May 27-June 9, 2026
An annual event celebrating the works of famed early composers performed on historical keyboards from the Piano Performance Museum
Directors: Audrey Axinn, Maria Rose
Doctorow Center for the Arts
Led by renowned performers and specialists, students will participate in lessons, master classes, and workshops supported by plentiful access to pianos from the 18th and 19th century or their modern replicas. Daily individual instrumental lessons are complemented by group demonstrations, and the week-long study culminates in a final student concert.
Keyboard Music from the Ages for the Ages: Timeless Music for Harpsichord and Piano
Faculty & Guest Artist Concert
A concert featuring Academy of Fortepiano Performance faculty members Audrey Axinn, Masayuki Maki, Maria Rose, Andrew Willis and guest artist, violinist Cynthia Roberts. The repertoire will include harpsichord music as well as piano music.
Workshop on Maintaining Historical Pianos, Harpsichords, and Clavichords
May 27, 28, 29 in the Piano Performance Museum, Doctorow Center for the Arts
Directors: Masayuki Maki and Richard Hester
Piano Performance Museum
Students have plentiful access to historic pianos in the Catskill Mountain Foundation's Piano Performance Museum, the home of the Steven E. Greenstein Piano Collection, a one-of-a-kind collection of historic pianos and musical artifacts.
Piano Performance Museum
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