Oberlin Conservatory of Music and The Cleveland Orchestra are proud to celebrate the tenth annual Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition at Oberlin.
Since the summer of 2010, Oberlin Conservatory of Music joined with The Cleveland Orchestra to offer an important new international competition for young musicians. As of the 2016 competition for piano, overall cash prizes will increase to $40,000, including a $20,000 first prize.
- All Cooper Competition rounds are open to the public.
- Admission is free to all rounds in the conservatory’s Warner Concert Hall.
- 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.
Watch the live webcast
Read more about the Cooper Competition at Oberlin
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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