Piano Section Saturday, May 26 - Saturday, June 9, 2001 < Past Competition

1st SIMC Piano Section May 26 - June 9, 2001

Prizewinners & Prizes

1st Prize JPY 3,000,000 ; Gold Medal ; Diploma
	Giuseppe ANDALORO (Italy) Semifinal Round: Ravel Piano Concerto in G Final Round: Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S.125
2nd Prize JPY 2,000,000 ; Silver Medal ; Diploma
	LEE Jinsang (Korea) Semifinal Round: Ravel Piano Concerto in G Final Round: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op.18
3rd Prize JPY 1000,000 ; Bronze Medal ; Diploma
	WANG Yuja (China) Semifinal Round: Ravel Piano Concerto in G Final Round: Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op.25
4th Prize JPY 800,000 ; Diploma
	Daria RABOTKINA (Russia) Semifinal Round: Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op.26 Final Round: Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, op.23
5th Prize JPY 650,000 ; Diploma
	Roberto PLANO (Italy) Semifinal Round: Ravel Piano Concerto in G Final Round: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op.18
5th Prize JPY 650,000 ; Diploma
	Amir TEBENIKHIN (Kazakhstan) Semifinal Round: Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op.26 Final Round: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op.30

Special Jury Prize - Awarded to an especially superior finalist of less than 20 years in age. JPY500,000
WANG Yuja (China)

Special Jury Prize

- Awarded to an especially superior finalist of less than 20 years in age.
JPY500,000

WANG Yuja (China)

Alliance Francaise de Sendai Prize - Awarded to the 1st prize winner of the piano section. Opportunity to perform in concerts in various locations in France.
Giuseppe ANDALORO (Italy)

Alliance Francaise de Sendai Prize

- Awarded to the 1st prize winner of the piano section.
Opportunity to perform in concerts in various locations in France.

Giuseppe ANDALORO (Italy)

The Aliance Francaise de Sendai • Cogema Japan Prize - Awarded to a contestant who performed a piece by a French composer exceptionally well. JPY250,000
Giuseppe ANDALORO (Italy)

The Aliance Francaise de Sendai • Cogema Japan Prize

- Awarded to a contestant who performed a piece by a French composer exceptionally well.
JPY250,000

Giuseppe ANDALORO (Italy)

Audience Prize - Awarded to performers most voted by the audience each day of the semifinal round. JPY50,000 ; Diploma
June 2	Amir TEBENIKHIN (Kazakhstan)
June 3	LEE Jinsang (Korea)
June 4	Roberto PLANO (Italy)

Audience Prize

- Awarded to performers most voted by the audience each day of the semifinal round.
JPY50,000 ; Diploma

June 2

Amir TEBENIKHIN (Kazakhstan)

June 3

LEE Jinsang (Korea)

June 4

Roberto PLANO (Italy)

Jury

Chairperson	NOJIMA Minoru	Japan
Vice-Chairpersons	Martin CANIN	U.S.A
Vice-Chairpersons	Mikhail VOSKRESENSKY	Russia
Members	Willem BRONS	Netherlands
	Klaus HELLWIG	Germany
	Claude Samuel	France
	Ferenc RADOS	Hungary
	KOYAMA Michie	Japan
	SHIN Soo-Jung	Korea
	YANG Jun	China
	NERIKI Shigeo	Japan

Repertoire

1. Preliminary Selection

Applicants should make at least a 15-minute recording of solo pieces of their choice on cassette tape, MD (mini disc) or DAT (digital audio tape).

2. Screening Auditions

Participants in the screening auditions should perform the 1st movement of a concerto of their choice with piano accompaniment. The performance duration should be approximately 15 minutes, including cadenza.
They may perform the piece selected for the semifinal and final rounds, but they may not select the piece to be performed in the eliminatory round.

3. Elimination Round

Both items (1) and (2) must be performed.

(1)

Mozart	Piano Concerto in A major, K.414 1st movement (with cadenza) (Bärenreiter edition)

(2) shall be at least one piece from both A and B, to be performed within a total time frame of 15 to 20 minutes.

Chopin	12 Etudes op.10 (except No. 3 and No. 6) 12 Etudes op.25 (except No. 7)

Liszt	"Etudes d' execution transcendante"S139 (except No. 3 and No. 11) "Grosse Etuden von Paganini" S141
Scriabin	12 Etudes op.8 (except No. 8 and No.11) 8 Etudes op.42 (except No. 4)
Debussy	12 Etudes
Rachmaninov	"Etudes-tableaux" op.39 (except No. 2 and No. 7)

4. Semifinal Round

One piece shall be selected from those listed below and played with the accompaniment of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra.

Prokofiev	Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op.16 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, op.26
Ravel	Piano Concerto in G
Bartók	Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz.119
Barber	Piano Concerto op.38

5. Final Round

Contestants should select two pieces from those listed below. After the semifinal has ended, the Chairman of the Managing Committee will designate one piece from the selected two pieces, and the contestant will play the piece with the accompaniment of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra.

Beethoven	Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op.37 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op.58 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, op.73 "Emperor"
Chopin	Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, op.11 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, op.21
Mendelssohn	Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, op.25
Liszt	Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124 Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125
Schumann	Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
Brahms	Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op.15 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, op.83
Grieg	Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16
Saint-Saëns	Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op.22 Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, op.44 Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, op.103 "Egyptique"
Tchaikovsky	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, op.23
R. Strauss	"Burleske" in D minor, AV. 85
Scriabin	Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, op.20
Rachmaninov	Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, op.18 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, op.30 Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini, op.43