Dates

  14 - 25 October 2009

Auditions:
  20 - 21 July: Berlin
     22 July:     Milano
     24 July:     Stockholm
  30 - 31 July: Paris

  1 June 2009

  18 - 30
NB: open for pianists from one of the 27
      countries in the European Union
      (either by nationality or having lived there
       for at least 2 years) 

  4   (after preselection and auditions)

Location

  Normandy  (Ouistreham and Le Havre)
  Auditions in:
  Paris-Berlin-Stockholm-Milano

History

1st competition in 2007
2nd competition in 2009

every two years

since 2006

Preselection

CD-R:  solo

Audition

live: solo
in one of five European cities:
Paris-Milano-Berlin-Stockholm

1st stage

solo  ---  30 min.  (25~30 pianists)
Ouistreham

2nd stage

solo  ---  45 min.  (12 pianists)
Ouistreham

Semifinals

solo + one concerto  (6 pianists)
Le Havre

Finals

one concerto + solo encore
(3 pianists)
Le Havre

Appl. fee

1st

  12'000 Euro

2nd

    5'000 Euro

3rd

    4'000 Euro

4th

    3'000 Euro

5th

    1'500 Euro

6th

    1'000 Euro

plus:

  concerts + CD recording for the winner
+  1'000 Euro  Spec. Prize (Chopin)
+  1'000 Euro  Aud. Prize

Jury

Piotr Paleczny (pol) (Chm.)
Michel Bourdoncle (f)
Bruno Canino (it)
Valentin Gheorghiu (rum)
Anna Malikova (rus)
Roland Poentinen (sw)
Michael Roll (gb)

Preselection
(CD-R)

    solo --- 20~30 min.
free

Live Audition

    solo --- 20~30 min.
free

1st stage

    solo  (30 min.)
1 - Etude Chopin
1 - Etude Liszt/Rachm./Scr.
rest free

2nd stage

    solo  (45 min.)
1 - Sonata Moz./Schub./Beeth.
rest free

Semifinals
(part A)

    solo  (30 min.)
1 - Chopin
1 - Ravel
rest free

Semifinals
(part B)

   one concerto
1 - Mozart (KV271,414,415,595)

Finals

    one concerto
1 - 6  (Beeth./.../Rachm.)
    one solo encore
free

NB

for further specifications
 consult the brochure, or visit
www.piano-competition.eu
 or contact AAF

Mr. Yves Robert

Concours Européen de Piano
29, rue des Dunes
F-14150  Ouistreham
France

(mobile:) (+33) 971 - 221093
(mobile:) (+33) 6-74409233

(+33) 2 - 31974114

yd.robert@gmail.com

www.piano-competition.eu