Washington International Piano Festival (WIPF) – Past Concerts
Washington International Piano Festival is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to the performance and teaching of classical music at the highest standard. The festival takes place every summer on the beautiful campus of the Catholic University of America in our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Young aspiring concert pianists, teachers, amateurs, and piano lovers of all ages from all over the world are invited to participate in this inspiring and unique one-week festival.
Washington International Piano Festival: Closing Recital with WIPF Participants
Free
Washington International Piano Festival: Recital with Antonio Di Cristofano
Frédéric Chopin — Polonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26, No. 1
Frédéric Chopin — Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Johannes Brahms — Klavierstucke (Six Pieces for Piano), Op. 118 (Nos. 1-3)
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Prelude in D major, Op. 23, No. 4
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Elégie, Op. 3, No. 1
Alexander Scriabin — Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata-Fantasy"
$30 ($10 child/student; CUA students free with a valid student ID)
WIPF Workshop with Brian Ganz – The Mazurkas: Chopin's Creative Laboratory
$25 ($10 child/student)
2024 WIPF Participants' Recital at the Kennedy Center
The Washington International Piano Festival (WIPF) returns to the Kennedy Center for solo and group performances by selected 2024 WIPF part…
Free (RSVP required; 2-ticket limit per patron)
Washington International Piano Festival: Joint Piano Recital with Yoshio Hamano & Marie Kiyone
$30 ($10 child/student; CUA students free with a valid student ID)
Washington International Piano Festival: Joint Piano Recital with Misha Tumanov & Martin Labazevitch
Franz Liszt — Nuages gris (Trübe Wolken), S.199 (Martin Labazevitch, piano)
Franz Liszt — "Funérailles" from Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 (Martin Labazevitch, piano)
Franz Liszt — Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (Martin Labazevitch, piano)
$30 ($10 child/student; CUA students free with a valid student ID)
Washington International Piano Festival: Piano Duo Recital with Nikita Fitenko & Katerina Zaitseva
Mikhail Pletnev / Sergei Prokofiev — Suite for Two Pianos from Prokofiev's Cinderella, Op. 87
Dmitri Shostakovich — Concertino for Two Pianos in A minor, Op. 94
George Gershwin / Percy Grainger — Fantasy on Themes from Porgy and Bess
$30 ($10 child/student; CUA students free with a valid student ID)
Washington International Piano Festival: Master Class with Brian Ganz
Pianist Brian Ganz teaches selected students in an open master class as part of the 14th Washington International Piano Festival.
$25 ($10 child/student; CUA students free with a valid student ID)
Washington International Piano Festival: Recital with Brian Ganz
Franz Schubert — Fantasia in F minor for piano four hands, Op. posth. 103, D. 940
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in B-flat major, Op. 7, No. 1
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33, No. 4
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in A-flat, Op. 24, No. 3
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 30, No. 4
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
$30 ($10 child/student; CUA students free with a valid student ID)
Washington International Piano Festival: Young Pianist Showcase Concert
Free
Washington International Piano Festival: Recital with Selected 2023 WIPF Participants
Closing performance of the 2023 Washington International Piano Festival.
Free
Washington International Piano Festival: Recital & Award Ceremony – Winners of the 7th CUA Piano Competition
Ceremony and performance featuring winners of the 7th Catholic University of America Piano Competition.
Free
Washington International Piano Festival: Piano Recital with Alon Goldstein
$25 ($10 child/student)
Washington International Piano Festival: Young Pianist Showcase Concert – Parker Van Ostrand
TBA
Washington International Piano Festival: 8th CUA Competition Final Round
Washington International Piano Festival presents the final round of the 8th Catholic University of America Competition.
Free
Washington International Piano Festival: Piano Recital with Murray McLachlan & Kathryn Page
Frédéric Chopin — Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Frédéric Chopin — Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
Frédéric Chopin — Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Sergei Rachmaninoff — 6 Morceaux, Op. 11
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue (performed by Murray McLachlan & Kathryn Page)
$25 ($10 child/student)
Washington International Piano Festival: Young Pianist Showcase Concert
Free
Washington International Piano Festival: Joint Piano Recital with Misha Tumanov & Nikita Fitenko
$25 ($10 child/student)
Washington International Piano Festival: Young Pianist Showcase Concert
Free
Washington International Piano Festival: Piano Duo Recital with Robert Andres & Honor O'Hea
Johannes Brahms — Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 23
Pedro Macedo Camacho — Integration I for two pianos
Benjamin Britten — Mazurka elegiaca for Two Pianos, Op. 23, No. 2
Arnold Bax — Sonata for Two Pianos
$25 ($10 child/student)
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