Ralph Votapek

Ralph James Votapek (born 20 March 1939 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American pianist notable for winning the First Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1962; the inaugural competition's First Place prize was $10,000. He is the Jury Chairman of the 2022 (EIGHTH) Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition From the age of nine, he studied music at the Wisconsin Conservatory in Milwaukee, as well as Northwestern University, Manhattan, and Juilliard. Votapek was awarded the Naumburg Award in 1959, and performed his debut recital at New York's Town Hall. After winning the First Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1962, Votapek signed contracts with RCA and Sol Hurok, and made his debut at Carnegie Hall. Votapek was a professor of piano and Artist in Residence at the Michigan State University College of Music, and served there for 36 years before retiring in 2004.

Forgotten Romantics - 2019-02-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms - The Violin Sonatas ~ The Viola Sonatas - 2017-03-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms & Reger Sonatas for Clarinet and Piano - 2015-04-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Brilliant Baby: Over 4 Hours of Classical Music for Improved Mental Performance - 2015-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Reader's Digest Classical Collection: Nocturnes - 2013-10-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Simply Grand: Piano Classics, Vol. 4 - 2013-10-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Favorites From The Classics, Vol. 10: Chopin's Greatest Hits - 2013-09-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Favorites from the Classics, Vol. 9: Rachmaninov's Greatest Hits - 2013-09-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Favorites from the Classics, Vol. 6: Brahms's Greatest Hits - 2013-09-12T00:00:00.000000Z

French Album II: Homage to Pedagogy - 2013-02-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Hindemith Retrospective: Viola Sonatas - 2013-02-05T00:00:00.000000Z

The Best of Chopin - 2012-06-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Schubert: The Last Sonatas - 2011-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Moonlight Piano for Good Sleep - 2011-04-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Classical Salon Gems, Vol. 2 - 2011-04-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Hahn: Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este / Milhaud: Symphonie De Chambre No. 5 / Ibert: Cello Concerto / Suite Symphonique, "Paris" / Poulenc: Aubade - 2011-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Corigliano: Violin Sonata; Strang: Cello Concerto - 2010-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven - Complete Sonatas And Variations For Cello And Piano - 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Reader's Digest Music: Favorites From The Classics Volume 18: Schumann's Greatest Hits - 2007-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Reader's Digest Music: The Novel Companion: Classical Meditations for Reading & Relaxing - 2007-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Reader's Digest Music: Favorites From The Classics Volume 12: Liszt's Greatest Hits - 2007-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Votapek plays Gershwin - 2007-01-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Stars and Stripes - An American Concert - 2007-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

John Corigliano: Early Works - 1993-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z