Cleveland Int'l Piano Competition (AAF)

Dates

  29 July - 9 August 2009
 Appl. deadl.   1 January 2009
 Ages

  18 - 30

# rounds   3
   
Country   U.S.A.

Location

  Cleveland
   

History

1st competition in 1975
(until 1993 named after Robert Casadesus)
17th competition in 2009

Freq.

every two years

AAF member

since August 2007

   
Structure   [2007]

Preselection
phase I

Documents

Preselection
phase II

Live DVD recording audition --- solo

1st stage
phase I
(Round I)

solo --- 30 min. (35 pianists)

1st stage
phase II
(Round II)

solo --- 40 min. (35 pianists)

Semi-Final Round

solo  ---  60 min.  (8 pianists)

Finals

concerto  (4 pianists)

   

Appl. fee

  US$ 100  [2007]
Prizes   [2007]

1st

  US$ 50'000

2nd

  US$ 25'000

3rd

  US$ 15'000

4th

  US$ 10'000

plus

 6 Special Prizes (3x US$ 1'500 + 3x US$ 2'000)

plus

  US$ 2'000 for each semifinalist

plus

  US$ 1'000 for each contestant

   
Jury 2007

Piotr Paleczny (pol) (Chm.)
Angela Cheng (can)
Randall Hodgkinson (usa)
Dina Joffe (isr)
Faina Lushtak (ukr)
Robert McDonald (usa)
Ich-Choo Moon (cor)
Christopher Taylor (usa)

   
Repertoire   [2007]

1st stage

     solo
1 (or group) - Baroque
1 - Etude Chopin
1 - Classical Sonata (except Schubert)
1 (or group) - Chopin/Brahms/Schumann
1 (or group) - 20th or 21st Century
   (no Scriabin/Rach./Busoni/Deb./Ravel)

Round I: contestant's 30 min. choice from above
Round II: 40 min. choice from above

2nd stage
(Semifinals)

     solo --- 60 min.
1 (or group) - French impressionist
1 (or group) - Romantic
1 free

Finals

     one concerto
1 - 20 Bh/.../Prok.

NB

for further specifications
 consult the brochure, or visit
www.clevelandpiano.org
or contact AAF

   
Contact person

Mrs. Karen Knowlton

Address

Cleveland International Piano Competition
Piano International Association of Northern Ohio
1988 Ford Drive
Cleveland  OH 44106
U.S.A.

Tel.

(+1) 216 - 7075397

Fax

(+1) 216 - 7070224

E-mail

info@clevelandpiano.org

Web site

www.clevelandpiano.org


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