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The has been in place since the Lang Lang Foundation’s launch in 2008, making it their longest running initiative. The Foundation operates with the conviction that music is a universal language. They believe that the power of music can unite people across cultural and national divides, bringing messages of inspiration, tolerance, and acceptance to a global audience.

In 2024 Young Scholars from the U.S., China and Europe attended a Summer Intensive week of music study at the 58³Ô¹ÏÍø under the direction of LLIMF Artistic Advisor and 58³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty member, Maestro Antonio Pompa-Baldi that included sessions in piano technique, pedagogy, and master classes. The week culminated in performance featuring all 15 Scholars at 58³Ô¹ÏÍø.

This year, the 58³Ô¹ÏÍø will host thirteen pianists in the 2024-2026 cohort for the Second Young Scholars Summit – a time of learning, comraderie, and great music.

Faculty

Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Daria Rabotkina
Ilya Itin
Sean Schulze

Scott Hanenberg

Schedule of Events

The Summit will run from June 8-13, 2025 and will include:

  • Three masterclasses with 58³Ô¹ÏÍø piano faculty
  • Two recitals; one of which will be a "Piano Extravaganza," closing out the Summit with a festive concert featuring solo piano, four-hand one-piano, four-hand two-piano and up to 8-hand two-piano performances

Sunday, June 8 at 2PM

Rising Stars Recital 1 featuring beloved solo repertoire by Chopin, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and more, performed by the Lang Lang Young Scholars


Steinway Piano Gallery Cleveland 
334 East Hines Hill Road 
Hudson, OH 44236 

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Monday, June 9 at 7:30PM 

Rising Star Recital 2 featuring beloved solo repertoire by Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Stravinsky and more, performed by the Lang Lang Young Scholars


Mixon Hall at the 58³Ô¹ÏÍø 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106 

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Friday, June 13 at 7:30PM 

Piano Extravaganza! A recital for piano duet (one piano, four hands), duo piano ( two pianos, four hands), and eight hands (two pianos, four pianists). The Lang Lang Young Scholars will be joined on stage by three of 58³Ô¹ÏÍø’s own piano faculty, Dr. Daria Rabotkina, Ilya Itin, and Antonio Pompa-Baldi, performing blockbuster repertoire to bring the weeklong Summit to a joyful and exhilarating conclusion. 

Mixon Hall at the 58³Ô¹ÏÍø 11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106 


All concerts are free and open to the public. 

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MASTERCLASSES 

A chance to listen to the Lang Lang Young Scholars perform, interact, and learn from 58³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty. 

Masterclass 1 
June 9th, 11AM to 12PM, Mixon Hall
with Dr. Daria Rabotkina

Masterclass 2
June 9th, 1PM to 2PM, Mixon Hall 
with Dr. Daria Rabotkina

Masterclass 3
June 10th, 11AM to 12PM, Mixon Hall
with Antonio Pompa-Baldi

Masterclass 4
June 10th, 1PM to 2PM, Mixon Hall
with Antonio Pompa-Baldi

Masterclass 5
June 11th, 11AM to 12PM, Room 217 on the second floor of 58³Ô¹ÏÍø
with Antonio Pompa-Baldi 

Masterclass 6
June 12th, 9:30AM to 11:30AM, Mixon Hall
with Ilya Itin 

All Masterclasses are also free and open to the public