V. CALENDAR & COMPETITION PROGRAMME
CALENDAR 2022
PROGRAMME
15 March Application deadline 5 – 8 April Preliminary Round (video selection) 10 April Announcement of selected candidates 13 July Online Recital pre-recorded video deadline 12 – 18 September Online Recital broadcast 20 September Announcement of selected candidates for the Semi-Final Round 23 September Beginning of the online interactive Workshop on the personal artistic project 23 October Welcome Ceremony (Geneva) 24 – 30 October Semi-Final Round (Geneva): Solo recital, Chamber music, Project 3 November Final Round with orchestra (Geneva)
All pieces must be performed by heart, except for the chamber music programme (Semi-Final) and for the contemporary piece (Online Recital round). Exceptions may be accepted upon request. Candidates may choose the order in which they wish to perform their programme during each round. A. PRELIMINARY ROUND VIDEO RECORDING (20 – 30 MIN.)
W. A. Mozart or J. Haydn - 2 contrasted movements from a piano Sonata J. S. Bach: one among the following pieces at free choice: - Preludes & Fugues (Well-Tempered Clavier) BWV846 – BWV893 - Partitas (min. 3 movements) BWV825 – BWV831 - Toccatas BWV910 – BWV916 - English Suites (min. 3 movements) BWV 806 – BWV811 - French Suites (min. 3 movements) BWV 812 – BWV817 F. Chopin or F. Liszt: ONE Etude at choice - Chopin: Etudes Op. 10 or Etudes Op. 25 - Liszt: Transcendental Etudes S. 139 OR - Etude de Paganini S. 141 Fourth piece at free choice (piano solo) The piece at free choice is meant to show candidates' musical personality. Recording all the movements is not mandatory. The works chosen for the preliminary round may be performed again during the competition. Candidates must join to their application a short text or video presentation (max. one page/3 minutes), introducing themselves and explaining why they want to participate in the 2022 Geneva International Music Competition. B. ONLINE RECITAL (MAX. 30 CANDIDATES – MAX. DURATION 45 MIN.)
Free 45-minute recital, must include a work from the "contemporary" list (see below). The choice of works, their originality and the relevance of their arrangement are an element of the judgement.
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