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Thera Rabinowitch Memorial Piano Competition
The Rabinowitch Competition was established in memory of the piano teacher and the Palo Alto Branch president, Thera Rabinowitch, by her family, to reward students of the Palo Alto Branch for outstanding musical performance
2024 Rabinowitch Piano Competition
The Contestant must be a student of a Teacher who is an Active Member of the MTAC Palo Alto Branch. and must be in school grade K-12.
Within the total allotted time, Contestants will be expected to perform 2 pieces from contrasting musical periods (i.e., Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, and Contemporary) of the standard classical repertoire.
Pieces must be fully memorized and performed by memory.
Competition pieces must be accurately timed and the total duration of the pieces performed must be within the total allotted time as permitted in each division listed above. The Judges reserve the right to “cut” a Contestant’s performance as deemed necessary and/or if the performance has exceeded the time limit.
Competition pieces must be CM level-appropriate to the enrolled division. Please refer to the CM Syllabus. The Competition Committee reserves the right to re-categorize a Contestant’s division if the enrolled division is too low or too high.
*Check the complete rules in the “Guidelines and Policies” file below.
Date and Time
Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 1:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Registration Period
April 1 - April 10, 2024
Location
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto
600 Colorado Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Winners’ Concert
Sunday, May 5 at 3:30 PM, 2024
(Same location as the competition)
Guidelines & Application
2024 Competition Winners
Upper Division
First Place
Jonathan Szeto (Teacher Natalia Hanukai)
Second Place
Leo Tsai (Teacher Anna Semyanovsky)
Third Place
Julia Mao (Teacher Nurit Barlev)
Honorable Mention
Nicole Mok (Teacher Wen-Chun Ku)
Middle Division
First Place
Marshall Huang (Teacher Yi-Hsuan Lee)
Second Place
Alexander Tang (Teacher Wen-Chun Ku)
Third Place
Selina Xu (Teacher Sharon Wu)
Honorable Mention
Landon Li (Teacher Nurit Barlev)
Adeline Tran (Teacher Nurit Barlev)
Lower Division
Second Place
An Pham (Teacher Sharon Wu)
Martin Wang (Teacher Yi-Hsuan Lee)
Honorable Mention
Ryan Li (Teacher Ching-Yun Chen)
Rabinowitch Piano Competition Chair
Ryan Huo ryanhuo@me.com