COMPETITORS
COMPETITORS REPERTOIRE
REPERTOIRE
PRELIMINARIES ROUND 1 – 20 MINUTE RECITAL Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise in A♭Major Op.53 Alexander Scriabin: 2 Poèmes Op.32 I. F♯ Major II. D Major Sergei Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G♯ minor Op.32 No.12 Étude in C♯ minor Op.33 No.9
PRELIMINARIES ROUND 1 – 20 MINUTE RECITAL
Nikolai Medtner: Prologue: Andante cantabile from Acht Stimmungsbilder Op.1 Franz Liszt: Nuages gris S.199 Béla Bartók: 3 Études Op.18 Sz.72 I. Allegro molto II. Andante sostenuto III. Rubato Brett Dean: Equality (2004)
PRELIMINARIES
PRELIMINARIES
ROUND 2 – 30 MINUTE RECITAL Carl Vine: Five Bagatelles (1994) I. Darkly II. Leggiero e legato III. Gentle IV. V. Threnody Franz Liszt: Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata (from Années de Pèlerinage, Book II: Italie)
LUU, QUANG HONG VIETNAM | 10 OCTOBER 1990 Quang Hong Luu began studying piano at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in 1997 under the guidance of Professor Dr Tran Thu Ha. In 2007, Quang received a full scholarship to the Australian International Conservatorium of Music under Professor Kyunghee Lee and has now completed his Master’s degree at the University of Montréal with Professor Dang Thai Son. He has performed with many orchestras including the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra, Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Youth Symphony Orchestra, KOZY Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Orchestra (Sydney). In July 2015, he participated in the Pablo Casals International Chamber Music Festival in France where he worked with Professor Avedis Kouyoumdjian. He made his debut in Canada in 2015 at the Bourgie Concert Hall in Montréal and recently in March 2016 he made his debut in China, with the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra with Maestro Stefanov Vignati at the Qintai Concert Hall.
AWARDS Second Prize: 3rd Euregio Piano Award International Piano Competition (Aachen, Germany 2015) First Prize: Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition of Australia (Brisbane, Australia 2011) Third Prize: Hanoi International Piano Competition (Hanoi, Vietnam 2010) Second Prize: Val Tidone International Music Competition (Val Tidone, Italy 2008) Fourth Prize: International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia (Tokyo, Japan 2006)
‘This is going to be a wonderful memory for each pianist: the beauty of their hard work, day by day persistence, dedicating their life to music and now gathering to share their passion’
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SEMI FINALS ROUND 1 – 65 MINUTE RECITAL Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy in D minor K.397 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No.23 in F minor Op.57 ‘Appasionata’ I. Allegro assai II. Andante con moto III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto Maurice Ravel: from Miroirs I. Oiseaux Tristes II. Une barque sur l’Océan III. Alborada del Gracioso Franz Liszt: Vallee d’Obermann from Années de Pèlerinage, Book I: Suisse SEMI FINALS ROUND 2 – CHAMBER MUSIC Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3 in D minor Op.108 I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Un poco presto e con sentimento IV. Presto agitato Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E♭Major Op.44 I. Allegro brillante II. In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largarmente III. Scherzo: Molto vivace IV. Allegro ma non troppo FINALS ROUND 1 – 18TH CENTURY CONCERTO Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto No.1 in C Major Op.15 I. Allegro con brio II. Largo III. Rondo. Allegro FINALS ROUND 2 – 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY CONCERTO Franz Liszt: Concerto No.2 in A Major S.125 I. Adagio sostenuto assai – Allegro agitato assai – Un poco più mosso – Tempo del andante – II. Allegro moderato – III. Allegro deciso – Marziale un poco meno allegro – Un poco animato – Un poco meno mosso – IV. Allegro animato
ROUND 2 – 30 MINUTE RECITAL Magnus Lindberg: Jubilee No.1 (2000) Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse Op.57 Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit I. Ondine II. Le Gibet III. Scarbo
MALMGREN, MARTIN SWEDEN | 14 FEBRUARY 1987 Martin Malmgren started piano performing jazz, folk music, pop and rock, in addition to classical music. He founded the Balkan/Klezmer group Babalisk, which for over 15 years performed extensively at folk music festivals, in music restaurants and on the streets of Gothenburg. During this time, he studied piano with Björn Månsson. He continued studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, and later finished a Master’s degree at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Ilmo Ranta. Other teachers have included Professors Staffan Scheja, Tuija Hakkila, Juhani Lagerspetz and Mats Widlund. He is currently continuing his studies at the Accademia Santa Cecilia Musicale di Bergamo in Italy with Konstantin Bogino. He has performed widely in Europe, USA and Israel and is an advocate of programming lesser-known works. He has recently commissioned a piano concerto by the Mexican composer Itzam Zapata. Martin is the founder and artistic director of the piano recital series Key Discoveries.
SEMI FINALS ROUND 1 – 65 MINUTE RECITAL Robert Schumann: Gesänge der Frühe Op.133 I. Im ruhigen tempo II. Belebt, nicht zu rasch III. Lebhaft IV. Bewegt V. Im Anfange ruhiges, im Verlauf bewegtes Tempo Karol Szymanowski: 2 Mazurkas Op.62 I. Allegretto grazioso II.Moderato Percy Grainger: Jutish Medley (1923-29) I. Choosing the Bride II. The Dragon’s Farewell III. Husband and Wife IV. The Shoemaker from Jerusalem V. Lord Peter’s Stable-boy Richard Meale: Coruscations (1971) Maurice Ohana: Mouvements parallèles from ‘Études d’interpretation, Book 1’ Claude Debussy: Études Book 1 I. Pour les cinq doigts (after M. Czerny) II. Pour les tierces III. Pour les quartes IV. Pour les sixtes V. Pour les octaves VI. Pour les huit doigts
First Prize: Nordic Yamaha Competition (Malmö, Sweden 2011)
SEMI FINALS ROUND 2 – CHAMBER MUSIC Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.9 in A Major Op.47 ‘Kreutzer’ I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto II. Andante con variazioni III. Presto Ernest Bloch: Piano Quintet No.1 I. Agitato II. Andante mistico III. Allegro energico
‘I consider this event to be just as much a festival as a competition, celebrating diversity in repertoire and performing styles. For the unprejudiced listener, there will be much to be discovered!’
FINALS ROUND 1 – 18TH CENTURY CONCERTO Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto No.1 in D minor BWV 1052 I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro
AWARDS First Prize: Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Competition (Jyväskylä, Finland 2014) First Prize: Ljunggren Piano Competition (Gothenburg, Sweden 2013)
FINALS ROUND 2 – 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY CONCERTO Nikolai Medtner: Concerto No.2 in C minor Op.50 I. Toccata: Allegro risoluto II. Romanza: Andante con moto III. Divertimento: Allegro risoluto e molto vivace 61