11. Concours Grieg 2010

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11. Concours Grieg

2010

1) Competition Two-Piano Duo

2) Competition Piano Four Hands Duo

3) Competition Solo Piano

International competition for pianists

Oslo 18 - 26 September

Sponsor of the year is Sigval Bergesen d.y. & Hustru Nan-kis Almennyttige Stiftelse. Concours Grieg is a

member of the Alink-Argerich Foundation.

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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

wel-coming you all warmly to this event.

Our world needs musical and

spir-itual 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

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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

Teac-hers’ Association), The Oslo Music TeacTeac-hers’ Society (OMLF), The

Norwegian Academy of Music, The Oslo University College

(Høg-skolen 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.

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Vladislav Chepinoga & Elena Endeberya (Russia) 1st Round

Mozart/Grieg: Sonata KV 283 in G Major, 2nd and 3rd mvts.

Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Ravel: La valse 2nd Round Mozart/Grieg: Sonata KV 283 in G Major, 1st movement Poulenc: Sonata Final Round

Mozart/Grieg: Sonata KV 283 in G Major Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Poulenc: Sonata

Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 Op. 5 (Fanta-isie-Tableaux): No. 2 and 4

Anastasia Chubukova & Irina Tafrova (Russia) 1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Mozart: Sonata in D Major K 448, 1st movement

Rachmaninov: Suite No. 2 Op. 17: Romance, Tarantella

2nd Round

Mozart: Sonata in D Major K 448, 2nd and 3rd movement

Chopin: Rondo in C Major Op. 73 Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

Final Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51 Rachmaninov: Suite No. 2 Op. 17: Romance, Tarantella

Podgaiz: Rondo Op. 161 bis

Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini.

Programmes: Two-Piano Duo

The contesting duos are ordered alphabetically by the family name of the first-mentioned member of the duo.

Enikő & Noémi Görög (Serbia) Görög Sisters Piano Duo 1st Round

Saint-Saens: Variations on a Theme by Beethoven, Op. 35

Bartok: 7 Pieces from Mikrokosmos Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3

2nd Round

Liszt: Pathetic Concerto

Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

Final Round

Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51 Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Stravinsky: Concerto

Claudia Hoelbling &

Christian Strauss (Germany) 1st Round

Brahms: Sonata in F Minor op. 34 bis, 1st movement

Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 Op. 5 (Fantaisie-Tableaux): No. 2

2nd Round

Brahms: Sonata in F Minor Op. 34 bis, 2nd movement

Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 Op. 5 (Fantaisie-Tableaux): No. 1, 3, 4

Final Round

Mozart/Grieg: Fantasy in C Minor KV 475 Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 Op. 5 (Fantaisie-Tableaux)

Mozart: Sonata in D Major KV 448, 2nd movement

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Agata Hołdyk &

Aleksandra Jabłońska (Poland) Silesian Piano Duo

1st Round

Mozart/Grieg: Sonata in C Major KV 545 Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 W. Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

2nd Round

Scriabin: Fantasy

Chopin: Rondo in C Major Op. 73 Shostakovich: Concertino

Final Round

Mozart/Grieg: Sonata in C Major KV 545 Chopin: Rondo in C Major Op. 73 Scriabin: Fantasy

Shostakovich: Concertino

Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Górecki: Toccata

Chi-Hsien Kuan & Michael Christensen (China/Germany) 1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Ravel: Rhapsodie espagnole

2nd Round

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Fantasy (arr. Percy Grainger)

Final Round

Mozart/Grieg: Sonata facile KV 545 Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Kagel: Capriccio

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn Op. 56 b

Daisuke & Yoko Miyazaki (Japan) Ein Geschwisterduo Die Sonne 1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51

2nd Round

Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51 Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

Final Round

Johann Christian Bach: Sonatas G Major Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51 Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

Lilit Mkrtchyan & Nune Asatryan (Armenia)

1st Round

Schumann: Six Impromptus Op. 66 ”Bilder aus Osten”

Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

2nd Round

Bach: Concerto C Major, 1st movement Ravel: Rhapsodie espagnole

Mayevsky: Variations on Themes by Gershwin, two movements

Final Round

Grieg: Old Norwegian Romanza Op. 51 Schubert/S. Prokofiev: Waltzes

Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

Milhaud: Brazileira

Polina Sviridovskaya &

Vladimir Rumyantsev (Russia) 1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1, Op. 5

2nd Round

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56 b

Podgaits: Rondo Op. 161 b

Final Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 3 Op. 163 No. 3 Mozart/E. Grieg: Fantasia KV 475 Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

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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

1st Round

Debussy: Menuet and Ballet from “Pe-tite Suite”

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit Op. 58

2nd Round

Mozart: Allegro and Andante from Sonata in C Major KV 521

Mendelssohn: Allegro brillante Op. 92

Final Round

Barber: Souvenirs” op. 28

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op. 35 Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit Op. 58

Vladislav Chepinoga & Elena Endeberya (Russia) 1st Round

Dvorak: Legend C Major

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op. 72 No. 2 E Minor and No. 7 C Major

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Liszt: Rakoczy March

2nd Round

Liszt: Fest-Polonaise

Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op.35 Rachmaninov: Russian Theme and Slava from ”Six Pieces Op. 11”

Final Round

Rachmaninov: Russian Theme and Slava from ”Six Pieces Op. 11” Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor

Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op. 35

David Eaton &

James Young (Great Britain) Eaton-Young piano duo 1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor

Bach/Kurtág: Gottes Zeit ist die aller-beste Zeit: Sonatina

2nd Round

Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A Minor

Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor Roxburgh: Reflets dans la glace

Final Round

Beethoven: Große Fuge Op. 134 Grieg: Norwegian Dances op. 35 Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Barber: Souvenirs Op. 28

Amélie Fortin &

Marie-Christine Poirier (Canada) Duo Fortin-Poirier

1st Round

Bizet: Jeux d’enfants Op. 22, La poupée and Les quatre coins

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Corigliano: Gazebo Dances

2nd Round

Poulenc: Sonata

Debussy: Marche sur une thème popu-laire écossais

Mendelssohn: Andante and Allegro Brillante Op. 92

Final Round

Grieg: Two Symphonic Pieces Op. 14 Corigliano: Gazebo Dances

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole

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Norma di Grado & Edward Leek (Brasil) 1st Round

Rachmaninov: Waltz Op. 11 No. 4 Piazzolla: Primavera Porteña (from Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas)

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Rachmaninov: Barcarolle Op. 11 No. 1 Mignone: Congada

2nd Round

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

Final Round

Beethoven: Six Variations on Ich Denke Dein, WoO 74

Piazzolla: Primavera Porteña (from Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas)

Grieg: Norwegian Dance Op. 35 No. 1 Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 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

1st Round

Schubert: Allegro ma non troppo from ”Lebensstürme D 947”

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op. 35 No. 1,2 Poulenc: Sonata for Piano Four Hands

2nd Round

Rachmaninov: Six Pieces Op. 11

Final Round

Schubert: Lebensstürme D 947 Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op. 35 No. 1,2 Rachmaninov: Six Pieces Op. 11

Adélaïde Panaget & Naïri Badal (France) Duo Osmose

1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Mendelssohn: Andante and Variations Op. 83a

Grieg: 2 Waltz-Caprices Op. 37

2nd Round

Schubert: Variations on an Original Theme D 813

Borodin: Polovetsian Dances from the opera “Prince Igor”

Final Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Mendelssohn : Andante and Varia-tions Op. 83a

Grieg: 2 Waltz-Caprices Op. 37 Kurtag: Jatékok (extract) Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole

Laura & Beatrice Puiu (Italy)

1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 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”

2nd Round

Grieg: 2 Waltz-Caprices Op. 37 Rachmaninov: From “Suite Op. 11”: Barcarolle, Scherzo, Theme russe Say: Black Earth (arr. Laura Puiu)

Final Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Debussy: From “Petite Suite”: En ba-teau, Cortége, Ballet

Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italiano Op. 45 Grieg: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (arr. Adolf Ruthardt)

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Marijana Savov & Lana Rodic (Serbia) 1st Round

Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor Op. 103 Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2

2nd Round

Rachmaninov: Six Pieces Op. 11

Final Round

Schubert: Fantasy in F Minor Op. 103 Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Grieg: Norwegian Dances Op. 35 No. 1 and 2

Mozart: Sonata in C Major KV 521, 1st movement

Despic: Toccata

Katrijn Simoens &

John Gevaert (The Netherlands) Pianoduo Mephisto

1st Round

Poulenc: Sonata for Piano Four Hands Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Mendelssohn: Andante and Variations, Opus 83a

2nd Round

Grieg: Two Symphonic Pieces Opus 14 Poulenc: Sonata for Piano Four Hands (1918)

Mendelssohn: Andante and Variations, Opus 83a

Final Round

Grieg: Two Symphonic Pieces Opus 14 Karlsen: Griegfragment 2 Op. 163 No. 2 Wagner: Ouverture from ‘Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg’ (arr. Hans Von Bülow)

Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole

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results and day schedules

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Programmes: Solo Piano

The contestants are ordered alphabetically by family name.

Gerard Aimontche (Russia)

1st Round

Liszt: Petrarca Sonet No. 104 E Major Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Mussorgsky/I. Hudoley: Night on a Bald Mountain

2nd Round

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 movements from the ballet “Petrushka”

Final Round

Kreisler/Rachmaninov: Liebesfreud, Liebesleid Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Stravinsky: 3 movements from the ballet “Petrushka”

Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Leo Aleksandrov (Russia)

1st Round

Bach: Prelude and Fugue C Major from WTK Book 1

Chopin: Etudes Op. 10, No. 7 and 8 Liszt: Paganini Etude No. 6

2nd Round

Grieg: To Spring (Til Våren) Op. 43 No. 6 Grieg: Sonata E Minor, 1st movement Debussy: Pour le piano

Schnittke: Sonatina

Final Round

Chopin: Polonaise A-flat Major Brouwer: Sonata Op. 99 (1970) Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Esther Birringer (Germany)

1st Round

Beethoven: Sonata Op. 53, ”Waldstein” Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1

2nd Round

Chopin: Sonata No. 2 Op. 35

Grieg: Butterfly (Sommerfugl) Op. 43 No. 1 Schnittke: Prelude and Fugue

Ravel: Ondine

Final Round

Beethoven: Sonata Op. 53 ”Waldstein” Debussy: L’isle joyeuse

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Magdalena Brzozowska (Poland)

1st Round

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 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1

2nd Round

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: Ballade G Minor Op. 23 Grieg: Arietta Op. 12 No. 1

Final Round

Haydn: Sonata G Major, 1st movement Kessler: 4 Preludes

Chopin: Waltz F Minor Op. 70 No. 2 and E Minor Op. Posth.

Chopin: Polonaise C-sharp Minor Op.26 No.1 Grieg: Arietta and Waltz from Op. 12 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

John Chen (Norway)

1st Round

Beethoven: Sonata C-sharp Minor Op. 27 No. 2 ”Moonlight”

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1

2nd Round

Bach: Prelude and fugue G Minor from WTK Book 2

Frescobaldi: Aria di balletto Nilsson: Quantitäten Liszt: La Campanella

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Grieg: Lonely Wanderer (Ensom Vandrer) Op. 43 No. 2

Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody

Final Round

Frescobaldi: Aria di balletto

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody

Vladislav Chepinoga (Russia)

1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Rachmaninov: Daises Op. 38

Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableaux Op. 33 No. 5 E-flat Minor

Rachmaninov: Musical Moments Op.16 No.3,4,5

2nd Round

Beethoven: Sonata No. 26 Op. 81a

Grieg: Homesickness (Hjemve) Op. 57 No. 6 Liszt: Sposalizio

Liszt: Transcendental Etude in F Minor

Final Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 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) Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Valentin Cotton (France)

1st Round

Bach: Italian Concerto Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 12 Ravel: Sonatine

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1

2nd Round

Schumann: Kreisleriana Grieg: Notturno Op. 54 No. 4

Liszt: Transcendental Study No. 8 “Wilde Jagd”

Final Round

Beethoven: Sonata No. 18 Op. 31 No. 3 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Elena Endeberya (Russia)

1st Round

Bach: Prelude and Fugue B-flat Minor from WTK Book 2

Medtner: Sonata Elegia D Minor Op. 11 No. 2 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Smetana: Czech Rhapsody

2nd Round

Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue D Minor Op. 87 No. 24

Beethoven: Sonata No. 11 B-flat Major Op. 22, 1st movement

Grieg: Notturno Op. 54 No. 4 Scriabin: Fantasy B Minor Op. 28

Final Round

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)

1st Round

Debussy: Prelude “Danseuses de Delphes” Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Stravinsky: Petrushka

2nd Round

Haydn: Variations in F Minor Hob. XVII:6 Ravel: Scarbo

Grieg: March of the Trolls (Troldtog) Op.54 No.3 Stravinsky: Petrushka

Final Round

Haydn: Sonata E-flat Major Hob. XVI:49 Ravel: Scarbo

Marko Hilpo (Finland)

1st Round

Weber/F. Liszt: Oberon Overture Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Albéniz: Malaga, Eritaña

2nd Round

Grieg: Lyric pieces Op. 43 Brahms: Handel Variations Op. 24

Final Round

Haydn: Sonata D Major Hob. XVI/24 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 B-flat Minor Op. 36 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

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Hayoung Jeong (South Corea/Germany)

1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Liszt: Petrarca Sonet No. 123

2nd Round

Grieg: Butterfly (Sommerfugl) Op. 43 No.1 Debussy: Images Book.1

Chopin: Andante spianato et Grand polo-naise brillante Op. 22

Final Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Saint-Saens/F. Liszt: Danse macabre Chopin: Andante spianato et Grand polo-naise brillante Op. 22

Sun Young Ju (South Corea/USA)

1st Round

Haydn: Piano Sonata E-flat Major Hob. XVI:52 Liszt: Transcendental Etude No.4 “Mazeppa” Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1

2nd Round

Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op.2 No.2 A Major Grieg: Ballade Op. 24

Grieg: Study (Hommage a Chopin) from Moods Op. 73

Final Round

Liszt: Transcendental Etude No.4 “Mazeppa” Grieg: Ballade Op. 24

Yukyung Kim (South Corea/Germany)

1st Round

Haydn: Piano Sonata D Major Hob. XVI:19 Mendelssohn: Variations serieuses Op. 54 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1

2nd Round

Haydn: Piano Sonata D Major Hob. XVI:19 Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op. 12

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 5 C Major Op. 38

Final Round

Mendelssohn: Variations serieuses Op. 54 Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 5 C Major Op. 38 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Yoko Kimura (Japan/Italy)

1st Round

Bach: Toccata in G Major BWV 916 Berg: Piano Sonata Op. 1

2nd Round

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

Final Round

Haydn: Variations in F Minor Bartok: Etude Op. 18 No. 2

Ligeti: Corde a vide from Etudes Book 1 Debussy: Prelude “The Terrace for Moon-light Audiences”

Ivan Lin (Taiwan/Germany)

1st Round

Bach/Busoni: Chaconne

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableaux Op. 33 No. 9

2nd Round

Chopin: Mazurka Op. 59

Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte Liszt: Totentanz

Final Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte Prokofiev: Sonata Op. 82

Tomasz Lupa (Poland)

1st Round

Bach: Fantasy and Fugue A Minor BWV 904 Szymanowski: Study B-flat Minor Op. 4 No. 3 Bartók: Suite Op. 14

2nd Round

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

Final Round

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Grieg: Holberg Suite Op. 40

Katsiaryna Maretskaya (Belarus)

1st Round

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 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1

2nd Round

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”

Final Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 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 movement

Tomoyo Masuda (Japan/Finland)

1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 ”Appassionata”

2nd Round

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

Final Round

Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 ”Appassionata” Debussy: L’isle joyeuse

Alexander Osminin (Russia)

1st Round

Haydn: Sonata D Major Hob. XVI/24 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Prokofiev: 4 Etudes Op. 2

2nd Round

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

Final Round

Schumann: Toccata C Major Op. 7

Schumann/F. Liszt: Widmung, Frühlingslied Liszt: Mephisto Waltz

Eun-Shik Park (South Corea/USA)

1st Round

Liszt: La Leggierezza (Grande Etude de Concert No. 2)

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Chopin: Andante Spianato et Grande Polo-naise Brillante Op. 22

2nd Round

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

Final Round

Haydn: Sonata F Major, Hob. XVI:23 Liszt: La Leggierezza (Grande Etude de Concert No. 2)

Chopin: Andante Spianato et Grande Polo-naise Brillante Op. 22

Xing Ji Piao (China)

1st Round

Haydn: Sonata B-flat Major Hob. XVI:41 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Liszt: Ballade No. 2

2nd Round

Grieg: Wedding-Day at Troldhaugen (Bryl-lupsdag på T.) Op. 65 No. 6

Liszt: Ballade No. 2 Wang: XingJiang Capriccio Chopin: Ballade No. 4 Prokofiev: Sonata No. 3

Final Round

Schumann: Fantasy C Major Op. 17 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

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Vladimir Rumyantsev (Russia)

1st Round

Chopin: Ballade No. 4 F Minor Op. 52 Liadov: Barcarolle

Scriabin: Poeme satanique

2nd Round

Bach/F. Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor Grieg: Homesickness (Hjemve) Op.57 No.6 Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit

Final Round

Scriabin: Poeme satanique Liadov: Barcarolle

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Marija Savicevic (Serbia/Switzerland)

1st Round

Haydn: Piano Sonata C Major Hob. XVI/50 Debussy: Étude No. 11 pour les arpèges composés

2nd Round

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

Final Round

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

Bohumir Stehlik (Czech Republic/Sweden)

1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Corelli Op. 42

2nd Round

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

Final Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Corelli Op. 42

Polina Sviridovskaya (Russia)

1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Liszt: After a Reading of Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata

2nd Round

Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 Op. 109 Grieg: Gade Op. 57 No. 2

Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42

Final Round

Chopin: Ballade No. 2 Op. 38

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42

Haruna Takebe (Japan/Spain)

1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Liszt: Ballade No. 2 in B Minor

Debussy: Prelude “Feux d’Artifice”

2nd Round

Beethoven: Sonata E-flat Major Op. 27 No. 1 Grieg: Notturno Opus 54 No. 4

Liszt: Ballade No. 2 in B Minor

Final Round

Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor Op. 23 Liszt: Ballade No. 2 in B Minor

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Akiko Takeshita (Japan/Switzerland)

1st Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Chopin: Ballade No. 1 Op. 23

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2nd Round

Mozart: Sonata B-flat Major KV 333 Grieg: Butterfly (Sommerfugl) Op. 43 No. 1 Liszt: Ballade No. 2

Final Round

Beethoven: Sonata Op.110

Kei Takumi (Japan)

1st Round

Haydn: Sonata A Major Hob. XVI/30 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Scriabin: Etude B-flat Minor Op. 8 No. 11 Balakirev: Islamey (Oriental Fantasy)

2nd Round

Grieg: Summer Evening (Sommeraften) Op. 71 No. 2

Scriabin: Sonata No. 2 G-sharp Minor Grieg: Phantom (Drømmesyn) Op. 62 No. 5 Prokofiev: Sonata No.7 B-flat Major Op.83

Final Round

Brahms: Variations in D Major Op. 21 No. 1 Chopin/F. Liszt: Spring from ”6 Chants polonaise S. 480”

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Babadzhanyan: Six Pictures Op. 40 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Narumi Tanaka (Japan)

1st Round

Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 E Major Op. 109 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1

2nd Round

Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op. 12

Beethoven: Sonata No.32 C Minor Op.111

Final Round

Beethoven: Sonata No.30 E Major Op.109 Grieg: From Lyric Pieces Op. 12: No. 1, 3, 5,8 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Mizue Yoshitake (Japan)

1st Round

Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs Chopin: Berceuse Op. 57 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1

2nd Round

Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op. 54 Brahms: 4 Pieces Op. 119

Final Round

Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor WTK Book 1

Matthew Weissman (USA)

1st Round

Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 11 “Har-monies du Soir”

Scriabin: 2 Morceaux Op. 59 (Poeme, Prelude) Scriabin: Poeme Op.72 “Vers la flamme” Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 E. L. Diemer: Toccata

2nd Round

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

Final Round

Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Beethoven: Sonata in E-flat Major Op. 7, 2nd movement

Rzewski: Four North American Ballades, No. 3 and 4

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Xiaofeng Wu (China/USA)

1st Round

Mendelssohn: Variations serieuses Op.54 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Albeniz: El Corpus (Christi) en Sevilla (from Iberia Book 1)

2nd Round

Bach/Busoni: Chaconne

Liszt: Transcendental Etude no.4 ”Mazeppa” Ravel: La Valse

Final Round

Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 ”Appassionata” Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

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Irina Zahharenkova (Russia/Finland)

1st Round

Schumann: Symphonic Etudes Op. 13 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1

2nd Round

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

Final Round

Chopin: Sonata No. 3 B Minor Op. 58 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Maor Zur (Israel)

1st Round

Schubert: Sonata A Major D.664, 1st movement

Schumann: Toccata C Major Op. 7 Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Liszt: Etude ”La Campanella”

2nd Round

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

Final Round

Schubert: Fantasy C Major Op.15 ”Wanderer” Karlsen: Griegfragment 1 Op. 163 No. 1 Grieg: Piano Concerto A Minor Op. 16, 1st movement

Two-Piano Duo

1st Round

Saturday 18 September 10 am - 5 pm U1021, The Academy

2nd Round

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

1st Round Tuesday 21 September 9 am - 1 pm Hurumsalen, OMLF 2nd Round Wednesday 22 September 9 am - 1 pm Hurumsalen, OMLF Final Wednesday 22 September 6 pm Levinsalen, The Academy (3 finalists)

Solo Piano

1st Round part 1

Thursday 23 September 9 am - 7 pm Concert hall, University College

1st Round part 2

Friday 24 September 9 am - 7 pm Concert hall, University College

2nd Round

Saturday 25 September 10 am - 6 pm Lindemansalen, The Academy

(8-12 semifinalists)

Final

Sunday 26 September 6 pm Lindemansalen, The Academy (3 finalists)

Oslo Symfoniorkester

Jan Ola Amundsen, conductor

Competition schedule

During the competition,

results and day schedules

will be published at

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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 Final Round

(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)

Jury

Concours Grieg features a highly-qualified international jury, and is strictly focused on musical excellence and artistic achievement.

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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’ As-sociation)

• 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’ As-sociation)

• 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

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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

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”

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Solo Competition 1st Prize - Prix d’Oslo

20000 NOK which will be used for travel expenses for concert engage-ments 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’ spe-cial prize for best performance of Kjell Mørk Karlsen

5000 NOK

Best Grieg Performance

2500 NOK

Roshan’s special prize for best inter-pretation 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.

Prizes

Concours Grieg offers cash prizes, as well as concert engage-ments for the winner. Our motivation is to ensure the highest standards of musical excellence, and to provide an arena for talented musicians to grow.

Recital at Oslo Music Teachers’ As-sociation (OMLF) 23 Sept. 2010 at 7:30 pm.

2nd Prize

3000 NOK

3rd Prize

2000 NOK

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’ As-sociation (OMLF) 23 Sept. 2010 at 7:30 pm.

2nd Prize

3000 NOK

3rd Prize

2000 NOK

2500 NOK

Best Performance of Kjell Mørk Karlsen

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Contact information

Einar Steen-Nøkleberg Director [email protected] Mobile: +47 90 08 49 78 Sebastian Wemmerlöv Manager [email protected] Mobile: +47 45 06 51 06 Joachim Kwetzinsky Manager [email protected] Mobile: +47-90 50 24 87

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

Communication department of the Norwegian Academy of Music:

Anders Eggen

Communication manager [email protected] Ingrid Holst Sollie Comminucation Advicer [email protected] Torolf Mørk Karlsen Concert producer [email protected] www.concoursgrieg.com