INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

PRESENTED BY LISZT ACADEMY, BUDAPEST

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30 APRIL 2019

7-15 SEPTEMBER 2019

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The Liszt Academy launched the Bartók World Competition in 2017, having started preparations the year before, on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of the birth of Béla Bartók. Through this, the institution, Bartók’s alma mater, cherishes the heritage of Bartók, since the composer was always – in his heart and his soul – Hungarian.

The series began with the violin category. In 2018 the composers competed, with works written for solo piano. Selected winning pieces are compulsory works for the piano competition in 2019.

In addition, an international musicology conference, a series of panel discussions open to the public, and concerts promoting the music of Bartók, all running simultaneously with the piano competition will turn the series of the events into a major festival.

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DATE: 7-15 September 2019

VENUE: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest

CANDIDATESThe contest is open to pianists of all nationalities, aged maximum 32 years (born on or after 7 September 1987).

ROUNDSThe competition is divided into a Qualifying round by video, and four live competition rounds (Preliminary, Semi-final, Final, Grand Final) held at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. A maximum of 40 candidates enter the Preliminary, 12 contestants take part in the Semi-final, 6 candidates qualify for the Final, and 3 finalists pass through to the Grand Final. The competition ends with a Gala Concert including the prize giving ceremony. The entire live competition is open to the public, and will be broadcast (by video streaming and/or television and radio) from the Liszt Academy. Applicants to the Bartók World Competition give their consent to these recordings and broadcastings by their application.

JURYKálmán DRÁFI (H) | Andrei KOROBEINIKOV (RUS) Klara MIN (ROK-USA) | Alexandre MOUTOUZKINE (RUS-USA) Einar STEEN-NOKLEBERG (N) | Muza RUBACKYTE (LT) | Tibor TALLIÁN (H) Tamás VÁSÁRY (H) | Kenji WATANABE (J) PRIZES 1st prize € 30 0002nd prize € 20 0003rd prize € 10 000

Prizes cannot be shared. Special prizes such as concert and recording opportunities will also be offered.

Personal data and full competition repertoire is to be specified on the online application form, available from 1 February 2019 at bartokworldcompetition.hu As part of the application form, candidates shall also upload: Δ A photocopy of current passport (or ID for EU-citizens) Δ A professional personal headshot photo (min. 2 MB, 300 dpi, jpg) Δ A biography (1000–3000 characters) listing professional studies,

as well as competitions, masterclasses, performances over the last three years (doc or pdf) Δ Video recording of the two required pieces: see under Repertoire

Qualifying (Mp4, max. 300 MB each)

Only high quality and recent recordings (taken on or after 1 January 2018) will be accepted. Audio recording, CD, VHS will not be considered. The recording should show the applicant playing the piano with his/her hands visible and each piece should be recorded in a single take (no editing permitted). Works presented on this recording may be included in the programme of the live competition. Only complete application material will be considered. A local jury nominated by the President of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Budapest will decide on acceptance.

ONLINE APPLICATION FORMbartokworldcompetition.hu

APPLICATION DEADLINE30 APRIL 2019

CONFIRMATION ON QUALIFICATION24 May 2019

APPLICATION FEE€ 200 – to be payed only by candidates passing through to the Preliminary round.

CONTACTLiszt Ferenc Academy of MusicSecretariat of the Bartók World CompetitionH-1077 Budapest, Wesselényi utca 52. (Hungary)office@bartokworldcompetition.hu

QUALIFYING ROUND – BY RECORDINGSa) Béla Bartók: Suite, BB70 – 1st movement (Allegretto) OR 2nd movement (Scherzo)b) one etude by Ferenc LisztThe works chosen for Qualifying round may be performed again during the competition.

PRELIMINARY – MAX. 20 MINUTESThe program needs to include:a) a piece or movement(s) from Béla Bartók’s compositions for piano except the pieces listed

for the Semi-finalb) a piece by Ernő Dohnányi by the candidate’s choice (max. 5 minutes) OR Johannes Brahms:

4 Ballades Op. 10 No. 1 in d minor OR No. 2 in D major OR No. 3 in b minorc) one etude by Ferenc Liszt from the following cycles by the candidate’s choice:

- Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139 - Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 - Trois études de concert, S. 144 - Zwei Konzertetüden, S. 145

SEMI-FINAL – MAX. 30 MINUTESThe program needs to include:a) one piece by Béla Bartók from among the followings:

- Improvizációk magyar parasztdalokra (Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs), BB 83 - Táncszvit (Dance Suite), BB 86b - Sonata, BB 88 - Szabadban (Out of doors), BB 89

b) one or two movement(s) from a piano sonata by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart OR Ludwig van Beethoven – max. 10 minutes

c) one piece of the following winning works of the 2018 Composition Competition Dániel Dobos: Drumul Dracului János Mátyás Stark: Toccata (Free scores will be available to download from the website of Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest)

FINAL – MAX. 30 MINUTESa) a piece or its movement(s) by a composer of the romantic erab) a piece or movement(s) by one of the following composers:Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Sergei Rachmaninov, Sergei Prokofiev, Aleksandr Scriabin, Igor Stravinsky

GRAND FINALone of Béla Bartók’s three piano concertos: No. 1, BB 91, No. 2, BB 101, No. 3, BB 127. OR Ferenc Liszt: Piano Concerto in A major OR Ferenc Liszt: Piano Concerto in E-flat majorCandidates will be accompanied by the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Zsolt Hamar.

Presenter and principal venue of the Bartók World Competition & Festival The only music academy in the world founded by Ferenc Liszt More than 140 years of living history | 50 majors offered from 13 departments, including Musicology, Folk Music and Jazz | One-to-one classes available also in English | Notable alumni include Bartók, Kodály, Dohnányi, Solti, Ligeti, Eötvös, Kurtág | Art Nouveau concert palace located in the bustling heart of Budapest | 900-seat Grand Hall and 300-seat Solti Hall with full theatre equipment | More than 450 public concerts and 1000 free university events per season | Multiple award-winning corporate image and communications

Liszt Ferenc Academy of MusicSecretariat of the Bartók World Competition & FestivalH-1061 Budapest, Liszt Ferenc tér 8. (Hungary)bartokworldcompetition@lisztacademy.hu

the Communications Directorate of the Liszt AcademyPublisher: Dr. Andrea VIGH, President of the Liszt AcademyEditor in chief: Júlia TORDA Layout: Allison Advertising | Printing: Keskeny PrinthousePhotos: Courtesy of the Bartók Archives, Budapest

The Bartók World Competition & Festival is supported by the Hungarian Ministry of Human Capacities