Piano Competition 2019
In the In the third year of the Bartók World Competition and Festival Liszt Academy Budapest, Hungary announced an international competition for young pianists.
DATE
8-15 September 2019
VENUE
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest
CANDIDATES
The competition is open to pianists of all nationalities, aged maximum 32 years ( born on or after 7 September 1987).
ROUNDS
The competition is diveded into a Qualifying round by video, and four live competition rounds (Preliminary, Semi-final, Final, Grand Final) held at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music. A maximum of 40 candidates enter the Preliminary, 12 contestants take part in the Semi-final, 6 candidates qualify for the Final, and 3 finalists pass through to the Grand Final. The competition ends with a Gala Concert including the prize giving ceremony.
The entire live competition is open to the public, and will be broadcast (by video streaming and/or television and radio) from the Liszt Academy. Applicants to the Bartók World Competition give their consent to these recordings and broadcastings by their application.
JURY
- Kálmán Dráfi (HUN)
- Andrei Korobeinikov (RUS)
- Klara Min (ROK-USA)
- Alexandre Moutouzkine (RUS-USA)
- Einar Steen-Nøkleberg (NOR)
- Mūza Rubackytė (LTU)
- Tibor Tallián (HUN)
- Tamás Vásáry (HUN)
- Kenji Watanabe (JPN)
PRIZES
1st prize 30000 EUR
2nd prize 20000 EUR
3rd prize 10000 EUR
Prizes cannot be shared.
Special prizes such as concert and recording opportunities is also offered.
APPLICATION MATERIAL
Personal data and qualifying round repertoire is to be specified on the online submission form, available from 01 February 2019. Full competition repertoire will only be requested from candidates passing through to the Preliminary round.
As part of the application form candidates shall also upload
- A photocopy of current passport (or ID for EU citizens)
- A professional personal headshot photo (min. 1MB, 300 dpi, JPG)
- A biography (1000-3000 characters) listing professional studies, as well as competitions, masterclasses, performances over the last three years (doc or pdf)
- Video recording of the two required pieces: see under Repertoire – Qualifying
(Mp4 max. 300MB each)
The recording should show the applicant playing the piano with his/her hands visible and each piece should be recorded in a single take (no editing permitted). Works presented on this recording may be included in the programme of the live competition.
A local jury nominated by the President of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Budapest will decide on acceptance.
Application Deadline was
30 April 2019
APPLICATION FEE
€200 – to be payed only by candidates passing through to the Preliminary round.
CONTACT
Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
Secretariat of the Bartók World Competition
H-1077 Budapest, Wesselényi utca 52. (Hungary)
office [at] bartokworldcompetition [dot] hu