THE DYNAMIC
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF
THE INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD
ODYSSIAD® & FESTIVAL, U.S.A.
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SEPTEMBER 2020
Opus 1, No. 3
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MISSION
Dedicated to promoting new generations
of young keyboard artists through an internationally linked competition and festival.
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LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT IKOF
JULY 26 - 31, 2021
Join us for the historic celebration of IKOF's 10th anniversary in Colorado on July 26 - 31, 2021 when Valery Kuleshov, Van Cliburn Silver Medalist, will once again appear as a guest artist. New and exciting components of IKOF 2021 include a new Prodigy and Protégé Series featuring Eva Gevorgyan, Silver Medalist in the 2019 Van Cliburn Junior Competition, and Tetiana Shafran, Gold Medalist in the 2019 Olga Kern International Piano Competition; and a new Concerto Panel Discussion with conductors and soloists sharing stories and advice for aspiring young pianists.
Famed teachers Natalia Trull (Moscow State Conservatory, Special School), Roberto Plano (Indiana University), Antonio Pompa-Baldi (Cleveland Institute), Michael Chertock (Cincinnati Conservatory) and many others join IKOF 2021 for great masterclasses, judging, and presentations.
Favorites returning by popular demand in 2021 and 2022 include Russian star Zlata Chochieva, Vadym Kholodenko (Van Cliburn Gold Medalist), audience favorite Kemal Gekic, and many more.
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Over the last year, IKOF guest artist Zlata Chochieva has had a very busy and productive year, moving from Russia to Berlin, Germany, engaging in several new recording projects, and gracing the cover of the International Pianist magazine. Wow! Congratulations Zlata!
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EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!
Fort Collins Health and Wellness Community Orchestra invites 2019 Odyssiad® winner as guest soloist
We are excited to announce that beginning in 2021, the Odyssiad® winner of the Single-Movement Concerto Division (18 and under) will have the opportunity of performing a concerto movement with the Fort Collins Health and Wellness Community Orchestra, Leslie Stewart conducting.
Jessica Zhang, the 2019 Odyssiad® winner in the single-movement category, will perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21 (Movement III) with the orchestra on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 4 p.m. in Griffin Concert Hall at Colorado State University. Many thanks to Leslie Stewart and members of the orchestra for making this new opportunity possible!
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Odyssiad® winner Jessica Zhang pictured performing with the Boulder Symphony.
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JEFFREY CHIN, FROM ODYSSIAD® WINNER TO LANG LANG SCHOLAR
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Jeffrey Chin (front left) pictured with Janet Landreth and fellow participants at the 2014 Odyssiad® Festival.
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We recently contacted 2014 Odyssiad® winner, Jeffrey Chin, to catch up with him six years later.
The Dynamic: It has been a long time since you were a winner in the International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A. Can you fill us in on your musical journey after IKOF?
Jeffrey: 2014 seems such a long time ago. How time has passed!
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IKOF was able to host one Soirée before the shutdown, but there have been wonderful Soirées in the past.
The Soirée Series typically consists of four concerts throughout the year. Each of the four Soirées features an
internationally themed mini-concert by a selected Odyssiad® artist and a feast of gourmet food and
refreshments.
Enjoy some photos of the Spanish Soirée featuring the Atlantis Piano Duo (Sophia Hase and Eduardo Ponce) from the University of Salamanca, Spain.
Jiayi Qi, Eris Gu, and Frank Zhou prepare dishes for the Spanish Soirée held at the home of Janet Landreth.
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A MUSICAL ODYSSEY
Up Next - Roberto Plano
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Italian pianist Roberto Plano, Associate Professor at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, performs with his family in IKOF's new video series, A Musical Odyssey. |
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Our new project, A Musical Odyssey, aims to maintain the Odyssiad® Festival's presence this year with a series of informal videos produced by previous IKOF guest artists and Odyssiad® winners from 2012 — when IKOF was founded — to 2021 when we celebrate our tenth anniversary. Many thanks to our artists in the IKOF family who contributed voluntarily to this project from their homes and studios around the world, some with their pets or family members, some serious, some hilarious, all welcome and entertaining.
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Guest artists include Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Valery Kuleshov, Roberto Plano, Olga Kern, Kemal Gekic, Zlata Chochieva, Eva Gevorgyan, Tetiana Shafran, Natalia Trull, the Elkina Duo, and more. Odyssiad® winners' videos include Fanya Lin, Jeffrey Chin, Wesley Leffingwell, Jessica Zhang, and many others.
A Musical Odyssey presents these informal videos approximately every two weeks throughout the year for your enjoyment in viewing our artists in an informal and more personal way. Videos are being shared via email and on our website.
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STAY TUNED AND STAY HEALTHY! |
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ABOUT THE ODYSSIAD®
COMPETITION
—Solo (4 age levels)
—Concerto
- Single Movement
- Complete Concerto
Concerto winners perform with the Boulder Symphony.
New in 2021:
Winner of the Single-Movement Concerto category also performs with the Health and Wellness Community Orchestra, Leslie Stewart conducting.
Live Semifinal and Final Rounds in Colorado during the 2021 IKOF.
(July 26 - 31)
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Concerns?
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