The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music proudly presents the Benno Rubinyi Piano Students Award in honor and memory of Benno Rubinyi’s musicianship and through the generosity of the late Jeannette Rubinyi and the Rubinyi family.
Each year, the piano department presents its students in a themed piano marathon. This year, the theme is "pianists in isolation", and all the piano students will present jointly prerecorded and live performances that emotionally respond to their time in quarantine.
In lieu of a traditional piano competition, this year the Rubinyi family will present awards to all the undergraduate students, marking an unprecedented year. Next year, the competition will return in its standard format.
Our program is as follows:
Michelle Chen
Alexander Scriabin-- Sonata No. 4 in f-sharp minor, Andante
Amanda Reyes
Claude Debussy— Prelude No.6 Des pas sur la neige and Children’s Corner, "The Snow is Dancing"
Austin Ho
Franz Schubert-- Impromptu in G flat major Opus 90 No. 3
Ashley Chen
György Ligeti-- Musica Ricercata No. 2
Harry Li
Nikolai Medtner-- Fairy Tale Op 51 No. 2
Lily Moon
Autumn Leaves
Valerie Chang
Maurice Ravel— Sonatine, Animé
Fiona Mai
Amy Beach Barcarolle op. 28 no. 1
Veola Sun
Franz Liszt-- Annees de Pelerinage, Book 1, No. 9 (Les Cloches)
Maggie Pan
Clara Schumann Nocturne Op6 No2
Kelsey Ma
Robert Schumann Kinderszenen, Träumerei
Joyce Lin
R. Schumann Kinderszenen, Hasche-Mann
Lukasz Yoder
Frederic Chopin -- Mazurka Op. 17 No. 2 in e minor
Sophia Su
Original work, 2021
Brandon Zhou
Zhou - Two Preludes and Fugues, II. (E Major)
Sean Tang-Wang
Zhou - Two Preludes and Fugues, I. (D Major)
Bo Feng
Schubert/Liszt - Erlkönig
Elaine Lin
John Corigliano - Fantasia on an Ostinato
Valerie Stern
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Barcarolle Op. 11 No. 1 (four hands)
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