The 14Th International EDVARD GRIEG PIANO COMPETITION Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen
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The 14th International EDVARD GRIEG PIANO COMPETITION Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen 11–18 October 2014 PROGRAMME Participants The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition Participants - 2 - - 3 - The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition Content Welcome to Bergen 6 MAIN SPONSOR: Final in Grieghallen 8 Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Foundation Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 9 Audience Programme 10 Schedule for participants and jury 12 Find your finalist | Audience Package 14 History | Prizes 15 Competition repertoire 16 Competition rules 17 PARTICIPANTS Berakdar, Sebastian – Germany 18 Berezovsky, Evelyne – Great Britain 19 Brakhman, Evgeny – Russia 20 Carr, Joachim – Norway 21 Haagenrud, Ole Christian – Norway 22 Johansson, Peter Friis – Denmark 23 Kawasaki, Shoko – Japan 24 Kharatyan, Mariam – Armenia 25 Kosinski,´ Piotr – Poland 26 Kyyhkynen, Tuomas – Finland 27 OTHER PARTNERS Nakamura, Keisuke – Japan 28 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Poliykov, Oleksandr – Ukraine 29 The Grieg Academy (University of Bergen) Redmond, Jared – USA 30 The International Edvard Grieg Society Reith, Daniel – Germany 31 Friends of Troldhaugen Salnikov, Vasily – Russia 32 Municipality of Bergen Selvik, Marina Kan – Russia 33 Hordaland County Council Sobyanina, Anastasia – Russia 34 The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sun, Jiayan – China 35 Arts Council Norway Tarasevich-Nikolaev, Arseny – Russia 36 The Norwegian Composers' Fund Treutler, Katharina – Germany 37 Valbonesi, Viller – Italy 38 Member of the Alink - Argerich Foundation since 2004 Weng, Shih-Man – Taiwan 39 Whale, Stephen – Australia 40 Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen Yajima, Aiko – Japan 41 is part of KODE – Art Museums of Bergen Yulin, Maria – Israel 42 Zhang, Jie – China 43 The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition is arranged by Jury 44 Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen. Pianists on tour 46 The information in this programme Contributing artists 47 was correct at the time of going to print. Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen 48 The International Edvard Grieg Guided tour, concert lectures and master class 50 Piano Competition reserves the right Recital: Ya-Fei Chuang 51 to alter information and the programme Trip to Lysøen - the home of Ole Bull 52 without prior notice if necessary. Photo page 2-3: How to get around 54 Nina and Edvard Grieg Venues 55 www.griegcompetition.com at the piano, Paris 1906 Streaming | Who’s who? 57 ParticipantsWelcome to Bergen The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition WelcomeParticipants to Bergen Velkommen Welcome Sigurd Sverdrup Sandmo, Competition Director Director, Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen Da Edvard Grieg Internasjonale Konkurranser er først og fremst til for deltakerne. When Edvard Grieg International Piano Competitions are primarily for participants. Pianokonkurranse ble arrangert i Bergen for Vårt største ønske for Den Internasjonale Competition took place in Bergen for the first time Our greatest wish for The International Edvard første gang i 2012, var det en fantastisk og Edvard Grieg Pianokonkurranse er at den in 2012, it was an amazing and inspiring event! Grieg Piano Competition is that it will nourish inspirerende begivenhet! Fantastisk i den skal være med på å utvikle talenter og forløse Amazing in the sense that a competition on this talent and set off careers. A winner must have forstand at en konkurranse på dette nivået byr karrierer. En vinner må ha uvanlige evner level offers an abundance of musical experiences extraordinary abilities to inspire an audience på en overflod av musikalske opplevelser og til å begeistre et publikum, og til å lede oss and excitement. Inspiring because the interaction and create great musical experiences. spenning. Inspirerende fordi samspillet mellom inn i store musikalske opplevelser. between the participants and jury, museums, deltakere og jury, museer, lokale musikere, local musicians, music institutions, volunteers Therefore, the competition is also for the audience. musikkinstitusjoner, frivillige og sponsorer, Derfor er konkurranser også til for publikum. and sponsors, brings out the very best in Bergen's Throughout the week of the competition, all the får frem det aller beste i musikkbyen Bergen. Gjennom hele konkurranseuken er det mulig musical life. candidates can be heard at Troldhaugen and some å oppleve alle kandidatene på Troldhaugen, of them also perform at concert venues in Lindås, 12 ganger ble konkurransen holdt på Norges og noen også på konsertarenaer i Nordhordland, The competition was held at the Norwegian Valevåg, Øystese and Voss. The final weekend musikkhøgskole i Oslo, der konkurransens Valevåg, Øystese og på Voss. Finalehelgen Academy of Music in Oslo 12 times, where the begins with jury member Ya-Fei Chuang’s far, juryformann Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, løftet innledes med jurymedlem Ya-Fei Chuangs competition’s father and chairman of the jury, concert in Håkonshallen, Friday 17th of October. den til et høyt kunstnerisk nivå. Det beste i konsert i Håkonshallen fredag 17. oktober. Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, raised it to a high artistic Saturday the 18th is the competition’s grand konkurransen ble beholdt da den ble flyttet til Lørdag 18. er konkurransens store kveld i level. Its important qualities were kept when it evening, where three finalists perform piano Bergen i 2012, mens ambisjoner og prispenger Grieghallen, der tre finalister spiller klaver- was moved to Bergen in 2012, while the ambitions concertos with the Bergen Philharmonic økte i dialog med nye sponsorer. For mange konserter med Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester. and the prize money increased with support from Orchestra. We guarantee outstanding opplevdes det som at konkurransen kom hjem, Vi lover fremragende fremføringer og intens new sponsors. The Grieg Competition had come performances and intense excitement! til Griegs eget Troldhaugen, til hans egen by spenning! home to Edvard Grieg’s villa Troldhaugen, to og til hans eget orkester. Her, i Norges musikk- Grieg’s home town, and to the orchestra he used Welcome to The 14th International historiske hovedstad, kan vi presentere både Velkommen til Den 14. Internasjonale to conduct. Here, in Norway’s historic capital of Edvard Grieg Piano Competition! Edvard Griegs, Ole Bulls og Harald Sæveruds Edvard Grieg Pianokonkurranse! music, we present the homes of Edvard Grieg, hjem, et av verdens eldste symfoniorkestre Ole Bull and Harald Sæverud, one of the world’s og et varmt og entusiastisk musikkliv. oldest symphony orchestras, as well as a warm and enthusiastic audience. - 6 - - 7 - Final in Grieghallen The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Final in Grieghallen Saturday 18 October Winners 2012. L-R: Anton Igubnov (2nd prize), at 18.00 Sasha Grynyuk (1st prize), Mamikon Nakhapetov (3rd prize). Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Don’t miss the competition’s thrilling final in the recently renovated Grieghallen. Three finalists One of the world’s oldest orchestras, the Bergen will perform their selected piano concertos with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, and compete Philharmonic Orchestra dates back to 1765 and for the three prizes of 30.000, 20.000 and 10.000 euro. will celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2015. The audience is invited to vote for the Audience Prize, and there will also be an Orchestra’s Prize. Edvard Grieg had a close relationship with the Orchestra, serving as The concert starts with a world premiere of Olav Anton Thommessen's Microfantasy on Grieg's Piano its artistic director during the years 1880-82. Edward Gardner, the Arve Tellefsen Concerto in A minor. The orchestra will also perform two movements from Harald Sæverud’s Peer acclaimed Music Director of English National Opera, has been appointed Gynt Suite No. 1. Our concert host for the evening is the famous Norwegian violinist Arve Tellefsen. Chief Conductor for a three-year tenure starting in October 2015, in succession to Andrew Litton, the Orchestra’s Music Director since 2003. Under Litton’s direction the Orchestra has raised its international profile Miguel Harth-Bedoya – conductor considerably, through recordings, extensive touring, and international Born and raised in Peru, Miguel Harth-Bedoya received his degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music commissions. During the last few seasons the orchestra has played in a and from The Juilliard School. Harth-Bedoya was previously Assistant Conductor of the New York series of prestigious venues, including the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Philharmonic under Kurt Masur, and Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Esa- the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall, the Wiener Musikverein and Pekka Salonen. Harth-Bedoya has been Chief Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra since 2013. Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall, New York, the Philharmonie, Berlin, Usher Hall, Edinburgh and Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Upcoming tours Tickets NOK 460/410/330 (children/students NOK 100) billettservice.no. Ticket NOK 460 included in the Audience Package. Miguel Harth-Bedoya include returns to several of these venues. - 8 - - 9 - Audience Programme The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition The International Edvard Grieg Piano Competition Audience Programme Audience Programme SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER (also see pages 50–51) Troldhaugen 0900-0945: “Find your finalist” (see p. 14) 1340-1540: 1st round,