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Sixteen young (age 8-25) pianists will perform each day following specific classical parameters. This is open to the public free (donations welcome). Performance on a grand piano is inside a tent with chairs for observers. Entry into the tent is available between contestant performances. You are also welcome to bring your own lawn chair to sit outside the tent (weather permitting). Audience members may vote for their favorite contestant with a small financial contribution. Come and enjoy classical piano on the shores of the St Lawrence River.

Sixteen young (age 8-25) pianists will perform each day following specific classical parameters. This is open to the public free (donations welcome). Performance on a grand piano is inside a tent with chairs for observers. Entry into the tent is available between contestant performances. You are also welcome to bring your own lawn chair to sit outside the tent (weather permitting). Audience members may vote for their favorite contestant with a small financial contribution. Come and enjoy classical piano on the shores of the St Lawrence River.

Sixteen young (age 8-25) pianists will perform each day following specific classical parameters. This is open to the public free (donations welcome). Performance on a grand piano is inside a tent with chairs for observers. Entry into the tent is available between contestant performances. You are also welcome to bring your own lawn chair to sit outside the tent (weather permitting). Audience members may vote for their favorite contestant with a small financial contribution. Come and enjoy classical piano on the shores of the St Lawrence River.

Acclaimed Grammy Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and MacArthur Fellow recipient of the prestigious “Genius Grant”, Chris Thile is a multifaceted musical talent, described by The Guardian as “that rare being: an all-round musician,” and hailed by NPR as a “genre-defying musical genius.” Thile is a founding member of the highly influential string bands Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek, and has collaborated with countless luminaries from Yo-Yo Ma to Fiona Apple to Brad Mehldau. For four years, Thile hosted public radio favorite Live from Here with Chris Thile (formerly known as A Prairie Home Companion). With his broad outlook, Thile creates a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic for performers and audiences alike, giving the listener “one joyous arc, with the linear melody and vertical harmony blurring into a single web of gossamer beauty” (New York Times).

Over the last year, Thile has been touring with Nickel Creek in support of the critically acclaimed 2023 release Celebrants, and captivating audiences with a playfully ambitious biographical composition entitled ATTENTION! (a narrative song cycle for extroverted mandolinist and orchestra).

The wide-ranging program of Thile’s 2025-2026 solo performances will feature selections from his acclaimed solo recordings of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas – including the upcoming second volume out this autumn – alongside his signature mix of classical, folk and improvisational brilliance.