Mason and Hamlin Prize explained

The Mason and Hamlin Prize was a national piano competition, sponsored by Mason and Hamlin. The grand prize was a Mason and Hamlin grand piano. The competition is held annually in Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts.

Winners

• 1910  - Julius Chaloff
• 1919  - Naomi Bevard
• 1920  - Jesús María Sanromá^[1]
• 1925  - William Beller^[2]
• 1935  - Peter Louis Walters^[3]
• 1975  - Joseph Evans (professor and chairman of the Music Department, Michigan State University)^[4]
• 2007  - Nathan James Knutson

Notes and References

1. Pianist Will Give Ogden Concert, The Ogden Standard-Examiner, pg. 7B, Col 6., March 19, 1950
2. http://cdsun.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/newscornell?a=d&d=CDS19310416.2.1.7&e=--------20--1-----all William Beller to Give Piano Recital Sunday, Cornell Daily Sun, pg. 1, Vol. 51, Issue 145, April 16, 1931
3. Activities of Musicians Here and Afield, The New York Times, May 12, 1935
4. Memorial Concert Saturday on Lake Lindbergh Shoreline, The Montana Standard, pg. 19, July 18, 1976