"Stecher and Horowitz Foundation Goes Global"
Musical America
December 12, 2008

        The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation announces two major changes in its biennial New York Piano Competition (NYPC). For the first time the Competition will accept contestant applications from outside the United States effective January 15, 2009 for the summer of 2010, a change in the procedures of accepting applications only from students (American or foreign) who were pursuing studies in the United States. With this development the 2010 Competition will be known as the New York International Piano Competition.  [more]

"Norman Horowitz Interview"
American Express
December 1, 2008

What is/was your profession?
Concert pianist, educator, director of The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, a non-profit organization. The flagship program is the New York International Piano Competition.  [more]

"Lancaster Mennonite Pianist Wins Again"
New Era
June 25, 2008
By Stephen Zook

        A Lancaster teen won an international piano competition last week, and is already competing in another.  [more]

"Pianist set to let her fingers do the talking"
Glendale News Press
June 22, 2008
By Angela Hokanson

        In many elite youth piano competitions, contestants must be ready to endure multiple elimination rounds. But the New York Piano Competition, which begins today at the Manhattan School of Music, gives this traditional model a twist.  [more]

"So Young, So Talented"
Midweek
June 18, 2008
By Alice Keesing

        'Playing from the heart,' plus long hours of practice, earn Honolulu teens Maile Cha and T.J. Tario a place in next week’s prestigious New York Piano Competition.  [more]

"Take Note: Gifted young pianists head for prestigious competition in New York"
Star-Bulletin
June 16, 2008
By Nancy Arcayna

        T.J. Keanu Tario spends his Sunday afternoons tickling the ivories at local retirement homes. “It's a really good feeling when I play for the elderly because they really appreciate my playing, even if I make mistakes," he said. "After I finish playing for them, I just feel very warm inside. It feels very rewarding."  [more]

"Grand performance wins top prize"
The Star-Ledger
June 16, 2008
By Allison Freeman

        At the New York Piano Competition, 16-year-old Allen Yueh gave perhaps one of the best performances of his life. "This may be the biggest competition I have ever been in," Allen said in an interview last week. “It's just so fortunate I could come out and play well and win."  [more]

"Eloise Kim to compete in the New York Piano Competition"
The Asian Reporter
June 10, 2008

        Eloise Kim, a sophomore at Beaverton's Valley Catholic High School, has qualified to compete in the New York Piano Competition this summer. The competition is one of the preeminent competitions for young adults ages 14 to 18, and this year Eloise is one of only 22 individuals invited to compete."  [more]

"First New York, Then the World"
The Cary News
May 28, 2008
By Valerie Marino

        Apex pianist Vivian Cheng has some broad aspirations. "My dream is to be a concert pianist and tour the world, just bring music into people's lives," said Cheng, 17. "I'm hoping I can go to Third-World countries and bring music to them."  [more]

"Practice makes perfect: A lifetime at the keyboard pays off for La Crescenta's Connie Kim-Sheng"
Pasadena Weekly
May 1, 2008
By Liz Hedrick

         While most 3 1/2 year olds struggle to form simple sentences, Connie Kim-Sheng of La Crescenta had already begun to play the piano. Now 16, Kim-Sheng has recently been named one of only 22 teenagers from the United States to compete at the New York Piano Competition June 22 in New York City.  [more]

"Review: Beyond the Practice Room"
Library Journal
May 15, 2007
By Bonnie Jo Dopp

         Piano competitions are noxious to many, but the New York Piano Competition held by the Stecher & Horowitz Foundation for teenagers from 14 through 18 may be the kindest, gentlest version of them all. Once in the competition, no one is "eliminated."  [more]

"Best Musical Score (By a Laptop)"
The New York Times
June 26, 2004
By James Barron

        Being a judge in a student piano competition can be dicey. A judge's decision making can be tainted by any number of things - subjective reactions, or even, one anxiety-laden line of thinking goes, being unlucky enough to play at the beginning of a round and be forgotten by the end.  [more]

"39 Years of Teaching Leads to New Career"
The New York Times
February 1, 2004
By Barbara Delatiner

        The Stecher and Horowitz School of the Arts in Cedarhurst was a fixture in the Five Towns for 39 years, training more than 15,000 young musicians from throughout Long Island and metropolitan New York. But in 1999, its owners, Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz, sold the property.  [more]

"Learn by Playing"
Newsday
January 25, 2004
By Peter Goodman

        When Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz were teenage duo-pianists starting out, there were thousands of places to play. Some involved riding on a dogsled to the hall, or performing on top of a bar, but there were performing chances aplenty. Musicians today don't have that abundance...  [more]

"SPEAKING WITH MUSIC"
New York Daily News
January 25, 2004
By Deborah Harkins

        Fifty-three years ago, Melvin Stecher met Norman Horowitz. Both were teenage New Yorkers intent on careers as solo pianists. But they soon decided to combine their talents - a winning idea...  [more]