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THE 6TH
Top of the World
INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
JUNE 15-21, 2019 TROMSØ, NORWAY
2009-2019
10 YEARS OF COMPETITIONS
on Top of the World
FOTO: YNGVE OLSEN SÆBBE
10 YEARS OF COMPETITIONS From 2020 through 2023 we will establish
Pianofest Tromsø with concerts and master-
To establish the first Top of the World International Piano classes given by the winners from 2009 to
2021, all together 21 pianists will be invited.
Competition in 2009 was the realization of a ten-year-old
dream of a major, international music event of this kind in I wish to express my sincere gratitude to all
Tromsø. of you who have made Top of the World
possible: Our contributors, particularly
Since then, every other year a new edition of Top of the World has taken SpareBank1 Nord-Norge, who have supported
place. This year we celebrate our 10-year anniversary, and this May we the project with considerable funding since
established a new Top of the World Youth competition in Jinan, China 2009, SINO Nordic Association, Shandong
in the Shandong province with our partner Shandong Dream-Star Culture Dream-Star Culture & Communication LTD,
& Communication LTD. UiT - The Arctic University of Norway,
Eiendomsspar A/S, Troms fylkeskommune,
In 2011 the TWIPC cemented its position among the World’s best, and this Tromsø Kommune, many local businesses,
year we have hopes of reaching even more milestones. The contestants the host families, the board and the
are some of the best performers of their generation and all of them have volunteers, without whom the project
prestigious prizes and awards to prove it. It is no doubt that we have a would never have been realized.
week of glorious music experiences to look forward to.
I could not successfully have run Top of the
Top of the World International Piano competition has achieved great World through 10 years without the guidance
recognition abroad, and in 2011, we were invited to join The Steinway and support since 2009 from Drs. Gustav
Prizewinner Concerts Network. That year, the Steinway jury was unable Alink, Alink-Argerich Foundation, the piano
to choose one of the winners – instead, all three winners were invited! technician and tuner Thron Irby Steinway-
service A/S and my husband Håkon.
We are proud that 2013 prizewinner Lukas Vondracek won the first prize My sincerest thanks to you all!
in the 2016 Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussel, our contestant in 2015
Szymon Nehring won the first prize in the 2017 Anton Rubinstein Piano Finally, great thanks to the Arctic
Master Competition in Tel Aviv and 2013 prizewinner Dmitry Shishkin won Philharmonic and conductor Ari Rastilainen
the first prize in the 2018 Concours de Geneve. My congratulations to all who will perform with the finalists this year.
of them.
It has been a privilege beyond words throughout these past ten years to TORI STØDLE
have established personal relations with many of the contestants and jury Artistic Director
members, friendships that will last forever.
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GREETINGS FROM THE 2019
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 2020
Tori Stødle had a dream - 10 years ago.
Often such dreams vanish into nothing. Often enthusiasm and
dedication are put on trial and sentenced – not good enough,
not sustainable enough, not interesting enough.
This dream of hers has lived and prospered – the 10 years jubilee now sees Top of
the World International Piano Competition as an arctic diamond - giving pride and
joy to the contestants, the judges, and the international piano family. The concept
has not changed much – much because it has not been necessary. Our competition
is honoured by a great number of applicants – this year only 10% of them ends up as
the 24 pianists competing. We are thrilled by the success many of our winners have
on the international scene.
Our diamond will not change – in spite of new ways of thinking that bring
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
BERNT JOHAN OTTEM complementary elements into our organization. For the next three years we want
to make Tromsø the piano capital of Norway. The winners from all earlier TWIPC
competitions will one by one be invited to come back to Tromsø, giving recitals
and master classes. Each year we will give Tromsø a monthly concert of very high
quality – and letting young people participate in the master classes will be our
thank to Tromsø for all the years of warm support. Trondheim International
Chamber Music Competition:
In a way it was prophesized to be a bad and an insane idea: To establish a youth Piano Trio
piano competition in China. The prophets were wrong: May 19 2019 Top of the World Trondheim, 23 - 27 September 2019
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International Youth Piano Competition had its first event ticc.no
in Jinan, Shandong, China. Representatives for the Chinese organization will be
present during our competition, and we hope to establish even closer contact with Top of the World International The International Edvard Grieg
them, discussing new ways of cultural exchange between our two areas. Two of the Piano Competition Piano Competition
winners are coming to Tromsø to get aquainted with a competition they might Tromsø, 15 – 21 June 2019 Bergen, 12 – 20 September 2020
participate in when reaching age - the youngest of the two was born in 2012. topoftheworld.no griegcompetition.com
The final concert Friday June 21 will give us worthy contestants competing The Queen Sonja International Princess Astrid International Music
for three prizes. We could not be happier than announcing that our own orchestra, Music Competition Competition: Violin
Arctic Philharmonic, will be accompanying the winners in different piano concertos. Oslo, 13 – 23 August 2019 Trondheim 7.-10. September 2020
qsimc.no tso.no/competition
From my heart I want to welcome you all to our competition – a very special
competition because it marks the last one under the artistic leadership of Tori Stødle.
Let us all show her how much we appreciate her by making the 6th TWIPC a musical
success.
COMPETITION
Bernt Johan Ottem
PRINCESS ASTRID
MUSIC COMPETITION
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GREETINGS FROM THE
TORI MAYOR
STØDLE On behalf of the City of Tromsø, I am pleased to
offer my warmest greetngs for the partcipants,
SINDRE organisers and audience of the 10th anniversary
MYRBOSTAD an 6th World Internatonal Piano Competion in
Tromsø, 15.-21. June 2019.
If it wasn’t for Tori Stødle’s efforts and vision, the top of the Sindre Myrbostad is the new Artistic Tromsø is the capitol of the Arctc, right on the top of the World!
world International piano Competition simply wouldn’t have Director for future competitions. Tromsø is a gateway to the accessible Arctc, a cluster of lively and
existed. she is the brains and energy behind a competition that He was born in Trondheim in 1971 thriving communites and natons. The Arctc is indeed a landmass full
has rapidly become a world phenomenon. and grew up in Bodø. He has a of opportunites and resources. The most important of them all being
varied musical background ranging
the more than four million people living in the northernmost cap of our
Tori Stødle, Top of the World’s Artistic Director, is, of course, from jazz, rock, and classical music.
globe. Within and across the eight nations sharing borders, is a great MAYOR OF TROMSØ
a piano virtuoso herself, with CD releases to her name and For four years he studied at Music KRISTIN RØYMO
hundreds of concerts performed around the Globe. Conservatory at Tromsø University number of different societes and people, all contributng to the diversity,
Even His Majesty the King of Norway has lauded her efforts College under the supervision of opportunites and riches that lie within the region.
by appointing her to Knight First Class of the Royal Norwe- Professor Tori Stødle. After having
gian Order of St. Olav for her contributions to the Norwegian studied for one year at The Royal
Tromsø is an internatonal city with citzens from more than 140 countries.
cultural scene. Danish Music Conservatory in Århus,
he was admitted to the piano class Regardless of where you come from, you are welcome! Music is an
Starting off as a student of Mary Barratt Due and Robert of Professor Marco Antonio de universal language, a language for people of all ages and natonalites,
Riefling in Oslo, Tori went on to study with Professor Jürgen Almeide at The High School for bringing people together regardless of our backgrounds
Uhde at Staatliche Hochschule für Musik, Stuttgart and later Music and Performing Arts in
with the legendary Adele Marcus, in New York. She has given Hamburg. He continued his studies Since 2009, Tromsø has been the proud host city for the competion
concerts, masterclasses and lecture recitals in Europe, Russia with Professor Volker Banfield Top of the World, which was founded by Tori Stødle. We are thankful
and USA. She also takes part as jury member in international completing his diploma exam in to Stødle for bringing this event to us, giving us a chance to experience
piano competitions. In New York she has given lecture recitals 2004. The same year he was
performances from some of the greatest, young musicians in the world.
at Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music. employed as musician and piano
teacher in Sortland where he I wish you a wonderful stay, and good luck with the competion!
Tori has World-premiered several Norwegian works dedicated established the piano trio “The
to her and received numerous grants and prizes. She made her Blue Ensemble”. Myrbostad plays
New York-debut at Carnegie Hall in 1990. concerts both as a soloist and as
KRISTIN RØYMO
a chamber musician in Norway, Mayor of Tromsø
Tori is Professor Emerita of piano at UIT The Arctic University Russia, Denmark and Germany.
of Norway. In 2013 she released a DVD presenting Adele Mar-
cus Technical Regimen.
She is also an appointed Steinway artist.
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THE PROGRAMME THE PRIZES
SATURDAY 15 JUNE 1ST PRIZE • € 30 000
Music Conservatory, UiT, Krognessveien 33 Prize sponsor: SpareBank1 Nord-Norge
7.00 PM: Opening concert given by Prize Winner 2017
Artem Yasynskyy. 2ND PRIZE • € 20 000
Prize sponsor: UiT - The Arctic University
Official opening by the Mayor of Tromsø Kristin Røymo followed of Norway
by the contestants’ draw the playing order in the competition and
a reception. 3RD PRIZE • € 10 000
Prize sponsor: Eiendomsspar AS
SUNDAY 16 JUNE
Music Conservatory, UiT, Krognessveien 33 The Board of Stiftelsen Top of the World
International Piano Competition
10 AM: First round KETIL VEA’S DEDICATES HIS WORK,
Bernt-Johan Ottem, Chairman “OCEAN”, TO TOP OF THE WORLD’S
Kenneth Ruud
Thoralf Willumsen ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
MONDAY 17 JUNE
Music Conservatory, UiT, Krognessveien 33 Randi Rønning Balsvik Northern Norway’s most celebrated composer,
10 AM - First round continues Hans Petter Kvaal
Sindre Myrbostad Ketil Vea, will again sound at the Grand Finale.
App. 6 PM: Announcement of contestants going to the semifinal It had originally its premier at Top of the World
Deputy board member 2013.
Kåre-Bjørn Kongsnes
TUESDAY 18 JUNE “Ocean” is dedicated to the Artistic Director and
Live streaming by Håkon Elias Pettersen founder of Top of the World, Tori Stødle, with whom
Music Conservatory, UiT, Krognessveien 33
Administrator of the jury: Håkon Stødle
10 AM: Semifinals Ketil Vea has collaborated a lot with over the years.
The composition deals with the harsh realities of
the lifegiving, but at the same time terrifying and
WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE
grim, seas in the Northern region. It is partly based
Music Conservatory, UiT, Krognessveien 33
on a theme from Vea’s 1st Piano Concerto, which
10 AM - 4 PM: Semifinals continues
App. 6 PM: Announcement of the finalists Tori premiered more than 40 years ago, and later
recorded in 2009 with the Karelia Philharmonic
Orchestra.
FRIDAY 21 JUNE
Ketil Vea died in 2015. His career spanned more
Kulturhuset
than 5 decades, over which he has composed
7.00 PM: The finale with
The Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ari Rasilainen hundreds of works for everything from philharmonic
orchestras, choirs, string orchestras, brass
orchestras, chamber orchestras and concertos for
piano, flute, tuba, clarinet, saxophone and trum-
pet. Vea has 19 releases to his name, and has been
awarded the Lindeman Prize, Nordland County’s
Cultural Prize and the Petter Dass Prize, among
others. In 2007, he was also awarded His Majesty
the King’s medal in gold for his phenomenal
contribution to classical music.
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Arctic Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR
ANATOLY RYBALKO
Founded in 2009, the Arctic Philharmonic is one of Northern Norway’s largest and most Ari Rasilainen is one of the most outstanding conductors of his generation. He studied
Born Academy
in Jorma Panula’s famous conductors class at the Sibelius in Leningrad, Anatoly Rybalko studied choir conducting at the
in Helsinki,
active cultural institutions. The structure of the orchestra is unique and innovative, and was a student of Arvid Jansons (conducting) andRimsky-Korsakov
Aleksander Lobko Musical College,
(violin) afterwards he graduated from
in Berlin.
located in two arctic cites, Bodø and Tromsø – and with the whole northern region the St.Petersburg State Conservatory as choir conductor (under
prof. Ye.Kudryavtseva) and opera and symphony conductor (under
as its arena. Following a series of highly successful concertprof.R.Martynov).
projects the Südwestdeutsche
He is prize winner of the 1st All-Russian Choir
The High North with its nature and history is a strategic fundament for the Arctic Philharmonie Konstanz appointed Ari Rasilainen Conductors
as new Competition (Salavat,
Chief Conductor 1995). He has been working as
from
conductor in Zazerkalye Musical Theatre since 2002, collaborating
Philharmonic. This is reflected in the programming work, the marketing and communications 2016/17 onwards. with many Russian symphonic orchestras and since 2013/2014 is the
– and all the way to the concert experience. The arctic is the core in both the visual and the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of The Karelia Philharmonic
Before embarking on a full-time career as a conductor,
Orchestra. Ari Rasilainen played
musical profile. violin with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and, from 1980 to 1986
The orchestra strives to be as raw and real as the surrounding nature, and each musician CONDUCTOR
and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. He appeared both as solo violinist ARI RASILAINEN
to reach the outer limits of their performance and communication with the audience. and as chamber musician and up to this day this remains one of his passions.
The orchestra presents approximately 200 concerts each year, with different ensemble 1994-2002 he was the chief conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.
formats on a regular basis.
Numerous CD-recordings demonstrate the scope of Ari Rasilainen’s artistic
Arctic Philharmonic also performs and tours extensively abroad, visiting China, Japan,
work and his wide-spread repertoire. In 2011 the Music Academy Würzburg
Germany, Russia, Vienna (Musikverein) and Amsterdam (Concertgebouw).
appointed Ari Rasilainen as professor of conducting.
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ALEXANDER
PROGRAMME
PANFILOV
FIRST ROUND
L. v. Beethoven
Fantasia Op. 77
Rachmaninov
1989 RUSSIA Etudes Tableaux Op. 39
No. 1 in C minor
No. 2 in A minor
No. 4 in B minor
No. 5 in E-flat Minor
No. 6 in A minor
SEMIFINAL
F. Schubert
4 Impromptus, Op. 90
No. 1 in C minor
No. 2 in E-flat major
No. 3 in G-flat major
No. 4 in A-flat major
G. Ligeti
Etude No. 5
“Arc en ciel”
S. Prokofiev
Sonata No. 7 Op. 83
The Contestants
Allegro Inquieto - Andante
Caloroso - Precipitato
FINAL ROUND
Rachmaninov
No. 3
Beethoven
No. 5
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ANASTASIA ANDREY
PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
RIZIKOV YAROSHINSKY
D. SCARLATTI FIRST ROUND
Haydn D. Scarlatti
Sonata K380 in E major Sonata in B minor L33
Sonata K159 in C major F. Chopin
Sonata K1 in D minor 1998 CANADA 1986 RUSSIA Polonaise fis-moll Op.44
E. Granados F. Liszt
Goyesca No. 3 Hungarian Rhapsody #2
‘el Fandango de Candil’ (cadenza by S.Rachmaninov
Ravel
Ondine
Scriabin SEMIFINAL
Sonata No. 4 in L. v. Beethoven
F-sharp major, Op. 30 Rondo in C major Op.51 #1
1. Andante; Moderato e Grazioso
2. Prestissimo Volando S. Rachmaninov
Etudes-Tableaux Op.33 #1-6
(In order) –
SEMIFINAL 1. Allegro non troppo F-moll
R. Schumann 2. Allegro C-dur
Symphonic Etudes, Grave c-moll
Op. 13 and Op. Posth 3. Moderato d-moll
1. Theme – Andante 4. Non Allegro-Presto
2. Un poco più vivo Es-moll
Posthumous Variation 1 5. Allegro con fuoco Es-dur
3. Andante F. Liszt
4. Vivace Posthumous Sonata in B minor
Variation 3
5. Allegro marcato
6. Scherzando FINAL ROUND
7. Agitato Posthumous Tsjaikovskij
Variation 2 No. 1
8. Allegro molto
9. Sempre marcatissimo Beethoven
Posthumous Variation 4 No. 5
10. Presto possibile
11. Allegro con energia
12. Andante espressivo
Posthumous Variation 5
13. Finale – Allegro brillante
P. I. Tchaikovsky
Dumka , Op. 59
S. Prokofiev
Sonata No. 2
in D minor, Op. 14
1. Allegro, ma non troppo -
Più mosso - Tempo primo;
2. Scherzo. Allegro marcato
3. Andante
4. Vivace - Moderato - Vivace
FINAL ROUND
Chopin
No. 2
Tsjaikovskij
No. 1
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ARISTO DAUMANTS
PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
SHAM LIEPINS
FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND
Mozart D. Scarlatti
Rondo in D major, K. 485 Sonata K. 9
Rachmaninov Sonata K. 141
Variations on a theme of 1996 HONG KONG 1994 LATVIA S. Rachmaninov
Corelli, Op. 42 Sonata No. 2
E. Carter 1. Allegro agitato
Caténaires 2. Non Allegro
3. Allegro assai
SEMIFINAL
SEMIFINAL
R. Schumann
Humoreske, Op. 20 J. Brahms
Sonata No. 3 in F minor
Prokofiev Op. 5
Sonata No. 6 in A major, 1. Allegro maestoso
Op. 82 2. Andante espressivo –
1. Allegro moderato 3. Scherzo
2. Allegretto 4. Intermezzo Rückblick
3. Tempo di valzer lentissimo 5. Allegro moderato ma
4. Vivace rubato
G. Enescu
FINAL ROUND Sonata no. 3 in D major
Op. 24
Brahms 1. Vivace con brio
No. 1 2. Andantino cantabile
Tchaikovsky 3. Allegro con spirito
Piano Concert No. 1
in B-flat minor, Op. 23
FINAL ROUND
Tsjaikovskij
Piano concerto No. 1
F. Chopin
Piano concerto No. 1
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PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
ZHDANOV CHO
FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND
W. Byrd F. Liszt
My Ladye Nevells Grownde Piano Sonata
(No. 1 from My Ladye Nevells in B minor S.178
Booke, 1591) 1988 UKRAINE 1986 SOUTH KOREA
Carl Vine (1954*)
Piano Sonata No.3 (2007) SEMIFINAL
1. Fantasia J. P. Rameau
2. Rondo Pieces de Clavecin
3. Variations 1. L’Egyptienne
4. Presto 2. La Poule
R. Schumann
Grand Piano Sonata No. 3
SEMIFINAL in F Minor, Op. 14
C. P. E. Bach 1. Allegro brillante (F minor)
Fantasia Wq 67 Fis-Mol 2. Scherzo. Molto commodo
Toshio Hosokawa (1955*) (D-flat major)
Etude No.1 “Two Lines” 3. Quasi variazioni. Andantino
de Clara Wieck (F minor)
Orlando Gibbons 4. Prestissimo possibile
Pavan MB16 (F minor; ends in F major)
Robert Schumann C. V. Alkan
Fantasie Op. 17 Douze etudes dans tous les
1. Durchaus fantastisch und tons mineurs Op. 39
leidenschaftlich vorzutragen; XII. Le Festin d’Esope
Im Legenden-Ton
2. Mäßig. Durchaus E. Rautavaara
energisch Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 64
3. Langsam getragen The Fire Sermon
Durchweg leise zu halten
FINAL ROUND
FINAL ROUND Tsjaikovskij
Chopin No. 1
No. 1 S. Prokofiev
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 16
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PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
HWANG CHEN
FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND
R. Schumann S. Prokofiev
Carnaval, OP.9 Piano Sonata No. 8
1. Preambule in B-flat major, Op. 84
2. Pierrot
3. Arlequin
1997 SOUTH KOREA 1992 TAIWAN 1. Andante dolce
2. Andante sognando
4. Valse Noble 3. Vivace
5. Eusebius
6. Florestan
7. Coquette SEMIFINAL
8. Relique M. Ravel
9. Papillons Miroirs
10. ASCH-SCHA 1. Noctuelles
11. Chairina 2. Oiseaux tristes
12. Chopin 3. Une barque sur l’océan
13. Estrella 4. Alborada del gracioso
14. Reconnaisance
15. Pantalon et Liszt
Colombine Piano Sonata
16. Valse allmande in B minor, S. 178
17. Paganini 1. Lento Assai - Allegro
18. Aveu Energico
19. Promenade 2. Grandioso – Recitativ
20. Pause 3. Andante Sostenuto
21. Marche des 4. Allegro Energico
Davidsbundler
FINAL ROUND
SEMIFINAL Rachmaninov
R. Schumann No. 3
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Prokofiev
1. Äußerst bewegt
No. 2
2. Sehr innig und
3. Sehr aufgeregt
4. Sehr langsam
5. Sehr lebhaft
6. Sehr langsam
7. Sehrrasch
8. Schnell und spielend
M. Ravel
Gaspard de la Nuit
1. Ondine
2. Le Gibet
3. Scarbo
FINAL ROUND
Beethoven
No. 4
Chopin
No. 1
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PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
NOH KUSZLIK
FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND
L. Liebermann C. Debussy
Gargoyles Op. 29 Images, book 1, L. 110
4. Presto feroce 1. Reflets dans l’eau
W. A. Mozart 1991 SOUTH KOREA 1996 POLAND 2. Hommage à Rameau
3. Mouvement
9 Variations on a Minuet
by Duport, K. 573 F. Chopin
S. Rachmaninoff Fantasy in F minor op. 49
Piano Sonata, No. 2, Op. 36
1. Allegro agitato
2. Non allegro SEMIFINAL
3. Allegro molto J. S. Bach/F. Busoni
Chorale “Nun Komm Der
Heiden Heiland”
SEMIFINAL L. v. Beethoven
C. Vine Sonata in E minor op. 90
Sonata Op. 1 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und
2 movements durchaus mit Empfindung
und Ausdruck
J. Brahms 2. Nicht zu geschwind und
Sonata No. 3 sehr singbar vorgetragen
in F Minor, Op. 5
1. Allegro maestoso (F minor) R. Schumann
2. Andante. Andante espressivo - Kreisleriana op. 16
Andante molto A major – D major 1. Äußerst bewegt
3. Scherzo. Allegro energico 2. Sehr innig und nicht zu
avec trio F minor rasch
4. Intermezzo (Rückblick) 3. Sehr aufgeregt
Andante molto B minor 4. Sehr langsam
5. Finale. Allegro moderato 5. Sehr lebhaft
ma rubato F minor 6. Sehr langsam
7. Sehr rasch
8. Schnell und spielend
FINAL ROUND
Schumann FINAL ROUND
A minor
Beethoven
Prokofiev No. 3
No. 3 Prokofiev
No. 2
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PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
PARK YUQING YE
FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND
J. Haydn J. Haydn
Piano Sonata No.59 Keyboard Sonata in G major,
in E-flat Major, Hob.XVI:49 Hob.XVI:40
1. Allegro
2. Adagio e cantabile
1988 SOUTH KOREA 1992 NORWAY 1. Allegretto inocentemente
2. Presto
3. Tempo di Menuet S. Rachmaninov
N. Medtner Piano Sonata No. 2
Sonata tragica in C minor, in B-flat minor, Op. 36
Op. 39 No. 5 1. Allegro agitato
2. Non allegro - Lento
3. Allegro molto
SEMIFINAL
C. Debussy
Images Livre I SEMIFINAL
1. Reflets dans l’eau F. Liszt
2. Hommage à Rameau Années de pèlerinage
3. Mouvement Vallée d’Obermann
N. Kapustin M. Ravel
Variations, Op. 41 Miroirs
S. Prokofiev 1. Noctuelles
Piano Sonata No. 6 2. Oiseaux tristes
in A Major, Op. 82 3. Une barque sur l’océan
1. Allegro moderato 4. Alborada del gracioso
2. Allegretto 5. La vallée des cloches
3. Tempo di valzer lentissimo B. Bartok
4. Vivace Piano Sonata, Sz. 80
1. Allegro moderato
2. Sostenuto e pesante
FINAL ROUND 3. Allegro molto
Tchaikovsky
No. 1
FINAL ROUND
Schumann
A minor Grieg
A minor
Chopin
No. 1
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PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
MA NYSTAD
FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND
Mozart D. Scarlatti
Piano Sonata K. 311 Sonata in B minor, K. 87
1. Allegro con spirito Sonata in E Major, K. 531
2. Andante con espressione
3. Rondeau (allegro)
1994 CHINA 1991 NORWAY E. Grieg
Ballade in G minor, Op. 24
Brahms
Paganini Variations Book II,
Op. 35 SEMIFINAL
Bach-Busoni
Chaconne in D Minor,
SEMIFINAL BWV 1004
Bach F. Schubert
Partita No. 4, BWV828 Piano Sonata in A minor, D.784
Messiaen 1. Allegro Giusto
XV: Le baiser de I’Enfant-Jésus 2. Andante
Ravel 3. Allegro vivace
Gaspard de la Nuit S. Rachmaninov
1. Ondine Prelude No. 4, Op. 23
2. Le Gibet Prelude No. 8, Op. 23
3. Scarbo Prelude No. 13, Op. 32
FINAL ROUND FINAL ROUND
Prokofiev Grieg
No. 3 A minor
Tsjaikovskij Schumann
No. 1 A minor
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PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
BERNSDORF LEE
FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND
J. Haydn J. Haydn
Sonata in G major Hob. XVI: 40 Piano Sonata Hob.XVI:32
1. Allegro e innocente 1. Allegro Moderato
2. Prest
F. Schubert
1992 GERMANY 1990 SOUTH KOREA 2. Minuet
3. Presto
“Wanderer-Fantasie” Op. 15 F. Liszt
Paganini Etude No.6
SEMIFINAL B. Bartok
Piano Sonata BB88 Sz80
J. Haydn 1. Allegro Moderato
Sonata in E flat major Hob. 2. Sostenuto e pesante
XVI: 49 3. Allegro Molto
1. Allegro
2. Adagio e cantabile
3. Finale: Tempo di Minuet SEMIFINAL
S. Rachmaninov
Preludes Op. 32 J. Brahms
Nos. 8, 10, 11, 12 Klavierstucke Op. 119
No. 8 (Vivo); 1. Intermezzo
No. 10 (Lento); 2. Intermezzo
No. 11 (Allegretto); 3. Intermezzo
No. 12 (Allegro) 4. Rhapsody
S. Barber F. Liszt
Sonata B minor Sonata
1. Allegro energico M. Ravel
2. Allegro vivace e leggero La Valse
3. Adagio mesto
4. Fuga: Allegro con spirito
FINAL ROUND
Beethoven
FINAL ROUND
No. 5
Beethoven
Tsjaikovskij
No. 5
No. 1
Beethoven
No. 4
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KULIKOVA SANGIOVANNI
FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND
J .S. Bach Händel
English Suite No. 3 Suite in D minor HWV 437
in G minor BWV 808 1. Allemanda
1. Prelude
2. Allemande
1991 RUSSIA 1987 ITALY 2. Corrente
3. Sarabanda con variazioni
3. Courante 4. Giga
4. Sarabande Bach - Busoni
5. Gavotte I Ciaccona in D minor
6. Gavotte II ou la Musette BWV 1004
7. Gigue Andante maestoso ma non
F .Liszt troppo lento
Hungarian Rhapsody
No. 13 in A minor, S.244/13
SEMIFINAL
Beethoven
SEMIFINAL Sonata Op. 2 No. 3
G .F .Handel in C major
Chaconne in G Major, 1. Allegro con brio
HWV435 2. Adagio
L. v. Beethoven 3. Scherzo
Sonata op. 109 in E Major 4. Allegro assai
1. Vivace, ma non troppo Liszt
2. Prestissimo Totentanz
3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Andante
Empfindung.
Rameau
S. Prokofiev Gavotte and variations
10 pieces Op. 12 in A minor
1. March
2. Gavotte
3. Rigaudon FINAL ROUND
4. Mazurka
5. Capriccio Liszt
6. Legenda No. 2
7. Prelude Schumann
8. Allemande A minor
9. Humorous Scherzo
10. Scherzo
FINAL ROUND
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No. 2
Chopin
No. 2
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CHA CHANG
FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND
Haydn J. Haydn
Sonata in C Major, Sonata in E major, Hob.
Hob. XVI :50 XVI:31
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
1985 SOUTH KOREA 1986 SOUTH KOREA 1. Moderato
2. Allegretto
3. Allegro molto 3. Finale:Presto
Rachmaninoff
Etude-Tableaux Op. 39 No. 5 F. Chopin
in E-flat minor Scherzo in C-sharp minor,
Appassionato Op. 39
Messiaen F. Liszt
Vingt Regards sur Rhapsody espagnole
l’Enfant-Jésus
X. Regard de l’Esprit
de joie Presque vif SEMIFINAL
E. Grieg
Ich Liebe dich, piano
SEMIFINAL
transcription Op. 41 No. 3
Schumann
F. Schubert
Humoreske Op. 20
Drei klavierstücke
Einfach
1. Allegro assai
Vecsey-Cziffra 2. Allegretto
La Valse triste 3. Allegro
Allegretto
F. Chopin
Bartok Etudes Op. 10
Dance Suite Sz.77 BB 86b
1. Moderato
2. Allegro molto FINAL ROUND
3. Allegro vivace Grieg
4. Molto tranquillo A minor
5. Comodo Finale. Allegro
Liszt
No. 1
FINAL ROUND
Chopin
No. 1
Tsjaikovskij
No. 1
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KOTYS NOH
FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND
Scarlatti J. Haydn
Sonata K. 213 Piano Sonata in D major,
Sonata K. 141 Hob.XVI:24
Mozart 1984 UKRAINE 1986 SOUTH KOREA 1. Allegro
2. Adagio
9 Variations on a minuet
Duport KV573 3. Finale. Presto
Schubert-Liszt F. Liszt
Der Müller und der Bach Réminiscences de Norma,
S. 394
Liszt
Etüde transcedante No. 12
Chasse neige SEMIFINAL
Andante con moto
F. Schubert
Piano Sonata in A minor,
SEMIFINAL D 537
1. Allegro ma non troppo
Schubert 2. Allegretto quasi andantino
Piano Sonata D 784 3. Allegro vivace
in A minor
1. Alegro giusto M. Ravel
2. Andante Fra Gaspard de la Nuit
3. Alegro vivace Scarbo
Prokofiev F. Liszt
Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 84 Piano Sonata in B minor,
1. Andante dolce S 178
2. Andante sognando
3. Vivace
FINAL ROUND
Rachmaninov
FINAL ROUND No. 2
Beethoven Tsjaikovskij
No. 4 No. 1
Rachmaninov
No. 2
34 THE CONTESTANTS TOP OF THE WORLD 2019 TOP OF THE WORLD 2019 THE CONTESTANTS 35ACHILLE
GALLO
“… A pianist full of passioni and exciting technically capable
of reaching the top of expressiveness beyond any possible
expectation” (American Record Guide).
“..A poet of the Piano between the ChopinWaltzes”
(Bernardino Zappa – “L’Eco diBergamo”- Italy).
Eclectic musician, imaginative, passionate, unconventional, far from academic formalisms
he sinks the roots of his music training in the tradition of the great piano schools (Vincenzo
Scaramuzza and Carlo Zecchi traditions) under the leadership of the great Argentinian pianist
HONORARY JURY
and pedagogue Fausto Zadra at the prestigious “Ecole Internationale de Piano” in Switzerland. MEMBER
He is considered one of the Italian leading pianists of his generation. ACHILLE
GALLO
Finalist and awarded in national and international competitions in 1994 he has been Solo-
Finalist at the “International Piano Competition Eduard Flipse” in Rotterdam (Netherlands), ITALY
only Italian in history of the competition. Achille Gallo is concertizing extensively as solo
The Jury
pianist, chamber music performers and with orchestra in international Piano Festivals
(Rotterdam, Venice, Valencia, Brussels, Istanbul, Moscow, Vancouver, Rome, Lausanne) and
prestigious Concert Halls.
His discography boasts 6 CDs for prestigious record labels such as Neos Music GmbH, Velut
Luna, Phoenix Classics, Xclassics Records which include the complete chamber music of
Frank Bridge and Frederic Chopin receiving flattering appreciation from international press
(Diapason Revue, Classical CD, Gramophone Magazine, Notes, net, American Record Guide
, Music Web International Review,Classic Voice, Skug Journal of Music, Colonnesonore.net,
Dissonance).
National President of the WPTA-World Piano Teachers Association for ITALY (WPTA
ITALY) and Founder- Artistic Director of the International Piano Competition “FAUSTO
ZADRA”(member of the AAF Alink Argerich Foundation) he serves often as Jury member in
prestigious international piano competitions. Piano Professor at the European Piano Open
Academy in the Advanced Yearly Master Courses for Professional Performers in Italy he gives
regularly international master classes in Italy, Spain, Russia, Serbia, etc. The USA website
“Classical Pianist of the future” has included Achille Gallo in the “Top 155 Pianist of the
future” as “a Master of the piano considered an influential and prominent figure in the world
music industry”. In October 2018 it will be release his last CD with the complete Chopin
Waltzes by Xclassics Records.
His schedule 2018/2019 will see him engaged as concert pianist, Jury Member and Piano
Professor in USA, Canada, Belgium, Norway, China, Italy.
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Considered by the international press, as the “Grand Lady” SSSSS
Over the past decades Einar Steen-Nøkleberg has been a XXXX
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of the Belgian Piano, Diane Andersen has an interesting professor at the Hannover University of Music and Drama,
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career both as a soloist and a pedagogue. Germany, and at the
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Besides being an “International Steinway Artist”, Andersen is holding awards and prizes and Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. XXXX
among them the “Grand Prix du Disque de l’ Académie Charles Cros” (Paris), “Trophée Fuga XX
His recordings of the complete piano works of Grieg, Sæverud, Kjerulf and Thomas Tellefsen XXXX
Union des Compositeurs Belges” (Belgium), “Harriet Cohen Bach Medal” (Londres),
cover 28 CDs, and he has extensively recorded works of Bach and Beethoven. His recording XX
“Cannes Classical Music Award” (France). XXX
of the Grieg Piano Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra was chosen by the BBC
as the best on the market. His monumental recording of all Grieg’s piano music, a 14 CD set, XX
She has been concertising through the world in prestigeous venues such as Carnegie Hall XXXX
JURY MEMBER for Naxos Records has received international acclaim. JURY MEMBER
DIANE – Rudolfinum(Prague) – Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) – La Fenice (Venice) – Palais des EINAR
ANDERSEN Beaux-Arts (Brussels), playing under the baton of famous conductors like Maderna, Boulez, FINALE
STEEN-NØKLEBERG
Einar Steen-Nøkleberg’s international career has included repeated solo recitals in London,
Sawallisch, Prêtre, Kamu a.o. XX
Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Moscow, Mexico City, New York, Hamburg and Copenhagen. He toured XXXX
BELGIUM NORWAY
the USA and the former Soviet Union several times. Concerto appearances include the London XX
Numerous CD’s, many in world premiere (Bartok, Tansman, Biarent, Goué, Delvincourt,
Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic, the Copenhagen Royal Chapel, the China XXXX
Paray, de Castera etc), complete piano work by Gabriel Pierné (EMI) and Joseph Jongen
Philharmonic, Beijing, the Yumiori Philharmonic Orchestra and the NHK in Tokyo and the
(Pavane). Her latest CD’s with the sonatas for violin and piano and cello and piano by Paul
Oslo and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestras in Norway.
Paray (Azur classical) and the piano works by Claude Delvincourt received enthousiastic
reviews in the international press (2018).
In 1993 he founded the Oslo Grieg Society, in 1994 the Grieg Composers’ Competition and
in 2000 the Concours Grieg piano competition in Oslo. Among the prizes he has received are
Her privileged contacts with great musicians like Kodaly, Tansman, Nono, Gertler
the Norwegian Critics’ Prize, the Lindeman Prize and the Grieg Prize. In 1994 he was made
(duo partner and personal friend of Bartok) and the legendary Hungarian pianist Annie
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a Knight, First Class, of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav, appointed by the King of
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Fischer, have been of great importance in her life as a musician.
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Norway for his activities for Norwegian music in general.
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Honorary professor of the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels, she is now conducting master
Einar Steen-Nøkleberg has been in the jury at the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano
classes in universities and musical institutions of North and South America, Canada, Japan,
Competition in Bolzano, The Scriabin International Piano Competition in Moscow,
China, Corea, Taiwan and Europe.
Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan, All China Piano Competition
in Xiamen, China and The Cleveland International Piano Competition in USA, a.o.
Andersen is currently invited as member of the jury of important international piano
Einar Steen-Nøkleberg is head of the jury and musical advisor for The International
competitions. Member of the artistic commission (since 2010) and member of the jury
Edvard Grieg Piano Competition.
(2013 and 2016) of the “Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition” Brussels.
Since 5 years Einar Steen-Nøkleberg is teaching on a regular basis in Beijing, China, and his
Website: diane-andersen.org.
book ”Onstage with Grieg” appeared in Chinese. On the russian label Melodia he just recently
recorded Bach’s 6 French Suites and the concertoes in d-minor and f-minor as well as A-major.
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FIALKOWSKA
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Since his debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra SSSSS
Beloved the world over for her exquisite pianism, Janina XXXX
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at the age of sixteen, Korean born pianist, Hyoung-Joon Fialkowska has enchanted audiences for almost forty
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Chang has worked with eminent conductors including years with her glorious lyrical sound, her sterling
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Walter Hendl, Tadaaki Otaka, Thomas Sanderling, musicianship and her profound sense of musical integrity. XXXX
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Paul Freeman and Ian Hobson. XXXX
Blending her vast experience with her refreshingly natural approach “Fialkowska has
Chang has collaborated with world-renowned orchestras such as the London Philharmonic at XX
become an artist of rare distinction as well as retaining all the virtuosity of her youth” XXX
the Barbican Centre, the Tokyo Philharmonic at the Tokyo Culture Center, the Symphony (La Presse, Montreal). XX
Orchestra of Russia, the Czech National Symphony, Sinfonia Da Camera, the Osaka XXXX
JURY MEMBER Symphony at the Osaka Symphony Hall, the Victoria Symphony, and the Chautauqua JURY MEMBER
Celebrated for her interpretations of the classical and romantic repertoire, she is particularly
HYOUNG-JOON JANINA
Symphony during its summer music festival. Chang was the soloist for the Korean premiere distinguished as one of the great interpreters of the piano works of Chopin and Mozart. FINALE
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of “Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra” by Vaughn Williams and the “Rainy Day for the She has also won acclaim as a champion of the music of Franz Liszt as well as XX
Piano and the Orchestra” by Kang-Yul Lee, the latter winning the Art Award of the Year in XXXX
KOREA of twentieth-century Polish composers, both in concert and on disc. CANADA
Korea. In addition, Chang has given acclaimed solo recitals on international stages in Europe, XX
the United States, Canada, Japan, and Korea. XXXX
Born to a Canadian mother and a Polish father in Montreal, Janina Fialkowska started
studying the piano with her mother at the age of five. Eventually she entered the Ecole de
Chang received his doctoral degree from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied Musique Vincent d’Indy, studying under the tutelage of Mlle.Yvonne Hubert.
with legendary American pianists Earl Wild and Constance Keene. He has also played often The University of Montreal awarded her both advance degrees of “Baccalaureat” and “Maitrise”
for the late Abram Chasins. He has been a jury member of Cleveland International Piano by the time she was only 17.
Competition, Dublin, Seoul, Epinal, Shanghai, Scottish, Astana, Dresden, Kiev, Suzhou,
Norway and Grand Piano Competition in Moscow. Many of his pupils have won major In 1969, her career was greatly advanced by two events: winning the first prize in the Radio
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and special prizes from International Piano Competition.
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Canada National Talent Festival and travelling to Paris to study with Yvonne Lefebure.
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One year later, she entered the Juilliard School of Music in New York, where she first studied
the
He has taught master classes at leading schools around the world, including the Eastman with Sascha Gorod- nitzki, and later became his assistant for five years.
School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, University of Illinois, Colburn School, CIM,
Shanghai, Beijing, Sichuan Conservatory, Royal College of Music, Royal Conservatoire of In 1974 her career was launched by Arthur Rubinstein, after her prize-winning performance
Scotland, Dresden and Mannheim Hochschule. He has been a Professor of Piano at Seoul at his inaugural Master Piano Competition in Israel.
National University since 1995. An active and popular recording artist, Chang has recorded
diverse piano concertos of Mozart, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Gershwin and Schnittke with In touring Europe and Asia, Ms Fialkowska has appeared as guest artist with such prestigious
labels such as Pro Arte, Warner Music and Genuin. orchestras as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, the Halle Orchestra,
the London Philharmonic, the BBC Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, the Warsaw
Philharmonic and the French and Belgium National Radio Orchestras as well as the Stuttgart
Radio Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed with the Israel Phil- harmonic,
the Osaka Philharmonic and the Hong Kong Philharmonic.
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Prize winner of Top of the World 2015 and World-wide SSSSS
A native of Los Angeles, Norman Krieger is one of the XXXX
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piano superstar. most acclaimed pianists of his generation and is highly
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Czech pianist who has been acclaimed as one of the “greatest pianistic talents of our times”
regarded as an artist of depth, sensitivity and virtuosic flair. XX
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(Stuttgarter Zeitung), and “remarkably mature artist whose performances tempt the word XXXX
As the Los Angeles Times put it, “Krieger owns a world of technique – take that for granted. XX
perfect” (Cincinnati Post).
He always knows exactly where he is going and what he is doing. … XXXX
He is alert to every manner of nuance and at every dynamic level his tone flatters the ear.” XX
Since his debut at the age of 14 with the Czech Philharmonic, Lukas has performed with XXX
many of the world’s renowned orchestras, including BBC Philharmonic, Deutsches XX
Myung -Whun Chung and Zubin Mehta are just two of the conductors with whom Krieger has XXXX
Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Helsinki Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic,
JURY MEMBER collaborated. Krieger regularly appears with the major orchestras of North America, among JURY MEMBER
LUKAS London Philharmonic and the National Symphony orchestras in the United States. NORMAN
VONDRACEK them the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony. FINALE
KRIEGER
He has performed throughout Europe, Asia and South America. XX
Performing regularly in concerto and recital appearances,Vondracek has performed at
He recently performed at the PyeongChang Music festival in Korea. XXXX
CZECH REPUBLIC Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Carnegie Hall in New York, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, USA
In September 2014, he recorded the Brahms Sonata Op. 1 and the Piano Concerto No. 2 XX
Konzerthaus in Vienna, Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., La Cite in Paris, Opera House XXXX
with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Philip Ryan Mann, which will be
in Sydney, Palaisdes Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Philharmonie in Berlin, Royal Festival Hall in
released on Decca.
London, Rudolfinum in Prague, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Symphony Center in Chicago, Tonhalle
in Zurich, and in major cites throughout Europe, America, Asia,Australia and Africa.
In recital, Krieger has appeared throughout the United States, Europe, Mexico and Asia,
Festival highlights include Prague Spring, La Roque d’ Antheron, Gilmore, BBC Belfast
while chamber music collaborations have included appearances with soprano Sheri
and Boston Celebrity Series.
Greenawald, violinists Paul Huang, Sarah Chang, Pamela Frank and Mihaela Martin,
violist Nobuko Imai, cellists Myung Wha Chung, Jian Wang, Edward Aaron and Frans
Born in Opava, Czech Republic, in 1986, Lukas Vondracek’s musical ability was spotted at
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Helmersen as well as the Tokyo string quartet. His debut at New York City’s prestigious
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the age of two by his parents, both professional pianists. He gave his first concert at the age
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Carnegie Hall and Mostly Mozart Festival earned him an immediate invitation to Lincoln
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of 4, first international tour at the age of 10, and made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall’s
Center’s Great Performers Series. Krieger made headlines by being named the Gold Medal
Issac Stern Auditorium at the age of 16. He moved to the U.S. in 2009 and received an Artist
Winner of the first Palm Beach Invitational Piano Competition.
Diploma from Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with
Hung-Kuan Chen. His other teachers include Vladimir Ashkenazy, Peter Barcaba,
He began his studies in Los Angeles under the tutelage of Esther Lipton. At age 15,
Rudolf Bernatik and Andrzej Jasinsky. Now, 27, he has visited 35 different countries giving
he became a full-scholarship student of Adele Marcus at The Juilliard School where he earned
in excess of 1000 concerts.
both his Bachelor and Master degrees. Subsequently, he studied with Alfred Brendel and
Maria Curcio in London and earned an Artist Diploma from the New England Conservatory,
First prize winner at the Hilton Head, San Marino and UNISA international piano
where he worked with Russell Sherman.
competitions, Lukas is also recipient of the Raymond E.Buck Jury Discretionary Award
A champion of contemporary music, he features the music of John Adams, Leonard Bernstein,
at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Award
John Corigliano, Daniel Brewbaker, Donald Crockett, Judith St. Croix, Lukas Foss,
for the most exceptional young artist in Europe.
Henri Lazarof and Lowell Liebermann among his active repertoire.
Krieger is the founding artistic director of The Prince Albert Music Festival in Hawaii.
Since 2008, he has served on the summer faculty at the Brevard Music Festival in North
Carolina. From 1997 to 2016 he was a professor at the Thornton School of Music at the
University of Southern California. In August 2016 he was appointed Professor of Piano
at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.
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