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P A S T E V E N T S

Gary Graffman Master Class

Friday, Jan. 8, 2021

6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. EST

Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021

6:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. EST

Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021

5:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. EST

Yaron Kohlberg Master Class

Sunday, Dec. 13

6:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST

Monday, Dec. 14

7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

12:00 -12:45 p.m. EST

Monday, Dec. 21

06:15 a.m. – 09:15 a.m. EST

Tuesday, Dec 22

6:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. EST

Ching-Yun Hu Master Class

Nov. 13, 2020
6:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. & 8:00 p.m. – 0:00 a.m. EDT

Nov. 14, 2020
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. EDT

Nov. 16, 2020
7:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. EDT

Classical Encounters

Seymour Bernstein

Feb. 7, 2021

2:00 p.m. EST

The 8th PYPA Piano Festival welcomes you to its first-ever, full-scale, online piano festival! The 2020 PYPA Online Piano Festival now offers One Day Passes for daily festival events! Choose between one of two One Day Passes, with each Pass (Pass A or Pass B) offering different events each day of the festival (August 1, 2020 through August 9, 2020). (All times are US Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UTC -4)).

August 1

One Day Pass A

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ching-Yun Hu Master Class

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ursula Oppens Master Class

August 1

One Day Pass B

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Jerome Lowenthal Master Class

6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Gary Graffman Master Class

August 2

One Day Pass A

7:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Jean-Claude vanden Eynden Master Class

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ching-Yun Hu Master Class

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Gary Graffman Master Class

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by Mac McClure

August 2

One Day Pass B

7:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Alexandre Moutouzkine Master Class

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ursula Oppens Master Class

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Jerome Lowenthal Master Class

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by Mac McClure

August 3

One Day Pass A

7:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Alexandre Moutouzkine Master Class

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ursula Oppens Master Class

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Alexandre Moutouzkine Master Class

8:00 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Gary Graffman Master Class

August 3

One Day Pass B

7:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ursula Oppens Master Class

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Jean-Claude vanden Eynden Master Class

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Jerome Lowenthal Master Class

August 4

One Day Pass A

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Conversation with Idith Zvi, former Director of Arthur Rubenstein International Piano Competition

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Alexandre Moutouzkine Master Class

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by Gila Goldstein

August 4

One Day Pass B

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Jean-Claude vanden Eynden Master Class

2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ching-Yun Hu Master Class

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by Gila Goldstein

August 5

One Day Pass A

6:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Jean-Claude vanden Eynden Master Class

8:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by Ching-Yun Hu

10:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. (UTC -4)

Jean-Claude vanden Eynden Master Class

August 5

One Day Pass B

8:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by Ching-Yun Hu

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ching-Yun Hu Master Class

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Lecture by Pierre van Westhuizen

8:00 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Gary Graffman Master Class

August 6

One Day Pass A

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by Ching-Yun Hu

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ursula Oppens Master Class

8:00 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ching-Yun Hu Master Class

August 6

One Day Pass B

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by Ching-Yun Hu

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Jerome Lowenthal Master Class

4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Gary Graffman Master Class

August 7

One Day Pass A

7:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ursula Oppens Master Class

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Alexandre Moutouzkine Master Class

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by William Carr

August 7

One Day Pass B

8:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Jerome Lowenthal Master Class

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Gary Graffman Master Class

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by William Carr

August 8

One Day Pass A

8:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Jerome Lowenthal Master Class

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Jean-Claude vanden Eynden Master Class

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by Mac McClure

August 8

One Day Pass B

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Alexandre Moutouzkine Master Class

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Studio Concert hosted by Mac McClure

8:00 p.m. – 10:15 p.m. EDT (UTC -4)

Ching-Yun Hu Master Class

August 9

Livestream Performance Awards starts at 6:00 a.m. and goes until 9:00 p.m. on PYPA’s Official Facebook Page

Audience is invited to watch all the events and vote for your favorite pianist to win the Best Livestream Award!

OBSERVER PASS

Purchase an Observer Pass to get access to all the world class events that 2020 PYPA Online offers from August 1 – 9: (access online by a personal passcode).

126 hours of celebrity Master Classes given by Gary Graffman, Ching-Yun Hu, Jerome Lowenthal, Ursula Oppens, Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden and Alex Moutouzkine.
4 Insider Lectures and Panel Discussions by top music professionals, such as Gilmore Festival’s executive director.
4 Exclusive Studio Concerts performed by PYPA young artists, led by esteemed guest faculty, Gila Goldstein of Tanglewood Institute for Young Artists, Kathryn Brown of Cleveland Institute of Music and William Carr of Immaculata University.
All lectures and studio concerts conclude with Q & A sessions with the audience members.
Choose Your Favorite at the 2020 PYPA Livestream Performance Award! Audience decides the Audience Favorite Prize Winner by selecting the best young artist livestream performance on PYPA’s Facebook Page during the festival.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Where can I see the Daily Schedule, August 1 – 8?

Daily Schedule (Please click on tab).

I want to attend all of the festival events, do you have a pass for the whole festival?

Yes. We offer an Observer Pass for the whole festival. The Observer Pass is available for an all-inclusive fee of $200. It is a 30% discount from individual One Day Passes.

Purchase Observer Pass.

Which software do I need to attend the virtual events?

All PYPA Online events are on ZOOM. You can download the Zoom here for free: https://zoom.us. Zoom is available to you on smartphone, tablet, or computer.

How can I get access to 2020 PYPA virtual events?

When you purchase a pass, you will receive an email from us with an unique Meeting ID and Password. Please keep this information secure. It is your “virtual ticket” to attend all the events.

If I am not available for certain events during the day, can I leave a session and come back anytime?

Yes! You can leave the Zoom sessions anytime during the events. If you would like to join the event midway through, you can re-enter and the host will let you in.

If I am an audience, can I join the Q & A session during an event?

Yes. You can type your questions in the comment section and our host will read them during the Q & A session.

Are the tickets refundable?

Sorry, our tickets are not refundable. However, you can transfer your “virtual ticket” to a friend to attend. Please write to us at [email protected], should you wish to do so. One virtual ticket is only available to one attendee.