Eligibility: Piano students who demonstrate outstanding piano talent and progress while pursuing excellence in performance. Previous 1st prize winners may not compete again in the same age group. Contestants should not be relatives or students of judges, artistic advisors, Steinway Society board members or employees of Jacobs Music.
To download a 2012 scholarship application click here .
Applications must be delivered or postmarked by February 27, 2012. Late applications will not be accepted.
Each applicant should submit an application along with an audio CD of two contrasting works from different historical periods along with the application fee. Please include a brief biographical statement and a teacher recommendation. All CDs will be heard anonymously and evaluated for musicality and technique by a panel of pianists qualified in the field of pedagogy and performance.
Final Audition April 7th 2012: Three judges will audition the finalists who will perform from memory two contrasting solo pieces. The auditions will be at Jacobs Music 2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Please provide an original score of each piece (no photocopies) for use by the judges. The names and qualifications of the judges will be posted on the Steinway Society website: http://www.steinwaysocietyprinceton.org. Judges reserve the right not to award scholarships in all categories; their decisions will be final. Winner placements will be announced and photographs taken after each group.
The 2011 Judges were:
Scholarship Musicale April 29th, 2012: Winners will perform one piece and receive their awards during the Scholarship Musicale on April 29, 2012 at the Mayo Concert Hall of College of New Jersey. Photographs will be taken following the recital. Having participated as a winner, you consent to the use of your name and photograph in connection with Steinway Society publicity.
Dates to remember:
The Developmental Scholarship Program was instituted in 2000 and expanded in 2002. In 2011 it was rededicated to our long-time board member and scholarship chairperson Professor Harriet Chase upon her retirement.
The program is designed for students in need of financial support to continue their piano study. The award winners are selected by the Board in consultation with the candidates' teachers. We congratulate Samajay Williams, (student of Julia Kovalev) of the Trenton Community Music School, who was honored at the November 29, 2010 Musicale.
