2024 LIPF Activity Schedule

2024 piano and chamber music festival

The 2024 Festival will again take place on the beautiful campus of Franklin & Marshall College, with many concerts in the Barshinger Center for the Musical Arts there. We had a wonderful experience to have all events on the F&M College campus. This helps LIPF to provide convenient housing and transportation for students and will also result in free parking for concert patrons. LIPF is very grateful to Millersville University for their support during our years on their campus, but we love our new home! Check our website for news of programming!

The goal of the festival is to provide something for everyone by combining an intensive educational program with an outstanding concert series presented by world-class pianists. In 2024, we are so honored to have great pianists such as our first artist-in-residence, Alexander Kobrin, as well as John Perry, Dmitry Rachmanov, Victor Rosenbaum to give concerts and masterclasses. We invite you to enter the festival as an active participant or observer. Many exciting events will take place during this ten-day program. The participants will have an opportunity to work with prominent pedagogues in daily one-on-one coaching sessions as well as to participate in educational workshops and master classes that will be focusing on both piano solo and piano ensemble repertoire.

Chamber Music is an important part of the LIPF. Participants in chamber groups will have daily coaching and rehearsing, as well as masterclasses given by artists like Simon Maurer, Netanel “Nati” Draiblate, James Jin, Julian Langford, and American String Quartet, as well as the performance by the 1st Prize Chamber Music Competition winner Trio Chimera. The 2024 LIPF participants will also have an amazing opportunity to perform in recitals at the Barshinger Hall.

2024 LIPF Competition in both Piano and Chamber Music take place virtually. Please see the details from the competition pages. Click here for daily activities.

In addition to the intensive festival's program, participants might also have an opportunity to visit the Liberty Bell Hall, Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, or, the Steinway Piano Factory in New York City.

From master classes to guest recitals and enlightening lectures, the events of the 2024 Lancaster International Piano Festival will prove to be beneficial and inspiring to its participants as well as enhance Lancaster community with another significant cultural event. Don't miss your chance to join us this coming summer!