Musicians, scholars and instrument makers from around the world will gather at Cornell University this summer for Forte | Piano 2025: Crafting Soundscapes, a six-day conference and festival exploring the many dimensions of historical keyboard practice from performance and scholarship to instrument making and listening.

The event will take place August 5-10 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, hosted by the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards (CCHK) and the Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies.

“This week is about connection — with ideas, with instruments, and with each other,” said program committee member Patricia García Gil, postdoctoral associate at CCHK. 

The festival’s evening concerts are free and open to the public, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Kiplinger Theater four nights of the festival, and will feature internationally recognized performers including pianists Lambert Orkis and Yi-heng Yang. Daytime events and special programs require registration, with day passes and sliding-scale pricing available to keep participation flexible and accessible.

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