October 17 -

Winner of the 2024 Beardsley Piano Prize Competition, Nayeon Kim

The first Fall Concert of the year always features the winner of the annual Robert B. Beardsley Piano Prize Competition. This year the winner of our competition was Nayeon Kim!

Nayeon Kim began her master’s program in piano performance at Indiana University (Jacobs School of Music) last fall semester, under the guidance of Professor Arnaldo Cohen. During her undergraduate studies at Seoul National University with Professor Aviram Reichert, she graduated with honors and explored musicology, enriching her performance skills and broadening her musical horizons. Last October, she made her international debut performing with the chamber orchestra led by Professor Kerr as the winner of the Mozart Piano Concerto Competition at IU.

Sponsored by Wade Mayberry and Janet Evanega Rieckhoff & Jim Rieckhoff.

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If you would like to learn more about the competition or view past winners, visit the Robert B. Beardsley Piano Finals page.

October 24 -

Clare Longendyke

A pianist with “an artistic ferocity that captivated and astonished listeners” (Waverly Newspapers), Clare Longendyke is a soloist, chamber musician, and musical innovator who performs with American orchestras and on recital series around the world. Recent highlights include performances of concertos by Mozart, Falla, Rachmaninoff, Florence Price, and Joan Tower with orchestras in Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, and Virginia, and the release of her debut solo CD in 2024, …of dreams unveiled featuring works of Debussy, Amy Williams, and Anthony R. Green.

Sponsored by Marie Smith.

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November 14 -

Franklin Larey

Hailed as a leading South African pianist of his generation, Dr. Franklin Larey is acclaimed for his performances of works by Brahms, Mozart, Scriabin and Ravel. As a scholar, Larey’s main research is in the area of Brahms studies, and specifically in the theoretical principles of developing variation and motivic unity which underpin Brahms’s compositional style.

Sponsored by Eric Trotter.

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November 29 -

Nicholas Roth

Nicholas Roth began formal studies at age twelve, receiving critical acclaim for his appearances by the age of eighteen. He appeared as soloist with the St. Louis Symphony and the Indianapolis Symphony under Raymond Leppard, among many others. Roth is a featured performer and teacher throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. He is a Yamaha Artist, a Beethoven Fellow of the American Pianists Association, earned prizes in the chamber music competitions of Tortona and Pietra Ligure, Italy, and received a DAAD grant to further his studies in Germany.  

Sponsored by Terry Trimmer.

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