Edvard Grieg International Piano Competition - Bergen (AAF)

Dates

  1 - 8 September 2012
Appl. deadl.   1 May 2012
 Ages

  17 - 33   (1-1-1979 * 1-1-1995)
# rounds   4
   
Country   Norway

Location

   Bergen
   

History

1st competition in 2000
until 2011, the competition was held in Oslo
13th competition in 2012
Freq.

every two years
AAF member

since 2004
   
Structure

 

Preslection
DVD

solo  ---  30 min.

1st stage

solo  ---  35 min.  [30 pianists]

2nd stage

solo  ---  35 min.   [12 pianists]

3rd stage

50 min.   [6 pianists]
solo  +  chamber music

Finals

one concerto   [4 pianists]
   

Appl. fee

  100 euro
Prizes  

1st

 30'000  Euro

2nd

  20'000  Euro

3rd

  10'000  Euro

plus:

   1'000  Euro  (3x) special prizes
   

Jury

Einar Steen-Nokleberg (n) (Chm.)
Leif Ove Andsnes (n)

Jens Harald Bratlie (n)
Sa Chen (chn)
Bernd Goetzke (frg)
Marc-André Hamelin (can)
Piotr Paleczny (pol)
Oxana Yablonskaya (rus)
   
Repertoire  

Preslection
DVD

  solo  ---  30 min.
1 - Sonata Moz. (1st movem.)
1 - Etude Liszt  (virtuoso)
1 - Lyrical piece, Grieg

1st stage

  solo  ---  35 min.
1 - Etude Chopin (virtuoso)
1 - Lyrical piece, Grieg
1 - Peasant Dance from Op.72, Grieg (compulsory)
rest free

2nd stage

  solo  ---  35 min.
free
optional: when Invocation of Crystal Waters, Lasse Thoresen (commissioned piece) is included, the contestant may compete for a special prize

3rd stage

  total: 50 min.
  solo
free
  Chamber Music
1 - violin or cello Sonata, Grieg (one movem.)

Finals

  concerto
1 from 9  Grieg/Schum./Rach./Liszt/Tch./Tveitt
   
Contact persons

Ingrid Røynesdal
Maria Tripodianos
Henrik A. Berg
Address

International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition
Edvard Grieg Museum, Troldhaugen
Troldhaugveien 65
N-5232  Paradis
Norway
Tel.

(+47) 55 - 922992, 568048 (Maria Tripodianos)
mobile: (+47) 932-83111
Fax

(+47) 55 - 922993
E-mail

info@griegcompetition.com
maria.tripodianos@kunstmuseene.no
Web site

www.griegcompetition.com

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