Pianofest

Pianofest offers daily lessons and pianists attend the lessons of their colleagues. Also, they participate in weekly public master classes, often televised. Lessons and master classes are conducted by Pianofest's Director, Paul Schenly, and guest artists, such as Yefim Bronfman, Andre Watts, Richard Goode, Anton Nel, Claude Frank, Arie Vardi and Yoheved Kaplinsky, all of whom participated in the past. Many students have appeared in performance on television. Students also perform in private homes and give a Grand Marathon Concert in the Avram Family Theater in Southampton. In 1996, Pianofest released its first compact disc recording, featuring student and faculty artists. Faculty in 2006 will include Arie Vardi, with others to be announced. Many Pianofest participants are engaged to perform at Hampton music festivals and other local venues, such as the Southampton Cultural Center, the Montauk Library, The Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and others. Pianofest's students have gone on to make their mark at both the national and international level.