VIVACE 2024 PIANO PROGRAM
Marina Lomazov & Joseph Rackers, Artistic Directors
July 31 – August 11 , 2024 in Wilmington, NC
WELCOME TO VIVACE 2024!
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
PROGRAM DATES:
Arrive July 31 – Depart August 11, 2024
The festival provides serious young musicians with unrivaled learning opportunities, including solo appearances in beautiful halls and intense instruction with world-class faculty artists.
Participants can choose to attend Vivace 2024 in-person only.
All participants receive a minimum of 5 45-minute master classes, and are able to study with multiple faculty. Additional lessons may be arranged.
Participants have access to all festival concerts, courses, discussions, interviews & more.
VIVACE PIANO FACULTY 2024
Marina Lomazov
Joseph Rackers
Marc-André Hamelin
Michelle Cann
Angela Cheng
Christopher Guzman
Yakov Kasman
Alexander Kobrin
Jason Kwak
Jerome Lowenthal
Gregg Pauley
Ursula Oppens
Thomas Sauer
Boris Slutsky
Dmitri Vorobiev
Kwan Yi
Eastman School of Music
Marina Lomazov
Vivace Co-Artistic Director
Eastman School of Music
Joseph Rackers
Vivace Co-Artistic Director
Marc-André Hamelin
Curtis Institute of Music & Manhattan School of Music
Michelle Cann
Oberlin College & Conservatory
Angela Cheng
Northwestern University
Christopher Guzman
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Yakov Kasman
Eastman School of Music
Alexander Kobrin
Texas State University School of Music
Jason Kwak
The Juilliard School
Jerome Lowenthal
Private Studio
Gregg Pauley
CUNY Graduate Center & Mannes College of Music
Ursula Oppens
Mannes College of Music and Vassar College
Thomas Sauer
Yale School of Music
Boris Slutsky
UNC School of the Arts
Dmitri Vorobiev
East Carolina University School of Music
Kwan Yi
IN-PERSON APPLICATION FEES
Application fee: $80 USD
Late Application fee: $130 USD
Tuition: $1600 USD
Housing (optional): $900 USD
Application fees are non-refundable.
ELIGIBILITY
Participants aged 13 and older are eligible and encouraged to apply. Exceptionally talented applicants under the age of 13 may apply, but additional screening requirements will be requested.
Those over the age of 35 may apply to participate in our adult initiative.
All participants under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Parents attending the festival with a child must purchase an auditor card.
APPLICATION RECORDING REQUIREMENTS
All applicants must submit video recordings to be considered for admission.
A minimum of two works in contrasting style periods is required.
LODGING
In-person participants may choose to stay at a Vivace hotel, or may find housing on their own.
The official hotel of Vivace Wilmington is the Ballast Hotel. The festival reserves the right to place participants in a neighboring hotel in downtown Wilmington.
All festival hotel rooms are double rooms. You can request a specific roommate or the festival can randomly place you with another participant.
Want a single room? Contact the festival for more information!
INFORMATION FOR IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS
– Participants should arrive in Wilmington no later than 5:00PM on July 31, 2024 and will check-out on August 11, 2024.
– Participants may arrive in Wilmington in advance of the festival but must be responsible for their own lodging and other expenses. Practice facilities are not available until the first day of the festival.
– Health protocols and requirements for participants will be made available as we get closer to the festival.
SCHOLARSHIPS / FINANCIAL AID
Scholarships are awarded to those in need only.
To be considered for financial assistance, please send an email to info@vivacemusicfoundation.org with the subject “Financial Aid Request” and include information on how much scholarship you would need in order to be able to attend the festival. All scholarship decisions are made at the time of admission and to be considered, applicants must have applied to the festival.