CONTENTS FOREWORD FROM THE 03 CHAIRPERSON OF IPFC 2020 OBJECTIVE, REPERTOIRE, PERFORMANCE 04 REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETITION SCHEDULE PRELIMINARY AND SEMI-FINAL ROUND 05 ADJUDICATORS 12 FINALS ROUND ADJUDICATORS 16 COMMISSIONED COMPOSERS’ BIOGRAPHY ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND 17 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 18 CONTESTANTS AND REPERTOIRE LIST Organiser information: Institute of Music, UCSI University 1, Jalan Menara Gading, UCSI Heights, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +60 (3) 9101 8880 ext. 2235 / 2281 | Email:
[email protected] facebook.com/ucsimusic.ipfc ucsi.ipfc ipfc.ucsiuniversity.edu.my UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur Campus OBJECTIVE FOREWORD We aim to raise the musical standards within the country and region by providing opportunities for young musicians to perform in public and grow in their performing experience. The contestants will also receive constructive feedback from the adjudication panel of well-established international and local pianists. We aspire to promote music appreciation and engage the performers, THE CHAIRPERSON OF parents, teachers and students through recitals, master classes, and lectures. IPFC 2020 ELIGIBILITY This competition is open to contestants in four different categories, up to age 25. Junior Age 10 and below (born in or after June 2009) Senior Age 19 and below (born in or after June 2000) Intermediate Age 14 and below (born in or after June 2005) Young Artist Age 28 and below (born in or after June 1991) Welcome to the fourth bi-annual UCSI University International Piano Festival and Competition 2020 (UCSI IPFC). As a leading REPERTOIRE REQUIREMENTS music institution in Malaysia, UCSI Institute of Music (IMus) is proud A programme consisting of two or more contrasting piano works within the time limit as follows: to present this exciting festival and competition to pianists of different ages.