6TH INTERNATIONAL FRANZ LISZT COMPETITION FOR YOUNG PIANISTS

Deadline: 10/06/2020
Location: Weimar, Germany
Disciplines: Piano
From: 25/10/2020 To: 05/11/2020
Age limit: under 17

LOCATIONS

The 6th International FRANZ LISZT Competition for Young Pianists 2020 takes place in the rooms of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar and the Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere.

PARTICIPATION RULES

  1. The competition is open to young pianists of all nationalities as well as stateless persons.
  2. These are the age bracket reference dates:
    Category I    born after the 5.11.2006
    Category II   born after the 5.11.2002
  3. The competition is open to the public. The order of performance for the pianists is determined by random selection in the form of a lottery system.
  4. The solo repertoire must be performed from memory. It is possible to apply exemption from this rule in the case of contemporary works. Chamber music works can but don’t have to be performed from memory.
  5. No programme changes will be accepted after the application deadline.
  6. The order of works to be performed in both rounds can be determined by the candidate.
  7. The jury reserves the right to interrupt a performance if it exceeds the time limit.
  8. The jury reserves the right not to reward certain prizes. The first prize of each category cannot be shared.
  9. The decision of the jury is final; an appeal of the decisions is not possible. There may be possible changes within the jury.
  10. Members of the jury are not allowed to judge their own pupils. In the case of former pupils, the teaching activities must have ended at least one year prior to the competition.
  11. The competition organization reserves the right to produce Web-Streaming of each individual performance and the award-winners concert as well as making various contributions of the ensembles publically available online. There are no entitlements for competition participants in regards to both visual and audio recordings. All rights of live performance recordings will remain with the Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar.
  12. The competition will cover accommodation costs for those candidates who have reached the second round (from then onwards), to a maximum of 25 Euros per person per night. This offer does not include accommodation costs for accompanying persons.
  13. Participants must pay for hotel and travel costs themselves. International participants, especially from Eastern Europe, may apply for a subsidy for these costs. No one is automatically entitled to receive a subsidy.
  14. All prize winners are obliged to perform at the prize winners’ concert on 5 November 2020 in Weimar without pay.
  15. In cases of doubt, the original German text is legally binding.

JURY

For the jury members it is not allowed to judge their own students.

REPERTOIRE

Category I – up to 13 years

First Round

a) J. S. Bach: three pieces from Kleine Präludien und Fughetten
or two three-part Inventions (Sinfonias), BWV 787 – 801
or three consecutive movements from a French Suite, BWV 812 – 817
or D. Scarlatti: two Sonatas

b) C. Czerny: one etude from op. 299, no. 21 onwards (book 3 and 4) or op. 335 or op. 740

c) F. Liszt: one etude from Études pour le piano en douze exercices (Jugend-Etüden op. 1) excluding nos. 1 and 4
or from Grandes Études de Paganini, no. 4 or no. 5

d) J. Haydn: one sonata-allegro movement from a piano sonata
or L. v. Beethoven: sonata-allegro movement from op. 2/1, op.10/1 or 2, op. 13, op. 14/1 or 2, op. 49/1 or 2, or op. 79

Length of playing: 15 – 20 minutes in which repeats may be played.

Second Round

a) a chamber music performance performed together with musicians appointed by the competition:
W.A. Mozart: Piano Trio in G major, KV 564, 1st movement
or a piece composed by the candidate him/herself (For piano solo, the music must be handed to the jury)
or one improvised piece for which the candidate will be given a choice of themes

b) one or more pieces by E. Grieg, F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, R. Schumann or P. I. Tschaikowsky

c) F. Liszt: one or more pieces from Consolations
or Nocturnes (Liebesträume)
or Valse-Impromptu
or Années de Pèlerinage I – Suisse (excluding nos. 5 and 6)

d) B. Bartók: one or more pieces of candidates’ own choice

Length of playing: 25 – 30 minutes in which repeats may be played.

Third Round

J. Haydn: Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII:11 (1782)
Contestants up to 10 years of age may choose to perform one movement (the 1st or 3rd) of the concerto.

Together with the orchestra of the Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere

Category II – 14 – 17 years

First Round

a) J. S. Bach: one Prelude and Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier 1 or 2
or three consecutive movements from a Partita, BWV 825-830
or three consecutive movements from an English Suite, BWV 806 – 811
or D. Scarlatti: two Sonatas

b) F. Liszt: one etude from Grandes Études de Paganini, excluding no 4 and no 5
or from Three Concert Etudes: no. 2 or no. 3
or from Two Concert EtudesWaldesrauschen or Gnomenreigen

c) F. Chopin: one virtuoso etude from Études op. 10 or op. 25

d) B. Bartók: one or more pieces of candidates’ own choice

Length of playing: A maximum of 20 minutes in which repeats may be played.

Second Round

a) a chamber music performance performed together with musicians appointed by the competition:
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Piano trio no. 1 in d minor, op. 49, 1st movement
or a piece composed by the candidate him/herself (For piano solo, the music must be handed to the jury)
or one improvised piece for which the candidate will be given a choice of themes

b) L. v. Beethoven: one of the 2 or 3 movement sonatas (except op. 49, op. 53, op. 57, op. 101, op. 106, op. 109, op. 110, op. 111)
or F. Schubert: one of the following sonatas: op. 120 A major (D 664);
op. 143 a minor (D 784); op. 164 a minor (D 537)

c) F. Liszt: one work from: Ballades
or Hungarian Rhapsodies
or Two Polonaises
or Années de pèlerinage I – Suisse: no. 5 or no. 6
or Années de pèlerinage II– Italie: Book 1 (excluding no. 7) and Book 2

d) a work composed after 1940 by a composer from the participant’s country of origin
or one or more pieces from Georg Crumb, Lowell Liebermann, Lera Auerbach, Barbara Heller, Tikhon Khrennikov

Length of playing: 35 – 40 minutes in which repeats may be played.

Third Round

E. Grieg: Piano Concerto in a minor, op. 16

Together with the orchestra of the Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere

THE PRIZES

Category I (up to 13 years)

1st Prize   2 000 Euro
2nd Prize   1 500 Euro
3rd Prize    700 Euro

Prize of the Junior-Jury 500 Euro

Categorie II (14 – 17 years)

1st Prize  3 000 Euro
2nd Prize  2 000 Euro
3rd Prize  1 000 Euro

Prize of the Junior-Jury 500 Euro

Spezial awards

to be announced

APPLICATION

Application deadline: 10 July 2020

→ Online Registration
The online registration will be activated on 1 March 2020.
Here you can create a user account and gradually complete your details. Only after the completion of the registration, no more changes are possible.

The following documents are required for registration:

  • A binding list of chosen works to be played together with the exact Opus, KV or BWV numbers and indicate the duration in minutes of each piece (the repertoire cannot be changed after the application deadline)
  • A letter of recommendation by the teacher
  • A short Résumé detailing musical education, piano teachers, details about prizes won at national and international competitions
  • A recent Photo (size: 300 dpi) with the approval of right-free publication in the competition catalogue as well as the competition website and (if necessary) photo credits
  • Copy of identity card or passport
  • Payment of the application fee: 100 Euro (Online transfer or PayPal or invoice). The application fee is non-refundable if the candidate chooses to withdraw from the competition. However, if the applicant is not accepted, the applicant will receive a 50% refund of the application fee (minus bank charge).

CONTACT

Competition Office

Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar
International FRANZ LISZT Competition for Young Pianists
Platz der Demokratie 2/3; PF 2552
D-99406 Weimar

Fon +49 (0)3643-555 268
Fax +49 (0)3643-555 170

liszt-junior-wettbewerb@hfm-weimar.de