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2018 New York International Piano Competition

001 Title Image
002 Melvin Stecher addresses the arriving contestants
003 2018 contestants examining the program book
004 Norman Horowitz informing the contestants about the competition
005 Chairman of the Board William S Hearst greeting the new contestants
006 Melvin Stecher giving further details at Steinway Hall
007 Distributing the Steinway carry all for use at the competition
008 Dr Vincent Garone chooses the contestant to select the first order of performance
009 Nejic Kamplet reveals his number
010 Liam Kaplan draws number 1
011 Catherine Ma selects her number
012 Ryan Soeyadi picks his number
013 Board member Margaret Carpenter assists in the selction of numbers
014 Stecher and Horowitz continue with the details
015 Getting acqainted at the reception
016 William S Hearst greeting incoming contestants
017 Contestants exchange contact information
018 Maya Masumoto and Oliver Markson NYIPC personnel
019 William S Hearst, Margaret Carpenter and Joan Hearst
020 Getting to know each other
021 Matyas Novak with father and friend at Steinway Hall
022 Lucia Tedesco and Margaret Carpenter
023 Lucia Tedesco and Melvin Stecher
024 Norman Horowitz, Vincent Garone, Lucia Tedesco, Melvin Stecher and Gail Job
025 Irv Puskin, Margaret Carpenter, Cris & Brunce Ansnes
026 Carter Johnson, Yilun Xu and Nejc Kamplet
027 Oliver Markson, Judy Pang and Maya Masymoto
028 Coco Ma and Catherine Ma warming up at Steinway Hall
029 Melvin Stecher observing concerto rehearsal of Youlan Ji with Alan Yueh
030 It was a good rehearsal
031 Eric Lin studying the score
032 Muzi Zhao with collaborative pianist Hana Chu and Melvin Stecher
033 Gail Job, Oliver Markson and Judy Pang at contestant's information desk
034 Live stream monitor in hallway outside Miller Hall
035 Live stream control room
036 Cris Ansnes reception desk coordinator
037 Matyas Novak observing Maya Masumoto and Melvin Stecher in the green room
038 Welcoming desk at Manhattan School of Music
039 Waiting for the doors to open at the NYIPC
040 Welcome to the 2018 NYIPC
041 Mark Shapiro, Melvin Stecher, Oliver Markson and Judy Pang
042 Mark Shapiro, Conductor of the Cecilia Chorus of New York
044 Maria Asteriadou coaches Yilun Xu and Nejc Kamplet
045 Francis Brancaleone coaches Liam Kaplan and Angeni Wang
046 Brandt Fredriksen coaches Jie Luo and Zoie Shuk Yi Tse
047 Stecher and Horowitz with members of the Jury_Seated Esther Park and Janet Lopinski, Standing Melvin Stecher, John O'Conor, Lydia Artymiw, Ian Hobson, Tong-Il Han and Norman Horowitz
048 Four collaborative pianists (laureates of the NYIPC) with Stecher and Horowitz_Jennifer Lee,Hana Chu, Jennifer Nicole Campbell and Alan Yueh
049 Contestants being briefed prior to seminar with composer Gregory Spears
050 Robert Sherman interviews Gregory Spears
051 Gregory Spears responds to Robert Sherman
052 Gregory Spears congratulates Nejc Kamplet after his performance of Tocca (Troika), the commissioned work
053 Robert Sherman and Norman Horowitz discuss the commissioning of the work by Gregory Spears
054 A light moment at the Spears seminar
055 At a master class, Ian Hobson establishes a point with Millicent McFall
055 Janet Lopinski with Catherine Ma at a master class
055 Tong-Il Han (Jury Chair) offers suggestions to Matyas Novak
056 Carter Johnson responding to John O'Conner
056 Esther Park and Yilun Xu during their master class
056 Lydia Artymiw guides Jie Luo
057 One to one with John O'Conner and Nejc Kamplet
058 Zoie Shuk Yi Tse with Lydia Artymiw
059 How do I get to Carnegie Hall-ask a member of the jury
060 Contestants briefed on what to expect after the competition
061 Robert Sherman greeting guests at the opening of the awards ceremony
062 Contestants are introduced to the audience at the awards ceremony
063 Chairman of the jury Tong-Il Han acknowledges Stecher and Horowitz
064 Jury chair Tong-Il Han introduces his fellow jury members
065 William S Hearst praising the 2018 contestants during the closing ceremony
066 Ron Losby, president and CEO of Steinway & Sons officially greeting members of the NYIPC and their families
067 Robert Sherman, Gregory Spears converse about the newly commissioned work
068 Carter Johnson and Eric Lin recipients and tied for second place of the One-Piano, Four Hand Ensemble
069 Kimberly Han and Michael Davidman, winners of the Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz Prize One-Piano, Four Hands Ensemble
070 Yiying Niu, winner of the Best Performance of the Commissioned Work
071 Joyce B Cowin presents the Joyce B Cowin First Prize to Youlan Ji
072 Carter Johnson acknowledges Youlan Ji's capturing the first prize
073 Robert Sherman interviews Yiying Niu, recipient of the commissioned work prize
074 Yiying Niu charms the audience with her performance of Toccata by Gregory Spears
075 Michael Davidman and Kimberly Han interviewed by Robert Sherman
076 Zoie Shuk Yi Tse, second prize winner with Robert Sherman
077 Robert Sherman interviews first prize winner Youlan Ji
078 Youlan Ji enraptured during her performance at the awards ceremony
079 Norman Horowitz delivers closing remarks
080 The competition is complete...see you in 2020
081 Helen and Tong-Il Han at The Lotos Club closing reception
082 Matyas Novak, his father and Cris Ansnes
083 A selfie at the reception
085 Janet Lopinski with 2018 contestants
086 Wilma Bulkin Siegel and Lili White
087 Youlan Ji, Jie Luo, Angeni Wang and Ryan Soeyadi
088 Melvin Stecher asks Youlan Ji to inform her teacher of garnering the first prize
089 Enjoying the culmination of the 2018 NYIPC at The Lotos Club
090 Lucia Tedesco, Irv Puskin and board members Margaret Carpenter, Gus Rosendale & Evan Steen
091 Stecher and Horowitz with Matyas Novak and his recent recording
092 Hal & Lynn Shane with Cris and Bruce Ansnes
093 Evan Steen, William & Loan Hearst
094 Norman Horowitz and Joyce B Cowin
095 Melvin Stecher, Chuck and Carol Schaeffer, Norman Horowitz
096 Vincent Garone, Melvin Stecher and Margarete Carpenter
097 The class of 2018 reaching for the stars

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