Rules and scores of the 8th Competition 2010
PADEREWSKI COMPETITION
Rules of the 8th International Paderewski Piano Competition 2010
The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities, born between 1978 and 1994.
The Competition is organized to commemorate Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a remarkable pianist, virtuoso, composer, politician and statesman.
SCORES
REPERTOIRE FOR PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS (maximum – 30 minutes)
Each competitor of preliminary auditions shall perform:
a) 2 virtuoso etudes (one of them by F. Chopin);
b) the first or more movements of a classical sonata (yet always inclusively with the first movement);
c) one or two works of competitor’s choice, in different character, but not from the classical period.
REPERTOIRE OF THE COMPETITION
The Paderewski Piano Competition offers its participants an opportunity to perform the repertoire of their own choice. Thereby, the Organizers give pianists the chance to present their artistic personality, imagination and individuality.
NOTICE:
Free choice of the repertoire is restricted by one condition only.
The repertoire to be performed throughout the Competition should contain works representing at least three different music styles.
The Jury shall assess the selected repertoire and its rendition taking into account pianists’ ability to construct the program of a recital, understand and render the depth of works representing a variety of musical styles, thereby display musicality and artistic personality.
Group A.
from the series – Polish Dances op. 9:
- No. 3. Mazurka in A major
- No. 4. Mazurka in B-flat major
from the series – Album de Mai op.10:
- No. 1. Au Soir
- No. 2. Chant d’amour
from the series – Miscellanea op.16:
- No. 1. Legend
- No. 2. Melody
- No. 3. Thėme variė in A major
- No. 4. Nocturne
- No. 6. Un moment Musical
Group B.
from the series – Polish Dances op. 9:
- No. 6. Polonaise in B major
from the series – Album de Mai op. 10:
- No. 3. Scherzino
- No. 5. Caprice Valse
from the series – Humoresques de Concert op. 14:
- No. 1. Menuet
- No. 2. Sarabande
- No. 3. Caprice /genre Scarlatti/
- No. 4. Burlesque
- No. 5. Intermezzo polacco
- No.6. Cracovienne fantastique
The selection of the remaining works of the 2nd stage repertoire is determined by a pianist.
SEMI-FINAL
A. RECITAL – duration time 40-50 minutes
Free choice repertoire.
B. PIANO QUINTET
Competitors in the Semi- final stage shall perform with the Silesian Quartet one of the following quintets:
Robert Schumann – Piano Quintet in E flat major, op. 44
Cesar Franck – Piano Quintet in Fminor (1878/79)
Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34
Antoni Dvořak – Piano Quintet in A major, op. 81
Juliusz Zarębski – Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 34
FINAL
The participants of the final stage shall perform with the I. J. Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra one of the following piano concertos:
- Ignacy Jan Paderewski – Concerto in A minor, Op. 17
- Ignacy Jan Paderewski – Polish Fantasy, Op. 19
- W. A. Mozart – Concerto No. 20 in D minor, KV 466
- W. A. Mozart – Concerto No. 21 in C major, KV 467
- W. A. Mozart – Concerto No. 27 in B major, KV 595
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 58
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73
- Fryderyk Chopin – Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
- Fryderyk Chopin – Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
- Robert Schumann – Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
- Franz Liszt – Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major
- Franz Liszt – Concerto No. 2 in A major
- Johannes Brahms – Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
- P. Tchaikovsky – Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor op. 23
- S. Rachmaninow – Concerto No. 2 in C minor op.18
- S. Rachmaninow – Concerto No. 3 in D minor op. 30
- S. Rachmaninow – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43
- S. Prokofiew – Concerto No. 3 in C major op. 26
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