| WHAT: | Washington International Piano Festival (WIPF) |
| WHEN: | July 29 to Aug. 4 |
| WHERE: | The Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Ward Recital Hall 620 Michigan Ave. N.E. Washington, D.C. |
| DETAILS | The Washington International Piano Festival (WIPF) is the first and only such festival in Washington, D.C. An intensive educational program is combined with a concert series presented by world-class classical pianists. Participants may work one-on-one in private lessons and may perform in and attend recitals, educational workshops, lectures, and master classes that focus on both piano solo and piano ensemble repertoire. Selected participants also perform in two concerts at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage (webcast live at www.kennedy-center.org ). In addition, the Young Pianist Showcase concerts feature young pianists living and studying in the Washington, D.C., area who are prizewinners of local, national, and international piano competitions. Recitals, concerts, lectures, and master classes are open to the public. Ticket price to each event (except free admission as noted) is $20 for adults; $10 for seniors and students; free admission for CUA students with valid student ID. Tickets for the Young Pianist Showcases also give admission to the evening piano recital on the same day. Tickets to all events can be purchased at the door or reserved by emailing washingtonpianofest@gmail.com . For more information and complete schedule, see www.washingtonpianofest.com . |
| SPONSOR: | Yamaha Co., Jordan Kitts Music Co., the Steinway Piano Gallery of Washington, and Catholic University |