Academy of Fortepiano Performance 

Explore piano music on period instruments

An inspiring and practical immersion into the world of historical pianos, in the heart of the Catskill Mountains

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The 2022 Academy took place June 11-19.

See the Academy of Fortepiano Performance page. 

Announcing 2023 programs soon!

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International Fortepiano Salon Series

Virtually connecting fortepiano lovers from all around the world 

Hosted by Maria Rose and Yi-heng Yang

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Salon #12 on Saturday, November 19, 2022

at 2.00 pm EST/20.00 Central European Time

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An American Fortepiano builder in the Czech Republic:

The Workshop of Paul McNulty and Pianist Viviana Sofronitsky

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Paul McNulty settled in Divisov, Czechia, in 1995 following his training in the U.S. and building fortepianos in Amsterdam. He is known as the most prolific modern fortepiano builder and his instruments are found all over the world, where they are universally valued and used in performance by artists of the highest stature. He has built replicas of at least 12 types of historical pianos, dating from 1750 to 1860.

We will visit his workshop and enjoy performances by his wife, Russian pianist Viviana Sofronitsky, on an array of instruments. Viviana has a busy career as performer at concerts and festivals as soloist and in chamber music.

Due to technical difficulties during the event we are removing

the links while we edit the video. Please stay tuned for a new link!

Apologies!

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Academy of Fortepiano Performance, Catskill Mountain Foundation, PO Box 924, 7971 Main Street, Hunter, NY 12442  academyfortepianoinfo@gmail.com
 

Unique opportunity for those interested in learning about tuning and maintaining historical pianos!

This year we started a new Piano Technicians Workshop at the Museum preceding the Academy, June 8-10, directed by Masayuki Maki and Richard Hester
For information on next year's workshop please contact mmakipf@hotmail.com