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.

Repertoire

  The VIII International Paderewski Piano Competition, Bydgoszcz, Poland

November 7th - 21st , 2010
 
 
 THE REPERTOIRE OF THE VIII INTERNATIONAL PADEREWSKI PIANO COMPETITION

1.   The I. J Paderewski Piano Competition offers the participants an opportunity to perform the repertoire of their own choice. Thereby, the Organizers give pianists the chance to present their artistic personality, imagination and individuality.

2.   NOTICE: Free choice of the repertoire is restricted by one condition only. Repertoire selected to perform throughout the Competition should contain works representing at least three different music styles.

3.   The Jury shall assess the selected repertoire and its rendition taking into account the pianist’s an ability to construct the program of a recital, understand and render the depth of works representing a variety of musical styles, thereby displaying musicality and artistic personality.

 

1st STAGE – performance duration 25-30 minutes
Free choice repertoire
 
2nd STAGE, 45 - 50 minutes

 

1. All competitors of the 2nd stage shall perform two or more works by I. J. Paderewski. The total performance time of these works should not exceed 10 minutes.
All competitors must choose works from group A and B – at least one from each group.

A.

from the series - Polish Dances op. 9:
     No. 3. Mazurka in A major
     No. 4. Mazurka in B major
from the series - Album de Mai op.10:
    No. 1. Au Soir
    No. 2. Chant d'amour
from the series - Miscellanea op.16:
    No. 1. Legend
    No. 2. Melody
    No. 3. Thėme variė A-dur
    No. 4. Nocturne
    No. 6. Un moment Musical

B.
from the series - Polish Dances op. 9:
    No. 6. Polonaise in H major
from the series - Album de Mai op. 10:
    No. 3. Scherzino
    No. 5. Caprice Valse
from the series - Humoresques de Concert op. 14:
    No. 1. Menuet
    No. 3. Caprice /genre Scarlatti/
    No. 4. Burlesque
    No. 5. Intermezzo polacco
    No. 6. Cracovienne fantastique

2. The selection of the remaining works of the 2nd Stage repertoire is accomplished by a pianist.
  

SEMI-FINAL

1.   SOLO RECITAL - Free choice repertoire, duration time 45–50 minutes.

2.   PIANO QUINTET – Competitors in the Semi- final stage shall perform with the Silesian Quartet one of the following quintets:      
       
Robert Schumann - Piano Quintet in E flat major, op. 44
Camille Saint – Saëns - Piano Quintet in A minor op.14
Johannes Brahms - Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34
Antoni Dvořak - Piano Quintet in A major, op. 81
Juliusz Zarębski - Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 34
 
             
FINAL
 
The competitors of the Final stage shall perform with the I. J. Paderewski Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra one of the following piano Concertos:
 

I. J. Paderewski        

- Concerto in A minor op. 17
- Polish Fantasy op. 19

W. A. Mozart       

- Concerto No. 20 in D minor, KV 466
- Concerto No. 21 in C major KV 467
- Concerto No. 27 in B major KV 595  

L. van Beethoven      

- Concerto No. 3 in C minor op. 27
- Concerto No. 4 in C major op. 58    
- Concerto No. 5 in E flat major op. 73

F. Chopin    

- Concerto No. 1 in E minor op. 11
- Concerto No. 2 in F minor op. 21

R. Schumann       

- Concerto in A minor op. 54

F. Liszt    

- Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
- Concerto No. 2 in A major

J. Brahms

- Concerto No. 1 in D minor op. 15

P. Tchaikovsky    

- Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor op. 23

S. Rachmaninow    

- Concerto No. 2 in C minor op.18
- Concerto No. 3 in D minor op. 30
- Rhapsody on a Theme of   Paganini op. 43

S. Prokofiew    

- Concerto No. 3 in C major op. 26