MTNA–Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition

Written By Russ Golubev

Recently our piano professor contacted my sister (Naomi) and me asking us if we would like to participate in a two-piano competition. After thinking for some time we decided to try it out.

The duo pianists, Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz have devoted their lives to performing music for two pianos worldwide. For decades, they have made it their mission to sustain and advance the importance of artistic collaboration in a profession that has traditionally been the domain of the soloist. For almost five decades they afforded audiences the world over an unforgettable musical experience. Now, the duo is taking their support of two piano performances to a new level through the establishment of the MTNA–Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition. The MTNA–Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition consists of two rounds: a Preliminary Round, by video submission only; and a Final Round, which takes place live at the National Conference.

This video is the first part of the whole process. My sister and I are performing the following pieces:

  • Rachmaninoff's Two Piano Suite No. 2, Op. 17, III. Romance and IV. Tarantella

  • Bolcom's The Garden of Eden, Four Rags for Two Pianos, I. The Old Adam, II. Eternal Feminine, III. Serpent’s Kiss, IV. Through Eden’s Gates

  • Messiaen's, Visions De L'Amen, - I. Amen de la Creation

I hope you will enjoy this!

- Eunice Golubev

Russ Golubev