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Academy of Fortepiano Performance Festival 2026 in the Catskills

The Academy of Fortepiano Performance Festival 2026 returns to the Catskill Mountain Foundation’s Piano Performance Museum from May 30 to June 8. The event brings together students, professionals, and faculty for an immersive program of fortepiano masterclasses, historical keyboard workshops, chamber music, and performances focused on 18th- and 19th-century repertoire. Led by leading specialists in early keyboard performance practice, the festival combines education, collaboration, and concerts featuring fortepiano, harpsichord, clavichord, and chamber ensembles in a historic instrument setting.