Dates

  19 - 28 July 2012

  13 - 18

  5

Location

History

First Oberlin Int'l Competition in 1985
14th Oberlin Int'l Competition in 2008
no competition in 2009
First Thomas & Evon Cooper Competition in 2010
2nd Thomas & Evon Cooper Competition in 2012

Freq.

annual, but since 2010:
open to piano in even years

since 2006

Preselection
Vid/DVD

solo

1st stage

solo --- 20 min.  (30 pianists)

2nd stage

solo --- 15 min. 

3rd stage
(Concerto Round)

concerto --- one mvm. w/2nd piano (10 pianists)

4th stage
(Recital Finals)

solo --- 30 min.  (6 pianists)

Finals
(Concerto Finals)

one concerto w/orchestra  (3 pianists)

Appl. fee

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

Gregory Allen (usa)
Malcolm Bilson (usa)
Evon Cooper (usa)
Christopher Elton (gb)
Stanislav Ioudenitch (uzb)
Sanford Margolis (usa)
Matti Raekallio (fin)
Robert Shannon (usa)
Haewon Song (cor)
Alvin Chow (usa) (only prelims)
Angela Cheng (can) (only from semifinals)
Alan Chow (usa) (only finals)

Preselection
Vid/DVD

  solo
1 - Sonata Haydn/Beeth./Moz./Schub.
     [1st mvm]
1 - Etude (virtuoso) Ch./Liszt/Rach./Deb.
1 - free

to be submitted: 40 min. solo
                            + one concerto

1st stage

  solo --- 30 min.
1 - Sonata Haydn/Moz./Beeth./Schub. [1st mvm.]
1 - Mend./Schum./Chopin (spec.)
1 or more free

2nd stage

  solo --- 15 min.
jury's choice from submitted repertoire

3rd stage

  concerto --- one movem. w/2nd piano
1 - 21

4th stage

  solo --- 30 min.
jury's choice from submitted repertoire

Finals

  concerto --- w/orchestra
same concerto

NB

for further specifications, consult the brochure, or visit www.oberlin.edu/cooper or contact AAF

Anna Hoffmann

The Oberlin Conservatory of Music
at Oberlin College
Outreach Office
77 West College Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074-1588
U.S.A.

(+1) 440 - 7758044

(+1) 440 - 7758942

Anna.Hoffmann@oberlin.edu
CooperCompetition@oberlin.edu

www.oberlin.edu/cooper