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25 years Young Pianist Foundation

25 years Young Pianist Foundation

The Young Pianist Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! Goal of the YPF is to give talented young pianists the opportunity to develop and present themselves. Keywords are: select, invest and launch. In the past 25 years (founded by Marcel Baudet and since the end of 2019 under the artistic direction of Thomas […]
Jan Wijn, unique teacher of top pianists passed away

Jan Wijn, unique teacher of top pianists passed away

It is with great sadness that the man who lovingly, generously and imaginatively helped generations of top pianists discover and develop themselves has passed away. The Young Pianist Foundation is very grateful to piano pedagogue Jan Wijn for his enthusiasm and support towards our organization. Many winners of the competition have blossomed thanks to Jan […]
In memoriam: Radu Lupu

In memoriam: Radu Lupu

The Young Pianist Foundation is grateful for the important role Radu Lupu has played in the world of classical music and for his association with the YPF as a member of the Music Council. Photo: Radu Lupu in the Dome Hall in Hanover (April 2012). Photographer: Reinhold Möller.
Musical journey of Director YPF

Musical journey of Director YPF

Inge van Verschuer, director of the Young Pianist Foundation, has been asked to present her choice of music during the Dutch radio program ‘Een goedemorgen met…’ on February 5th. Inge: “It is a huge honor and at the same time also an enormous challenge to do this. But I think it will be a beautiful […]
The Nederlandse Muziekprijs for Thomas Beijer!

The Nederlandse Muziekprijs for Thomas Beijer!

The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has announced that the Nederlandse Muziekprijs (Dutch Music Prize) has been awarded to Thomas Beijer. The Young Pianist Foundation is extremely proud of its Artistic Director! On 17 February, the prize will be presented to Thomas Beijer by State Secretary for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu after a […]
Wish

Wish

The young pianist foundation wishes you – despite eventything – a wonderful Christmas and a new year full of music and pleasant surprises. We look forward to the YPF European Piano Competition – Grand Prix Youri Egorov from 10 – 20 February 2022 in the Bimhuis and Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam. Early January we expect a […]
Yang Yang Cai on Dutch radio and television

Yang Yang Cai on Dutch radio and television

Yang Yang Cai can be heard on Dutch radio (NPO Radio 4) in ‘Spiegelzaal’ on Sunday 12 December (10 AM) as part of the release of her debut CD. This CD, which she recorded for ‘AVROTROS Klassiek!’, includes Chopin’s third piano sonata, a prelude by Rachmaninov and works by Soler, Albéniz, Mozart and Szymanowski. Also […]
In Memoriam: Bernard Haitink

In Memoriam: Bernard Haitink

The NRC: ‘Haitink – the conductor who let music speak for itself’. The Young Pianist Foundation is grateful for the important role Bernard Haitink has played in the world of classical music and for his association with the YPF as a member of the Music Council. Photo: FA2010, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Haitink with […]