Date/Time: Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 @11:00 AM
The adjudicated Gifted Young People’s Concerts will be held at Klavierhaus, 790 11th Avenue, NYC. Students chosen by the judges will be invited to perform the following Sunday at Tenri Cultural Institute in the Awards Concert. Teachers are encouraged to enter their students in the Youth Concerts NY or NJ in preparation for this event.
Teachers may submit three students, with no more than two in one age group. Preteens may play up to 5 minutes total, Early Teens (age 13-15) up to 8 minutes, and Late Teens (16-18) up to 10 minutes. Students should play from memory and be properly dressed for a concert (no jeans or sneakers, for instance). Please do not submit teaching method selections. Please refer to the Youth concerts guidelines for more information about this and other Youth Concerts. Teachers enrolling students must be members in good standing.
1st concert (Preteens), 11:00 a.m., warm-up starting 10:30
2nd concert (Early Teens), 1:00 p.m., warm-up starting at 12:30
3rd concert (Late Teens), 3:00 p.m., warm-up starting at 2:20
Please contact Alison Thomas at [email protected] to enroll your students, and please include the following in your email:
- Name of teacher
- Name of student
- Age of student
- Name of person sending payment
- Name of each piece in full
- Name of composer
- Movements or sections of each piece, if any
- Total performance time for each piece
The deadline for enrollment is Sunday, Feb. 16.
There is a $30 fee per student, to cover costs of presenting the event. You may send payment via the Pay Now button below, or a check, made out to The Leschetizky Association, may be sent directly to Young Drago at 37-21 90th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Please consult the Guidelines above and correspond with the event director BEFORE sending payment!
We look forward to hearing your students!