received most of his musical education at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he achieved the unusual distinction of gaining the Academy’s highest performing award […]
Matei Varga Director of The Vendome Prize “The greatest young Romanian pianist before the public today” (Enescu Festival News), Matei Varga is hailed as a true heir of an incomparable pianistic tradition that includes Dinu Lipatti and Clara Haskil. The legendary Italian critic […]
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