The "PRO PIANO-ROMANIA" Cultural Foundation with Public Utility Statute, which was set up in 1996, is   a non-profit and a non-governmental organization, has as the main goal the education, the promotion and the assistance of talented and highly gifted youngsters, which are the elite of their field, namely the musical interpreters, and more specifically, the piano performers.

The new postal address is: “ PRO PIANO ROMANIA “ Cultural Foundation Aleea Padurea Craiului nr.1, Bl. H3, Sc. 1, Ap. 11, Sector 3, Cod 032719, Bucharest - ROMANIA Tel. +4021 - 644 23 74 Fax. +4021 - 341 16 88 Tel. Mobil +40722 382 626 E-mail: propiano@gmail.com Web: www.propiano.ro

The first projects organized by the Foundation were intended for its members and consisted of multiple participations to national and international contests; the members not only won important prizes but also were the organizers of numerous concerts and recitals.

       Later on, the members' wish to enlarge the number of those who were to be the beneficiaries of this action became more and more stronger, up to the point where they organized in 1997 a second important project with the PHARE support - the annual "PRO PIANO-ROMANIA" International Contest, open to young pianists aged between 6 and 30.

            From the very beginning, the contest has been a great success (as shown in the leaflet about the contest).
Now, the Contest is at its 14th edition(2010).

            In order to serve the interests of as many artists as possible, the Foundation organized, along with the Contest, other  projects “PRO PIANO-ROMANIA”: the Festival“ Friends of Music “, the Laureats Festival, CEM  and from 2008, 2009 -  news projects (see NEWS).

            Thus, in 2009, there will be all sections of  “PRO PIANO-ROMANIA”  projects, as it follows:
1-International Contest, 2- Festival “ Friends of Music “, 3. Laureats Festival, 4. EMC = Excellency and Merit (Praiseworthy) Center and 5. NEWS.

Although these sections are fully presented in this leaflet, a few general consideration will be made here:

1. The International Contest “PRO PIANO-ROMANIA” is open to young pianists aged between 6 and 30 who can obtain performances and who are eager to estimate their technical and artistic abilities in an international context.

2. The festival “ Friends of Music - PRO PIANO-ROMANIA” is a means through which young pianists aged between 5 and 18 who are studying music, governmental or private, but who have not covered yet a repertoire with a high artistic and technical level of difficulty, in accordance to their age; thus the Foundation tries to encourage the youngsters' love and interest for music.  From 2008 there are branch “Music Friends” – in Cluj-Napoca.

3. The Laureats Festival is open to the laureats of the Contest, as well to special Romanian and foreign guests.

4. EMC = Excellency and Merit (Praiseworthy) Center:  reunites young musicians, vocal interpreters and instrumentalists (piano, violin, winds) with ages between 5 – 30 years, selected and awarded in national and international contests. They will be programmed this year in recitals and shows of a high artistic level, in country and international special locations.

5. NEWS – new informations about:
      - a) the 2 branchs “Music Friends”
      - b) holiday music camp.