VIII International Paderewski Piano Competition Bydgoszcz, Poland
It is the 150th anniversay of the birth of Ignacy Paderewski - a very remarkable man indeed. The historian Adam Zamoyski wrote an excellent biography of the man entitled Paderewski (London 1982) as well as his most recent brilliant biography of Chopin: Chopin: Prince of the Romantics (London 2010)
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| Paderewski in the 1890s |
Not as much as I expected seems to be happening in Poland concerning this 150th anniversary which surprises me. All I can do at present is to refer you to the official competition website and radio link as there is little publicity concerning the event in Poland.
Perhaps people are suffering a musical hangover after the marathon International Chopin Competition. This is a rather different type of event with chamber music sections and a variety of piano concertos the competitors can choose from - pianists are able to display a more rounded talent than the narrow focus on a sole composer Chopin.
Perhaps people are suffering a musical hangover after the marathon International Chopin Competition. This is a rather different type of event with chamber music sections and a variety of piano concertos the competitors can choose from - pianists are able to display a more rounded talent than the narrow focus on a sole composer Chopin.
This is an interesting Polish Radio 2 (Dwojka) link of interviews with the jury and prizewinners after the competition - but only in Polish language.
Official competition website:
http://www.konkurspaderewskiego.pl/en,AKT:2,index.html
VIII International Paderewski Piano Competition
Bydgoszcz, Poland
November 7th - 21st, 2010
FINAL
November 19th – 20th, 2010
5 participants
November 19th, 2010
1. Redkin Sergey F. Chopin - Concerto No. 1 in E minor op. 11
2. Evstyukhin Denis F. Chopin - Concerto No. 1 in E minor op. 11
3. Szymanowski Michał S. Prokofiew - Concerto No. 3 in C major op. 26
November 20th, 2010
1. Kunz Eduard P. Tchaikovsky - Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor op. 23
2. Kim Hyun Jung L. van Beethoven - Concerto No. 5 in E flat major op. 73
RESULTS
Concert of Laureates SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 2010, 18.00
CONCERT of LAUREATES
FILHARMONIA POMORSKA IM. I. J. PADEREWSKIEGO, UL. A. SZWALBEGO 4
Honourable mention - Denis Evstyukhin
F. Chopin Impromptu in F-sharp major op. 36
Impromptu in G-flat major op. 51
III prize (ex aequo) - Sergey Redkin
I. Stravinsky Petrouchka
Danse russe
Chez Pétrouchka
La semaine grasse
III prize (ex aequo) - Michał Szymanowski
I. J. Paderewski Legend op. 16 No. 1
Polonaise in B major op. 9 No. 6
K. Szymanowski Variations in B-flat minor op. 3
Intermission
II prize - Hyun Jung Kim
M. Ravel Oiseaux tristes (Miroirs)
S. Prokofiev Suggestion diabolique op. 4 No. 4
C. Saint-Saëns - F. Liszt Danse Macabre
I prize - Eduard Kunz
C. Debussy Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)
M. Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit
Ondine
Le gibet
Scarbo
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