CONDITIONS and REGULATIONS
1. The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities. The
candidates should be no older than 30 on the date the Competition
starts (born not earlier than on 1 October 1969).
Stateless candidates must send a copy of the identity issued by
the country of residence or by Polish authorities.
2. The Application Form must be sent by registered letter to arrive
not later than on 1 July 1999 to:
Panstwowa Filharmonia im. W. Lutoslawskiego
ul. J. Pilsudskiego 19
50-044 Wroc³aw, POLAND
Application must be sent on the enclosed Application Form or it's copy
(original size), together with:
a) a copy of birth certificate,
b) one photograph, minimum size 9x13 cm, free of copyright,
black and white if possible,
c) artistic biography including information about music education
and artistic achievements,
d) a copy of entrance fee voucher (see clause no.3),
e) copies of received diplomas.
Candidates may enclose copies of press reviews and references
of outstanding musicians.
3.Before sending the application, entrance fee of 250 zlotys (PLN) or 75 USD
or its equivalent in exchangable currency should be payable to:
Towarzystwo im. F. Liszta
account no. 11201665-9609-132-1000
Bank Zachodni SA, II Oddzial we Wroc³awiu, Poland
Operation costs outside Poland are covered by the candidates themselves.
4. The board of the Competition will decide which applicants
will be admitted to the Competition, basing on the data that have been
submitted. In case of a very large number of candidates,
exceeding time limits for audition of I stage,
the board of the Competition reserves the right
to qualify the candidates also in order of the applications' arrival.
The decisions will be finals and beyond appeal.
The candidates not admitted, will receive their entrance fees back
(reduced by the bank or post fees). There will be no refund on any other
basis.
5. By signing the Application Form, candidates agree to be bound by
the conditions and clauses in this brochure.
6. All applicants will be informed by fax or registered letter about their
acceptance or rejection not later than on 1 August 1999. If admitted,
the candidate will receive information about exact day and hour of audition
of I stage and practicing time with the chosen instrument, as well as other
information such as e.g. hotel booking.
7. All the participants are given 20 minutes to choose a piano before
beginning of I stage and to test it. The possibility of free access to other
pianos, in order to rehearse during the Competition, is assured for all
participants.
8. All the participants are obliged to arrive in Wroc³aw early enough
to choose and test the instrument and to perform at the time fixed.
9. The participants in I and II stages perform in alphabetical order
starting with the letter drawn by lot by the Jury.
For the final stage a different order may be suggested by the conductor
of the Orchestra. The final audition will be held with a participation of
the State Philharmonic Orchestra led by Marek Pijarowski and will be
preceded by two rehearsals with the Orchestra.
10. A participant, who, due to some unexpected important reasons, will delay
his or her arrival, could be admitted to audition at the time fixed by
the Jury.
11. All the auditions are public and the board of the Competition
has rights to visual and sound recordings for the Competition's records.
The final auditions and the concert of winners might be broadcast or
transmitted by radio and television and no fee is payable on account
of that.
12. Pianists participating in the winners concert are obliged to perform
gratuitously. Immediately after the end of II stage and having judged its
results, the Jury will announce the names of the participants chosen for
the concert of winners, along with the concert's suggested program.
Participants of the Competition are ceding
to the organizers of the Competition
all the copyrights for recordings and radio and TV
direct or delayed broadcast programs made during
the competition (including the winners concert).
13. The participants will perform, from memory, a program consisting of the
following pieces:
I STAGE
a) Ferenc Liszt: one of the following etudes d'execution transcendante (Transcendental Studies):
A minor, Mazeppa, Feux follets, Eroica, Wilde Jagd, F minor, Chasse-neige (S.139 no. 2,4,5,7,8,12)
or one of the Grandes etudes de Paganini: G minor, E flat major, G sharp minor, A minor (S.141 no. 1,2,3,6)
or Tarantella from "Venezia e Napoli" (S.162)
or Gnomenreigen (S.145)
b) Ferenc Liszt: one of the following etudes: Vision, Ricordanza, Harmonies du soir (S.139 no. 6,9,11),
Il lamento, La leggierezza, Un sospiro (S.144),
Waldesrauschen (S.145)
c) Chopin-Liszt: the transcription of the F. Chopin's song "My darling" to the A. Mickiewicz's lyrics, issued as op.74 no.12
(from 6 chants polonais S.480)
d) one or more pieces of any composer chosen by the candidate
The competitor might be obliged to submit the score of the chosen piece,
and if so, he or she will be informed about it along with the confirmation
of acceptance.
Total time of the pieces performed in I stage must be between 25 and 30
minutes. Program shorter than 25 minutes will not qualify the competitor
to II stage.
II STAGE - SEMI-FINAL ROUND
a) F. Liszt - Sonata B minor (S.178);
or F. Liszt - Apres une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi sonata plus the 1st Mephisto Waltz (S.161 no. 7 plus S.514)
or one of the following pieces:
Bellini-Liszt - Reminiscences de Norma (S.394),
Bellini-Liszt - Reminiscences des Puritains (S.390),
Meyerbeer-Liszt - Grande fantasie sur des themes de l'opera Les Hugenots (S.412),
Mozaer-Liszt - Reminiscences de Don Juan (S.418),
F. Chopin - Sonata B flat minor op. 35,
F. Chopin - Sonata B minor op. 58,
J. Reubke - Sonata B flat minor,
R. Schumann - Sonata F sharp minor op. 11,
R. Schumann - Carnaval op. 9,
R. Schumann - Symhonische Etuden op. 13 (basic version - 12 etuden),
R. Schumann - Phantasie C minor op. 17;
b) one transcription of the following songs of F. Schubert:
Auf den Wasser zu singen, Erlkonig, Die Junge Nonne,
Gretchen am Spinnrade, Standchen (Horch, Horch die Lerch ...),
Ave Maria (S.558),
Aufenhalt, In der Ferne, Liebesbotschaft (S.560), Die Post (S.561),
Madchens Klage (S.563), Die Forelle - second version (S.564).
III STAGE - FINAL ROUND
One of the following works for piano and orchestra:
F. Liszt - Concerto no. 1 E flat major (S.124),
F. Liszt - Concerto no. 2 A major (S.125),
F. Liszt - Totentanz. Paraphrase on the Dies Irae (S.126),
F. Chopin - Concerto no. 1 E minor op. 11,
F. Chopin - Concerto no. 2 F minor op. 21.
14. Competitors performing during the I and II stages may change
the order of pieces specified on the Application Form. This must be
passed to organizers not later then half an hour before coming on
the stage.
15. Acting on the bases of their own regulations, the Jury will decide
about admittance to II and III stages and about statutory awarding.
The decisions of the Jury will be final and beyond appeal.
16. All the competitors of III stage will receive diplomas of
the I International Ferenc Liszt Piano Competition in Wroc³aw.
All pianist admitted to the II stage will receive participation diplomas.
17. The list of prize winners and praiseworthy participants, as well as
the full list of awards sponsors, will be announced on October 10th 1999.
The sponsors funding awards or helping the organizers to
curry out the competition in any other way will be mentioned in the
Competition program.
18. At a candidate request, the board of the competition will book a place
in the higher standard hotel (****) - about 120 zl (equal to 34 USD)
per night for single room or in the middle standard hotel (**) -
about 55 zl (equal to 15 dollars) for a place in a double room
and without breakfast.
At a candidate request, the organizers can book a place for relatives and
other accompanying persons as well. For competitors admitted to II stage
and the concert of winners, accommodation costs for the period
4-11 October will be refunded. Other participants will pay the costs
directly at the hotel. The costs of maintenance will not be covered by
the organizers.
19. Any questions concerning the competition can be posted by letter to:
Panstwowa Filharmonia im. W. Lutoslawskiego
Biuro I Miedzynarodowego Konkursu Pianistycznego im. F. Liszta
ul. J. Pilsudskiego 19
50-044 Wroc³aw, POLAND
or sent by fax :
(+48 71) 51 97 35
or by telephone in Polish, German or Russian :
(+48 71) 51 97 35 or (+48 602) 46 97 23.
Attention: It might be necessary to add 3 preceding 519735 telephone and
fax numbers.
THE JURY OF THE COMPETITION
Victor Merzhanov (Russia) - chairman
pianist, professor at the P. Thaykovsky State Conservatory in Moscow,
Juliusz Adamowski (Poland) - secretary
pianist, pedagogue at the K. Lipinski Academy of Music in Wroc³aw,
president of the Ferenc Liszt Society in Poland,
Andrzej Jasinski (Poland)
pianist, professor at the K. Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice,
Alexander Jenner (Austria)
pianist
Istvan Lantosz (Hungary)
pianist, organist, professor at the F. Liszt Academy of music in Budapeszt,
Wlodzimierz Obidowicz (Poland)
pianist, professor at the K. Lipinski Academy of Music in Wroc³aw,
Alexei Orlovetsky (Russia)
pianist, pedagogue and composer from Sankt Petersburg
Marek Pijarowski (Poland)
conductor, professor at the K. Lipinski Academy of Music in Wroc³aw,
artistic and executive director of the State W. Lutoslawski
Philharmonic Orchestra in Wroc³aw.
PRIZES
1) The total sum of cash awards will be at least 100 000 zl (PLN).
I prize is expected to be approximately 40 000 - 50 000 zl
(equivalent to about 11 000 - 14 000 USD) is funded by the Minister
of the Culture and Art,
II prize will be about 30 000 zl and is offered by the Lower Silesia
Province authorities.
There will be 3-5 statutory cash awards for winners of the successive
highest positions and the statutory prizes for the best performance
of the compulsory work and for the best performance of the
composition for piano and orchestra.
The Jury decides about the number and exact amounts of cash awards.
The Wroc³aw Municipality, The Bank Zachodni S.A. and others are
expected to offer some sponsoring support.
2) The Competition admits an unlimited number of not statutory prizes
(awarded after consulting them with jurors opinions).
3) The winners of the highest prizes are guaranteed by the organizers
to get invitations to perform with Polish orchestras in several
different cities, as well as to give piano recitals organized
by the F. Liszt Society in Poland
in the frame of the cycle entitled "Liszt evenings",
to participate in other musical events,
and - for the best prize winners -
to perform in Budapeszt and in Sankt Petersburg.
Der II. Internationale F.Liszt_Klavierwettbewerb
Der III. Internationale F.Liszt_Klavierwettbewerb
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