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On top of that, the music itself is the central theme of this new festival-like event. For six days we are celebrating not only our name giver Franz Liszt, but also the 225th birthday of his idol Franz Schubert. You will hear many rarely performed works by both composers for piano solo, lied duo, cello duo, piano quintet and piano concertos with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Liszt Utrecht would not be possible without the support of our partners and sponsors (see page 37).
WELCOME
ROB HILBERINK AND HENK BROEDERS 2
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Special gratitude should be given to our founding partner TivoliVredenburg, which support has been our lifeline during the past years. Finally, compliments must be given to the musicians you are about to listen to. Not only have they managed to survive the past years of inactivity, but they have also been able to refocus and return with even more energy and imagination. We applaud their perseverance and wish them much joy during Liszt Utrecht 2022.
The impact of music is very often determined by the silence that has preceded it. After the sudden cancellation of Liszt Utrecht in March 2020 a new exhilarating edition is about to start. In the meantime, a revolutionary new concept has been dreamed up to give even more (equal) opportunities for the ten excelling piano talents to present themselves.
CONTENTMUSICIANS FIRST 2 FIRST ROUND 3 THE PIANISTS 4 NLISZT 14 MUSICAL COLLABORATIONS 16 INTERNATIONAL JURY 18 LISZTEN UP! 19 TIMETABLE 20 FESTIVAL PHASE 22 GRAND FINALE 32 PRIZES 33 CONCERT TOUR 34 ORGANIZATION 36
PIANO BRANDS
Another new element is that pianists no longer can choose their preferred piano brand. Instead, they perform each recital on a different instrument.
THE SCHUBERT EDITION
MUSICIANS FIRST NEW STRUCTURE
FIRSTMUSICIANS
Just as in real life, the pianists need to make the most of the instrument that is provided. They will get a Yamaha for the all-Liszt recital, a straight strung Maene for the chamber music recital, a Steinway for the song recital, and a Fazioli for the all-Schubert recital. This creates more equal conditions for the pianists, and it gives the tuner the opportunity to better prepare the pianos for each performance. For the finals the pianists can choose any piano they like.
MUSICAL EXPERTISE
For this edition, Liszt Utrecht presents a complete new and unique structure. Starting point for this change was the question how we could create an experience for the pianists that is less about competing and comparison, and which better resembles actual concert practice. At Liszt Utrecht we believe that a competition should be less about the result and more about the value that this event can offer to young musicians: a chance to present their artistic vision to a worldwide audience through multiple Thatperformances.iswhythere are no longer consecutive rounds, with pianists playing the same pieces one after another. Instead, Liszt Utrecht is programmed as a festival with a stable concert structure for each festival day. This structure resolves one of the biggest problems for the pianists: the order of performance. Now, all ten pianists perform each recital at the same time of day.
Liszt Utrecht works with a central theme for each edition. In 2022 the repertoire focusses on one of Franz Liszt’s idols: Franz Schubert, to commemorate his 225th birthday.
A final unique aspect, hidden from the public eye, is that each pianist has had the chance to fine-tune their performances with Liszt experts Leslie Howard and Andrea Bonatta during an academy in June. So, with confidence we can assure you that you are about to witness a week full of music at the highest level. We hope you will discover some exciting unknown works by the two Franzes, but most of all we hope that you will enjoy and appreciate the result of time and effort that these amazing pianists have put into the preparation of these concerts. To us they are all designated winners. 2
Derek Wang (see page 11) KaJeng Wong (see page 10) Anton KaiwenAndrewYashkinYiangouZhao
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40 piano talents from 21 different countries were selected for the first round of Liszt Utrecht, that took place from 6 to 9 January 2022 in TivoliVredenburg. All performances were livestreamed and can be rewatched on our YouTube channel. A jury selected ten top talents that will perform during Liszt Utrecht 2022. The jury consisted of: Mariam Batsashvili (winner 2014) Andrea Bonatta (pianist and Liszt expert) Leslie Howard (pianist and Liszt expert) Christiaan Kuyvenhoven (winner 2005) Igor Roma (winner 1996)
FIRST ROUND
Leon Bernsdorf Yang Yang Cai Agata Dudek Jan HyeonjunHugo Jo Young Hwan Jung Alexandra Kaptein Sunah Ye-EunHyelimKimKimKim Minkyu Kim (see page 6) Yukine Kuroki (see page 7) Tamta Magradze (see page 9)
Leonardo Pierdomenico (see page 12) Simone Sammicheli Vitaly Starikov (see page 5) Youl ZixiangHoangFlorianÁdámSunSzokolayVerweijCuongVuWang
Matyáš Novák (see page 8) Nicola Pantani Yeon-Min Park (see page 13)
Eunhee Baek Viktoria Baskakova (see page 4)
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We thank all pianists for participating in the first round and congratulate the ten pianists that made it to Liszt Utrecht 2022. 6 –
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VIKTORIA BASKAKOVA
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Studies at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Alexander Mndoyants. Studied in 2019 at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar with Christian Wilm Müller. is important for me to create an atmosphere in the hall that could help to immerse in the music and to share with the audience the beauty, facets and colors of the pieces, where each listener can find something of their own.” VIDEO PORTRAIT
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Studies at the Accademia Pianistica ‘Incontri Col Maestro’ in Imola with Boris StudiedPetrushansky.atthe Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory with Vera Gornostayeva and Elisso Virsaladze. bring my idea of the music to the audience, and do that in full concentration. It makes forget the world.”
VITALY STARIKOV
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MINKYU KIM
Studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with Aaron Shorr and Sinae StudiedLee.at Seoul National University with Hyung-Joon Chang and Sehee Kim. wish is not only to be a pianist, but also a great scholar. I love doing research.”
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Studies at the Showa University of Music in Japan with Fumiko Eguchi and former Liszt Utrecht winner Masataka Goto. like technical passages and I love Liszt’s songs that scream love and despair. I want to combine that with my personality and express it well.”
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Studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague under Prof. Ivan Klánský and at the Accademia Pianistica ‘Incontri Col Maestro’ in Imola with Boris Petrushansky.
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“I try to tell stories through music. For me, every piece is a whole, which I try to build with all the details, of course, but so that the whole still holds together. I try to see every composition in my mind exactly at one moment, which I find very important.” VIDEO PORTRAIT
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TAMTA MAGRADZE
Studies at the Weimar University of Music with Gerlinde Otto. Studied at the Tblisi State Conservatoire with Edisher Rusishvili. believe the main advantage of Liszt Utrecht is that we’re performing Liszt’s pieces which are not often performed. I think it’s very challenging and enjoyable for us participants as well as for the public.”
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‘’My purpose to perform at Liszt Utrecht is to play something that can show who I am, and to tell the world my approach to making music.”
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KAJENG WONG
Studies at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Naum StudiedGrubert.at Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Ronan O’Hora and at the Ingesund School of Music with Julia Mustonen-Dahlkvist.
“As an Liszt interpreter, what I’m essentially always looking for is that all aspects of the music making - the intellectual, the emotional and the physical - are all going to be united.”
Studies at the Yale School of Music with Boris Slutsky.
DEREK WANG
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Studied at the Juilliard School with Stephen Hough and Veda Kaplinsky.
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“I want to be a perceptive pianist and create unpredictable, refreshing moments. I want to surprise myself. Sometimes it turns out wrong, and sometimes it’s way better than expected.” PORTRAIT
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Studies at the Lake Como International Piano Academy. Studied at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Benedetto Lupo.
Studies at Hochschulethefür Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover with Bernd Goetzke. Studied at the Seoul National University with Aviram Reichert. believe through Liszt’s music, I can show a variety of myself as a pianist and a person.”
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NLISZT Liszt Utrecht thinks it is important to develop and promote young Dutch piano talent. For the first time, five upcoming Dutch pianists (up to age 23) are invited to give one performance during the festival phase. These ‘NLiszt’ concerts form a small, separate piano competition on their own.
It gives the five young talents the possibility to gain experience and develop themselves within the structure of an international piano competition. The international jury is present during these concerts and selects a winner by the end of the festival phase. This winner receives the ‘Henk de By’ award of €2500 and will perform with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra during the Grand Finale of Liszt Utrecht! 14
Studies at Conservatorythe of Amsterdam with Frank van de Laar. Studied with Marjès Benoist and Nino Gvetadze.
PHILIP: “I take some time before a concert to imagine the emotions the composer could have felt. During my performance, I dedicate my full focus to communicating these emotions with the audience and inspire them. It makes me forget everything around ConservatoryStudiesme.”atthe of Amsterdam with Frank van de Laar. MAXIM: “With playing these great pieces I always try to evoke deep emotions in myself. The most rewarding thing for me is to touch the audience with this.” Studies at the Mannes School of Music in New York with Pavlina Dokovska and Jerome StudiedRose. with Mila Baslawskaja and Frank van de Laar at the Sweelinck Academie.
YOUNGJAE: “I paint a vivid tale of music to the audience, displaying its colors, facets, and emotions through the wonderful canvas that is the piano.” Studies at Conservatorythe of Amsterdam with David StudiedKuyken.withJan Wijn as a private student at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. RADU: “Making music is like telling a story. When I play, it is my purpose to create an atmosphere where I make the audience feel like a child again and let them be amazed by and caught up in my musical story.”
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ALFREDO: “Liszt built the stairs between Hell and Heaven and all what is found in between with his music. It makes exploring his music a journey through different states of mind and feelings that altogether draw the shapes of what I would define as ConservatoryStudiesHumanity.”atthe of Amsterdam with David Kuyken.
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The American conductor Karina Canellakis started her position in September 2019, being the first female chief conductor of a Dutch symphony orchestra. Her fellow American James Gaffigan, principal guest conductor since 2011, has prolonged his engagement until 2023. Markus Stenz has been chief conductor of the orchestra from 2012 to 2019.
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German conductor Christian Reif has established a reputation for his natural musicality, technical command and leadership as an engaging communicator and outstanding orchestra builder. He has conducted the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, Ulster Orchestra, Romanian Radio Symphony, Aalborg Symphony, Fundación Excelentia in Madrid, North Carolina Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony, Toledo Symphony, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Belgique and Orquestra Sinfonica Portuguese in Lisbon.
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1945, plays a vital role in Dutch musical life. Besides major symphonic repertoire, it performs –more than any other Dutch symphony orchestra – the music of today, often including premieres of works specially commissioned for the NTR Saturday Matinee and AVROTROS Friday Concerts broadcasting series. Innovative programme concepts such as Pieces of Tomorrow reach out to a conspicuously young audience. Almost all concerts are broadcast live on NPO Radio 4, naturally implying that the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra performs for a live audience dozens of times larger than any concert hall could ever accommodate.
The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra was awarded an Edison Classical Award in 2014 for its contribution to the musical life of the Netherlands, and in 2017 it was awarded the Concertgebouw Prize (with the Netherlands Radio Choir). www.radiofilharmonischorkest.nl
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Canellakis’ predecessors include Bernard Haitink, Edo de Waart (honorary conductor), Jaap van Zweden (honorary chief conductor), Jean Fournet and Hans Vonk. Guest conductors have included Leopold Stokowski, Kirill Kondrashin, Antal Doráti, Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, Michael Tilson Thomas, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Peter Eötvös, John Adams, Christoph Eschenbach, Vasily Petrenko, Vladimir Jurowski and Pablo Heras-Casado.
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FRINGE PROGRAMME 20CONFERENCEAAF–21Sep|privateevent Liszt Utrecht is proud to host the international Alink Argerich Foundation Conference, during which representatives of more than 100 international piano competitions will convene in Utrecht. MAENEPRESENTATIONVINOLY THE EVOLUTION OF THE PIANO 22 Sep | multiple time slots | free entrance De Punt –Club24PIANOUTRECHTSHOWCASETivoliVredenburgTALENTSep|10:00|freeentrance9–TivoliVredenburgTRANSCENDINGLISZT BY STARKLINNEMAN 26 Sep | 22:00 | free entrance KF Hein Foyer – TivoliVredenburg FRINGE PROGRAMME LISZTEN UP! Check out our free pop-up concerts throughout the city of Utrecht, given by a surprise pianist! Feel free to pass by and Liszten to beautiful piano music at extraordinary locations. Everyone is welcome. 16 Sep | 12:00 – 14:00 Bijenkorf Utrecht 17 Sep – | 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 Stadskamer Hoog Catharijne 18 Sep | 10:30 – 12:00 Theater de Musketon 20 Sep | 10:30 – 12:00 ZIMIHC theater Stefanus 20 Sep | 14:30Woonzorgcentrum16:00De Wartburg private event 22 Sep | 10:30 – 12:00 Stadsklooster Utrecht19
KimMinkyu StarikovVitalyMagradzeTamta WangDerek StarikovVitaly NovákMatyášWangDerek PierdomeLeonardonico NovákMatyáš ParkYeon-MinPierdomeLeonardonico WongKaJeng ParkYeon-Min BaskakovaViktoriaWongKaJeng KurokiYukine BaskakovaViktoria KimMinkyuKurokiYukine MagradzeTamta pianoAll-LisztrecitalYamaha musicChamberrecitalMaene 12.00 – 12.50 12.50 – 13.40 14.30 – 14.50 14.55 – 15.15 292625242322090909090909TIMETABLE TIMETABLE With the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Starts at 20.00 hrsFinals 20
BaskakovaViktoria ParkYeon-MinKurokiYukine WongKaJengMuntvanAlfredode KimMinkyu BaskakovaViktoriaMagradzeTamta KurokiYukineKimYoungjae StarikovVitaly KimMinkyuWangDerek MagradzeTamtaRateringRadu NovákMatyáš StarikovVitalyPierdomeLeonardonico WangDerekKarmanovPhilip ParkYeon-Min NovákMatyášWongKaJeng PierdomeLeonardonicoHeijmerinkMaximNLiszt recitalSongSteinway All-SchubertpianorecitalFazioli 16.00 – 16.40 17.00 – 17.20 17.20 – 17.40 20.00 – 21.00 21.20 – 22.20 252423220909090926092909With the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Starts at 20.00 hrsFinals TIMETABLE21
FESTIVAL PHASE –pianoAll-LisztrecitalYamaha– –musicChamberrecitalMaene–MINKYU KIM • ‘Elberfeld Prélude’, S166d/16 • Der Todesengel, S190a • Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, S534ii • Variations on a theme from ‘Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen’, S180 • La romanesca, S252a/ii • Les Preludes, S511a TAMTA MAGRADZE • Sarabande und Chaconne über Themen aus dem Singspiel Almira, S181 • Polonaise mélancolique, S223/1 • Ballade no. 1, S170 • Ballade no. 2, S171 • Polonaise, S223/2 VITALY STARIKOV • Liszt – Romance oubliée, S132 • Schubert – Adagio & Rondo DEREK WANG • Première Elégie, S130 • Schubert – Piano Quintet in A Major ‘’Trout’’, movement 1 12:00 - 13:40 14:30 - 15:15 2209 THURSDAY 22
FESTIVAL PHASE pianoNLisztrecital –recitalSongSteinway– –pianoAll-SchubertrecitalFazioli–ALFREDO VAN DE MUNT • Beethoven – Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 “Appassionata” • Schubert/Liszt – Erlkönig, S558/4 • Liszt – Scherzo und Marsch, S177 VIKTORIA BASKAKOVA • Der du von dem Himmel bist, S279i [as in GA VII/1] • Enfant, si j’étais roi, S283i [as in GA VII/1] • Die junge Nonne, D828 • Wantenaar – ‘Wandrers Nachtlied’ (commission work) YUKINE KUROKI • Der Fischerknabe, S292b • Comment disaient-ils (1st version), S276 • Ave Maria, ‘’Ellens Gesang III’’, D839 • Wantenaar – ‘Wandrers Nachtlied’ (commission work) YEON-MIN PARK • Schwanengesang, S560 KAJENG WONG • Winterreise, S561 • Mélodies hongroises (d’après Schubert), movement 1, S425/1 • Ständchen (Serenade), S560 16:00 - 16:40 17:00 - 17:40 20:00 - 22:20 23
FESTIVAL PHASE –pianoAll-LisztrecitalYamaha– –musicChamberrecitalMaene–VITALY STARIKOV • Harmonies poétiques et religieuses no. 1 ‘’Invocation’’, S173/1 • Ave Maria, S173/2 • Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, S173/3 • Pensée des morts, S173/4 DEREK WANG • Vierter Mephisto-Walzer, S696 • Valse de l’opéra Faust de Gounod, S407 • Gretchen aus Faust-Symphonie, S513 • Totentanz, S525 MATYÁŠ NOVÁK • Schubert – Piano Quintet in A Major ‘’Trout’’, movement 2 & 3 • Liszt – Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, S382 LEONARDO PIERDOMENICO • Schubert – Piano Quintet in A Major ‘’Trout’’, movement 4 & 5 • Liszt – Zweite Elégie, S131 12:00 - 13:40 14:30 - 15:15 2309 FRIDAY 24
FESTIVAL PHASE pianoNLisztrecital –recitalSongSteinway– –pianoAll-SchubertrecitalFazioli–YOUNGJAE KIM • R. Schumann – Carnaval Op. 9 • Schubert/Liszt – “Die Junge Nonne”, D828 • Liszt – Rhapsodie Espagnole, S254 MINKYU KIM • Im Rhein, im schönen Strome, S272ii • Freudvoll und Leidvoll, S280i • Rastlose Liebe, D138 • Wantenaar – ‘Wandrers Nachtlied’ (commission work) TAMTA MAGRADZE • Der Wanderer, D489 • Comment disaient-ils (1st version), S276 • Es war ein König in Thule (2nd ver sion), S278 • Wantenaar – ‘Wandrers Nachtlied’ (commission work) VIKTORIA BASKAKOVA • Schwanengesang, S560 YUKINE KUROKI • Müllerlieder, S565 • Mélodies hongroises (d’après Schu bert) 3. Allegretto, S425/3 • Sei mir gegrüsst, S558/1 • Auf dem Wasser zu singen, S558/2 • Erlkönig, S558/4 • Ave Maria, S558/12 16:00 - 16:40 17:00 - 17:40 20:00 - 22:20 25
–pianoAll-LisztrecitalYamaha– –musicChamberrecitalMaene–MATYÁŠ NOVÁK • Two Polonaises, S223 • Cantique d’amour, S173/10 • Ballade no. 1, S170 • Ballade no. 2, S171 LEONARDO PIERDOMENICO • Gretchen aus Faust-Symphonie, S513 • Totentanz, S525 • Vierter Mephisto-Walzer, S216b • Ballade no. 2, SH170a (early version) YEON-MIN PARK • Liszt – Romance oubliée, S132 • Schubert – Adagio e Rondo concertante, D487 KAJENG WONG • Liszt – Première Elégie, S130 • Schubert – Piano Quintet in A Major ‘’Trout’’, movement 1 12:00 - 13:40 14:30 - 15:15 2409 SATURDAY FESTIVAL26PHASE
pianoNLisztrecital –recitalSongSteinway– –pianoAll-SchubertrecitalFazioli–RADU RATERING • Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, S534 (3rd version) • Du bist die Ruh‘, S558/3 • Czárdás, S225/1 • Czárdás obstinée, S225/2 • Années de pèlerinage, troisième année: Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d´Este, S163/4 • Ballade no. 2, S171 VITALY STARIKOV • Es rauschen die Winde (2nd version), S294 • Wantenaar – ‘Wandrers Nachtlied’ (commission work) • Die stille Wasserrose, S321 • Erlkönig, D328 DEREK WANG • Wantenaar – ‘Wandrers Nachtlied’ (commission work) • Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 • Es war ein König in Thule (2nd version), S278 • Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (Wandrers Nachtlied II), S.306 MINKYU KIM • Mélodies hongroises (d’après Schubert), movement 1, S425/1 • Winterreise, S561 TAMTA MAGRADZE • Geistliche Lieder, S562 • Soirées de Vienne, Valses caprice d’après Schubert, no. 6, S427 • Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563 16:00 - 16:40 17:00 - 17:40 20:00 - 22:20 FESTIVAL27PHASE
FESTIVAL PHASE –pianoAll-LisztrecitalYamaha– –musicChamberrecitalMaene–YEON-MIN PARK • Gounod/Liszt – La Vals de l’opéra Faust, S407 • Vierter Mephisto-Walzer, S216b • Gretchen aus Faust-Symphonie, S513 • Totentanz, S525 KAJENG WONG • Harmonies poétiques et religieuses no. 1 ‘’Invocation’’, S173/1 • Ave Maria, S173/2 • Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, S173/3 • Pensée des morts, S173/4 • Cantique d’amour, S173/10 VIKTORIA BASKAKOVA • Liszt – Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, S382 • Schubert – Piano Quintet in A Major ‘’Trout’’, movement 2 & 3 YUKINE KUROKI • Schubert – Piano Quintet in A Major ‘’Trout’’, movement 4 & 5 • Liszt – Zweite Elégie, S131 12:00 - 13:40 14:30 - 15:15 2509 SUNDAY 28
FESTIVAL PHASE pianoNLisztrecital –recitalSongSteinway– –pianoAll-SchubertrecitalFazioli–PHILIP KARMANOV • Scriabin – Piano Sonata no. 3 op. 23 • Schubert/Liszt – Frühlingsglaube, S558/7 • Schubert/Liszt – Der Müller und der Bach, S565/2 • Liszt – Ballade no. 2, S171 MATYÁŠ NOVÁK • Enfant, si j’étais roi, S283i [as in GA VII/1] • Der du von dem Himmel bist, S279i [as in GA VII/1] • Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 • Wantenaar – ‘Wandrers Nachtlied’ (commission work) LEONARDO PIERDOMENICO • Der Fischerknabe, S292b • Es rauschen die Winde (2nd version), S294 • Erlkönig, D328 • Wantenaar – ‘Wandrers Nachtlied’ (commission work) VITALY STARIKOV • Du bist die Ruh’, S558/3 • Mélodies hongroises (d’après Schubert) 1. Andante, S425/1 • Winterreise, S561 DEREK WANG • Schwanengesang, S560 16:00 - 16:40 17:00 - 17:40 20:00 - 22:20 29
–pianoAll-LisztrecitalYamaha– –musicChamberrecitalMaene–VIKTORIA BASKAKOVA • Trois Études de concert, S144 • Apparitions, S155 • Fantasy and Fugue on the theme B-A-C-H, S529 YUKINE KUROKI • Two Polonaises, S223 • Sposalizio (Années de Pèlerinage: deuxième année), S161/1 • Ballade no. 1, S170 • Ballade no. 2, S171 MINKYU KIM • Liszt – Romance oubliée, S132 • Schubert – Adagio e Rondo concertante, D487 TAMTA MAGRADZE • Liszt – Zweite Elégie, S131 • Schubert – Piano Quintet in A Major ‘’Trout’’, movement 4 & 5 12:00 - 13:40 14:30 - 15:15 2609 MONDAY FESTIVAL30PHASE
pianoNLisztrecital –recitalSongSteinway– –pianoAll-SchubertrecitalFazioli–MAXIM HEIJMERINK • Schubert – Piano Sonata in E minor, D566, movement 1 • Schubert/Liszt – ‘’Aufenthalt’’, S560/3 • Medtner – Improvisation op. 31 no. 1 • Albéniz – El Albaicín from Iberia • Liszt – Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S514 YEON-MIN PARK • Es war ein König in Thule (2nd version), S278 • Der Fischerknabe, S292b • Wantenaar – ‘Wandrers Nachtlied’ (commission work) • Ave Maria, ‘’Ellens Gesang III’’, D839 KAJENG WONG • Wantenaar – ‘Wandrers Nachtlied’ (commission work) • Enfant, si j’étais roi, S283i [as in GA VII/1] • Der Fischerknabe, S292b • Du bist die Ruh‘, S558/3 MATYÁŠ NOVÁK • Schwanengesang, S560 LEONARDO PIERDOMENICO • Winterreise, S561 • Mélodies hongroises (d’après Schubert), movement 1, S425/1 16:00 - 16:40 17:00 - 17:40 20:00 - 22:20 FESTIVAL31PHASE
GRAND FINALE GRAND FINALE Three finalists conclude Liszt Utrecht in a spectacular Grand Finale with the Netherlands ledPhilharmonicRadioOrchestrabyChristianReif.EachfinalistperformsSchubert’sGrosseFantasie‘Wanderer’,arrangedbyLisztforpianoandorchestra.ThewinnerofNLiszt(seepage15)performsLiszt’sHungarianFantasieforpianoandorchestra. FINALIST 1 Grosse Fantasie ‘Wanderer’, S366 FINALIST 2 Grosse Fantasie ‘Wanderer’, S366 - Intermission FINALIST- 3 Grosse Fantasie ‘Wanderer’, S366 NLISZT WINNER Hungarian Fantasie, S123 - Award ceremony20.00 hrs | Grote Zaal 2909 THURSDAY 32
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€10.000€25.000PRIZEFIRSTSECONDPRIZE Awarded to both runner-up finalists €2.500AWARDAUDIENCE Awarded by the
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All three prizewinners receive a sculpture made by Evelien Goedkoop, the Complete Liszt Piano Music Box by Leslie Howard, made possible by Hyperion Records, as well as the facsimile of the B-min Sonata, made possible by Henle Verlag. The first prizewinner additionally receives the complete Neue Liszt Ausgabe, which contains the scores of all works by Liszt, enough to fill a bookcase. audience festival phase.
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For a period of three years, Liszt Utrecht supports its laureates in the next step of their career as an artist management, publicist and mentor. The laureates are given the opportunity to go on an international concert tour (see page 34). Next to this, Liszt Utrecht provides them a tailor-made coaching programme with media training and masterclasses, as well as PR-tools including a website, photo portfolio and CD recordings.
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CONCERT TOUR TOURCONCERT Right after Liszt Utrecht 2022, all three finalists are given the opportunity to go on an international tour and perform a streak of concerts in different concert halls. 28.01.2023 Tindalvilla, Bussum, the Netherlands 29.01.2023 Chassé Theater, Breda, the Netherlands 1-10.02.2023 Tour of Indonesia 11.02.2023 Kunstkring Hardegarijp, the Netherlands 12.02.2023 Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, the Netherlands 15.02.2023 Baerum Kulturhus, Oslo, Norway 16.02.2023 Bösendorfer serie, Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 17.02.2023 Muziekpodium Zeeland, St. Jacobskerk, Vlissingen, the Netherlands 12.03.2023 Kasteel Geldrop, the Netherlands 17.03.2023 Bij Andreas, Naarden, the Netherlands 30.09.2022 Grote Kerk, Heemstede, the Netherlands 02.10.2022 Het theAmsterdam,Concertgebouw,Netherlands 05.10.2022 Het Klooster, Woerden, the Netherlands 08.10.2022 Hattem,KamermuziekverenigingtheNetherlands 09.10.2022 MCO, Hilversum, the Netherlands 11.10.2022 Willem Twee, Den Bosch The Netherlands 22.10.2022 Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea 27.11.2022 Lotte Concert Hall, Seoul, South Korea 22.01.2023 theValthermond,Concertboerderij,Netherlands 24.01.2023 Het Speelhuis, Helmond the Netherlands 34
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