The Miami Piano Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary and has done a continuously excellent job in the piano scene in Miami and the world by nurturing the careers of outstanding young pianist locally and Internationally.

The Festival presents around 30 concerts and piano recitals every year in various venues in Miami among them: “Classical Sundays at five” at the Aventura Culture Center and the “Discovery Series” at the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach.

This season the Miami International Piano Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary, a milestone in an inspiring and ongoing journey to discover and support exceptional talented pianists.

“We take pride as we witness their careers blossoming while audiences and music critics acclaim their virtuosity” expressed Giselle Brodsky, founder and artistic director of the Miami Piano Festival .

The Discovery Series was the first public event the Miami International Piano Festival launched.
We launched the Discovery Series in 1998 where we introduced: Gabriela Montero

Konstantin Lifchitz Boris Berezovsky

“To choose the pianist participating in the Discovery Series
I personally listen to every performer that is interested in participating and evaluate if the artist meets our criteria”,
Some of the pianist from our festival we have supported and that went to have an International career are
Kemal Gekic, Ilya Itin, Piotr Anderszewsdki, Ingrid Flitter
Alexander Gavrylyuk.

On Sunday February 25th 2024, the Miami Piano Festival presents one of its proteges, the talented pianist ARISTO SHAM from Hong Kong the recital takes place at Classical Sundays at Five, at the Aventura Culture Center.

Aristo Sham, was avery young prodigy when Mrs. Brodsky went to Hong Kong to listen to him play the piano at the Hong Kong Conservatory , he was only eight years old. Mrs Brodsky presented Aristo sham at age 13 at the Discovery Series.

Today at age 25, Aristo Sham is hailed by the Washington Post as a young artist with “boundless potential” who can “already hold his own with the best,” pianist Aristo Sham has dazzled audiences on five continents in countries ranging from Singapore and Argentina to Slovenia, Morocco, and throughout the United States.

Mr. Sham has performed as soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart, the London Symphony Orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle, the English Chamber Orchestra under Raymond Leppard, the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, and the Minnesota Orchestra. In addition, he has given recitals for the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts in Chicago and the Salle Cortot in Paris, and performed for royalty and dignitaries such as Prince Charles, the Queen of Belgium, and ex-President Hu of China.

The program for February 25th includes beautiful piano compositions by Handel, Schuman,Beethoven, Villa- Lobos, Chu Wanghua, (Jasmine Flower Fantasia, 2003) and Ravel.

The Miami Piano Festival continues in March 9th and 10th with the “Discovery Series ” at the Wolfsonian- FIU Museum, presenting a whole weekend of piano recitals by outstanding pianist Cristian Budu from Brasil; Mentioned by Gramophone as “a stunningly original pianist with musical insight and maturity comparable to colleagues twice his age”
And Sergey Beliavzky from Russia; praised as a “beast on the keyboard,” (The Utah Review) pianist Sergey Belyavsky has thrilled and awed audiences around the globe. He is described as demonstrating “an extraordinary expressive intelligence,” (Bachtrack) and has been called “one of the best pianists in the world today.”

Inspired by the success of last season’s opening, the 2023-2024 took off with “a true musical celebration” of concertos featuring three marvelous pianists, Ariel Lanyi from Israel, Reed Tetzloff from the USA and Dmitry Ablogin from Russia; this year the Miami International Piano Festival presents12 piano recitals: SIX world-class pianists at the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center, and SIX extraordinary artists making their debuts at the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach. Our international artists will captivate classical music lovers throughout the Southeastern coast of Florida.

More information about Miami Piano Festival concert series here www.miamipianofest.com

ABOUT PATRONS OF EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTS

Exceptionally talented pianists devote their entire youth to the development of their skills, abiding by rigid and demanding schedules; focused on achieving a successful career in music. During this arduous process, they find themselves lost without the support and understanding of a benefactor. That is where the mission and purpose of Patrons of Exceptional Artists comes in, an organization that for the last 25 years has exposed the talent of countless deserving pianists to the attention of the public, conductors, and agents. Many of our artists are now in the international circuit represented by top management.

In order to further its mission, in 1998, Patrons of Exceptional Artists branched out to create the Miami International Piano Festival, (MIPF), which resulted in highly popular and inspiring summer academies held at Nova Southern University in Florida. This summer, however, MIPF offered students exposure to a most accomplished international faculty in the beautiful region of Briosco, Italy, at Villa Medici Giulini, a historical building that houses an astonishing collection of keyboard instruments. We also expanded our outreach through an online state-of-the-art virtual platform that continues to evolve, creating an archive and visual library of these activities. The goal is to provide global exposure to our artists while allowing music lovers around the world the opportunity to enjoy our concerts, lectures, and masterclasses.

Giselle Brodsky, founder, and artistic director of Patrons of Exceptional Artists, spends hundreds of hours listening to innumerable performances of hopeful entries to select the artists that will inspire our audience and students with their passion and commitment to the expression of music. The Miami International Piano Festival concerts are interactive experiences that engage our audiences and enhance their appreciation of music in its infinite prism of ideas and emotions.

Patrons Of Exceptional Artists is a 501 (C)(3) non-profit organization. For more information, contact Giselle Brodsky, at info@miamipianofest.com or visit our website at www.miamipianofest.com

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