Dates

  7 - 13 June 2012

  15 - 20

  2  rounds for all contestants
      (without elimination), followed by a
  final stage

Location

History

1st competition in 1999
10th competition in 2012

Freq.

biennial (since 2006)

since 2009

Preselection
DVD

solo + concerto (1st movem.) w/2nd piano

Semifinals
1st phase

solo --- 35 min. + 5 min. talk  (12 pianists)

Semifinals
2nd phase

solo + Chamber Music
+ concerto w/2nd piano (one movem.)
40 min. + 10 min. talk

Finals

one concerto w/orchestra    (3 pianists)

Appl. fee
Participation fee

  US$ 100
  + US$ 250  if selected to participate

1st

2nd

3rd

plus

  several special prizes
  US$ 750, US$ 500 (2x), US$ 300

Pavlina Dokovska (bul)
James Giles (usa)
Julian Martin (usa)

Preselection
DVD

     solo
free
     concerto
same as for semifinals (1st movem.)

Semifinals
1st phase

     solo --- 35 min.
1 - virtuoso Etude
1 - Nocturne Chopin
1 - American, after 1940
1 - free
  + speech --- 5 min.
(about American composition + choice of repertoire)

Semifinals
2nd phase

     solo
free
     Chamber Music
violin/piano or cello/piano
     Moz./Schub./Beeth./Brahms
     concerto w/2nd piano (1st movem.)
1 - 29  Moz./Beeth./Mend./Schum./Ch.
  + speech --- 10 min.
(about the concerto)

Finals

     one concerto
same as above

NB

for further specifications
 consult the brochure, or visit
www.pianoarts.org
or contact AAF

Mrs. Sue Medford

PianoArts

2642 North Summit Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211
U.S.A.

(+1) 414 - 962.3055

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