Leventritt Competition
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The Leventritt Competition was a highly prestigious international competition for classical pianists and violinists. It was founded in 1939 by the Edgar M. Leventritt Foundation Inc. of Cold Spring, New York, in memory of jurist Edgar M. Leventritt. The Leventritt Competition has now been discontinued.
More recently, the Cliburn contest in Fort Worth, Texas, has attracted more publicity. The Leventritt award was sparingly given, and there was no award presented if the judges felt the required standard was not achieved.
Award winners
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- 1940: Sidney Foster, pianoLeventritt Prize to Pianist; Award System is Changed. New York Times, January 23, 1981, Section C, p. 20.
- 1941: Erno Valasek, violin; New York Times, October 11, 1941, Amusement Section; The New York Times, February 16,1942; New York Times
- 1943: Eugene Istomin, piano
- 1945: Louise Meiszner, piano
- 1946: David Nadien, violin
- 1947: Alexis Weissenberg, piano
- 1948: Jean Graham, piano
- 1949: Gary Graffman, piano
- 1954: Van Cliburn, piano{{cite magazine|title=Publicity, Artistry Vaults Van Cliburn To 1 Million|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XBcEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Leventritt&pg=PA8|accessdate=March 29, 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=January 6, 1962|page=8|quote=...in 1954 he won the important U.S. piano competition, the Edgar M. Leventritt Foundation award...}}
- 1955: Betty-Jean Hagen, violin{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Betty Nygaard|last2=McIntosh|first2=R. Dale|title=Betty-Jean Hagen|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/betty-jean-hagen-emc|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia|accessdate=March 29, 2016|date=July 2, 2006}}
- 1957: Anton Kuerti, piano
- 1958: Arnold Steinhardt, violin{{citation|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0811F63555127B93C0A9178BD95F4C8585F9|periodical=The New York Times|title=Violinist, 21, wins Leventritt Prize; Arnold Steinhardt of Los Angeles Is Victor Over 5 Other Finalists Here|date=October 2, 1958|accessdate=September 25, 2011|first=Ross|last=Parmenter}}
- 1959: Malcolm Frager, piano{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/10/01/archives/music-a-step-forward-leventritt-competition-grows-in-stature.html|periodical=The New York Times|title=Music: A Step Forward; Leventritt Competition Grows in Stature|date=October 1, 1959|accessdate=September 25, 2011|first=Howard|last=Taubman}}{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/11/01/archives/music-frager-a-confident-pianist-competition-winner-in-carnegie.html|periodical=The New York Times|title=Music: Frager, a Confident Pianist; Competition Winner in Carnegie Hall Debut Shows Virtuoso Skill in Prokofieff Sixth|first1=Harold C.|last1=Schonberg|first2=Allen|last2=Hughes|date=November 1, 1960}}
- 1962: Michel Block, piano
- 1964: Itzhak Perlman, violin{{citation|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F11FF3B5415738DDDAB0A94DC405B848AF1D3|periodical=The New York Times|title=Violinist Wins Prize, Loses a Guarnerius|date=April 22, 1964|accessdate=September 25, 2011|first=Theodore|last=Strongin}}
- 1965: Tong-Il Han, piano{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/10/27/archives/korean-pianist-23-is-winner-of-24th-leventritt-competition-tong-il.html|periodical=The New York Times|title=Korean Pianist, 23, Is Winner Of 24th Leventritt Competition|date=October 27, 1965|accessdate=September 24, 2011|first=Dan|last=Sullivan}}
- 1967: Kyung-wha Chung, violin and Pinchas Zukerman, violin (joint recipients){{cite magazine|title=Leventritt Fund Winners|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5icEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Leventritt+Fund+Winners%22&pg=PA40|accessdate=March 29, 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=May 27, 1967|page=40|quote=Kyung Wha Chung, 19, of Korea, and Pinchas Zuckcrman, 18, of Israel were declared winners of the 25th International Competition of the Edgar M. Leventritt Foundation last Tuesday (17), the first time two performers were named.}}
- 1969: Joseph Kalichstein, piano{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/05/28/archives/joseph-kalichstein-wins-leventritt-piano-award.html|periodical=The New York Times|title=Joseph Kalichstein Wins Leventritt Piano Award|date=May 28, 1969|accessdate=September 25, 2011|first=Allen|last=Hughes}}
- 1976: No first prize awarded{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/27/archives/pianists-fail-to-win-leventritt-prize.html|periodical=The New York Times|title=Pianists Fail to Win Leventritt Prize|date=May 27, 1976|accessdate=September 25, 2011}}
- 1978: Mitchell Stern, violin
- 1981: Cecile Licad, piano
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References
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Bibliography
- {{citation|first=Joseph|last=Horowitz|authorlink=Joseph Horowitz|title=The Ivory Trade: Music and the Business of Music at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition|url=https://archive.org/details/ivorytrademusicb00horo|publisher=Summit Books|year=1990|isbn=978-0-671-67387-1|url-access=registration}}
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