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THE SECOND

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INTERNATIONAL PIANO MASTER COMPETITION APRIL 1977 THE SECOND

INTERNATIONAL PANO MASTER COMPETITION APRIL 1977 ISRAEL

HONORARY PRESIDENT: MAESTRO a grand lady dedicated to a great man and a peerless artist HONORARY ’COMMITTEE GUIDO AGOSTI- LAJOS HERNADI - HAIM ALEXANDER - Israel MIECZYSLAW HORSZOWSKI - U.S.A. Mr. & Mrs. AMIOT - - U.S.A. HERBERT ARMSTRONG - U.S.A. RENE HUYGHE - France - Chile - U.S.A. GOLDA MEIR-Chairman ERNEST J. JAFET -Iceland JOSEPH KESSEL - France ASHER BEN—NATAN - Vice-Chairman THEODORE KOLLEK - MOSHE KOL - Vice-Chairman YOCHEVED KOPERNIK-DOSTROVSKY GEORGES AURIC - France IRVING KOLODIN - U.S.A. MICHAEL SELA-Vice-Chairman SHLOMO LAHAT MENAHEM AVIDOM - Israel - U.S.A. AHARON YADLIN-Vice-Chairman ITZHAK LIVNI GINA BACHAUER - England NIKITA MAGALOFF - HS. LOWENBERG - Israel FREDRIC R. MANN-U.S.A. SECOND YIGAL ALLON MOSHE MAYER A. BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI - Italy SIR ROBERT MAYER - England ITZHAK ARTZI BEN-ZION ORGAD ANDRE MARESCOTTI - Switzerland ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN PAUL BEN-HAIM ODEON PARTOS ASHER BEN-NATAN - Israel WILLIAM MAZER -U.S.A. INTERNATIONAL HAIM BEN—SHAHAR LEA PORATH DIANE BENVENUTI - France -India GARY BERTINI YEHOSHUA RABINOWITZ LENNOX BERKELEY - England - England PIANO MASTER AVRAHAM ROZENMAN -U.S.A. DARIUS MILHAUD - France THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION MOSHE SANBAR JACK BORNOFF - England SIR CLAUS MOSER - England WALTER EYTAN SH. SHALOM FOUNDERS' NADIA BOULANGER - France VICTOR NAJAR France SAMUEL FEDERMAN MICHAL SMOIRA—COHN MONIQUE DE LA BROUCHOLLERIE - f - Brazil BARUCH GROSS ARIE VARDI COMMITTEE MARQUESA OLGA DE CADAVAL - Pon - U.S.A. ABRAHAM HARMAN ALFRED WITKON DOLORES CARRILLO—FLORES — Mexit -U.S.A. REUVEN HECHT YISRAEL YESHAYAHU GABY CASADESUS - France CARLO ALBERTO PIZZINI - Italy - Spain KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI - CARLOS CHAVEZ - Mexico ROBERT PONSONBY - England PROF. EPHRAIM KATZIR - U.S.A. MARCEL POOT - Belgium PRESIDENT - U.S.A. STANLEY R. RADAR - U.S.A. H.E. RICHARD JOHN SMITH. Ambassador of Australia - England HAROLD ROSENTHAL - England HENRI DUTILLEUX - France BARON ALAIN DE ROTHSCHILD - France THE STATE OF ISRAËL H.E.DR. INGO MUSSI, Ambassador of Austria H.E. JACQUES EGGERMONT. Ambassador of Belgium RUDOLF FIRKUSNY - U.S.A. H E. MIGUEL PARANHOS DO RIO BRANCO. Ambassador of Brazil JACQUES FEVRIER - France BRUNO SEIOLHOFER - Austria - PATRON - H.E. EDWARD G. LEE, Ambassador of Canada ANNIE FISCHER-Hungary RUDOLF SERKIN - U.S.A. H.E. MATTI KAHILUOTO. Ambassador of Finland MAUREEN FORRESTER - Canada MILES SHEROVER - Venezuela/lsrael - Switzerland STANISLAWSKROWACZEWSKI - U.S.A. H.E. JOHN CHARLES MOIR MASON. Ambassador of Great Britain ZINO FRANCESCATTI - Italy SIR - England H.E. FAUSTO BACCHETTI, Ambassador of Italy HENRI GAGNEBIN - Switzerland H.E. ICHIRO KATAKAMI, Ambassador of Japan - France H.E. ROBERTO CASELLAS LEAL, Ambassador of Mexico ARTHUR GELBER - Canada H.E. ION COVACI, Ambassador of ALBERTO GINASTERA - Argentine ALEXANDER TANSMAN - France H.E. CHARLES B.H. FINCHAM, Ambassador of South Africa K.D. GLANCY - U.S.A. MARION THORPE - England H.E. IWO DOLLING. Ambassador of Sweden MARQUIS DE GONTAUT BIRON - Franc MARIE-ANNE DE VALMALETE - France H.E. JACQUES RUEDI, Ambassador of Switzerland CAMARGO GUARNIERI - Brazil FANNY WATERMAN - England H.E. AHMET ASIM AKYAMAC, Ambassador of RODOLFO HALFFTER - Mexico Mr. & Mrs. GEORGE R. WHYTE - England Mr. THOMAS J. DUNNIGAN, Chargé d'Affaires of U.S. Embassy Mr. & Mrs. LYONE HEPPNER - Canada CARLO ZECCHI - Italy H.E. PER FISCHER, Ambassador of

ruLes ASHER BEN-NATAN - Chairman MENAHEM AVIDOM JACOB BISTRITZKY PAUL BLASBERGER ELHANAN BREGMAN ABE COHEN ABBA GEFEN ITZHAK NIMTZOVICH GIDEON PAZ LEA PORATH ARON ZVI PROPES MICHAL SMOIRA-COHN YAAKOV STEINBERGER SAR—SHALOM SHIRAN

HONORARY LEGAL GUIDANCE Judge H.S. LOWENBERG Advocate BARUCH GROSS

DIRECTOR OF THE COMPETITION J. BISTRITZKY, Director, The Israel Festival

ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMPETITION Lior Segal

C.P.A. TREASURER Itzhak Levinbuck

SECRETARY Rivka Friedman

SECRETARIAT Shalom Tower, 5th floor, P.O.B. 29404, Tel-Aviv, Tel. 51604

DESIGN & PRODUCTION: Izi Kahana PRINTED BY: Hamakor Press Ltd., Jerusalen TECHNICAL ADVISER: I.Stefanicki IN CHARGE OF COMPETITIONS' PIANO TUNING: Johanan Ricardo PHOTOGRAPHS BY: J. Bistritzky; Q.D. Cisco; Presse Bild Bethke; Ross Photo; G. Rc STAGE 1 'X 3^W

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FIVE WORKS BACH: One Prelude and Fugue from The Well Tempered Clavier, Books 1 jiii»3> won & II. CHOPIN: One Etude from Op. 10 (excluding Nos. 3 & 6), One Etude from Op. 25 (excluding Nos. 1 & 7). »aw — ’> 3bv '3 3bW 'X 3Î7W LISZT: One of the Etudes d'Execution Transcendante or One of the Paganini Etudes —. fn»3j nt >ooi»n ian .(nymnn >>ob my» 24 oo-non o’vawn nvna>

will be announced 24 hours prior to audition).

MOZART: Fantasy in c minor K 475. STAGE I STAGE II STAGE III—FINAL 8EETHOVEN: 32 Variations in c minor.

Four Groups (A-D) are Four groups (A-D) are Two Groups (A-B) are GROUP C '1 71313? included in this stage. included in this Stage. included in this stage. ONE ISRAELI COMPOSITION [7 minutes duration]. This work will be sen", to The contestant will be re­ The contestant will be The contestant will be re­ the contestant 3 MONTHS prior to the opening of the Competition. quired to play EIGHT required to play FOUR quired to play TWO works in a RECITAL WORKS (ONE from each CONCERTI of his own PROGRAMME OF AP­ group) IN A RECITAL choosing, (ONE from PROXIMATELY 60 MI­ PROGRAMME OF AP­ each group). NUTES DURATION. PROXIMATELY 70 MI­ GROUP D ■mnnnn m>na >ab nnx mv '7 71313? NUTES DURATION. STAGE II '3 3i>W STAGE III FINAL »aw GROUP A 'X 71313? ONE WORK BEETHOVEN: One of the following Sonatas: Op. 81a, 101, 106 109 Jinx 711*3» GROUP A MOZART : Concerto in d minor, K. 466, Concerto in B fiat Major, K. 595. 'X 715113? 110,111. BEETHOVEN: Concerto in c minor. No. 3, Op. 37, Concerto in E fiat Major, No. 5, Op. 73.

GROUP B '3 71313? GROUP B CHOPIN: Concerto in e minor, Op. 11, Concerto in f minor, Op. 21. ONE WORK '3 71313? BACH: One of the Partitas Jinx 7)1’3’ SCHUMANN: Concerto in a minor, Op. 54 CONTESTANT'S HAYDN: Sonata No. 59 in E flat Major Hob. XVI/49. Sonata No. 60 in LISZT: Concerto in E fiat Major, No. 1, Concerto in A Major, No. 2 — C Major, Hob. XVI/50. mnnnn m»na CHOICE BRAHMS: Concerto in d minor. No. 1, Op. 15, Concerto in B fiat Major, MOZART: Sonata in C Major, K. 300 h (330), Sonata in A Major, No. 2, Op. 83 — K. 300 i (331). TSCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto in b flat minor, Op. 23. SCHUBERT: Sonata in A Major, Op. 120, Sonata in a minor. Op. 143. RACHMANINOV: Concerto in c minor, No. 2, Op. 18, Concerto in d SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16, Faschingsschwank am Wien, Op. 26, minor. No. 3, Op. 30. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13. RAVEL: Concerto in G Major — CHOPIN: Sonata in b flat minor. Op. 35. PROKOFIEV: Concerto in g minor. No. 2, Op. 16, Concerto in C Major, BRAHMS: Variations on a theme by Paganini, Op. 35, Book 1 or II - No. 3, Op. 26 - LISZT: Apres une lecture du Dante - Fantasie Quasi Sonata. BARTOK: Concerto No. 2, Concerto No. 3 - C. FRANCK: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue. STRAVINSKY: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (1929). DEBUSSY: Images, (Book 1 or II, complete). RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit, Le Tombeau de Couperin. PROKOFIEV: Sonata in B flat Major, No. 8, Op. 84. BARTÓK: Out of Doors (1926), Sonata (1926) - STRAVINSKY: Sonata No. 2 (1924), Three Movements from "Petrouchka" BARBER: Sonata (1948). GROUP C ’> 7)313? ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PIANO QUINTETS: Jinx FIT’S» Ji»mx? 7i?»t»» CONTESTANT'S BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in f minor, Op. 34 - mnjinn m»nn CHOICE DVORAK: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 - SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E flat Major, Op. 44.

GROUP D '1 71313? ONE WORK .ninnnn nna>® «itntnstw , n n xi The following THREE WORKS must be prepared. The Jury will select ONE Jinx 7)1’3» JURY'S CHOICE which will then be added to the programme chosen by the contestant. .□»Dawn m’ri3 »ai> (Jury's choice will ba BACH: Toccata in D Major. CHOPIN: Sonata in b minor. Op. 58. .(nyatnn >»» SCHONBERG: Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19. nppayn »mm OUR SINCERE THANKS AND GRATITUDE : mins ARE EXTENDED TO:

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GUIDO AGOSTI Guido Agosti was born in Forli, Italy and studied at the Conservatoire »VtHJN 11»» under Mugellini, Ivaldi and Busoni. He graduated at the age of thirteen, winner of Sw lvnvxivyipa irti ,n’Su>x ,’Snos l>u the "Mugellini Prize". Since 1921 he has performed in almost every European country, U.S., Mexico, South America jrica and the Middle East. He is a professor at the iTO'anss iron jnpn mum npHmnnm and Rome State Conservatoires and has held master classes for piano in Rome, Siena, , , Copenhagen and irro mnrwa .naval iirnaipa ppj’vbna Spain. Maestro Agosti has recently been with the of Music in New York. ,onDt>l irnvaS mW D’»15 mn-n pw’’» -no>s" rnn owp nwOv Sw w® -na’jn

international piano competitions. AKIKO IGUCHI Akiko Iguchi was born in Tokyo. She MARIAN FILAR Marian Filar, a native of , gave his graduated from the Tokyo National TNb’ö IN’in first public concert at the age of 6 at the University of Fine Arts and Music, and Warsaw Conservatory. He studied with won a national scholarship to enter the famous Polish Professor Zbigniew Hochschule where she studied with Drzewiecki until his promising career was professor Leonid Kreutzer, After returning tragically interrupted by the invasion of to her own country, she performed many Poland in 1939. He later continued his studies and career under the mentorship began devoting her full attention to the of WalterGieseking Prof. Filar's virtuosity training of gifted young as a received early recognition and he has professor at the Tokyo National University performed with major orchestras throughout of Fine Arts and Music. In recent years the world. In addition to his often she has been invited as a member of the demanded concert appearances, Prof. Filar Jury to the München International Piano teaches at the Temple College of Music in Competition (1975), the Chopin . International Piano Concours in Warsaw (1975), and the Liszt and Bartók International Competition in Hungary (1976). ANDRE—FRANCOIS André-François Marescotti was born in ROBERT PONSONBY Robert Ponsonby was born in Oxford. He MARESCOTTI Carouge, near Geneve. He received his ’VipVTO NWJNIS’mTJK ■T' 7 V” ' À, timi studied Organ at Trinity College, Oxford, musical education first at the Conservatory and was President of the University of Geneve and later in with Roger ->y ivx 'tnxpa ib* »oipran xTOjtos-nvn ■B *** Club. In 1951 he joined the staff of Ducasse. In 1930 he became Professor Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and was at the Conservatory of Geneve. His works fife m>» mb Nin .meopixa P» >i»tmo raan appointed Artistic Director of the Edinburgh noonss ìnib bnn 1930 rovi .oxpn ->’>" include music for orchestra, soloists, chorus, J...... :1- International Festival in 1955, a post he harp, organ, bassoon and voice. He also held until 1960. He worked for two years hp’oia nbb» m-ray .novi bw ivuraionp published a work named "The Instruments •bipi pra ,3>w ,rai ,nbnpn ,o>:biv ,jimnm v ■’ A I i't.‘—:v: .V3-Ì-M-.-'î-x'ii'L-rai in the U.S.A, as a consultant in the of the Orchestra". The Piano Concert, the 'oixbi'an ba’uran bv 'minxn 'pn>3 imo performing arts, and afterwards joined Second "Carougeois" Concert and the the staff of the Independent Broadcasting 1 overture "Festa" are among his best known compositions. Mr. Marescotti is at the 'bran bnn» VD’en ,ov roxosyn ivwn mro Administrator of the Scottish National present time the President of the Federation Orchestra. Since 1972, Robert Ponsonby is of International Music Competitions. the appointed Controller, music, in the B.B.C.

1 ARTURO BENEDETTI Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli was born in MICHELANGELI 1920, in Brescia, Italy. He received his »una mmx musical education, first at the Venturi »b'>jNba»a MICHAL SMOIRA—COHN Michal Smoira-Cohn was born in Tel-Aviv, Conservatoire of . At the age of 19, ins'jnim and studied at the Academy of Music, Benedetti Michelangeli won first prize in and the University of Uppsala ,n>«nra 1920 rora ib» »buxto’D >dtd mmx the International Piano Competition of in Sweden. In the past she has worked as a l»ra Ji'bp'tnnn inbovn nx tot mn ,n>bo>i , an achievement which marked the critic for the Israeli newspaper, Ha'aretz, V ' i UM t * ' bw ìvuraionpai w i»» "moni" np'oinb y beginning of his unique artistic career. and as a lecturer in the musicology jmh1 Maestro Benedetti is the most brilliant and .nw .nbraiN bv no’Pia’iixai D'bwn'3 department of Tel-Aviv University and ■ VSM* nbnn -pi nana nrorab n'Dixbran mirino the most musical of those pianists who >oin nooxn ,ibw m»un rorronxn m»ipn have become internationally famous since r W l'oo inva 'bp’vinm l’ntnn proven xin and Tel-Aviv. Today she is the Director Ji the Second World War. In addition to his of Music for the Israel Broadcasting nonio inNb nb’nnb tot ivx o’nmvan full activity as a concert . Maestro Authority. Among her published works is w ■n'iwn oiwr Benedetti devotes much of his time to v’ipo ,0'rasnp limosi nrmjin imb’ysb <)ora A ' ma b» 1WN1 pbn : nx ixiw romnay 1’3 the first part of a historical introduction teaching in piano master courses. He is Dp-'i’V bv n'summ .np'tnob 'irotvn moinan ’iiy'w inni oi limo 'Din nvpxz now teaching at the Villa Schifanoia, to music and a monograph on Israeli Graduate School of Fine Arts, Florence. On December 9, 1973,Maestro Benedetti gave a recital at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, entitled "Mémoire du Martyre du Juif .’■□vn ini'p Inconnu."

Eliahu Inbal was born in Jerusalem and has received his Diploma for Violin and Theory of Music at the Jerusalem Academy. He continued post-graduate studies in composition with Paul Ben- Haim and studied with Louis Fourestier at the Paris Conservatory. He won the first prize of the International Competition in 1963 and since then appeared with major orchestras through­ out , U.S.A, and Japan, as well as in the festivals of Holland, Salzburg, Berlin, Besancon and Luzern. Eliahu Inbal is at the present time the music director of the Radio Symphony Orchestra in . THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ïi’îjn-iw’d svjinnn^’on minrnn

Founded by BRONISLAW HUBERMAN Music Adviser: ZUBIN MEHTA nona pan : ’ipmiD xyn psaam abonna nn rmnj The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, currently celebrates its 40th anniversay. It was founded in 1936 by violinist Bronislaw Huberman, is today considered to be "one of the world's greatest orchestras" and "Israel's most treasured cultural asset". It is also one of the world's busiest orchestras, presenting some 210 concerts annually in its fully-subscribed series, special concerts and occasional opera performances. The IPO appears regularly in Israel's major urban centres and in special concerts in all parts of the country, from the Golan Heights in the north to Ophira (Sharm-E-Shelk) in the south. Frequent international tours have taken it to most pans of the world. Since its inauguration under the baton of the unforgettable , the IPO has performed with virtually all of the world's greatest conductors and soloists. At the same time it has done much to develop and encourage local talent. Many internationally renowned conductors and soloists who hail from Israel first drew attention when they appeared with the IPO, and more than half of the Orchestra's 110 members were born and/or trained in Israel. The IPO is also active in the furthering of future cadres of musicians by presenting Young Musicians' Debut Concerts and by co-spon* soring with the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv a Junior Philharmonic Orchestra In order to help educating future generations of music lovers, the IPO caters especially to younger audiences in special Youth Concerts and in the adventurous "Musica Viva" series, with programmes tailored for the young, consisting exclusively of rare pre-classical and contemporary works. Other functions of national importance are the many concerts for Israel's armed forces, presented even at times of war at frontier outposts, and the goodwill and fund raising tours abroad, undertaken whenever such a need arises. The Orchestra has many historic "firsts" to its credit, including many world premieres of works by Israeli composers, and the first concerts ever to be played in Beer-Sheba (1948), Bethlehem (1968) and Ophira (1973) among others. The IPO is supported in part by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation and by organizations of Friends of the IPO in various countries. In 1968 "one of the finest musical institutions anywhere in our world today." The IPO has also made many records for major companies. THE TEL-AVIV The Tel-Aviv String Quartet was founded in 1959, and quickly became one of the STRING QUARTET outstanding features of the musical life 3’nx-^n trnivn jvym of the State of Israel. The members of the Quartet occupy the high positions of mvn nmnai ,1959 mm mon nnbrhn mym soloists, concert-masters and teachers npwn »n cm^mn trnnovn *Tnbö in Israel: In 1962 the Quartet embarked ,□>3^10 >1>pDJ13 D’NWID FPymH mn .D3>TO3 on the first of its world-wide tours, hn3P ,1962 r»3\yn .hfrrw’n onwi d’wi □>)» playing in Australia and the Far East. rvtnoviba pwxnn >mxb3>nn nnvvb n>v’^n They have since then performed in the jTpwxn o’-iyn nv’Din wo .pimn mtnni major cities of the , Canada, ,np>*WNi rm ,np>*ioN orn ,n*np p"mN3 South America, Asia, Africa, and are npHnnn >diq3 msnzxn omyh mpnm frequent visitors to all music centers nysn nnx-hn tppt-i .narpba cphrnovom and festivals in Europe. The Quartet has Harmoni-Mundi, Da-Camera, mny mohpn recorded for Harmonia-Mundi, .EMI, DECCA Da-Camera, EMI and DECCA. PROGRAMM OP TM COMPETITION

THE TEL-AVIV MUSEUM Recitals Monday - Thursday, 4-7 April, 09:30-12:30; 15:30-19:00 3’3N-i>n llX’tlö RECANATI AUDITORIUM Friday, 8 April, 09:30-13:00 15:00-17:00 »VNJpn O^1N

THE F.MANN AUDITORIUM STAGE III Concert! for Piano and Orchestra performed by the Finalists TEL-AVIV (2 Concerti each). The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Jiuwn ^3’n Conductor: Eliahu Inbal, Tuesday 12 April, Thursday 14 April, 20:00 BINYANEI HA'OOMA GALA LAUREATES wn onsnp B’bWH» JERUSALEM CONCERT AND pian ’inn Pw naixn »j»J3 DISTRIBUTION OF I’pian npiyni PRIZES

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Winner of the first prize — Casella Competition, O. Messiaen Competition, 1973; Second Prize — Vercelli Silver Medal — M. Long Competition Paris 1971 • Second Prize — Geneve Competition 1972: Second prize - Santander Competition, Spain 1975. v"v manna >e>3o oaa inn t»H3 IKiib-i”# ,nxnx SO3 n>p7D : 1970 >310«: ,nptp 10’fi At?>3

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Fantasy in c minor K 475 Jury's Choice Mozart 32 Variations in c minor 32 Variations in c minor GROUP C Ran Shulamit "Hyperbolae" Rapsodia Espagnic GROUP 0 Prokofiev "Visions Fugitives" Op. 22 STAGE II: Sonata Op. 81a "Les Adieux" GROUP A Beethoven Sonata No. 32 Op. 111 GROUP B Schumann Piano Quintet in A Major Op. 81

Toccata in D Major Jury's Choice Bach Toccata in D Major Jury's Choice Six Little Piano Pieces Op. 19 Six Little Piano Pieces Op. 19 STAGE III: STAGE III:

Concerto in B flat Major K 595 GROUP A Beethoven Concerto in E flat Major, No. 5 Op. 73 GROUP B Schumann Rachmaninov IBook I) Etude Op. Etude Op. Etude d'Execution Etude No. 11 (Pour les arpéges

32 Variations in c minor

'Gaspard de la nuit" STAGE

:a in D Major i in b minor Oi Six Little Pieces Op. STAGE III:

Prokofiev Schools: Institute of Music Santa Cecilia, Santos Vienna Academy of Music Winner of forth prize - Santander. Spain 1976. Vercelli Competition, 1975; Finalist - Clare Haskil Second prize — E. Rombro- Competition, Vevey 1975.

Third prize - Geneve Competition 1974 and 1975; Third prize — Panamerican IWIN WS« pivxp ’lOnienn ■ h’VO’51'0 ; 19Z3 .mmxrxp .1949 POP1H3 19 : .np'oiob h’btpxn .np'pvsb •197S ,7>5»n mbp »"y nnnna

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Jury's Choice 32 Variations in c minor 32 Variations in c n GROUP C Ran Shulamit "Hyperbolae"

STAGE II:

Schumann Gaspard de la Nuit Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat Major GROUP C Piano Quintet in f minor Op.

Jury's Choice Jury's Choice Six Little Pieces Op. 19

STAGE III: STAGE III:

No. 5 Op. 73 : - . Concerto in B flat Major K 595 Concerto in b flat minor Op. 23 KAPLINSKY, YOHEVED KAStORIANO, ISRAEL Born: March 23, 1947 Schools: Tel Aviv Academy of Schools: Jerusalem Academy of Juilliard School of Music Mannes College of Music Winner of the second prize - Washington, 1971.

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STAGE I: GROUP Prelude & Fugue in D Major (Book II) Etude Op. 10 No. 4 Etude Op. 25 No. 9

GROUP GROUP B 32 Variations in c minor

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Six Little Pieces Op. Six Little Pieces Op. 19 STAGE STAGE III: GROUP GROUP

GROUP Concerto in d minor. No. 1 Op. KOLODIN. ELSA LÒWENKRON, FANI W. Germany Brazil Born: November 6, 1947 Born: June 27, Schools: National School Highschool of Music, Rio de Janeiro Juilliard School of Music Winner of the first prize- Jaen Competition, Spain 1973 Second prize - Cesagrande Competition, 1972; Second prize — Maria Canals Competition, 1976; Third prize — Busoni. 1973 Sixth prize — R. Schumann Competition, Zwickau, 1974

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STAGE I: Prelude & Fugue in b flat minor Etude Op. 10 No. 12 Etude Op. 26 No. 12 Chopin Etude d'Execution Transcendante Etude No. 9 "Pour les Notes Fantasy in c minor K 475 32 Variations in c minor Jury's Choice Jury's Choice "Hyperbolae“

Polonaise Fantaisie 3 Mazurkas "Hyperbolae" Ran Shulamit "Hyperbolae" GROUP 0 Chopin Sonata Op. 110 STAGE II: STAGE II:

Beethoven Op. Chopin Sonata Op. 35 in b flat minor GROUP Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat Major

GROUP D Toccata in D Major Jury's Choice Toccata in D Major Jury's Choice Six Little Pieces Op. 19 Schoenberg Six Little Pieces Op. 19 ■ STAGE III: STAGE III: Concerto in d minor K 466 Concerto in d minor K 446 Concerto in a minor Op. I Concerto in e minor. No. 1 Op. 11 MURSALIM, JAHJA OPPITZ, GERHARD Barn: October 25. 1951 Born: February 5.1963 Schools: Juilliard School of Music Semifinalist—Montreal für Musik, Stuttgart Hochschule für Musik, München Alfredo Casella Compétition, Silver Medel — Geneve Compétition, 1974. £3

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STAGE STAGE I: Prelude & Fugue in E Major STAGE I: STAGE I: (Book II) Etude Op. 10 No. 8 Etude Op. 10 No. 4 GROUP A Bach Prelude & Fugue in b flat minor Etude Op. 25 No. 11 Etude Op. 25 No. 9 (Book II) Etude d'Execution Transcendantn Paganini Etude "La Etude Op. 10 No. 8 Etude Op. 25 No. 8 'Pour les Degrés Etude No. 12 Paganini Etude No. 6 in a minor Chromatiques" Etude No. 3 "Pour les Quartes".

Fantasy in c minor K 475 Fantasy In c minor K 475 32 Variations in c minor

"Hyperbolae" GROUP C GROUP O Ballade No. 1 in g minor Op. 23 Sonata No. 5 Op. STAGE II: STAGE II:

GROUP A Sonata Op. 81a "Les Adieux" Images Book II Sonata (1926) Piano Quintet in f minor Op

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32 Variations GROUP 'Hyperbolae'1 El Amor y la Muerte (Goyescas.

STAGE II:

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STAGE I: Prelude & Fugue in e Hat minor (Book li Etude Op. 10 No. 5 Etude Op. 25 No. 5

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2nd Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition 4th-17th April 1977 Israel

Honorary President: Maestro Arthur Rubinstein between musicianship and virtuosity — well­ Some notes about the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition The high musical level of this Competition and the standard of its organization were thought out and evident through the whole praised by the members of the Jury themselves, programme; and last but not least the length of Held in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in September 1974 and in particular by Maestro Arthur Rubinstein: time allocated to each stage . . . (excerpts of ". . . This Competition was on the highest letter, October 1974.) THIS MASTER COMPETITION — con- The PRIZES were awarded to a number of pianists of more than average concert standard, level of all Contest I have been present ..." ceived in the artistic creative spirit of the Great "... The name 'Master Competition' given to Maestro and brought into being in his honour with outstanding musicianship and a talent for persuasive, versatile rendering and creative in­ this Contest was rightly used . . ." (Prize­ — is aiming to establish a world forum for fos­ distribution ceremony, Sept. 14, 1974). A special Master Class given by Arthur terpretation of musical works, ranging from the tering talented and aspiring young interpreters ". . . NEVER, NEVER, NEVER have I met Rubinstein to the semi-finalists and finalists pre-classical to the contemporary. and to promote their true artistic careers. such a concentration of talent before; everyone, was an expression of the Maestro's satisfaction In setting the highly demanding criteria for (U.S.A.) — 1st Prize — The and personal involvement in the Competition. Arthur Rubinstein Prize — $5,000. — and the at a lesser contest, would easily have won first this stimulating musical confrontation, the or­ prize . . ." (The Jerusalem Post, Sept. 13,1974). This extraordinary gesture was accepted with ganizers were inspired by Maestro Rubinstein's Competition Gold Medal. Also, recording en­ great enthusiasm and gratitude by the contes­ own approach to the art of the piano. gagements, concerts with various orchestras of LT. Bistritzky — Tel Aviv tants. international renown and contracts with lead- ". . . Congratulations and many thanks for THE INTERNATIONAL JURY ing American and European artists' manage­ the brilliant organization of the Piano Master Guido Agosti, Vice-Chairman (Italy); Enrique ments. „ , Competition in Israel, success of which was due Barenboim (Israel); Arturo Benedetti Michelan­ (Programme performed: Bach - Prelude & Fugue in f minor (Book to your relentless enthusiasm and expert handl­ All the auditions for this Competition were geli (Italy); Jacques Fevrier (France); Henri Gag- 2); Beethoven-Waldstein Sonata; Alexander-PatternsforPiano; tape-recorded for archives documentary pur­ Chopin-Etudes No. 8 Op. lO&No. 6 Op. 25, Debussy-Etude ing of everything and everybody, in spite of nebin (Switzerland); Eugene Istomin (USA); No. 21; Liszt - Paganini Etude No. 6; Ravel - "Scarbo" from great difficulties. Your wonderful thoughtful­ poses and are available to radio stations and (Israel); Irving Kolodin (USA); Ar­ -Gaspard de la Nuit"; Brahms - Sonata for violin & piano in d ness and great warmth made our stay an musical institutions. An album of "The Arthur thur Rubinstein; (Israel); Michal minor Op. 108; Beethoven - Appassionato Sonata; Schoenberg - unforgettable experience . . ." (Maestro Rubinstein Competition Best Performances" is three Piano Pieces Op. 11; Chopin - Sonata in b minor No. 3 Op. Smoira-Cohn, Chairman (Israel); Alexander Rubinstein's cable dated Sept. 19, 1974). now being released. Tansman (France); Dieter Weber (Austria). 58; Beethoven - Concerto No. 4; Brahms - Concerto No. 1.)

EUGENE INDJIC (U.S.A.) — 2nd Prize — GUIDO AGOSTI The Jury's responsible and arduous task was A 60 minute colour film on the Competition to select those young artists who displayed a $3,000. — and the Competition Silver Medal. Vice-Chairman of the Jury, wrote: (Canada) and SETA and accompanying events was produced by mature personality, an intellectual and emo­ London Weekend Televsiion (Aquarius) in TANYEL (Austria) — 3rd Prize. They were "The First Arthur Rubinstein International tional response to music. cooperation with Israel Motion Picture Studios awarded the prize ex equo, and each of them Piano Master Competition has certainly been PICTURED ON COVER: received $2,000. — and the Competition Silver an extremely important event in the musical Ltd. The film was successfully broadcast on Only 1,000 State Competition Medals in gold, numbered, bearing world . . . There are, in my opinion, three out­ British Televsion within the framework of the the portrait of the Maestro, drawn by Picasso and with an Medal. 4th Prize was not awarded. OSCAR TARRAGO (Mexico), ARNALDO standing features which lend an original profile programme "Aquarius International Music engraved facsimile signature of Arthur Rubinstein have been Festival" (October 13, 1974), and will soon be issued with the aim of creating the "Arthur Rubinstein COHEN (Brazil), JEREMY BROWN (England), to the "Rubinstein Competition" and a charac­ Competition International Fund." and JONATHAN PURVIN (U.S.A.), fifth ter of its own: the wide range and great number shown on television in many other countries. Contributors to the Fund will be duly awarded this gold medal and through eighth prizewinners each received of compositions that the contestants presented Videocassettes are now being released by Israel become members of the International Founders' and Sponsors' $600 and a Competition Bronze Medal. and played; the balance which was maintained Motion Picture Studios Ltd. Committee of the Competition. Rules and Repertoire of the Repertoire

VII. GROUP A - ONE WORK COMPETITION REPERTOIRE BEETHOVEN: One of the following Sonatas: STAGE I Op. 81a, 101, 106, 109, 110, 111. ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN Four Groups (A-D) are included in this stage. The contestant will be required to play EIGHT CROUP B - ONE WORK International Piano Master Competition works in a RECITAL PROGRAMME OF AP­ CONTESTANT'S CHOICE PROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES DURATION. BACH: One of the Partitas — HAYDN: Sonata No. 59 in E flat Major, Hob. XVI/49. Sonata No. GROUP A-FIVE WORKS 60 in C Major, Hob. XVI/50 — MOZART: Sonata in C Major, K. 300 h (330), Sonata in A tional recommendation from musicians of rec­ BACH: One Prelude and Fugue from The Well i. Major, K. 300 i (331) — SCHUBERT: Sonata in A THE SECOND ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN IN­ ognized international stature; g) Details and Tempered Clavier, Books I & II — CHOPIN: TERNATIONAL PIANO MASTER COMPETI­ published references of musical activity — con­ One Etude from Op. 10 (excluding Nos. 3 & 6), Major, Op. 120, Sonata in a minor, Op. 143 — SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana Op. 16, Fasching- TION will be held in TEL AVIV from 4th-17th certs given, if any, press-releases, reviews, etc.; One Etude from Op. 25 (excluding Nos. 1 & 7) h) list of works to be presented at the Competi­ — LISZT: One of the Etudes d'Execution Tran­ sschwank am Wien, Op. 26, Symphonic April, 1977: STAGES I and II at the RECANATI Etudes, Op. 13 — CHOPIN: Sonata in b flat tion, chosen by the candidate from the musical scendante or One of the Paganini Etudes — AUDITORIUM, TEL AVIV, from 4th-llth minor, Op. 35 — BRAHMS: Variations on a April, and STAGE III at the FREDERIC R. repertoire suggested below (see VI); i) A receipt DEBUSSY: One Etude from Douze Etudes indicating that entry fee of 30 U.S. dollars has (excluding No. 10). theme by Paganini, Op. 35, Book I or II — MANN AUDITORIUM on 13th and 14th April, LISZT: Apres une lecture du Dante - Fantasie 1977. been remitted to the Competition Account, No. GROUP B - ONE WORK 14788-5, Israel General Bank, Ltd., 28 Achad Quasi Sonata — C. FRANCK: Prelude, Chorale A festive Prizewinners Concert and Distribu­ JURY'S CHOICE and Fugue — DEBUSSY: Images, (Book I or II, Ha'Am St. Tel Aviv. tion of Prizes Ceremony will take place in complete) — RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit, Le JERUSALEM at BINYANEY HA'OOMA on IV. The following TWO WORKS must be pre­ Tombeau de Couperin —PROKOFIEV: Sonata pared. The Jury will select ONE which will then 16th April, and a second Prizewinners Concert All applications will be screened by the Admis­ in B flat Major, No. 8, Op. 84 — BARTÓK: Out in TEL AVIV on 17th April, 1977. be added to the programme chosen by the con­ of Doors (1926), Sonata (1926) — sions Committee. testant. (Jury's choice will be announced 24 STAGE III (FINAL) and both Festive Concerts STRAVINSKY: Sonata No. 2 (1924), Three V. hours prior to audition.) Movements from "Petrouchka" — BARBER: will be performed with the Israel Philharmonic MOZART: Fantasy in c minor K 475 Orchestra. Auditions at all stages will be open to the pub­ Sonata (1948). lic. The contestant will not be interrupted dur­ —BEETHOVEN: 32 Variations in c minor. II. ing his performance. When it is anticapated GROUP C - CHAMBER MUSIC The Competition is open to pianists of all that the programme (chosen from the reper­ GROUPC CONTESTANT'S CHOICE — ONE OF THE nationalities between 18 and 32 years of age. toire) will extend beyond the time allotted to the ONE ISRAELI COMPOSITION [7 minutes FOLLOWING PIANO QUINTETS stage, then the Jury reserves the right, before duration]. This work will be sent to the contes­ BRAHMS: Piano Quintet in f minor, Op. 34 — the audition commences, to ask the contestant tant 3 MONTHS prior to the opening of the DVORJAK: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 — m. to play some works in their entirety and only Competition. SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in E flat Major, Candidates are requested to send their applica­ Op. 44. certain movements of others. GROUPD tion forms to the Competition Secretariat GROUP D - ONE WORK (address below) accompanied by the follow­ VI. The contestant may choose ANY IMPORTANT Contestants should choose editions known for COMPOSITION (approximately 15 minutes du­ JURY'S CHOICE ing: a) Birth Certificate; b) Curriculum Vitae; The following THREE WORKS must be pre­ c) 3 photographs (9 x 12 cm, suitable for repro­ their adherence to the original text. In all 17 ration) to complete the programme of Stage I. pared. The Jury will select ONE which will then duction; d) Certificate of Studies, including re­ WORKS must be prepared, covering all stages, sults obtained and listing names of teachers; e) of which 14 must be played from memory with STAGE II be added to the programme chosen by the con­ Letters from candidate's current or most recent the exception of the Chamber Music (Stage II). Four groups (A-D) are included in this Stage. testant. (Jury's choice will be announced 24 hours prior to audition.) institution of music studies, or teacher, recom­ Chamber Music: The contestant will be granted The contestant will be required to play FOUR mending his participation in the SECOND AR­ ONE rehearsal with members of the ensemble. WORKS (ONE from each group) IN A RECI­ BACH: Toccata in D Major, CHOPIN: Sonata in THUR RUBINSTEIN INTERNATIONAL Concerti: Finalists will be granted ONE rehear­ TAL PROGRAMME OF APPROXIMATELY 70 b minor, Op. 58, SCHONBERG: Six Little Piano PIANO MASTER COMPETITION; f) Addi­ sal with orchestra. MINUTES DURATION. Pieces, Op. 19. STAGE III — FINAL $3,000., respectively to each of the FIRST Two Groups (A-B) are included in this stage. THREE LAUREATES. The contestant will be required to play TWO 2ND GROUP: Three Prizes — Silver Medal and CONCERTI of his own choosing, (ONE from $1,000., each. each group). 3RD GROUP: Six Prizes — Bronze Medal and GROUP A $500., each. MOZART: Concerto in d minor, K. 466, Con­ Recordings (records and video-cassettes), en­ certo in B flat Major, K. 595 — BEETHOVEN: gagements, concerts with various orchestras of Concerto in c minor, No. 3, Op. 37, Concerto in international renown and contracts with sig­ E flat Major, No. 5, Op. 73. nificant European and American concert man­ agements are also offered. GROUPB CHOPIN: Concerto in e minor, Op. 11, Con­ XI. certo in f minor, Op. 21 —SCHUMANN: Con­ The Prizes will be distributed at a Festive certo in a minor, Op. 54 — LISZT: Concerto in E Laureates Concert. flat Major, No. 1, Concerto in A Major, No. 2 — XII. BRAHMS: Concerto in d minor, No. 1, Op. 15, Concerto in B flat Major, .No. 2, Op. 83 — The Competition Secretariat reserves the right to all reproduction (to record and film) any or all TSCHAIKOVSKY: Concerto in b flat minor, Op. 23 — RACHMANINOV: Concerto in c auditions, as well as the Laureate Concerts minor, No. 2, Op. 18, Concerto in d minor, No. ("live chronicle"). This right extends to the use 3, Op. 30 — RAVEL: Concerto in G Major — of such recordings for radio, television, films PROKOFIEV: Concerto in g minor, No. 2, . and records. Contestants will not claim fees for Opl6, Concerto in C Major, No. 3, Op. 26 — performances, or any reproductions of same, BARTÓK: Concerto No. 2, Concerto No. 3 — that are made within the framework of the Competition. STRAVINSKY: Capriccio for Piano and Or­ chestra (1929). XIII. VIII. The Competition Secretariat will provide con­ testants with free board and lodging, from two The Jury will assess contestants' performances days prior to commencement of Stage I and by allotting up to 12 points to each stage. The 12 throughout the period of official participation contestants with the highest rating in Stage I in the Competition. FACILITIES FOR PRAC­ will be admitted to Stage II. The four contes­ TICING WILL BE AVAILABLE. tants with the highest number of points in both Stages I and II will be admitted to Stage III. The XIV. prizes will be awarded to contestants who have Contestants should present themselves to the gained the highest total of points in all three Competition Secretariat at least one day prior to stages. commencement of Stage I. They should be free of any other professional engagements during IX. the period of their official participation. All decisions rendered by the Jury are final and beyond appeal. XV. Additional information concerning the Com­ X. petition will be published in forthcoming issues PRIZES: A total of 12 prizes will be awarded, at of our bulletin. Further details may be obtained the discretion of the Jury, to the following from The Secretariat, The Second Arthur groups: Rubinstein International Piano Master Compet­ 1ST GROUP: THE ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN ition, Shalom Tower, 5th Floor, P.O.B. 29404, PRIZE: Gold Medal and $5,000., $4,000., Tel Aviv, Israel. Tel. 03-51604.