Dear Friends and Supporters,

Inspired by a truly spectacular 2025 Season we look forward to presenting another magnificent season in 2026.  

Each new season brings renewed inspiration, making a difference, not only in the lives of our artists, but in the experiences, we bring to you, our audience.  It is the combination of the compelling artists we present to our community, paired with daring and innovative projects, that makes MIPF truly unique.

The one-of-a-kind spectacular and much anticipated “Concerto Evening” will present once again an international showcase of THREE impressive pianists under the leadership of the well-known conductor and former concertmaster and associate conductor of the Florida Philharmonic, Igor Gruppman. The three artists participating in this special event are Ilya Itin with Beethoven’s Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Dmitry Ablogin with Chopin’s Concerto No. 2 in F minor and Alexander Gavrylyuk with Grieg’s Concerto in A minor.

NEW to the Aventura Series this season, two performances for two pianos.  The performance on January 11, 2026, will feature Kemal Gekic and Kristina Miller and the performance on March 22, 2026, grammy winning pianist and jazz icon, Bill Charlap with jazz sensation Brandon Goldberg.   In addition to these unique performances, we will present the recitals of THREE special artists, Dmitry Ablogin who will be making his debut in this series, the much-awaited return of Alexander Gavrylyuk, and the newly discovered pianist Anton Gerzenberg, winner of the 2021 Geza Anda Competition. 

The MIPF Discovery Series continues to discover outstanding artists at the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami Beach, MIPFA, and this season we will present, Luis Urbina from Venezuela, Can Cakmur from Turkey, Carter Johnson from Canada, Jon Aumiller from Germany, Emanuil Ivanov from Bulgaria and violinist Julian Kainrath from Italy.  A truly international group of great artists.

We care deeply about our community and feel grateful for the 27 years of support and as part of the unique and important program of the MIPF Winter Academy, we will be presenting FREE recitals of some of our most important artists and mentors; Ariel Lanyi, Ilya Itin, Kemal Gekic, Albert Cano Smit, Stephen Beus, and Julien Lieber at Miami Beach Woman’s Club.

Every single artist presented at our festival brings a unique style and interpretation to their performances, they really captivate our audience.  There is nothing quite like the thrill of experiencing a live performance by an extraordinary artist. Don’t miss the unique opportunity of hearing them in person it would mean the world to all of us!

With warmth and music in our hearts,

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Giselle

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