The Hong Kong International Piano Competition 2022 - A Guide for Applicants by Anabella Levin-Freris

The Chopin Society of Hong Kong Ltd.

THE 6th HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION 第六屆香港國際鋼琴大賽

2022

The Hong Kong Joy of Music Festival 香港美樂聚 10th - 27th October 2022 - SEMI FINALS & FINALS LIVE at the Esterhazy Palace, Eisenstadt, Austria STREAMED LIVE, in real time and point to point at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall • Deadline for applications extended until the 20th May 2022. • Announcement of contestants (Quarter finalists) who will be participating in Round I - Quarter-finals of the competition (by sending a Digital Video Recording of their performance as specified in Annex 2 of the “Guide for Applicants”) on the 15th June 2022. • 20th July 2022 - Deadline to receive the Digital Video Recordings – Round I – Quarter finals • 20th August 2022 - Announcing the 15 Contestants (Semi-finalists) who will be participating in Round II – Semi-finals. • 10th October 2022 - Semi-finals start live in Vienna and streamed live, in real time and point to point at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall.

A GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS In partnership with:

mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

The Hong Kong International Piano Competition is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions

The Hong Kong International Piano Competition is a member of the Alink-Argerich Foundation www.alink-argerich.org

We understand the incredibly hard times the entire world has been having to deal with during the past two years plus. We have received a large number of requests from potential applicants asking for an extension of the deadline to send their applications to participate in the 6th Hong Kong International Piano Competition. We think it is only fair to extend the deadline to send applications to everybody who might be interested to participate. So, we are pleased to announce that the new deadline for applications is now the 20th May 2022. The Members of the Jury in charge of the Preselection have agreed to work hard to process all applications received and be able to announce the list of Quarter-finalists by the 15th June 2022. We hope then to continue with the schedule as originally announced.  We have one more important announcement: As you are all aware of, different countries have been and are adopting different policies to fend off the COVID pandemic. It is a fact that Hong Kong is going through the worst face of the pandemic as we talk. The anti-COVID policy which has been adopted means that the movement of people in and out of Hong Kong is greatly impaired, Trying to put everybody involved in the best possible situation in this time of the pandemic, we have decided to hold the Semi-finals and Finals of the Competition in Austria (Vienna or nearby) and streamed live, in real-time and point to point to the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall, thanks to a partnership established with mdw-University of Music and Performing Arts – Vienna. We will be using state-of-the-art technology in streaming which will be a game-changer when it comes to putting into practice the presentation of an event in two places as far apart as Vienna and Hong Kong, at the same time. We expect such a high quality of streaming that the three local Members of the Jury are going to be judging the performances from their usual seats at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall, while the other eight Members of the Jury will be judging the performances in Vienna, being in continuous communication between the two parts and the organizers. The Rules and Regulations of the Competition will remain unchanged and as published in our site.   We are not only establishing a cultural bubble but also a technology bubble that we hope will make Hong Kong and Vienna proud of.  More details will be posted in due course. We look forward to sharing with all of you this exciting development in the presentation of a Competition / Festival.

In partnership with:

mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

The Hong Kong International Piano Competition is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions

The Hong Kong International Piano Competition is a member of the Alink-Argerich Foundation www.alink-argerich.org

The Chopin Society of Hong Kong Ltd.

THE 6th HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION 第六屆香港國際鋼琴大賽

2022

An Introduction to The Hong Kong International Piano Competition Music is for many the ultimate form of human communication as it transcends time and language. Musicians are, therefore, par excellence communicators and their success relies completely on being able to say something and touch people with their music-making. The word “competition” and “music” may not intuitively go together as art and aesthetic pleasures are not meant to evolve in an environment of pressure. But this approach would perhaps miss out an important element inherent to all public performances of art. Whether an artist is able to communicate successfully is ultimately decided only by the audiences. The process of reaching out to an audience is long and arduous in terms of the hard work involved in learning and practicing and in the need to master the fine art of performing in public to various audiences and in various venues all over the world. It is at this juncture where a music competition can act as a form of “aesthetic filter” and give a head-start to aspiring, and mostly young, musicians by affording them a platform to perform in front of a knowledgeable jury, members of which would probably have already gone through similar processes earlier on in their careers, as well as of an audience, since the competition will be open to the public. In our efforts to make the Competition an event which will be emphasizing its music making aspect rather than its competitive edge which, by definition cannot be avoided, we have been introducing a number of changes on which we would like to reflect for a while along the next paragraphs and in the overall context of the competition. The Organizing Committee of the Hong Kong International Piano Competition (from now on referred to as The Committee) is inviting Pianists from all over the world, whose dates of birth are on or later than the 1st January 1992, to apply to participate in the 6th Hong Kong International Piano Competition, (HKIPC).

WHO CAN APPLY Pianists from all over the world whose dates of birth are on or later than the 1st January 1992. Students of Members of the Jury ARE allowed to participate in the competition. When the time comes to vote, Jury Members whose students are participating in the competition will abstain from voting for his/her students. To achieve a fair treatment of all participants, each time it comes to cast a vote, the score received by each one of the participants will be divided by the number of votes contributing to achieve that score for each stage. Applicants must list all teachers they have studied or are studying with, specifying the form of studies undertaken with each of them, duration of studies, etc. Failing to do so might result in disqualification of candidates at any stage of the competition.

HOW TO APPLY Applicants will need to send: a) A duly completed APPLICATION FORM supplied with this brochure. b) Along with their application form, applicants are requested to participate in a PRELIMINARY AUDITION by sending a digital video recording (in any standard format) of their performance, minimum 40 minutes long, which must include pieces selected, (and as directed), in the list accompanying the application form and marked as: PRELIMINARY AUDITION. See repertoire to choose from in ANNEX 1- (page 14-15 for details). The pieces do not need to have been recorded all at the same time, and they can include selections from recordings of recent (no more than two years old) live performances. The recordings should clearly show the performer and should not have been subjected to any editing. c) First Prize-winners of International Piano Competitions, members of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, will be automatically accepted to participate in the HKIPC without having to go through this Selection process, by participating in the PRELIMINARY AUDITION, provided they comply with other conditions of application to participate in the competition and they will need to send their application form and other documents requested by the deadline indicated below. Given the new format the Competition is adopting, they will be requested to participate in Round I (Quarter Finals) of the Competition. d) 4 passport-size recent photographs plus two high definition photographs (bigger, one in color and one in black and white) which could be used in all publicity material. e) Photocopy of all relevant pages of their passports. If the participant lives in a country different from the one who issued his/her passport, please, include supporting documents proving permission to stay (and study and/or work as it might be the case) in the declared present country of residence. f) Furthermore the candidates will need to include a detailed CV with proofs of achievements claimed, such as prizes won in competitions, etc. Applicants must list all teachers they have studied or are studying with, specifying the form of studies undertaken with each of them, duration of studies, etc. Failing to do so might result in disqualification of candidates at any stage of the competition.

g) A non-refundable application fee of USD150 must be paid. Payment should be made by telegraphic transfer to the following bank account: Name of account: Number of account: Bank: Bank code: SWIFT: Bank address:

The Chopin Society of Hong Kong Ltd. 848 – 609525 – 838 HSBC Hong Kong 004 HSBCHKHHHKH 1 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

The receipt or duplicate issued by the bank executing the telegraphic order should be sent together with other documents accompanying the application form and digital video recording (if applicable). All bank charges (by the sending and receiving banks), connected with this remittance, should be paid for by the applicant. h) Proposed repertoire of an up to 70 minutes performance which will constitute the Quarter Finals of the Competition, should the participant be selected among the 35 Contestants taking part in the 6th HKIPC. The above mentioned repertoire must include pieces selected, (and as directed), in the list accompanying the application form and marked as: “QUARTER-FINALS – Repertorie to choose from – ANNEX 2” (Click here for details). The pieces do not need to have been recorded all at the same time, and they can include selections from recordings of recent (no more than two years old) live performances. The recordings should clearly show the performer and should not have been subjected to any editing. In the cases when the Contestants have taken part in the Preliminary Audition, the Contestants will be allowed to include some of the recordings used in the Preliminary Audition, in the proposed repertoire for the Quarter Finals. i) There is no need to send, at this stage, the proposed programme for further stages of the competition.

ALL DOCUMENTS AND RECORDINGS SHOULD BE SENT DIGITALLY TO:

afreris@netvigator.com Dr. Anabella Levin-Freris, Executive Secretary, Tel: (852) 2868 3325, (852) 2868 3387 Mobile/WhatsApp: (852) 9027 1429 Fax: (852) 2868 1994 E-mail: afreris@netvigator.com

WHEN TO APPLY Applications should be received by the office of the competition any time from now on and until the 20th May 2022. (Should the applicant have problems meeting this deadline, he/she should contact the office of the competition to agree on an acceptable alternative date). First prize winners of international piano competitions included in the list of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, will be automatically accepted to participate in the competition directly in Round I (Quarter finals). However, they will also need to send all the documents requested above, with the exception of the video recording.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SELECTED 35 CONTESTANTS (Quarter finalists) The processing of the Preliminary Auditions will be done by the 3 local members of the Jury who will be selecting the up to 35 Contestants (Quarter Finalists) who will be participating in Round I (quarter finals), of the competition. The names of the up to 35 Contestants (Quarter finalists) accepted to participate in The Hong Kong International Piano Competition will be publicly announced in the official Website of our Competition: www.chopinsocietyhk.org on the 15th June 2022. All applicants will be contacted individually to let them know of the results of the Preliminary Audition. An additional number of Quarter finalists will be added by incorporating the Applicants who are First Prizewinners of International Piano Competitions members of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, who will be automatically accepted to participate in the competition without having to go through this Selection process, provided they comply with all other conditions of application to participate in the competition. The list of Members of the Jury of the Hong Kong International Piano Competition – 2022 will be published at a later stage.

ROUND I Quarter-finals The participation in Round I – Quarter finals of the competition, will be achieved by each of the contestants sending us a recording of their up to 70 minutes performances of a programme which each one of them will have selected (as directed) from a given list accompanying the application form and marked as: QUARTERFINALS – Repertoire to choose from – ANNEX 2 (page 16-17 for details). -

1st ROUND (Quarter Finals) video recordings to be received by our Office by the 20th July 2022

Our IT engineer will then upload all the recordings onto a “cloud” and a password will be given to each of the 11 members of the Jury (to be confirmed) for them to listen to all the recordings at their own pace.

The Members of the Jury will be given a date by which each one of them has to return to us a list of his/her choice of 15 contestants to go on to Round II (semi-finals) of the Competition.

The Chairman and the Executive Secretary of the Society, administrative, non-voting members of the Panel of the Jury, will be in charge of processing the results of the voting of the members of the Jury.

Nobody else, apart from the Chairman and the Executive Secretary of the Society, will know the voting results received from each individual member of the Jury. -

20th August 2022 – Announcing the 15 Contestants (Semi-finalists) who will be participating in Round II – Semi-finals of the Competition.

The 15 Semi finalists of the 6th Hong Kong International Piano Competition will be publicly announced in the official Website of our Competition: www.chopinsocietyhk.org on the 20th August 2022. The Contestants and the Members of the Jury will be contacted individually to let them know of the results of Round I – Quarter finals.

HOW WILL IT ALL CONTINUE … IT IS AT THIS POINT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPETITION THAT WE WILL MAKE HONG KONG / EISENSTADT (AUSTRIA), THE STAGES IN WHICH A COMPLETELY NEW WAY OF CONCEIVING AND PUTTING INTO THE SCENE A MUSIC COMPETITION IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE … THE CONCEPT: The 15 Semi-finalists will be invited to come to Vienna/Eisenstadt (Austria), to perform a full recital each (Part I – Intermission – Part II), of a total maximum duration of 105 minutes, including an intermission of 15 minutes. The recital will be of a completely free repertoire, chosen by each one of the artists from published, commercially available scores, which will be performed in front of an audience composed of the general public and which will include seven of the Members of the Jury, in Eisenstadt. The performances will be streamed live, in real-time, and point to point at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall to be seen by the general public and which will include the three local Members of the Jury. After seven and a half days during which the recitals of the 15 semi-finalists will take place, the 10 members of the Jury will vote to decide on the 6 Finalists who will go on to take part in the 3rd Round: Chamber Music and Concertos, of the Competition.

ROUND II Semi-finals The 15 Semi-finalists selected in the way we have described in the above paragraphs, will be offered a contract to come to perform in Vienna. The terms of the contract will be:

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The Artists will be refunded the cost of their return economy class tickets to travel to Vienna from their place of abode.

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They will be provided Hotel Accommodation with a buffet breakfast included while in Vienna and while under the terms of the contract.

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They will be given a per diem allowance as well as being provided with practicing facilities and intra city transportation as needed between the hotel, practicing venue and the performance venue.

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The 9 semi finalists who will not go on to the Finals, will receive a Performing Fee of USD 500 each.

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The 15 Semi-finalists will literally come to Vienna to perform a full recital each (Part I – Intermission – Part II), of a total maximum duration of 105 minutes, to include an intermission of 15 minutes. The recital will be of a completely free repertoire, chosen by each one of the artists from published, commercially available scores, which will be performed in front of an audience composed by the general public and which will include the Members of the Jury.

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There will be two recitals per day, starting at: 10:00 and 14:00 VIENNA TIME 16:00 and 20:00 HONG KONG TIME respectively, on the following days: Mon. 10th Oct., Tue. 11th Oct., Wed. 12th Oct., Thu. 13th Oct., Fri. 14th Oct., Sat. 15th Oct., Sun. 16th Oct. On Mon. 17th Oct. there will be only one recital at 16:00, following which there will be a Jury Deliberation and announcement of 6 FINALISTS who will be taking part in Round III – Finals of the Competition (consisting of two parts: chamber music and a concerto)

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The announcement will be then immediately posted in the notice board of the competition at the Hong Kong City Hall, at the Vienna venue and in our official website: www.chopinsocietyhk.org A meeting will be separately held by the Organizing Committee with the ARTISTS to give them the results of the voting by the Members of the Jury and take care of all management issues relating to 9 of the Artists going back home and organizing the remaining 6 Artists’ (Finalists) rehearsals and performances schedules with the Logos Chamber Group and with the official Orchestra of the Competition.

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With this re-structuring of the way we are conceiving the Competition, we eliminate the wall-to-wall music exercise for the Jury, which has been preoccupying us since the inception of our competition, format which we feel is counter-productive to be imposed onto any artistic presentation, never mind when it is one that involves “comparing” different performances. We aim then at presenting 15 top class artists in Vienna and streamed live, in real time and point to point to Hong Kong from which the Jury will select the 6 Finalists who will then go on to the Finals consisting of two parts: Chamber Music and Concertos.

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On Tue. 18th and Wed. 19th Oct., there will be performances part of The Joy of Music Festival 2022, which will be running in tandem with the Competition. Artist(s) and Programmes will be announced in due course.

Mon. 17th October 2022

THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (1)

Tue. 18th October 2022

THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (2)

As we have done it in all our previous competitions, once the competition proper is done with, and even before this stage, during the competition-free days, all part of our Joy of Music Festival, run in tandem with the Competition, the members of the Jury as well as invited guests will take to the stage to perform either solo performances, chamber music or concertos. Most members of the Jury will deliver master classes and/or special presentations. We will be announcing the Master Classes and Special Presentations as we are having them confirmed.

The Practical Terms: The 15 Semi finalists who will be then invited to come to Vienna as described below, will be contacted by the Organizers to provide the additional documentation required to travel to Austria. Part of the documentation to be sent to the Organizers will include the signed contract that the Society will be offering them as described below, accompanied by their choice of repertoire for their recitals (Semi finals) and their repertoire of Chamber Music and Concertos which those ones passing on to the Finals will be performing as part of the next stages of the Competition. E-mails with all of the above information will need to be received by the Organizers latest by the 30th August 2022. The Contestants will be informed of the result of a draw which will be conducted at the office of the Competition as soon as the names of the 15 semi finalists are known, determining the order in which they will be performing and therefore determining the day in which each contestant will be expected to arrive in Vienna. The Contestants will be responsible for buying their tickets to travel to Vienna. They will be expected to consult the office of the Competition before buying their tickets to get the Organizers’ approval in writing for buying their tickets which will be needed for refunding their tickets on arrival of each of the Contestants in Vienna. Recitals in Vienna will take place at (venue to be confirmed) at 10:00 and 14:00 respectively. All the Recitals will be streamed live, in real time and point to point at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall at 16:00 and 20:00 respectively. Starting on Mon. 10th Oct. with the last one taking place on Mon. 17th Oct. 2022 following which there will be a Jury Deliberation and announcement of 6 FINALISTS who will be taking part in Round III – Finals of the Competition. The Semi finalists will be expected to arrive in Vienna two days before their performance day, with the first two therefore arriving on the 8th Oct. and the last one on the 15th Oct. 2022. Their return date should be marked on the 28th October, although this date should be able to be changed to the 19th Oct., when the 9 Semi finalists who will not go on to the Final Round of the competition will be departing Vienna. •

The 9 artists who will not advance on to the Finals, will receive a “performing fee” of U$D 500 each.

• These 9 artists who will have not been selected to participate in the Final Round will be given free accommodation until Wed. 19th October when they will be departing Vienna. Should they wish to stay on in Vienna and attend the final round and the gala performances part of the Joy of Music Festival 2022, they will be welcome to do so, although the Society will not be paying for their expenses beyond the Wed. 19th October.

ROUND III Finals (Part 1) – Chamber Music The Society’s own LOGOS Ensemble will be in charge of performing with each one of the 6 Finalists during the Chamber Music section of the Finals. Another very special aspect of our Competition is a unique offer from the LOGOS Ensemble by which the Finalists will be able to have a free choice of repertoire from the extensive list of published, commercially available scores of Piano Trios, Quartets or Quintets to be performed during their Chamber Music section of the Finals. In addition to this, there will be the performance by each one of the 6 Finalists of the only piece which will be compulsory during the entire competition and that is a piece for piano and guitar which will be selected and performed accompanying the finalists at the guitar by renowned guitarist Alvaro Pierri, to be played by each contestant just before their performance with the LOGOS Chamber Group.

Thu. 20th October 2022 Chamber music performances, starting at 14:00 Vienna time 20:00 Hong Kong time (streamed live, real time and point to point at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall) Finalists 1, 2 and 3 will each perform a compulsory piece for piano and guitar to be played with Alvaro Pierri at the guitar, followed by the contestant’s choice of a piano trio, quartet or quintet, played with the LOGOS Chamber Group. Performance by Finalist 1 Intermission of 15 minutes. Performance by Finalist 2 Intermission of 15 minutes. Performance by Finalist 3 The three Finalists performing in the evening of the Thursday 20th October will be rehearsing with the Chamber Group on Tuesday 18th October as follows: 16:00 to 17:15 (Finalist 1) 17:30 to 18:45 (Finalist 2) 19:00 to 20:15 (Finalist 3)

Fri. 21st October 2022 Chamber music performances, starting at 14:00 Vienna time 20:00 Hong Kong time (streamed live, real time and point to point at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall) Finalists 4, 5 and 6 will each perform a compulsory piece for piano and guitar to be played with Alvaro Pierri at the guitar, followed by the contestant’s choice of a piano trio, quartet or quintet, played with the LOGOS Chamber Group. Performance by Finalist 4 Intermission of 15 minutes. Performance by Finalist 5 Intermission of 15 minutes. Performance by Finalist 6 The three Finalists performing in the evening of the Friday 21st October will be rehearsing with the Chamber Group on Wednesday 19th October as follows: 16:00 to 17:15 (Finalist 4) 17:30 to 18:45 (Finalist 5) 19:00 to 20:15 (Finalist 6)

Wed. 19th October 2022

JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (3)

Sun 23rd October 2022

JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (4)

These will be performances part of The Joy of Music Festival 2022, which will be running in tandem with the Competition. Artist (s) and Programme will be announced in due course.

ROUND III Finals (Part 2) – Piano Concertos Each one of the 6 Finalists will be performing a concerto of his/her choice to be selected from the following list: L. v. Beethoven F. Chopin S. Prokofiev S. Rachmaninov C. Saint Säens R. Schumann P. Tchaikovsky

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Concertos No. 3, 4, 5 Concertos No.1 , 2 Concertos No.2, 3 Concertos No.2, 3 Concerto No.5 Concerto Concerto No.1

Tue. 25th October 2022 Concerti Performances, starting at 14:00 Vienna time 20:00 Hong Kong time (streamed live, real time and point to point at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall) Finalists 1, 2 & 3 will each perform a Piano Concerto played with the official Orchestra of the Competition. Conducted by: (conductor tba) Performance by Finalist 1 Intermission of 15 minutes. Performance by Finalist 2 Intermission of 15 minutes. Performance by Finalist 3 The three Finalists performing on this day (Monday 24th Oct) will be rehearsing Saturday 22nd October as follows: 09:30 to 11:00 (Finalist 1) 11:20 to 12:50 (Finalist 2) 13:10 to 14:40 (Finalist 3)

Mon. 24th October 2022 THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (5)

Wed. 26th October 2022 Concerti Performances, starting at 14:00 Vienna time 20:00 Hong Kong time (streamed live, real time and point to point at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall) Finalists 4, 5 & 6 will each perform a Piano Concerto played with the official Orchestra of the Competition. Conducted by: (conductor tba) Performance by Finalist 4 Intermission of 15 minutes. Performance by Finalist 5 Intermission of 15 minutes. Performance by Finalist 6 The three Finalists performing on this day (Tuesday 25th Oct) will be rehearsing Sunday 23rd October as follows: 09:30 to 11:00 (Finalist 4) 11:20 to 12:50 (Finalist 5) 13:10 to 14:40 (Finalist 6) The last performance on this evening (Tuesday 25th October) will be followed by Jury deliberation and announcement of THE WINNERS OF THE 6th HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION - 2022

Thu. 27th October 2022

THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (6)

These will be performances part of The Joy of Music Festival 2022, which will be running in tandem with the Competition. Artist (s) and Programme will be announced in due course.

THE PRIZES There will be three prizes awarded:

First Prize: -

USD 25, 000,

A 18K gold medal,

A CD recording to be released by the ALPHA OMEGA SOUND, the recording label of the Chopin Society of Hong Kong Ltd.,

Membership of the Club of the First Prize Winners of the Hong Kong International Piano Competition (with one of the benefits, among others, being an invitation to participate every year in the annual Joy of Music Festival presented by the Society).

The Society is negotiating a number of international engagements.

Second Prize: -

USD 15, 000 and a sterling silver medal

Third Prize: -

USD 10, 000 and a bronze medal

Of the 6 Finalists, each of the ones NOT awarded one of the three Prizes, will receive a performing fee of USD 1, 000

The Hong Kong Joy of Music Festival In partnership with:

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mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna Mon. 17th October 2022 THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (1) Artist (s) and Programme will be announced.

Tue. 18th October 2022 THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (2) Artist (s) and Programme will be announced.

Wed. 19th October 2022 THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (3) Artist (s) and Programme will be announced.

Sun. 23rd October 2022 THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (4) Artist (s) and Programme will be announced.

Mon. 24rd October 2022 THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (5) Artist (s) and Programme will be announced.

Thu. 27th October 2022 THE JOY OF MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022 – (6) Concerti Performances by 4 Members of the Jury (Programme TBA)

ANNEX 1

PRELIMINARY AUDITION (Minimum 40 minutes)

Repertoire to choose from Applicants are requested to participate in a preliminary audition by sending a digital video recording (in any standard format) of their performance, minimum 40 minutes long, which must include pieces selected, and as directed in the list below. (The pieces do not need to have been recorded all at the same time, and they can include selections from live performances, for example). First Prize-winners of International Piano Competitions, members of the World Federation of International Music Competitions, will be automatically accepted to participate without having to go through this Selection process, provided they comply with other conditions of application to participate in the competition. However, given the new format the Competition is adopting, they will be requested to participate in Round I (Quarter Finals) of the Competition. 1) One etude from F. Chopin Etudes Op.10 or Op.25 (except Op.10 No.3, Op.10 No.6, Op.25 No.7) 2) One etude by F. Liszt, C. Debussy, S. Rachmaninov, A. Scriabin or G. Ligeti 3) One complete sonata by J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart or L. V. Beethoven 4) Choice of one or more pieces from the following repertoire list:

I. Albéniz

One or more pieces from ‘Iberia’

S. Barber

Sonata, Op.26

B. Bartok

Sonata (1926)

A. Berg

Sonata Op.1

J. Brahms

Any one of the sonatas

J. Brahms

Variations on a Theme by Händel, Op.24

J. Brahms

Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35 (Book 1 and/or Book 2)

J. Brahms

Klavierstücke, Op.76

J. Brahms

Fantasien, Op.116

J. Brahms

Intermezzi, Op.117

J. Brahms

Klavierstücke, Op.118

J. Brahms

Klavierstücke, Op.119

F. Chopin

Preludes, Op.28

F. Chopin

Sonata No.2, Op.35

F. Chopin

Sonata No.3, Op.58

F. Chopin

Any of the 4 Ballades Op.23, 38, 47, 52

F. Chopin

Fantasie, Op.49

F. Chopin

Barcarolle Op.60

F. Chopin

Polonaise-Fantasie Op.61

C. Debussy

Estampes

C. Debussy

Images Book 1 or Book 2

C. Debussy

L’isle joyeuse

C. Debussy

Pour le piano

C. Debussy

One or more pieces from Preludes Book 1 or Book 2

C. Debussy

Suite Bergamasque

C. Franck

Prelude, Choral and Fugue

E. Granados

Any piece from ‘Goyescas’

F. Liszt

Ballade No.2 in B minor

F. Liszt

Sonata in B minor

F. Liszt

One or more pieces from‘Années de Pèlerinage’

F. Mendelssohn

Fantasie, Op.28

F. Mendelssohn

Variations Sérieuses, Op.54

O. Messiaen

Any piece from ‘Vingtregards sur l’enfant-Jésus’

M. Mussorgsky

Pictures from an Exhibition

S. Prokofiev

Any one of the sonatas

S. Rachmaninov

Sonata No.2, Op.36

S. Rachmaninov

Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42

M. Ravel

Gaspard de la nuit

M. Ravel

Jeux d’eau

M. Ravel

Le Tombeau de Couperin

M. Ravel

Miroirs

M. Ravel

Valses nobles et sentimentales

A. Schönberg

Drei Klavierstücke, Op.11

A. Schönberg

Fünf Klavierstücke, Op.23

A. Schönberg

Suite für Klavier, Op.25

R. Schumann

Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6

R. Schumann

Carnaval, Op.9

R. Schumann

Sonata No.1, Op.11

R. Schumann

Symphonic Etudes, Op.13

R. Schumann

Kreisleriana, Op.16

R. Schumann

Fantasia, Op.17

R. Schumann

Humoresque, Op.20

R. Schumann

Sonata No.2, Op.22

A. Scriabin

Any one of the sonatas

I. Stravinsky

Three Movements from ‘Petrushka’

These Digital Video Recordings, should they be recorded in a digital device or sent by a digital file, should be received by our office on or before the 20th May 2022 latest.

MP4

MOV

AVI

MPEG

WMV

ANNEX 2

QUARTER- FINALS (60 - 70 minutes)

Repertoire to choose from 1) One complete sonata by Mozart OR Beethoven OR Schubert 2) Choice of one or more pieces from the following repertoire list : 3) One own choice published piece of 5 – 10 minutes (OPTIONAL)

I. Albéniz

One or more pieces from ‘Iberia’

J.S. Bach

Any one of the 6 Partitas

S. Barber

Sonata, Op.26

B. Bartok

Sonata (1926)

A. Berg

Sonata Op.1

J. Brahms

Any one of the sonatas

J. Brahms

Variations on a Theme by Händel, Op.24

J. Brahms

Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35 (Book 1 and/or Book 2)

J. Brahms

Klavierstücke, Op.76

J. Brahms

Fantasien, Op.116

J. Brahms

Intermezzi, Op.117

J. Brahms

Klavierstücke, Op.118

J. Brahms

Klavierstücke, Op.119

F. Chopin

Etudes (complete Op.10 or Op.25)

F. Chopin

Preludes, Op.28

F. Chopin

Sonata No.2, Op.35

F. Chopin

Sonata No.3, Op.58

F. Chopin

Any of the 4 Ballades Op.23, 38, 47, 52

F. Chopin

Fantasie, Op.49

F. Chopin

Barcarolle Op.60

F. Chopin

Polonaise-Fantasie Op.61

C. Debussy

Estampes

C. Debussy

Images Book 1 or Book 2

C. Debussy

L’isle joyeuse

C. Debussy

Pour le piano

C. Debussy

One or more pieces from Preludes Book 1 or Book 2

C. Debussy

Suite Bergamasque

C. Franck

Prelude, Choral and Fugue

E. Granados

Any piece from ‘Goyescas’

F. Liszt

Ballade No.2 in B minor

F. Liszt

Sonata in B minor

F. Liszt

One or more pieces from‘Années de Pèlerinage’

F. Mendelssohn

Fantasie, Op.28

F. Mendelssohn

Variations Sérieuses, Op.54

O. Messiaen

Any piece from ‘Vingtregards sur l’enfant-Jésus’

M. Mussorgsky

Pictures from an Exhibition

S. Prokofiev

Any one of the sonatas

S. Rachmaninov

Sonata No.2, Op.36

S. Rachmaninov

Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42

M. Ravel

Gaspard de la nuit

M. Ravel

Jeux d’eau

M. Ravel

Le Tombeau de Couperin

M. Ravel

Miroirs

M. Ravel

Valses nobles et sentimentales

A. Schönberg

Drei Klavierstücke, Op.11

A. Schönberg

Fünf Klavierstücke, Op.23

A. Schönberg

Suite für Klavier, Op.25

R. Schumann

Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6

R. Schumann

Carnaval, Op.9

R. Schumann

Sonata No.1, Op.11

R. Schumann

Symphonic Etudes, Op.13

R. Schumann

Kreisleriana, Op.16

R. Schumann

Fantasia, Op.17

R. Schumann

Humoresque, Op.20

R. Schumann

Sonata No.2, Op.22

A. Scriabin

Any one of the sonatas

I. Stravinsky

Three Movements from ‘Petrushka’

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