The competition is to be held 19-27 March 2018 in Kharkiv
Obligatory terms
The competition will include two categories
Three-round competition (two age groups):
1.First age group – born after 1 March, 2003
2.Second age group – born after 1 March, 1999
3 the third round is held with the accompaniment of the symphony orchestra.
Category “Debut” (three age groups):
This category includes one round
1.First age group – born after 1 March, 2008
2.Second age group – born after 1 March. 2006
3.Third age group – born after 1 March, 2004
Written applications for the participation in the competition must be submitted before 1 January, 2018 by e-mail: musicschoolkh@ukr.net
Applicants have to enclose:
- – Application
- – Birth certificate (a copy)
- – Study reference
- – Biodata
- – Photo (digital)
a registration fee for the three-round competition is 50 Eur (in hrivna equivalent), for the “Debut category” – 500 hrivnas is paid during the registration of the contestant.
Applicants for the competition will be informed of their registration not later than 15 February, 2018.
Outstanding musicians from different countries are invited to serve for the jury.
Each round of the competition is open to the public.
All music pieces are to be performed from memory.
The jury is authorized to interrupt the performance in case it fails to meet the professional demands of the competition.
Sequence of performance is determined by lot and remains unchanged until the end.
Not more than half of the performers of the 1st round in the three-round competition will be admitted to the 2nd round.
The participation of laureates and diploma-winners in the final concert is obligatory (free).
In a three-round competition the organizing committee is setting for each age group the following monetary prizes:
Senior group
- First prize – 1500 EUR
- Second prize – 1000EUR
- Third prize – 750 EUR
Junior group
- First prize – 1000 EUR
- Second prize – 750 EUR
- Third prize – 500 EUR
Depending upon the results achieved by the contestants and within the limits of the set number of prizes the jury is authorized:
- – to withhold prizes;
- – to have performers share prizes ;
- – award special prizes.
Winners in the Debut category are awarded with deplomas and presents.
PROGRAMME
Сompetition performance duration for each group of the Debut category:
I group – from 10 to 15 minutes
II group – from 15 to 20 minutes
III group – from 20 to 25 minutes
1.A polyphonic piece from the Baroque.
2.A sonata allegro movement from the Classical period.
3.An Etude of participant’s choice.
The choice of music for the rest of the programme is entirely at the discretion of the competitor within the time allowed for each age group.
Three-round competition
First (younger) age group
I ROUND
(duration of the programme 10-20 min.)
1.A polyphonic piece from the Baroque period.
2.A sonata allegro movement from the Classical period.
3.An Etude of participant’s choice.
The choice of music for the rest of the programme is entirely at the discretion of the competitor within the time allowed for each age group.
II ROUND
(duration of the programme 20-30 min.)
1.Any piece(s) composed by P.I.Tchaikovsky or C.Debussy.
2.A composition from the competitors own country.
The choice of music for the rest of the programme is entirely at the discretion of the competitor within the time allowed for each age group.
III ROUND
Participants of the 1st age group have to perform I st or 2 nd-3 rd movements for the piano and orchestra of contestant’s choice from the mentioned below:
I.S.Bach – BWV 1052 d-moll; BWV 1053 E-dur; BWV 1056
f-moll; BWV 1058 g-moll.
J.Haynd – Hob. XVIII/II D-dur.
W.A.Mozart- KV 246 C-dur (№ 8); KV 414 A-dur (№ 12); KV 466 d-moll (№ 20); KV 467 C-dur (№ 21); KV 488 A-dur (№ 23).
L.Beethoven – № 1 C-dur op. 15; № 2 B-dur op. 19.
F.Mendellsohn – № 1g-moll op. 25.
C.Saint-Saens – № 2 g-moll op. 22.
Second (older age group)
I ROUND
(duration of the programme 10-20 min.)
1.A polyphonic piece from the Baroque period.
2.A sonata allegro movement from the Classical period.
3.An Etude of participant’s choice.
The choice of music for the rest of the programme is entirely at the discretion of the competitor within the time allowed for each age group.
II ROUND
(duration of the programme 20-30 min.)
1.Any piece(s) composed by P.I.Tchaikovsky or C.Debussy.
2.A composition from the competitor’s own country.
The choice of music for the rest of the programme is entirely at the discretion of the competitor within the time allowed for each age group.
III ROUND
Participants of the 2nd age group have to perform the whole concert for the piano and orchestra of contestant’s choice from the mentioned below:
W.A.Mozart- KV 466 d-moll (№ 20), KV 491 c-moll (№ 24);
L.Beethoven – № 2 B-dur op.. 19, № 3 c-moll op. 37.
F.Liszt – № 1 Es-dur S. 124, № 2 f-moll S. 125.
F.Chopin – № 1 e-moll op. 11, № 2 f-moll op. 21.
C.Saint-Saens – № 2 g-moll op. 22.
E.Grieg — a-moll op. 16.
P.Tchaikovsky – № 1 b-moll op. 23.
R.Schumann — a-moll op. 54.
S.Rachmaninov- № 1 fis-moll op. 1, № 2 c-moll op. 18.
M.Ravel – C-dur.
S.Prokofiev – № 1 Des-dur op. 10.
G.Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue
