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Piano 2023
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Prizes
* Calculated at the US Dollar exchange rate, officially announced by the Central Bank of Armenia on the day of the payment of cash reward. The cash reward is liable to taxation in compliance with the tax legislation of RA.
Cash reward of USD 10 000 (in AMD equivalent*)
1 concert performance during the 2024/25 concert season, as offered by the Organizing Committee of the Competition
Laureate Diploma
* Calculated at the US Dollar exchange rate, officially announced by the Central Bank of Armenia on the day of the payment of cash reward. The cash reward is liable to taxation in compliance with the tax legislation of RA.
Cash reward of USD 5 000 (in AMD equivalent*)
Laureate Diploma
* Calculated at the US Dollar exchange rate, officially announced by the Central Bank of Armenia on the day of the payment of cash reward. The cash reward is liable to taxation in compliance with the tax legislation of RA.
Cash reward of USD 3 000 (in AMD equivalent*)
Laureate Diploma
Special Prizes
1․ Best interpretation of a Prelude and Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach (1st Round)
2. Best interpretation of an Etude by Frédéric Chopin (1st Round)
3. Best interpretation of the classical period Sonata (1st Round)
4. Best interpretation of the Piano Sonata by Alexey Shor/Mikhail Pletnev (1st Round)
5. Best interpretation of the Poem by Aram Khachaturian (2nd Round)
6. “Audience Award”: one concert performance with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra during its 2024/25 concert season
The competition will give the best 5 contestants (4 finalists and one participant selected by the Jury) an opportunity to participate in the "Classic Piano" Dubai International Piano Competition 2024 (https://classicpiano.eu/), which is the final contest among the "14 ways to Dubai" (https://14waystodubai.com/ ) international competitions.
Additional special prizes and awards are envisaged by the Competition to be
granted during the award ceremony.
Performances receiving Special prizes will be published on the official website and social
media pages of the Competition.
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Program
1st Round
Each Contestant will perform a solo recital (maximum duration - 45 minutes), including in the program the following:
Etude, Op.10 No.3 in E major
Etude, Op.10 No.6 in E-flat minor
Etude, Op. 25 No.7 in C-sharp minor.
*Scores available in the General Rules Section
2nd Round
Each Semi-finalist will perform a solo recital (maximum duration - 55 minutes), including in the program the following:
3rd Round
Each Contestant will perform 2 concertos accompanied by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra. Each Contestant will have 60 minutes for rehearsal with the orchestra for each of the concerts.
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op. 37
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.4 in G Major, Op.58
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat Major, Op.73
Frederic Chopin - Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op.11
Frederic Chopin - Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21
Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15
Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Camile Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.22
Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Franz Liszt - Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat major, S.124
Franz Liszt - Piano Concerto No.2 in A major, S.125
Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, Op.23
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op.43
Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.16
Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.3 in C Major, Op.26
*If necessary, the scores of Aram Khachaturian's compositions will be made available by the Competition.
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Schedule of Events
All hours are set at the Armenian Standard Time (GMT/UTC+4)
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JUNE
Drawing of lots
Opening Ceremony of the Competition
07
JUNE
1ST ROUND (DAY 1)
08
JUNE
1ST ROUND (DAY 2)
09
JUNE
2ND ROUND (DAY 1)
10
JUNE
2ND ROUND (DAY 2)
11
JUNE
3RD ROUND (DAY 1)
Rehearsal/performance of Finalists with the orchestra
12
JUNE
3RD ROUND (DAY 2)
Rehearsal/performance of Finalists with the orchestra
13
JUNE
AWARD CEREMONY AND GALA CONCERT
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Jury members
Armenia/ Chairman
Austria/Germany/ Jury
Isreael/Armenia/ Jury
Canada/ Jury
United States/ Jury
China/ Jury
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Contestants
1st Round
Yinuo Lu
China
Xin He
China
Nikolai Kurdiumov-Markosian
Russian Federation
Ayaka Maseda
Japan
Valeriia Poeta
Moldova/Russian Federation
Lida Paturyan
Russian Federation
Vladimir Skomorokhov
Russian Federation
Fangzhou Feng
China
Andrey Kurbet
Armenia
Astghik Ghukasyan
Armenia
Xinlai Liu
Germany
Aiko Kusunoki
Japan
Yuto Kiguchi
Japan
RIN ONO
Japan
Hongbo Cai
China
Anait Kazaryan
Russian Federation
Ruben Kozin
Armenia/Russian Federation
Victor Nikolayev
Russian Federation
Arina Antonosian
Armenia
Isadora Jieun Kim
Korea, Republic of
Lev Kravtsov
Russian Federation
Qifan Jiang
China