Stecher and Horowitz Foundation
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The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in New York City founded by Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz, duo-pianists, music educators, composers, and educational consultants. Founded in 1975, the Foundation was an outgrowth of The Stecher and Horowitz School of the Arts in Cedarhurst, New York, where Messrs. Stecher and Horowitz served as directors for 39 years (1960–1999).
The Foundation provides mentorship, career guidance, artistic development, and performance opportunities for young pianists through the New York International Piano Competition (NYIPC) and the Young Artists Series. Instituted in 2002, NYIPC was originally open to American pianists, citizen-born, naturalized or full-time international students with student visas, ages 14–18. In 2009, the competition began to accept applications worldwide, effective the summer of 2010; it also expanded its age category upwards from 14–18 years to 16–21 years.[1] Winners of the NYIPC are awarded concert and recital appearances in the Foundation's Young Artists Series, which includes performance venues in New York, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C.