Frost Chopin Academy

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ANNOUNCING THE

2023 FROST CHOPIN ACADEMY

JUNE 25 - JULY 2, 2023

Partnering with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, and with the generous support of the M. Lee Pearce Foundation, the Patrick Park Foundation, and the Miami Salon Group, the Frost School of Music presents a live in-person Frost Chopin Academy and Festival, offering pianists up to the age of 30 the opportunity to immerse themselves in the works of Fryderyk Chopin and learn first-hand from the world’s most distinguished Chopin specialists. To watch and perform in masterclasses with the world’s top Chopin specialists.

 

ACTIVE 2022 FULL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS OF THE CHOPIN FOUNDATION OF THE U.S. ARE AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM AFTER COMPLETING THE APPLICATION

Lessons (240 minutes) • Masterclasses/Lectures • Festival Performance opportunities • Social activities

“…an incredible opportunity to watch and perform in masterclasses with the world’s top Chopin specialists.” 
Talon Smith, Fresno (Frost Chopin Academy student 2018, 2019)

6 Individual Lessons:

The Academy offers every participant lessons with each of our master teachers. Lessons take the form of smaller groups of 3 students sharing a two-hour session with their teacher to address specific issues regarding each student's performance as well as more general discussions regarding style and historical context.  Students will be assigned to 3 master teachers during the course of the week and have two lessons with each teacher. All lessons focus exclusively on the works of Chopin.  This year, our principal teaching artists include: Dang Thai Son, Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń, Edward Auer, Dmitry Ablogin, and Kevin Kenner. 

Masterclasses/Lectures:

The Academy will feature specialized workshops and lectures fashioned to help participants with specific issues surrounding the performance of works of Chopin and the music of his contemporaries. Workshops are open to the general public free of charge.  This year we will be featuring Prof. Professor Kenneth Hamilton whose book "After the Golden Age: Romantic Pianism and Modern Performance" has become an indispensable resource to classical pianists seeking to better understand the manner of 19th century piano performance traditions, and Dmitry Ablogin, Laureate of the 1st International Chopin Competition for Historical Instruments, who will be demonstrating and teaching the 19th century improvisatory art of "preluding". 

Tuition and Housing:

The cost of tuition to the Frost Chopin Academy is $1900 and includes free on-campus room (8 nights) and board (3 meals a day) as well as free access to practice rooms at the Frost School of Music. Selected cafes and shops on the campus of the University of Miami will also be open. All applicants will be considered for scholarships based upon the merit of their audition videos. 
 
Those who prefer to make their own accommodations off-campus will receive an automatic $500 discount. Parents are not allowed to stay in our on-campus housing. The Academy may be able to negotiate special rates for families at selected hotels near the university. 

Festival Performances:

Students and the general public will have the opportunity to attend live concerts featuring our Academy piano faculty as renowned jazz pianist and Dean of the Frost School of Music, Shelly Berg. A selection of students of the Academy will also be invited to perform at these concerts.

 

 

The Frost Chopin Academy is presented with the support of the Patrick Park Foundation, the Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, and