IMS Conference TOKYO March 21, 2017 FP-5G Performing (Inter-)nationality on the Piano A Crisis of French Pianism in the Age of Competition Natsuko Jimbo (JSPS Research Fellow, The University of Tokyo)
[email protected] 1 Martha Argerich 1st prizes at Busoni, Geneva, and Chopin international competitions “The era of the competition” Vladimir Ashkenazy 2nd prize at Chopin, (McCormick 2015) 1st prizes at Tchaikovsky and Queen Elisabeth international competitions Maurizio Pollini 2nd prize at Geneva, 1st prizes at Pozzoli and Chopin international competitions 2 Singing competition depicted on an ancient vase (late 6th century BC) http://ancientolympics.arts.kuleuven.be/picEN/slides/P0126.jpg.html A scene from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner 3 Gustav Alink, International Piano Competitions Book 1: Gathering the Results, [Author]: 1990, p.40. WWII 4 5 Cultural and Historical Influences of International Competitions on “Western” Art Music 6 Today’s Focus Subject: International competitions and "national school" Case study: French piano school in postwar period Long-Thibaud International Competition (Paris, 1943+) 7 Sources and Methods Analysis of published interviews • Interviews of 85 French and French-trained pianists, 1981 ~(Timbrell 1999, Chiao 2007[2015, 2016], Gaussin 2010) Archival research Long-Thibaud Competition • Fondation Long-Thibaud-Crespin • Fonds Marguerite Long, Médiathèque musicale Mahler • Documents originally possessed by Nadia Boulanger (member of jury 1949-66), Bibliothèque Nationale de France Paris Conservatory • Centre des archives, CNSMDP • Paris Conservatory Archive (Séries AJ37, 2006063049), Archives Nationales 8 Purpose To clarify how international competitions have necessitated the internationalization to a national school taste in performance style education system 9 Outline 1.