Founded in 1942 by Edith Sullivan Golde - Alison Thomas, Interim President

Announcing Our 70th Anniversary Season!

Upcoming Events:

Sunday, Feb. 5, 3 and 5 p.m.
Youth Concerts, NJ
Montclair State University
For more information, please contact Mark Pakman


Sunday, Feb. 12, 11-12:30
Teachers Forum IV: Teaching Challenges
Studio of Zelma Bodzin
R.S.V.P. Deborah Fortier, at debby.fortier@gmail.com

Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7:30
Javier Clavere, pianist
performing works of Chopin, Liszt, Granados, Ginastera, Guastavino, Nazareth, and Abreu/Hamelin


Javier Clavere
Click on picture for bio


Tenri Cultural Institute
43A West 13th Street
between 5th and 6th avenues
New York City

Tickets at the door: $20, seniors and students with I.D.: $15
Free Admission for Leschetizky Association Members

Sunday, Feb. 19, 11, 1:30, and 4
Gifted Young People's Concerts
Greenwich House Music School
46 Barrow Street, New York City. For more information, please contact Raj Bhimani at rbhimani@earthlink.net.



Click here for the Guidelines for the Youth Players Concerts and the Gifted Young People's Concerts

Announcements:

Pianist Stephen Hough has joined our Advisory Council.
Stephen traces his pianistic lineage back to Leschetizky through two of his main teachers:
Gordon Green was a student of Frank Merrick, and Derrick Wyndham studied with Artur Schnabel.
We welcome Stephen to the Association.


Pianist Stephen Hough; Concerto Competition Winner Evan Lee; Performers at the June Youth Concerts

Click here for the Guidelines for the Youth Players Concerts and the Gifted Young People's Concerts

Other News:
At the Annual Meeting in June 2009, the Association's new By-laws were officially adopted.
At the Annual Meeting in June 2010, the slate of officers of the board was officially voted into office.

The Association has published a Leschetizky Album - Eleven long-out-of-print piano pieces
by Theodor Leschetizky


Click on cover picture for pdf order form, or here for html version: HTML Order Form

Join the Leschetizky Association today and become a part of this great tradition of pianism, 
descended from Czerny and Beethoven, through the virtuoso pianist, composer, and pedagogue


     You can contribute to excellence in the performance and teaching of the piano

  • Network with musicians committed to upholding Leschetizky’s teaching ideals of beautiful tone production and musical integrity

  • Introduce future generations of pianists to this tradition of pianism

  • Provide your students with opportunities to perform

  • Join as a Friend and participate in the activities of the Association

  • Enjoy free admission to the Tenri Concert Series

The Leschetizky Association Programs    The News Bulletin           

The Leschetizky Association Programs and Venues

The Tenri Cultural Institute at 43A West 13th Street

  • The Leschetizky Association at Tenri concert series features concert artist members in recital, along with guest artists and other Association-sponsored events, including the Adult Performers Recital
  • The Annual Awards Concert showcases students up to age 18 selected by a panel of judges from those performing on the Gifted Young People’s Concerts

    • The Greenwich House School of Music, New York City, and Montclair State University in New Jersey

  • The Youth Concerts provide young students the opportunity to practice performance skills

  • The Gifted Young People's Concerts afford young pianists up to age 18, who are students of members, an opportunity to perform on stage with their peers, before a panel of judges

    Steinway Hall, Faust Harrison Pianos, Klavierhaus, Bechstein Pianos, and the Yamaha Piano Centre

    • The Annual Leschetizky Birthday Concert presents pianists who embody Leschetizky's principles of piano playing

    • The Artist Student Recital affords the opportunity for pianists 19 and older, who are rising young artists studying with Leschetizky Association members, to perform in a professional environment

    Master Class Series
    featuring renowned artists and teachers


    Seymour Bernstein Master Class
    Featured students: Sarah Palmer, Marcel Rominger, Justin Warren
    Click on picture to view movie of Mr. Bernstein working with Justin Warren

    Adult Performers Groups
    informal gatherings where members play for one another to try out their repertoire

    The Leschetizky Concerto Competition for Young Pianists, held every two years, presents a young artist (up to age 17) in a New York debut with orchestra, performing a full concerto

The News Bulletin

  Members receive the Association's annual magazine, which includes:

  • Articles about Leschetizky and his musical descendants

  • Articles of scholarly and general interest

  • Calendar of concerts and events for the year

  • Profiles of artist members

  • News from members' studios and regional chapters
 

The Leschetizky Association also publishes a membership directory, a Tuners List, and maintains the Leschetizky Archives, including a collection of his music. We welcome members in the Leschetizky Pianist, Pianist, and Friend categories. To join, please download an application by clicking on the Membership tab to the left, and mail to:

Ms. Young Drago
37-21 90th Street, Apt 2R
Jackson Heights, NY 11372