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The maestro and his students
When talented, young pianists from around the world arrive at Indiana University South Bend to study with Alexander Toradze, one of the great concert pianists of our age, they can now master their craft with state-of-the-art instruments.
The campus has purchased four pianos made by Steinway & Sons, one of the world?s finest concert-class instrument makers. Recent gifts from the Martin Foundation, the Rex and Alice A. Martin Foundation, the Metz Foundation, and a matching gift fund from Laura and Jack Boyd Smith Jr. and John and Judy Bond made the acquisition possible.
It was the vision of Geraldine and Lee Martin that brought Toradze to IU South Bend in the first place. Through the Martin Foundation they endowed the Martin Professorship in Piano. Since 1991, the endowment has provided Toradze with the resources he needs to instruct the best students at the highest possible level. Professor Toradze's students have won several international competitions and members of the Toradze Piano Studio perform in professional venues worldwide. Moreover, the Toradze Piano Studio is the first student ensemble to acquire professional management and step, quite literally, onto the world stage.
The pianos on which these young artists practice are used 24 hours a day and endure 3,500 hours of playing time over the course of a year. Four additional pianos are needed to keep the music flowing and to better recruit and teach tomorrow's piano maestros.
-Cary Boyce
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