“Stecher and Horowitz Foundation Goes Global” Musical America December 12, 2008 The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation announces two major changes in its biennial New York Piano Competition (NYPC). For the first time the Competition will accept contestant...
“Norman Horowitz Interview” American Express — Members Since 1958 December 1, 2008 What is/was your profession? Concert pianist, educator, director of The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, a nonprofit organization. The flagship program is the New York...
“Lancaster Mennonite Pianist Wins Again” New Era June 25, 2008 By Stephen Zook A Lancaster teen won an international piano competition last week, and is already competing in another. Xiaopei Xu, 17, is in New York City competing in the Fourth New York...
Boulder piano student tapped for NYC competition By Wes Blomster Daily Camera Boulder, CO June 22, 2008 It’s a competition where everyone wins; there are no losers. “We downplay the whole idea of competitiveness,” says Melvin Stecher, who with...
“So Young, So Talented” Midweek June 18, 2008 By Alice Keesing ‘Playing from the heart,’ plus long hours of practice, earn Honolulu teens Maile Cha and T.J. Tario a place in next week’s prestigious New York Piano Competition. T.J. Tario...
