Claire Aebersold Neiweem

ntakagi — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:01:09 +0000

Claire Aebersold Neiweem ntakagi Mon, 10/09/2023 - 13:01

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Awards and achievements:
Claire is a winner at the National Arts and Letters competition and the Three Rivers Competition.

A member of the award-winning duo-piano team of Aebersold and Neiweem with husband Ralph Neiweem.

As part of the Aebersold and Neiweem duo-piano team, she toured throughout the U.S. and Europe, including six concert tours of Italy; performances for WFMT radio; performances for PBS TV (30 minute special on Aebersold and Neiweem). The Aebersold-Neiweem team performed live for Radio Italiana Television and made first recording of Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 for piano 4-hands on the Summit label.

Academic Title

Piano Faculty, Aebersold & Neiweem Piano Duo in Residence

Available For

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Courses

Private Instruction
Duo Piano
Keyboard Skills and Literature Faculty
Academy Chamber Music Coaches

Department

Community Music School

The Academy

Department Head

Off

Education

Master's in Music from Northwestern University
Bachelor's degree, The New England Conservatory
Received her Performer’s Certificate from Villa Schifanoia in Florence, Italy
Earned five Diplomas of Merit, International Master Classes at Arezzo, Italy

Claire also attended Peabody Institute of Music. She was a student of Ylda Novik, Theodore Lettvin, Orazio Frugoni and participated in master classes with Irwin Freundlich, Leon Fleisher, John Browning.

cneiweem@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Tue, 09/01/1981 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Piano

Location(s)

Winnetka

Name

Claire Aebersold Neiweem

Person Type

Faculty

Artist-in-Residence

Phone

847.905.1500

Photo

Aebersold, Claire.jpg

Photo Credit

Photography by Educo

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Claire is a long-standing piano faculty member at the Music Institute, and with her husband Ralph, she co-founded the Chicago Duo-Piano Festival, the Chicago Duo Piano Festival's Winter Mini-Fest and the International Duo Piano Competition, held annually at the Music Institute of Chicago.

Program Area

Private Instruction

Chamber Music

Academy

Chicago Duo Piano Festival

Weight

Academy Faculty

Chamber Music Coaches

Piano Group Classes

Ralph Neiweem

ntakagi — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:44:11 +0000

Ralph Neiweem ntakagi Sun, 10/01/2023 - 18:44

Additional Studies / Recent Awards / Recordings

Significant teachers and mentors:
The individuals that had an impact on Ralph's life began influencing him at a young age. These individuals were: Emilio del Rosario, Olegna Fuschi, Irwin Freundlich, and Orazio Frugoni. Later in his life, Mr. Neiweem began taking master classes and was influenced by John Browning, in addition to Felix Galimir and Leon Fleisher in chamber music studies.

Awards and achievements:
Ralph Neiweem with his wife, Claire Aebersold Neiweem, founded the NEA award-winning duo-piano team of Aebersold and Neiweem. The duo-piano team was the subject of major articles for Clavier Magazine, which won an “Edpress” award for the 1987 article on the Piano Duo.

Ralph is a recipient of the 2013 Music Institute's Distinguished Alumni Award.

Aebersold and Neiweem conduct annual tours throughout the U.S. and Europe, including six concert tours of Italy, performances for Chicago radio station WFMT; duo-piano performances for PBS TV, a 30 minute special on Aebersold and Neiweem; and live performances for Radio Italiana Television.

Recordings:
Aebersold and Neiweem made the first recording of Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 for piano 4-hands on the Summit label.

Academic Title

Piano Faculty, Aebersold & Neiweem Piano Duo in Residence

Available For

In-Person

Available Offsite

Off

Courses

Private Instruction
Piano and Chamber Music Faculty
Keyboard Skills and Literature Faculty
Academy Chamber Music Coaches
Aebersold and Neiweem Piano Duo in Residence

Department

Community Music School

The Academy

Department Head

Off

Education

DM, Northwestern University
MM, Northwestern University
BM, The Julliard School of Music
Performer's Certificate, Villa Schifanoia, Florence, Italy
Five Diplomas of Merit from the International Master Classes, Arezzo, Italy

rneiweem@musicinst.org

Hire Date

Wed, 09/01/1982 - 12:00

Instrument(s)

Piano

Location(s)

Winnetka

Name

Ralph Neiweem

Person Type

Faculty

Phone

847.905.1500

Photo

Neiweem, Ralph.JPG

Professional Affiliations & Activities

Ralph is a long-standing piano faculty member at the Music Institute, and with his wife, Claire, he co-founded the Chicago Duo-Piano Festival, the Chicago Duo Piano Festival's Winter Mini-Fest and the International Duo Piano Competition, held annually at the Music Institute of Chicago.

Program Area

Private Instruction

Group Classes

Chamber Music

Chicago Duo Piano Festival

Academy

Weight

Willing to Teach at

Winnetka

Academy Faculty

Chamber Music Coaches

Piano Group Classes