Oberlin Conservatory of Music and The Cleveland Orchestra present the 11th annual Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition at Oberlin in July 2020, featuring pianists ages 13 to 18.
Since the summer of 2010, Oberlin Conservatory of Music joined with The Cleveland Orchestra to offer an important international competition for highly accomplished young musicians. Cash prizes total $40,000, and includes a $20,000 first prize. Three finalists from the field advance to perform full concertos with The Cleveland Orchestra at its renowned home, Severance Hall.
- All Cooper Competition rounds are open to the public and live-streamed.
- Admission is free to all rounds in the conservatory’s Warner Concert Hall.
- The Recital Finals Round is broadcast on Cleveland's classical radio station, WCLV.
- Tickets for the Concerto Finals with The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall in Cleveland are available at clevelandorchestra.com or by calling (800) 686-1141.
Contact
General Information:
Anna Hoffmann
Program Administrator
direct: 440-775-8044
fax: 440-775-8942
ahoffman@oberlin.edu
Media:
Cathleen Partlow Strauss
Director of Conservatory Communications
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
440-775-8328
cstrauss@oberlin.edu
Justin Holden
Director of Public Relations
The Cleveland Orchestra
216-231-7476
JHolden@clevelandorchestra.com
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