11. Concours Grieg 2010 International competition for pianists Oslo 18-26 September 1) Competition Two-Piano Duo 2) Competition Piano Four Hands Duo 3) Competition Solo Piano Concours Grieg is a member of the Alink- Argerich Foundation. Sponsor of the year is Sigval Bergesen d.y. & Hustru Nankis Almennyttige Stiftelse.
Dear Friends of Piano Music Contestants and Audience For the 11th time we are gathering in our capital to play and enjoy piano music of Grieg, other classics, and contemporary composers. Beautiful and modern Oslo is welcoming you all warmly to this event. Our world needs musical and spiritual input and Concours Grieg is a strong contribution towards this. The great contestants from all over the world and an international jury will jointly search for artistic and instrumental excellence. Lets make music for each others, for the world, and for space. Welcome to the Norwegian Academy of Music, welcome to Oslo! Concours Grieg/Einar Steen-Nøkleberg During the competition, results and day schedules will be published at www.concoursgrieg.com.
Welcome to the 11th Concours Grieg in Oslo, Norway! Concours Grieg is an international piano competition that - for ten years - has set the highest standard for musical excellence and artistic achievement, attracting pianists from all over the world. We have had a lot of exciting and brilliant winners. For the eleventh year in a row, we have again invited pianists to take part in the international Grieg piano competition - Concours Grieg - in beautiful Oslo, Norway. Participants will perform in any of the three categories: Two-Piano Duo Piano Four Hands Duo Solo Piano Concours Grieg is a joint venture of collaboration between The Oslo Grieg Society, The Norwegian E.P.T.A (European Piano Teachers Association), The Oslo Music Teachers Society (OMLF), The Norwegian Academy of Music, The Oslo University College (Høgskolen i Oslo), and with support by The Norwegian League of Soloists (NTKS). In cooperation with Ibla Music Foundation, New York and Sicily. Concours Grieg is a member of the Alink-Argerich Foundation. This year the Norwegian composer Kjell Mørk Karlsen has written one new piece for each of the three categories specially for the competition.
Programmes: Two-Piano Duo The contesting duos are ordered alphabetically by the family name of the first-mentioned member of the duo. Vladislav Chepinoga & Elena Endeberya (Russia) Mozart/Grieg: Sonata KV 283 in G Major, 2nd and 3rd mvts. Ravel: La valse Mozart/Grieg: Sonata KV 283 in G Major, 1st Poulenc: Sonata Mozart/Grieg: Sonata KV 283 in G Major Poulenc: Sonata Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 Op. 5 (Fantaisie-Tableaux): No. 2 and 4 Anastasia Chubukova & Irina Tafrova (Russia) Mozart: Sonata in D Major K 448, 1st Rachmaninov: Suite No. 2 Op. 17: Romance, Tarantella Mozart: Sonata in D Major K 448, 2nd and 3rd Chopin: Rondo in C Major Op. 73 Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51 Rachmaninov: Suite No. 2 Op. 17: Romance, Tarantella Podgaiz: Rondo Op. 161 bis. Enikő & Noémi Görög (Serbia) Görög Sisters Piano Duo Saint-Saens: Variations on a Theme by Beethoven, Op. 35 Bartok: 7 Pieces from Mikrokosmos Liszt: Pathetic Concerto Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51 Stravinsky: Concerto Claudia Hoelbling & Christian Strauss (Germany) Brahms: Sonata in F Minor op. 34 bis, 1st Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 Op. 5 (Fantaisie-Tableaux): No. 2 Brahms: Sonata in F Minor Op. 34 bis, 2nd Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 Op. 5 (Fantaisie-Tableaux): No. 1, 3, 4 Mozart/Grieg: Fantasy in C Minor KV 475 Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 Op. 5 (Fantaisie-Tableaux) Mozart: Sonata in D Major KV 448, 2nd
Agata Hołdyk & Aleksandra Jabłońska (Poland) Silesian Piano Duo Mozart/Grieg: Sonata in C Major KV 545 W. Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Scriabin: Fantasy Chopin: Rondo in C Major Op. 73 Shostakovich: Concertino Mozart/Grieg: Sonata in C Major KV 545 Chopin: Rondo in C Major Op. 73 Scriabin: Fantasy Shostakovich: Concertino Górecki: Toccata Chi-Hsien Kuan & Michael Christensen (China/Germany) Ravel: Rhapsodie espagnole Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Fantasy (arr. Percy Grainger) Mozart/Grieg: Sonata facile KV 545 Kagel: Capriccio Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn Op. 56 b Daisuke & Yoko Miyazaki (Japan) Ein Geschwisterduo Die Sonne Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51 Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51 Johann Christian Bach: Sonatas G Major Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51 Lilit Mkrtchyan & Nune Asatryan (Armenia) Schumann: Six Impromptus Op. 66 Bilder aus Osten Bach: Concerto C Major, 1st Ravel: Rhapsodie espagnole Mayevsky: Variations on Themes by Gershwin, two s Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51 Schubert/S. Prokofiev: Waltzes Milhaud: Brazileira Polina Sviridovskaya & Vladimir Rumyantsev (Russia) Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1, Op. 5 Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56 b Podgaits: Rondo Op. 161 b Mozart/E. Grieg: Fantasia KV 475 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Programmes: Piano Four Hands Duo The contesting duos are ordered alphabetically by the family name of the first-mentioned member of the duo. Michela Chiara Borghese & Sabrina De Carlo (Italy) DuoKeira Debussy: Menuet and Ballet from Petite Suite Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit Op. 58 Mozart: Allegro and Andante from Sonata in C Major KV 521 Mendelssohn: Allegro brillante Op. 92 Barber: Souvenirs op. 28 Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op. 35 Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit Op. 58 Vladislav Chepinoga & Elena Endeberya (Russia) Dvorak: Legend C Major Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op. 72 No. 2 E Minor and No. 7 C Major Liszt: Rakoczy March Liszt: Fest-Polonaise Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op.35 Rachmaninov: Russian Theme and Slava from Six Pieces Op. 11 Rachmaninov: Russian Theme and Slava from Six Pieces Op. 11 Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op. 35 David Eaton & James Young (Great Britain) Eaton-Young piano duo Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor Bach/Kurtág: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit: Sonatina Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A Minor Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor Roxburgh: Reflets dans la glace Beethoven: Große Fuge Op. 134 Grieg: Norwegian Dances op. 35 Barber: Souvenirs Op. 28 Amélie Fortin & Marie-Christine Poirier (Canada) Duo Fortin-Poirier Bizet: Jeux d enfants Op. 22, La poupée and Les quatre coins Corigliano: Gazebo Dances Poulenc: Sonata Debussy: Marche sur une thème populaire écossais Mendelssohn: Andante and Allegro Brillante Op. 92 Grieg: Two Symphonic Pieces Op. 14 Corigliano: Gazebo Dances Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole
Norma di Grado & Edward Leek (Brasil) Rachmaninov: Waltz Op. 11 No. 4 Piazzolla: Primavera Porteña (from Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas) Rachmaninov: Barcarolle Op. 11 No. 1 Mignone: Congada Beethoven: Six Variations on Ich Denke Dein, WoO 74 Piazzolla: Primavera Porteña (from Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas) Grieg: Norwegian Dance Op. 35 No. 1 Rachmaninov: Barcarolle Op. 11 No. 1 Mignone: Congada Beethoven: Six Variations on Ich Denke Dein, WoO 74 Piazzolla: Primavera Porteña (from Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas) Grieg: Norwegian Dance Op. 35 No. 1 Rachmaninov: Waltz Op. 11 No. 4 Rachmaninov: Barcarolle Op. 11 No. 1 Mignone: Congada Poulenc: Sonata for Piano Four Hands Anna-Maria Käßler & Olivier Lloansi (Germany/France) Larimar-Duo Schubert: Allegro ma non troppo from Lebensstürme D 947 Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op. 35 No. 1,2 Poulenc: Sonata for Piano Four Hands Rachmaninov: Six Pieces Op. 11 Schubert: Lebensstürme D 947 Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op. 35 No. 1,2 Rachmaninov: Six Pieces Op. 11 Adélaïde Panaget & Naïri Badal (France) Duo Osmose Mendelssohn: Andante and Variations Op. 83a Grieg: 2 Waltz-Caprices Op. 37 Schubert: Variations on an Original Theme D 813 Borodin: Polovetsian Dances from the opera Prince Igor Mendelssohn : Andante and Variations Op. 83a Grieg: 2 Waltz-Caprices Op. 37 Kurtag: Jatékok (extract) Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole Laura & Beatrice Puiu (Italy) Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (arr. Adolf Ruthardt) Calligaris: Paraphrase on the Concerto Op. 16 Calligaris: Paraphrase on a Waltz from Tchaikovsky s Swan Lake Grieg: 2 Waltz-Caprices Op. 37 Rachmaninov: From Suite Op. 11 : Barcarolle, Scherzo, Theme russe Say: Black Earth (arr. Laura Puiu) Debussy: From Petite Suite : En bateau, Cortége, Ballet Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italiano Op. 45 Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (arr. Adolf Ruthardt) Say: Jazz (arr. Laura Puiu)
Marijana Savov & Lana Rodic (Serbia) Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor Op. 103 Rachmaninov: Six Pieces Op. 11 Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor Op. 103 Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op. 35 No. 1 and 2 Mozart: Sonata in C Major KV 521, 1st Despic: Toccata Katrijn Simoens & John Gevaert (The Netherlands) Pianoduo Mephisto Poulenc: Sonata for Piano Four Hands Mendelssohn: Andante and Variations, Opus 83a Grieg: Two Symphonic Pieces Opus 14 Poulenc: Sonata for Piano Four Hands (1918) Mendelssohn: Andante and Variations, Opus 83a Grieg: Two Symphonic Pieces Opus 14 Wagner: Ouverture from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg (arr. Hans Von Bülow) Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole During the competition, results and day schedules will be published at www.concoursgrieg.com.
Programmes: Solo Piano The contestants are ordered alphabetically by family name. Gerard Aimontche (Russia) Liszt: Petrarca Sonet No. 104 E Major Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 Mussorgsky/I. Hudoley: Night on a Bald Mountain Grieg: March of the Trolls (Troldtog) Op.54 No.3 Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 10 Rachmaninov: Musical Moments Op.16, No.2,3 Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableaux A Minor Op.39 Rachmaninov: Elegy Op. 3 Stravinsky: 3 s from the ballet Petrushka Kreisler/Rachmaninov: Liebesfreud, Liebesleid Stravinsky: 3 s from the ballet Petrushka Leo Aleksandrov (Russia) Bach: Prelude and Fugue C Major from WTK Book 1 Chopin: Etudes Op. 10, No. 7 and 8 Liszt: Etude No. 6 Grieg: To Spring (Til Våren) Op. 43 No. 6 Grieg: Sonata E Minor, 1st Debussy: Pour le piano Schnittke: Sonatina Chopin: Polonaise A-flat Major Brouwer: Sonata Op. 99 (1970) Esther Birringer (Germany) Beethoven: Sonata Op. 53, Waldstein Chopin: Sonata No. 2 Op. 35 Grieg: Butterfly (Sommerfugl) Op. 43 No. 1 Schnittke: Prelude and Fugue Ravel: Ondine Beethoven: Sonata Op. 53 Waldstein Debussy: L isle joyeuse Magdalena Brzozowska (Poland) Haydn: Sonata G Major (1780) Chopin: Two Mazurkas Op. 68: A Minor No. 2 and F Major No. 3 Chopin: Polonaise C-sharp Minor Op.26 No.1 Haydn: Sonata in G Major (1780) Chopin: Polonaise C-sharp Minor Op.26 No.1 Chopin: Waltz F Minor Op. 70 No. 2 and E Minor Op. Posth. Chopin: Two Mazurkas Op. 68: A Minor No. 2 and F Major No. 3 Chopin: Ballade G Minor Op. 23 Grieg: Arietta Op. 12 No. 1 Haydn: Sonata G Major, 1st Kessler: 4 Preludes Chopin: Waltz F Minor Op. 70 No. 2 and E Minor Op. Posth. Chopin: Two Mazurkas Op. 68: A Minor No. 2 and F Major No. 3 Chopin: Polonaise C-sharp Minor Op.26 No.1 Grieg: Arietta and Waltz from Op. 12 John Chen (Norway) Beethoven: Sonata C-sharp Minor Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 Bach: Prelude and fugue G Minor from WTK Book 2 Frescobaldi: Aria di balletto Nilsson: Quantitäten Liszt: La Campanella
Grieg: Lonely Wanderer (Ensom Vandrer) Op. 43 No. 2 Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody Frescobaldi: Aria di balletto Grieg: Lonely Wanderer (Ensom Vandrer) Op. 43 No. 2 Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody Vladislav Chepinoga (Russia) Rachmaninov: Daises Op. 38 Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableaux Op. 33 No. 5 E-flat Minor Rachmaninov: Musical Moments Op.16 No.3,4,5 Beethoven: Sonata No. 26 Op. 81a Grieg: Homesickness (Hjemve) Op. 57 No. 6 Liszt: Sposalizio Liszt: Transcendental Etude in F Minor Chopin: Etude F Major Op. 25 No. 3 Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableaux Op. 33 No. 5 E-flat Minor Rachmaninov: Musical Moments Op.16 No.4,5 Grieg: Homesickness (Hjemve) Op. 57 No. 6 Grieg: I Love but Thee (Jeg elsker dig) Valentin Cotton (France) Bach: Italian Concerto Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 12 Ravel: Sonatine Schumann: Kreisleriana Grieg: Notturno Op. 54 No. 4 Liszt: Transcendental Study No. 8 Wilde Jagd Beethoven: Sonata No. 18 Op. 31 No. 3 Elena Endeberya (Russia) Bach: Prelude and Fugue B-flat Minor from WTK Book 2 Medtner: Sonata Elegia D Minor Op. 11 No. 2 Smetana: Czech Rhapsody Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue D Minor Op. 87 No. 24 Beethoven: Sonata No. 11 B-flat Major Op. 22, 1st Grieg: Notturno Op. 54 No. 4 Scriabin: Fantasy B Minor Op. 28 Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue D Minor Op. 87 No. 24 Medtner: Sonata Elegia D Minor Op. 11 No. 2 Smetana: Czech Rhapsody Keiko Higashi (Japan/France) Debussy: Prelude Danseuses de Delphes Stravinsky: Petrushka Haydn: Variations in F Minor Hob. XVII:6 Ravel: Scarbo Grieg: March of the Trolls (Troldtog) Op.54 No.3 Stravinsky: Petrushka Haydn: Sonata E-flat Major Hob. XVI:49 Ravel: Scarbo Marko Hilpo (Finland) Weber/F. Liszt: Oberon Overture Albéniz: Malaga, Eritaña Grieg: Lyric pieces Op. 43 Brahms: Handel Variations Op. 24 Haydn: Sonata D Major Hob. XVI/24 Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 B-flat Minor Op. 36
Hayoung Jeong (South Corea/Germany) Liszt: Petrarca Sonet No. 123 Grieg: Butterfly (Sommerfugl) Op. 43 No.1 Debussy: Images Book.1 Chopin: Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante Op. 22 Saint-Saens/F. Liszt: Danse macabre Chopin: Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante Op. 22 Sun Young Ju (South Corea/USA) Haydn: Piano Sonata E-flat Major Hob. XVI:52 Liszt: Transcendental Etude No.4 Mazeppa Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op.2 No.2 A Major Grieg: Ballade Op. 24 Grieg: Study (Hommage a Chopin) from Moods Op. 73 Liszt: Transcendental Etude No.4 Mazeppa Grieg: Ballade Op. 24 Yukyung Kim (South Corea/Germany) Haydn: Piano Sonata D Major Hob. XVI:19 Mendelssohn: Variations serieuses Op. 54 Haydn: Piano Sonata D Major Hob. XVI:19 Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op. 12 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 5 C Major Op. 38 Mendelssohn: Variations serieuses Op. 54 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 5 C Major Op. 38 Yoko Kimura (Japan/Italy) Bach: Toccata in G Major BWV 916 Berg: Piano Sonata Op. 1 Haydn: Piano Sonata E-flat Major Hob. XIV:52 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2 D Minor Op. 14 Grieg: Once Upon a Time (Det var engang) Op. 71 No. 1 Haydn: Variations in F Minor Bartok: Etude Op. 18 No. 2 Ligeti: Corde a vide from Etudes Book 1 Debussy: Prelude The Terrace for Moonlight Audiences Ivan Lin (Taiwan/Germany) Bach/Busoni: Chaconne Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableaux Op. 33 No. 9 Chopin: Mazurka Op. 59 Grieg: Lonely Wanderer (Ensom Vandrer) Op. 43 No. 2 Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte Liszt: Totentanz Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte Prokofiev: Sonata Op. 82 Tomasz Lupa (Poland) Bach: Fantasy and Fugue A Minor BWV 904 Szymanowski: Study B-flat Minor Op. 4 No. 3 Bartók: Suite Op. 14 Bach: Partita in G Major BWV 829 Szymanowski: Study B-flat Minor Op. 4 No. 3 Grieg: Summer s Eve (Sommeraften) Op. 71 No. 2 Grieg: Norwegian Dance (Halling) Op.71 No.5 Bartók: Suite Op. 14 Chopin: Nocturne F-sharp Major Op. 15 No. 2
Grieg: Holberg Suite Op. 40 Katsiaryna Maretskaya (Belarus) Scarlatti: Sonata D Major [L.465, K.96] Scarlatti: Sonata G Major [K.547, L.S.28] Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 E Major Op. 54 Chopin: Sonata No. 2 B-flat Minor, Op.35 Grieg: Puck (Småtrold) Op. 71 No. 3 Grieg: Butterfly (Sommerfugl) Op. 43 No. 1 Scriabin: Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso from Miroirs Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 12 Chasse-Neige Liszt: Etude La Campanella Chopin: Etude G-sharp Minor Op. 25 No. 6 Prokofiev: Sonata No. 8 B-flat Major Op. 84, 3rd Tomoyo Masuda (Japan/Finland) Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 Appassionata Grieg: Walzer (Vals) Op. 12 No. 2 Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 Appassionata Chopin: Etudes Op. 10 No. 4 and 5 Debussy: L isle joyeuse Ravel: Jeux d eau Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 Appassionata Debussy: L isle joyeuse Alexander Osminin (Russia) Haydn: Sonata D Major Hob. XVI/24 Prokofiev: 4 Etudes Op. 2 Scarlatti: Sonatas C-sharp Minor and D Major Schubert/F. Liszt: Gretchen am Spinnrade, Frühlingsglaube Schubert: Fantasy C Major Op.15 Wanderer Grieg: Notturno Op. 54 No. 4 Schumann: Toccata C Major Op. 7 Schumann/F. Liszt: Widmung, Frühlingslied Liszt: Mephisto Waltz Eun-Shik Park (South Corea/USA) Liszt: La Leggierezza (Grande Etude de Concert No. 2) Chopin: Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante Op. 22 Haydn: Sonata F Major, Hob. XVI:23 Grieg: At Your Feet (For dine Fødder) Op. 68 No. 3 Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6 A Major Op.82 Haydn: Sonata F Major, Hob. XVI:23 Liszt: La Leggierezza (Grande Etude de Concert No. 2) Chopin: Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante Op. 22 Xing Ji Piao (China) Haydn: Sonata B-flat Major Hob. XVI:41 Liszt: Ballade No. 2 Grieg: Wedding-Day at Troldhaugen (Bryllupsdag på T.) Op. 65 No. 6 Liszt: Ballade No. 2 Wang: XingJiang Capriccio Chopin: Ballade No. 4 Prokofiev: Sonata No. 3 Schumann: Fantasy C Major Op. 17
Vladimir Rumyantsev (Russia) Chopin: Ballade No. 4 F Minor Op. 52 Liadov: Barcarolle Scriabin: Poeme satanique Bach/F. Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor Grieg: Homesickness (Hjemve) Op.57 No.6 Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit Scriabin: Poeme satanique Liadov: Barcarolle Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Marija Savicevic (Serbia/Switzerland) Haydn: Piano Sonata C Major Hob. XVI/50 Debussy: Étude No. 11 pour les arpèges composés Chopin: Mazurkas E Minor Op. 17 No. 2 and F minor Op. 7 No. 3 Chopin: Fantasy F Minor, Op. 49 Debussy: Estampes Grieg: Vanished Days (Svundne Dage) Op. 57 No. 1 Grieg: Wedding-Day at Troldhaugen (Bryllupsdag på T.) Op. 65 No. 6 Chopin: Mazurkas E Minor Op. 17 No. 2 and F minor Op. 7 No. 3 Chopin: Fantasy in F Minor, Op. E. Grieg: Lyric Pieces Grieg: Vanished Days (Svundne Dage) Op. 57 No. 1 Grieg: Wedding-Day at Troldhaugen (Bryllupsdag på T.) Op. 65 No. 6 Bohumir Stehlik (Czech Republic/Sweden) Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Corelli Op. 42 Bach: Toccata in E Major BWV 914 Mozart: Sonata in A Minor K 310 Rachmaninov: Elegy in E-flat Minor Grieg: Butterfly (Sommerfugl) Op.43 No.1 Chopin: Ballade G Minor, Op. 23 No. 1 Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Corelli Op. 42 Polina Sviridovskaya (Russia) Liszt: After a Reading of Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 Op. 109 Grieg: Gade Op. 57 No. 2 Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42 Chopin: Ballade No. 2 Op. 38 Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42 Haruna Takebe (Japan/Spain) Liszt: Ballade No. 2 in B Minor Debussy: Prelude Feux d Artifice Beethoven: Sonata E-flat Major Op. 27 No. 1 Grieg: Notturno Opus 54 No. 4 Liszt: Ballade No. 2 in B Minor Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor Op. 23 Liszt: Ballade No. 2 in B Minor Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 16, 1st Akiko Takeshita (Japan/Switzerland) Chopin: Ballade No. 1 Op. 23 Berg: Sonata Op.1
Mozart: Sonata B-flat Major KV 333 Grieg: Butterfly (Sommerfugl) Op. 43 No. 1 Liszt: Ballade No. 2 Beethoven: Sonata Op.110 Kei Takumi (Japan) Haydn: Sonata A Major Hob. XVI/30 Scriabin: Etude B-flat Minor Op. 8 No. 11 Balakirev: Islamey (Oriental Fantasy) Grieg: Summer Evening (Sommeraften) Op. 71 No. 2 Grieg: Wedding-Day at Troldhaugen (Bryllupsdag på T.) Op. 65 No. 6 Scriabin: Sonata No. 2 G-sharp Minor Grieg: Phantom (Drømmesyn) Op. 62 No. 5 Prokofiev: Sonata No.7 B-flat Major Op.83 Brahms: Variations in D Major Op. 21 No. 1 Chopin/F. Liszt: Spring from 6 Chants polonaise S. 480 Babadzhanyan: Six Pictures Op. 40 Narumi Tanaka (Japan) Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 E Major Op. 109 Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op. 12 Beethoven: Sonata No.32 C Minor Op.111 Beethoven: Sonata No.30 E Major Op.109 Grieg: From Lyric Pieces Op. 12: No. 1, 3, 5,8 Mizue Yoshitake (Japan) Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs Chopin: Berceuse Op. 57 Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op. 54 Brahms: 4 Pieces Op. 119 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor WTK Book 1 Matthew Weissman (USA) Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 11 Harmonies du Soir Scriabin: 2 Morceaux Op. 59 (Poeme, Prelude) Scriabin: Poeme Op.72 Vers la flamme E. L. Diemer: Toccata Grieg: Bellringing (Klokkeklang) Op. 54 No. 6 Grieg: Homesickness (Hjemve) Op. 57 No. 6 Scarlatti: Sonata in B Minor K. 27 Chopin: Nocturnes Op. 62 No. 1 B Major and No. 2 in E Major Debussy: Etudes No. 10 and 11 Messiaen: Fantaisie Burlesque Beethoven: Sonata in E-flat Major Op. 7, 2nd Rzewski: Four North American Ballades, No. 3 and 4 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 16, 1st Xiaofeng Wu (China/USA) Mendelssohn: Variations serieuses Op.54 Albeniz: El Corpus (Christi) en Sevilla (from Iberia Book 1) Bach/Busoni: Chaconne Grieg: Wedding-Day at Troldhaugen (Bryllupsdag på T.) Op. 65 No. 6 Liszt: Transcendental Etude no.4 Mazeppa Ravel: La Valse Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 Appassionata
Irina Zahharenkova (Russia/Finland) Schumann: Symphonic Etudes Op. 13 Haydn: Sonata E-flat Major Hob. XVI/52 Chopin: Sonata No. 3 B Minor Op. 58 Grieg: Little Bird (Liden Fugl) Op. 43 No. 4 Chopin: Sonata No. 3 B Minor Op. 58 Maor Zur (Israel) Schubert: Sonata A Major D.664, 1st Schumann: Toccata C Major Op. 7 Liszt: Etude La Campanella Schubert: Sonata A Major D. 664 Medtner: Sonata Reminiscenza A Minor Op.38 No.1 Grieg: March of the Trolls (Troldtog) Op.54 No.3 Schubert: Fantasy C Major Op.15 Wanderer Competition schedule Two-Piano Duo Saturday 18 September 10 am - 5 pm U1021, The Academy Sunday 19 September 11 am - 3 pm Lindemansalen, The Academy Final Sunday 19 September 6 pm Lindemansalen, The Academy (3 finalists) Piano Four Hands Duo Tuesday 21 September 9 am - 1 pm Hurumsalen, OMLF Wednesday 22 September 9 am - 1 pm Hurumsalen, OMLF Final Wednesday 22 September 6 pm Levinsalen, The Academy (3 finalists) Solo Piano part 1 Thursday 23 September 9 am - 7 pm Concert hall, University College part 2 Friday 24 September 9 am - 7 pm Concert hall, University College Saturday 25 September 10 am - 6 pm Lindemansalen, The Academy (8-12 semifinalists) During the competition, results and day schedules will be published at www.concoursgrieg.com. Final Sunday 26 September 6 pm Lindemansalen, The Academy (3 finalists) Oslo Symfoniorkester Jan Ola Amundsen, conductor
Jury Concours Grieg features a highly-qualified international jury, and is strictly focused on musical excellence and artistic achievement. Jurors for the Solo Competition Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Chairman (Norway, professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music) Bernd Goetzke (Germany, professor at Musikhochschule Hannover) Ilya Scheps (Ukraine, professor at Musikhochschule Achen/Köln) Roxana Anklesaria Doctor (India, Academy of Music, Pune) Valeria Blok (Russia, president of Russian Grieg Society) Jens Harald Bratlie (Norway, professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music) Tori Stødle, 2nd and (Norway, professor at University of Tromsø) Elin Persson (Norway, European Piano Teachers Association) Joachim Kwetzinsky (Norway, winner of Intro-Classical and Robert Levin Prize Bergen) Additional jurors for the final: Toril Carlsen (Norway, assistant director of Norwegian League of Soloists) Monica Jangaard (Norway, director of Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen, Bergen) Eirik Birkeland (Norway, dean of the Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo)
Jurors for the Two-Piano Duo Competition Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Chairman (Norway, Oslo Grieg Society) Peter Jurgilewitsch (Germany) Ivan Ivantchev (Bulgaria) Anne Bråten (Norway, Oslo Music Teachers Association) Elin Persson (Norway, European Piano Teachers Association Norway) Harald Glattre (Norway, Høgskolen i Oslo) Joachim Kwetzinsky (Norway, winner of Intro-Classical and Robert Levin Prize Bergen) Jurors for the Piano Four Hands Competition Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Chairman (Norway, Oslo Grieg Society) Peter Jurgilewitsch (Germany) Valeria Blok (Russia) Jorunn Marie Bratlie (Norway, the Norwegian Academy of Music) Anne Bråten (Norway, Oslo Music Teachers Association) Elin Persson (Norway, European Piano Teachers Association Norway) Harald Glattre (Norway, Høgskolen i Oslo) Competition board Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, the Norwegian Academy of Music, Director of Concours Grieg Anne Braaten, Oslo Music Teachers Association (OMLF) Elin Persson, European Piano Teachers Association Norway (EPTA) Sebastian Wemmerløv, Manager, coordinator Joachim Kwetzinsky, Manager, musical advisor Gustav Alink, Argerich-Alink Foundation
Previous Winners Through the many years of operation, Concours Grieg has attracted excellent pianists from all around the world, producing winners of the highest standing. The first prize is honorably named Prix d Oslo Solo Competition, winners 2009 Annika Treutler, Germany (2nd prize, 1st prize not awarded) 2008 Georgy Gromov, Russia 2007 Kristian Lindberg, Norway 2006 Hong-Bo Quan, China 2005 Mi-Jung Park, South Korea 2004 Hinrich Alpers, Germany Tatiana Kolesova, Russia Mayumi Sakamoto, Japan 2003 Jae-Won Cheung, South Korea 2002 Luiza Borac, Romania 2001 Nana Mamajeva, Ukraine 2000 Eugene Mursky, Usbekistan Two-Piano Duo Competition, winners 2009 Francesco & Vincenzo De Stefano, Italy 2008 Tami Kanazawa & Yuval Admony, Israel Nicolai Maslenko & Anne-Celine Barrere, France 2007 Cara Hesse and Laura Pauna, South Africa Jungdan Gu and Linzi Pan, China 2006 Grieg Duo Madrid: Mendmaa Dorzhin and Vadim Gladkov, Spain 2005 Amy Hamann and Sara Hamann, USA 2004 Helen Sim and Ning-Wu Du, USA/China Piano Four Hands Duo Competition, winners 2009 Cara Hesse & Laura Pauna, South Africa 2008 Yseult Yost and Domingos Costa, Germany (2nd prize) Christine Gerwig and Efraín González, Germany/Mexico (2nd prize) 2007 Barbara Rieder and Sebastian Bartmann, Germany 2006 Marzia and Fabiana Ragazzoni, Italy 2005 Jana Prjaschennikowa and Volker Zwetzschke, Germany 2004 Helen Sim and Ning-Wu Du, USA/China
Prizes Concours Grieg offers cash prizes, as well as concert engagements for the winner. Our motivation is to ensure the highest standards of musical excellence, and to provide an arena for talented musicians to grow. Solo Competition 1st Prize - Prix d Oslo 20000 NOK which will be used for travel expenses for concert engagements in 2011 in Oslo (Oslo Grieg Festival), Bergen (Troldhaugen), Moscow, New York, and Hannover. Immediate Oslo recital at Høgskolen i Oslo 27 Sept. 2010 at 12:00 pm. 2nd Prize 5000 NOK 3rd Prize 2500 NOK Oslo Music Teachers special prize 5000 NOK Norwegian League of Soloists special prize for best performance of Kjell Mørk Karlsen 5000 NOK Best Grieg Performance 2500 NOK Roshan s special prize for best interpretation of a romantic composer 2500 NOK Audience prize Two-Piano Duo Competition 1st Prize One concert engagement in Oslo Grieg Festival 2011. One CD production. Masterclass at Norwegian Academy of Music 23 Sept. 2010 at 3:00 pm. Recital at Oslo Music Teachers Association (OMLF) 23 Sept. 2010 at 7:30 pm. 2nd Prize 3000 NOK 3rd Prize 2000 NOK Best Grieg Performance 2500 NOK Best Performance of Kjell Mørk Karlsen 2500 NOK Piano Four Hands Duo Competition 1st Prize One concert engagement in Oslo Grieg Festival 2011. One CD production. Masterclass at Norwegian Academy of Music, 23 Sept. 2010 at 3:00 pm. Recital at Oslo Music Teachers Association (OMLF) 23 Sept. 2010 at 7:30 pm. 2nd Prize 3000 NOK 3rd Prize 2000 NOK Best Grieg Performance 2500 NOK Best Performance of Kjell Mørk Karlsen 2500 NOK
Competition venues Norges musikkhøgskole The Norwegian Academy of Music Slemdalsveien 11 Majorstua www.nmh.no Oslo musikklærerforening (OMLF) Oslo Music Teachers Association Josefinesgate 15 (entrance Underhaugsveien) www.omlf.no/ Høgskolen i Oslo Oslo University College avd. Bislett Pilestredet 52 www.hio.no www.concoursgrieg.com Contact information Einar Steen-Nøkleberg Director einarsn@hotmail.com Mobile: +47 90 08 49 78 Sebastian Wemmerlöv Manager sebwem@hotmail.com Mobile: +47 45 06 51 06 Communication department of the Norwegian Academy of Music: Anders Eggen Communication manager anders.eggen@nmh.no Ingrid Holst Sollie Comminucation Advicer ihsollie@nmh.no Joachim Kwetzinsky Manager joachim@kwetzinsky.no Mobile: +47-90 50 24 87 Torolf Mørk Karlsen Concert producer torolf.m.karlsen@nmh.no