Dates

  15 - 30 October 2011

  Auditions:
  4 -   5 July 2011: Berlin
  7 -   8 July 2011: Milano
11 - 12 July 2011: Warsaw
14 - 15 July 2011: Chisinau/Moscow
26 - 27 July 2011: London/Madrid/Budapest
29 - 30 July 2011: Paris

  7 June 2011

  18 - 32
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) and to pianists from
      Belarus, Bosnia, Georgia, Moldavia,
      Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia and
      Ukraine

  4   (after preselection and auditions)

Location

  Normandy  (Ouistreham and Caen)
  Auditions in:
  Berlin-Milano-Warsaw-Chisinau-London-Paris-
  Budapest-Moscow

History

1st competition in 2007
3rd competition in 2011

every two years

since 2006

Preselection
CD-R

solo  ---  20~30 min.

Audition
Live

solo  ---  20~30 min.
in one of eight European cities:
Berlin-Milano-Warsaw-Chisinau-London-Paris
Budapest-Moscow

1st stage

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

2nd stage

solo  ---  45 min.  (14 pianists)
Ouistreham

Semifinals

Chamber Music  (6 pianists)
Caen

Finals

solo  ---  30 min.   (3 pianists)
+ one concerto
+ solo encore (winner only)
Caen

Appl. fee

Grand Prize

  15'000 Euro + concerts

2nd

    4'000 Euro

NB: if the Grand Prize is not awarded, the highest ranking finalist will receive a first prize of 
    8'000 Euro

3rd

    3'000 Euro

4th

    2'000 Euro

5th

6th

       500 Euro

plus:

+  1'000 Euro  audience prize
+  1'000 Euro  special prize (Liszt)
+  1'000 Euro  special prize (Szymanowski)

plus:

- travel allowance for all contestants, up to
  300 Euro
- free accommodation + meals with host families

Jury

Roland Pontinen (sw) (Chm.)
Carlo Guaitoli (it)
Danielle Laval (f)
Anna Malikova (rus)
Michael Roll (gb)
Joaquin Soriano (esp)
Wojciech Switala (pol)

Preselection
(CD-R)

   solo --- 20~30 min.
free

Live Audition

   solo --- 20~30 min.
free

1st stage

   solo  (30 min.)
1 - Etude Liszt/Szym./Rachm./Scr./Deb./Bartok
rest free

2nd stage

   solo  (45 min.)
1 - Sonata Moz./Schub./Beeth./Liszt/Szym.
rest free (diff. styles)

Semifinals

   Chamber Music
1 - piano quintet Br./Dvor./Franck/Schum./Shost.

Finals

   solo  (30 min.)
1 - Liszt  (10 min.)
1 - Ravel (10 min.)
rest free (diff. styles)
   one concerto
1 from 12  (Beeth./.../Rachm.)

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