The VIII Intenational Paderewski Piano Competition is financed by the Bydgoszcz City Hall

The Competition is a member of the Alink - Argerich Foundation since 2004.

The Competition is a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions based in Geneva since 2010.

Preselections
The VIII International Paderewski Piano Competition, Bydgoszcz, Poland
November 7th - 21st , 2010

The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities, born 1978 - 1994.

  Application deadline: March 31st, 2010
 
 
 

 
Moscow
May 10th -11th, 2010
Yamaha Artist Services, Inc.
Office 4015, entrance 2, 21/5 Kuznetskii Most Street, Moscow
107996, Russia
Hannover
May 13th - 14th, 2010
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover
Emmichplatz 1
30175 Hannover
London
May, 16th - 17th , 2010
Yamaha Piano Artist Services London
152–160 Wardour Street
Soho, London, W1F 8YA
England
New York
May 24th - 25th, 2010    
Yamaha Artist Services, Inc.
689 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10022
Warsaw
June 6th – 7th, 2010
Chopin Music University in Warsaw
ul. Okólnik 2
PL-00-368 Warszawa,   
Poland
Tokyo
June 11th, 2010
Yamaha Artist Services Tokyo
Ginza 7-10-14, Chuo-ku, Tokyo,
104-0061 JAPAN                    
104-0061 JAPAN                    
Seoul   
June 29th, 2010
Yamaha Artist Services, Inc.
8F , 9F, Dongsung Bldg. 158-9 Samsung-Dong,
Kangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea
Shenzhen
July 2nd, 2010   
Shenzhen Arts School
No. 16 Baihua 2nd Road
Futian District
Shenzhen 518028,   
 P.R. China
 
 
REPERTOIRE FOR PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS (maximum - 30 minutes)

1. The competitors of preliminary auditions shall perform:

* 2 virtuoso etudes (one of them must be by F. Chopin)

* the first or more movements of a classical sonata (yet always inclusively with the first movement)

* one or two works of competitor’s choice, in different styles, but not from the classical style.

 

2.  Only in exceptional cases – a pianist who on some well substantiated grounds proves he/she is incapable of participating in the Preliminary Auditions, should send the recording presenting the Preliminary Auditions repertoire on DVD or VHS (PAL or NTSC)  accompanied by all required application documents by May 31st, 2010 to the I. J. Paderewski Music Association address.

 

NOTICE: The recording shall present the performance of the pianist’s hands, his/her whole silhouette and right profile; it shall be taken with one camera, without any editing. To improve sound quality the use of external microphones is advised. The recording shall be signed by the applicant and its authenticity must be confirmed by the pianist’s recent professor or other known musician.  Said confirmation shall also contain a telephone number, facilitating - if need be - direct contact.

 

RESULTS:

1. The applicants shall be informed about the results of the Preliminary Auditions by July 31st, 2010.

2. No more than 40 pianists shall be admitted to the Competition.

3. The pianist invited to take part in the Competition shall send entrance fee of  € 100,-  to the Music Association account number, by August 31st, 2010:

Towarzystwo Muzyczne im. Paderewskiego w Bydgoszczy

PeKaO  S.A. II Oddział w Bydgoszczy

SWIFT: PKOP PL PW

account number: IBAN BANK PL 74 1240 3493 1111 0000 4305 8930

4) The entrance fee is non–refundable.

5) The competitors shall- if need be- petition for a visa to enter Poland.