The IBLA Foundation is a volunteer organization.
All proceeds go towards advancing the careers of talented young musicians
Contact the IBLA office
The main office is located in Manhattan.
The competitions takes place in
Ragusa Ibla, Sicily, Italy
The winners are then presented at
Carnegie Hall
in
New York City
email:iblanyc@aol.com
phone: 212 387 0111
or by regular mail at
IBLA Foundation
Dr. Salvatore Moltisanti, President
226 East 2nd Street, Loft 1B
New York, New York
10009 USA
Photos of the IBLA office in Manhattan
EPTA Associates of New York
Annual World Piano Teachers Conference
Upcoming Events
2008-2009 |
2008
February 20 Wednesday 6:00 pm
IBLA - BOSTON
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at the
Berklee School of Music
in Boston
2008
April 24
Thursday 1:00 pm
IBLA - OHIO
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at
Kent State University
OHIO
2008
April 25
Friday 8:00pm
IBLA RADFORD
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at
RADFORD UNIVERSITY
VIRGINIA
2008
April 27
Sunday 4:30pm
IBLA BROOKLYN
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at the
J. CAVALLARO SCHOOL
BROOKLYN
2008
April 28
Monday 12:30pm
IBLA BROOKLYN
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at the
J. CAVALLARO SCHOOL
BROOKLYN
2008
April 28
Monday 1:00 pm
IBLA - EPTA
presents the
World Piano Teachers Conference
at
New York University
Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo'
24 West 12th St.
NEW YORK CITY
2008
April 28
Monday 6:00 pm
IBLA - NEW YORK
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at
New York University
Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo'
24 West 12th St.
NEW YORK CITY
2008
April 29
Tuesday 1:00 pm
IBLA - EPTA
The EPTA World Piano Teachers Conference
will continue at
New York University
Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo'
24 West 12th St.
NEW YORK CITY
2008
April 29
Tuesday 6:00 pm
IBLA
CARNEGIE HALL
AWARDS
57th Street at Seventh Avenue
&
GALA DINNER 8:30 pm
at LeCirque
150 East 58th Street
in
New York City
***
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform their
New York Debut
2008
May 1
Thursday 10:30 am
IBLA STAR CITY
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at
Jim Brown School
in
Star City, AR
2008
May 1
Thursday 1:00 pm
IBLA STAR CITY
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at
Star City High School
in
Star City, AR
2008
May 2
Friday 9:00 am
IBLA LITTLE ROCK
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at
Parkview Magnet School
in
Little Rock, AR
2008
May 2
Friday 1:00 pm
IBLA LITTLE ROCK
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at
Gibbs Magnet School
in
Little Rock, AR
2008
May 2
Friday 7:30 pm
IBLA LITTLE ROCK
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at
USA Air Force Base
for the Commander of the
314 Services Squadron
in
Little Rock, AR
2008
May 3
Saturday 7:30 pm
IBLA LITTLE ROCK
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at
Wildwood Theatre
in
Little Rock, AR
2008
May 4
Sunday 6:00 pm
IBLA JACKSONVILLE
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at
First United
Methodist Church
in
Jacksonville, AR
2008
May 10
Saturday 1:00 pm
IBLA - NEW YORK
AWARDS
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform at the
St. Francis of Sales Church
96th Street
between Park Ave & Lexington Av.
in honor of His Excellency
Archibishop Sullivan
Vicar General of the Archdiocese
of New York
2008
July 3- July 13, 2008
XVII EDITION
IBLA GRAND PRIZE
from morning to night
the IBLA Grand Prize Competitions
will take place in Ragusa Ibla.
Internationally selected Musicians will perform in the Falcone Borsellino Hall for the International Jury, in Piazza Pola and in Giardini Iblei for the audience.
Ragusa, Ibla, Sicily
ITALY
2008
July 13
Sunday 9.00 pm
IBLA - AFRICA AWARDS
A selected number of
IBLA Gran Prize
musicians will perform the final concert of the
IBLA Grand Prize
in
VILLA CRISCIONE
Ragusa, Italy
All donations collected on this occasion will benefit the Carmelitani Mission of
Padre Bruno and Padre Renato
in Madagascar
2008
July 20-30
IBLA - Kent State University
Scholarship
AWARD
IBLA Winners are offered the opportunity to study with IBLA Winners Pianist Jerry Wong and perform at
Severance Hall in
Cleveland
OHIO
September 19-20
2008
IBLA - TOKYO
AWARDS
IBLA Winners perform in Tokyo under the aegis of
Lady Dewi Sukarno
*****
2009
*****
March 17, 2009
IBLA - MILANO AWARDS
11.00 am
morning concert
&
19.00 pm
evening concert
Galleria d'Arte Moderna
Villa Reale
Via Palestro 16
Milano
Concert for Students
IBLA Grand Prize Winner
Ekaterina Anokhina
Belorussian Cimbalum
performs her Milano Debut
presented by
Marcello Abbado
2009
April 27
Tuesday 6:00 pm
IBLA
CARNEGIE HALL
AWARDS
Carnegie Weill Hall
57th Street at Seventh Avenue
&
GALA DINNER 8:30 pm
at LeCirque
150 East 58th Street
in
New York City
***
IBLA Gran Prize Winners
perform their
New York Debut
2009
July 2- July 12
XVIII EDITION
IBLA GRAND PRIZE
from morning to night
the IBLA Grand Prize Competitions
will take place in Ragusa Ibla.
Internationally selected Musicians will perform in the Falcone Borsellino Hall for the International Jury, in Piazza Pola and in Giardini Iblei for the audience.
Ragusa, Ibla, Sicily
ITALY
2009
July 12
Sunday 9.00 pm
IBLA - AFRICA AWARDS
A selected number of
IBLA Gran Prize
musicians will perform the final concert of the
IBLA Grand Prize
in
VILLA CRISCIONE
Ragusa, Italy
All donations collected on this occasion will benefit the Carmelitani Mission of
Padre Bruno and Padre Renato
in Madagascar
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IBLA FOUNDATION
New York Board of Directors and Donors
2008
IBLA GRAND PRIZE
July 3 to July 13
Ragusa-Ibla
Sicily
Italy
2008 Carnegie Hall Gala
2007 Carnegie Hall Gala
International Music Competitions and Festival
open to classical, jazz and contemporary music for
Pianists • Singers • Composers • Instrumentalists
no age limit
Dr. Salvatore Moltisanti
President
in cooperation with
New York University
Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo'
E. P. T. A. Associates of New York
The City of Little Rock
Radford University in Virginia
Berklee School of Music in Boston
McGill University in Montreal, Canada
Queen's University in Kingston, Canada
STEINWAY & SONS
Città di Ragusa
Provincia Regionale di Ragusa & AAPIT
Amici della Musica RG "The sunbaked island of Sicily, the largest and historically richest in the Mediterranean, is the scene of the annual IBLA GRAND PRIZE, a piano competition held in a hall buried among the clusters of 17th and 18th century stone buildings that crowd the little threads of streets. The rocky town of only 80,000 lies just a few miles from where Ionian and Mediterranean meet at Sicily's southern most tip. Hearing piano-playing in this kind of setting is amazing. It is like the opening of an ornate and ancient casket only to find it stocked with glittering gems."
-Gordon Sparber, Winston-Salem Journal, NC, USA

June 28 to July 8, 2007
Ragusa-Ibla, Sicily
The IBLA Foundation in New York City organizes an annual music competition for pianists, singers, instrumentalists and composers which takes place during the last week of June and the first week of July in Ragusa Ibla, Italy. Winners are presented in such venues as Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York, the Tokyo Opera City Hall, the Tchaikovsky Bolshoi Hall in Moscow as well as other prestigious venues in Canada, Europe, Russia and the USA.
La Fondazione IBLA a New York City organizza un concorso per pianisti, cantanti, strumentisti e compositori che si tiene ogni estate durante l'ultima settimana di Giugno e la prima settimana di Luglio a Ragusa Ibla in Sicilia. I vincitori vengono presentati al Lincoln Center o Carnegie Hall di New York, alla Tokyo Opera City Hall, alla Tchaikovsky Bolshoi Hall di Mosca oltre ad altre prestigiose Università in Canada, Europa, Russia e USA.
presented by
IBLA FOUNDATION
Board of Directors
New York Chairwoman
Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli Marimo'
Tokyo - Indonesia Chairwoman
Lady Dewi Soekarno
New York Gala Chairs
Lillian Vernon & Paolo Martino
New YorK Vice-Chairs
Steve & Rebecca Madsen
Joanna Crispi
Jocelyne Wildenstein
Baroness Gabrielle Langendorff
IBLA Little Rock Chairwoman
Ms. Joan Zumwalt
IBLA Little Rock Director
Mr. Sherman Banks
IBLA Italy Chairs
Dr. Franco & Cettina Spampinato
International Jury Chairman
Maestro Marcello Abbado
Executive Director
Mr. Michael Yasenak
Directors
Ms. Kelly Knox
Ms. Chie Sato Roden
Dr. Salvatore Moltisanti
President

a rare view of a snow covered Ragusa Ibla
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