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CIPC Announces New President and CEO

Community Connections
06/19/18

The Cleveland International Piano Competition announced today that Yaron Kohlberg has been retained as the President and CEO, effective September 1, 2018. Mr. Kohlberg will direct the overall management and […]

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Best Wishes to Pierre van der Westhuizen

Community Connections
12/06/17

Pierre van der Westhuizen, who has served as CIPC’s President and CEO since 2011, has been named Director of the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival and Awards.  He will […]

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Staff Profile: Crystal Carlson

Community Connections
08/10/17

Crystal Carlson, CIPC’s Production Manager, has had a very interesting career trajectory since joining the organization in 2011. But we’ll get to that in a minute. Let’s start with her […]

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Encore! Recap

Community Connections

Some 270 guests enjoyed a great dinner and fantastic performances by Nikita Mndoyants, Stanislav Khristenko, Dinara Klinton, and Leonardo Colafelice at the Encore! gala to benefit the Cleveland International Piano […]

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Nikita Mndoyants on Tour

Community Connections
04/10/17

When Nikita Mndoyants won first prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition last year he was awarded more than a cash prize.  He also received a Carnegie Hall debut, a […]

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PianoKids is Back for 2017

Community Connections

Those of you who follow CIPC closely know that the organization’s staff and volunteers are firmly committed to ArtsConnect, the outreach and education program designed to help Celebrate the Art of […]

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Free Childrens’ Concert! CIPC Presents Carnival of the Animals!

Community Connections
03/29/16

Last summer CIPC’s ArtsConnect program worked with several community organizations to present two free community performances of Camille Saint-Saëns’ very child-friendly Carnival of the Animals. This spring the fun will […]

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PianoKids Comes to the Competition!

Community Connections

The 2016 Cleveland International Piano Competition and Festival will welcome a very new and different audience this summer as 50 young children participate in PianoKids at CIPC. This special, all-day […]

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Children Dance and Sing Their Way to Music Learning

Community Connections

Last fall CIPC ArtsConnect launched PianoKids, a music outreach program for pre-school children. The program was designed as a two part presentation: one to introduce the children to basic musical […]

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CIPC President and CEO Named “Key Influencer”

Community Connections
12/02/15

CIPC is proud to announce that President and CEO Pierre van der Westhuizen has been named one of Musical America’s Key Industry Influencers in its Professionals of the Year Special […]

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PianoKids Brings Music to Cleveland’s Schools

Community Connections
11/30/15

CIPC’s ArtsConnect program, working in partnership with the Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association, has launched PianoKids, a new music outreach project that is bringing top-tier, professional artists to Cleveland students […]

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Pierre van der Westhuizen to Appear on “Living the Classical Life”

Community Connections
07/21/15

CIPC President and CEO Pierre van der Westhuizen will appear this fall on Living the Classical Life, hosted by pianist Zsolt Bognár. The program features in-depth interviews and one-of-a-kind performances […]

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