Marguerite Long International Piano Competition (AAF)

Dates

  14 - 24 October 2009
Appl. deadl.   1 May 2009
 Ages

  up to 30  (* 1-1-1979)

# rounds

  3

   
Country   France

Location

  Paris
   

History

1st competition in 1943 (national)
2nd competition in 1946 (international)
38th competition in 2009

Freq.

annual, but alternatingly open for
violin (2008) and piano (2009)

AAF member

since 2007

   
Structure  

Preselection

CD

1st stage

solo  --- 20 min.

2nd stage

solo  --- 40 min.

Finals solo

solo  --- 60 min.

Finals concerto

two concertos to be prepared,
jury chooses one to be performed

   

Appl. fee

  90 Euro
Prizes  

1st Prize

 30'500 Euro

2nd Prize

 15'200 Euro

3rd Prize

   6'100 Euro

4th Prize

   4'500 Euro

5th Prize

   3'800 Euro

6th Prize

   3'000 Euro

plus:

 many special prizes (total > 27'000 Euro)

   

Jury

Aldo Ciccolini (it/f) (Chm.)
Michel Beroff (f)
Toros Can (tur)
Peter Frankl (hun/usa)
Theodor Parachivescu (rum)
Jean-Claude Pennetier (f)
Jan Soederblom (sw)
Wojciech Switala (pol)
Xiao Mai Zhu (chn)

   
Repertoire  

Preselection - CD

  solo --- 20 min.
- Chopin Sonata Op.35, 1st & 4th movem.
rest free

1st stage

  solo ---  20 min.
- Nocturne Faure (Nr. 12 or 13)
- Prelude Chopin (Op. 28 nr. 16 or 19)
- Nocturne Chopin Op. 59, nr. 1 - compulsory
- 5-6 min. >1930

2nd stage

  solo  --- 40 min.
1 - Sonata Mozart (spec.)
1 - Albeniz/..../Scriabin (spec.)
1 - compulsory work  (6 min.)
1 - piece with a singer (Deb./.../Wolf) spec. 
rest free

Finals
solo

  solo --- 60 min.
free (but some works by Beeth. and Chopin
         excluded) 

Finals
concerto

  one concerto (two to be prepared)
1 - 10

NB

for further specifications
 consult the brochure, or visit
www.concours-long-thibaud.org or contact AAF

   
Contact person

Mme. Claude Perin

Address

Conocurs International
Marguerite Long - Jacques Thibaud
32, avenue Matignon
F-75008  Paris
France

Tel.

(+33) 1 - 42666680

Fax

(+33) 1 - 42660643

E-mail

long-thibaud@wanadoo.fr

Web site

www.concours-long-thibaud.org


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