Cleveland piano competition - final - listen online

The final performances are not broadcasted online. It is possible to listen to them live on Cleveland radio station WCLV 104.9 FM.

At the end of tonight's performances the winners will be announced.

Enjoy!

Cleveland piano competition - Final round

Today is a rest day for the audience. The 4 finalists will practice today their concertos with the orchestra to be played in the final, firday and saturday evenings.

Schedule and program:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5                                                                    

8:00 PM
Finalist #1 – Kyu Yeon Kim, Korea                                                                

Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 J. Brahms
Maestoso
Adagio
Rondo: Allegro non troppo

INTERMISSION

Finalist #2 – Eric Zuber, USA                                                                                                 
Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 S. Rachmaninoff
Moderato
Adagio sostenuto
Allegro scherzando


SATURDAY, AUGUST 6

8:00 PM
Finalist #3 – Alexey Chernov, Russia                                                           

Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 J. Brahms
Maestoso
Adagio
Rondo: Allegro non troppo



INTERMISSION

Finalist #4 – Alexander Schimpf, Germany                                                             

Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 L. Beethoven
Allegro moderato
Andante con moto
Rondo (Vivace)

Christopher Wilkins, Conductor
The Cleveland Orchestra

And again, no final without Rachmaninoff... :)

Good luck to the contestants.

Enjoy!

International Piano Competitions

For the classical music fans and especially piano fans that are interested in international competitions, the following link has all competitions, festivals and events including dates and further links to the different websites:

http://masamizuno.com/pianonew2.html 

Checking the “Piano Calendar” from the menu on the left, you can see there are many competitions all around the world almost all year round. I don’t know if all the competitions have or will have an online webcast to view the performances but I will keep posting updates on the relevant competition when covered.

The next competition I will post updates on will be:

Cleveland International Piano Competition July 27^th – August 7^th, 2011.

http://clevelandpiano.org/ 

Liszt International Piano Competition September 8^th – 19^th, 2011.

http://www.filharmoniabp.hu/en/international_piano_competition_memoriam_ferenc_liszt 

More information will be posted later this month.

Enjoy!