The 26th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth, Szafarnia 2018

17 – 20 May 2018

INFORMATION

IN THE SECRETARIAT YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE COMPETITION PROGRAM, THE IDENTIFIER AND DINNER VOUCHERS. CHECKING-IN IN OUR SECRETARIAT IS MANDATORY FOR EVERYONE.

PARTICIPANTS

PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL AGE CATEGORIES WILL PERFORM IN AN ALPHABETICAL ORDER STARTING FROM A LETTER DRAWN BY THE COMMITTEE: C

DURING THE AUDITION ROUND PARTICIPANTS WILL PERFORM ON STEINWAY&SONS MODEL A 188 EP PIANO.

AUDITIONS SCHEDULE

PRACTICE SCHEDULE – CONCERT HALL

PRACTICE SCHEDULE – PIANO


Bus timetables

The organizer provides free transport for all participants and their companions from Toruń (Plac Teatralny 2) and Golub-Dobrzyń (Starostwo Powiatowe, pl. 1000-lecia 25) to the place of auditions – to Chopin Centre in Szafarnia and back.

THURSDAY 17th MAY
Toruń → Szafarnia – 06.30 a.m. (Golub-Dobrzyń 07.15 a.m.)
Toruń → Szafarnia – 12.00 p.m. (Golub-Dobrzyń 12.45 p.m.)
Szafarnia → Toruń – around 2.00 p.m.
Szafarnia → Toruń – around 9.00 p.m.

FRIDAY 18th MAY
Toruń → Szafarnia – 07.00 a.m. (Golub-Dobrzyń 07.45 a.m.)
Toruń → Szafarnia – 12.00 p.m. (Golub-Dobrzyń 12.45 p.m.)
Szafarnia → Toruń – around 2.00 p.m.
Szafarnia → Toruń – around 8.00 p.m.

SATURDAY 19th MAY
Toruń → Szafarnia – 06.30 a.m. (Golub-Dobrzyń 07.15 a.m.)
Toruń → Szafarnia – 12.00 p.m. (Golub-Dobrzyń 12.45 p.m.)
Szafarnia → Toruń – around 2.00 p.m.
Szafarnia → Toruń – around 7.00 p.m.

SUNDAY 20th MAY
Toruń → Szafarnia – 9.30 a.m. (Golub-Dobrzyń 10.15 a.m.)
Toruń → Szafarnia – 10.30 a.m. (Golub-Dobrzyń 11.15 a.m.)
Szafarnia → Toruń – around 3.00 p.m.


Piano practices in Toruń, Golub-Dobrzyń and Kowalewo Pomorskie.

There is a possibility of additional piano practices in Toruń, Golub-Dobrzyń and Kowalewo Pomorskie from 16th to 19th May.

Toruń
16 May (Wednesday) 8.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.
17 May (Thursday) 8.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m.
18 May (Friday) 8.00 a.m. – 8.00 p.m
19 May (Saturday) 8.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.

Zespół Szkół Muzycznych im. Karola Szymanowskiego
ul. Szosa Chełmińska 224/226
87-100 Toruń
tel. (+48) 56 612 24 10
If necessery please contact the school office.

Golub-Dobrzyń
16 May (Wednesday) 2.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
17 May (Thursday) 2.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
18 May (Friday) 2.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.
19 May (Saturday) 09.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

Zespół Szkół Nr 3
Konopnickiej 15
87-400 Golub-Dobrzyń
tel. 53 53 53 977

Kowalewo Pomorskie
16 May (Wednesday)
17 May (Thursday)
18 May (Friday)

Publiczna Szkoła Muzyczna I Stopnia w Kowalewie Pomorskim
Odrodzenia 7
87-410 Kowalewo Pomorskie
tel. 535 353 786


Dinners:

The Organiser provides a lunch for the participant on the day of the audition in the Chopin Centre in Szafarnia.

Dinner will be issued:
on Thursday (17.05) from 1.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.
on Friday (18.05) from 1.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.
on Saturday (19.05) from 1.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.
on Sunday (20.05) from 2.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m.

There is a possibility to buy lunches. (price: 30 PLN)


Recommended hotels in Toruń:

http://przystanektorun.pl/home,2,en.html
http://www.hotel-gotyk.com.pl/en/
http://www.gromada.pl/hoteltorun
http://hotelmeeting.pl/?lang=en
http://mcsm.torun.pl/hostel/?lang=en

RULES


Prizes

Monetary prizes:

Age Group I:
1st Prize 1500 €
2nd Prize 1000 €
3rd Prize 700 €

Age Groups II and III:

1st Prize 2000 €
2nd Prize 1500 €
3rd Prize 1000 €

 

Additional prizes:

  • Prize of the Music Academy’s Rector in Bydgoszcz in the character of half recital at the academy legal address.
  • Prize of the György Ferenczy Foundation in Budapest for the best performance of a Fryderyk Chopin’s piece and an invitation to Hungary.
  • Prize of the Chopin w Ogrodzie Sztuk Foundation in the character of recital in Ośrodek Chopinowski w Szafarni.
  • Prize of the ThyssenKrupp Energostal Materials Poland S.A. for the best performance of Fryderyk Chopin’s work.
  • Prize of the Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina – concert in Żelazowa Wola.
  • Prize of the Consul of the Republic of Poland in Navarra, Basque Country and La Rioja Angel Tellechea Goyena.
  • Prize of D. Mrs. M.A. Serabjit-Singh M.D of Buffalo, New York. U.S.A.

Contact

(Tuesday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm):
Polish: 00 48 56 682 79 30, 00 48 784684945
English: 00 48 668 494 325
konkurs@szafarnia.art.pl


The nearest airports:
Bydgoszcz Airport
Warsaw Chopin Airport
Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport

SCHEDULE

INAUGURATION
Jekaterina i Stanisław Drzewieccy

Grand Hall of the Artus Court Cultural Centre in Toruń (Rynek Staromiejski 6, Toruń)

Tickets:15/20 PLN
Please book a ticket in advance.
tel.: 56 682 79 30
e-mail: osrodek@szafarnia.art.pl

 

Programme:
Siergiej Rachmaninow
6 pieces op. 11: Barcarolle, Scherzo, Thème russe, Valse, Romance, Glory
* * *
Johann Sebastian Bach
Badinerie
Fryderyk Chopin
Variations in D major on a theme of T. Moore for four hands
Moritz Moszkowski
3 Spanish Dances
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance in G minor
Hungarian Dance in D minor
Hungarian Dance in F sharp minor
Aram Chaczaturian

Sabre Dance
Astor Piazzolla
Adios Nonino
Oblivion
Libertango

Jekaterina i Stanisława Drzewieccy

May 17th, 2018 / 09.00 a.m. 8.00 p.m.
AUDITIONS – GROUP II

The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia
Free entry!


May 18th, 2018 / 09.00 a.m. 7.00 p.m.
AUDITIONS – GROUP I, GROUP III

The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia
Free entry!


May 19th 2018 / 09.00 a.m. 6.00 p.m.
AUDITIONS – GROUP III

The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia
Free entry!


May 20th, 2018 / 12.00 p.m.
PRIZEWINNERS’ CONCERT

The Chopin Centre in Szafarnia
Free entry!

 

JURY

Jury members:

prof. Andrzej Jasiński (Music Academy in Katowice, Poland)
prof. Izabella Darska-Havasi (György Ferenczy Foundation in Budapest, Hungary)

prof. Joanna Maurer (Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, Switzerland)

prof. Maria Murawska (Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland)
prof. Martin von der Heydt (Hochschule für Künste Bremen, Germany)
prof. Andrzej Tatarski (Academy of Music in Poznań, Poland)

PATRONAT

MEDIA

20.05.2018 

PRIZEWINNERS CONCERT

 

chopin.polskieradio.pl

 

VIDEO RECORDINGS FROM AUDITIONS – GROUP I

VIDEO RECORDINGS FROM AUDITIONS – GROUP II

VIDEO RECORDINGS FROM AUDITIONS – GROUP III


May 20th, 2018

PIRIZEWINNERS CONCERT

fot. Tomasz Sieracki


May 19th, 2018

GROUP III

fot. Tomasz Sieracki


May 18th, 2018

GROUP I, III

fot. Tomasz Sieracki


May 17th, 2018

GROUP II

fot. Tomasz Sieracki


May 16th, 2018

INAUGURATION

 

fot. Tomasz Sieracki

PRIZEWINNERS

PRIZEWINNERS of the26th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Szafarnia

GROUP I
I Prize: Anwen DENG (Australia)
II Prize: Sunny RITTER (Canada, Austria)
III Prize: Nguyen Anh DAO TRONG (Vietnam)

Distinctions:
Ta Yong HONG (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
Joanna Maja JASNOWSKA (Polska)
Mi Rae JO (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
Ye Yong KIM (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
Jenna Z LIANG (Canada)

GROUP II
I Prize: Kaining WANG (Australia)
II Prize: Haowen GAO (China)
III Prize: Jang Hung CHOE (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)

Distinctions:
Tymoteusz DOBRZYŃSKI (Poland)
Yuheng FANG (China)
Maciej JONCZYK (Poland)
Szymon JUCHNO (Poland)
Bartosz Karol KURDYBACHA (Poland)

GROUP III
I Prize: nie przyznano
II Prize ex aequo: Mohammed ALSHAIKH (Palestine), Piotr Łukasz ORLOW (Poland)
III Prize: Paweł Mirosław WOJCIECHOWSKI (Poland)

Distinctions:
Tymon CHRUŚCIEL (Poland)
Rune Leicht LUND (Denmark)
Krzysztof WIERCIŃSKI (Poland)

Additionalprizes:
Prize of the Chopin w Ogrodzie Sztuk Foundation. (Concert in Szafarnia, July 22nd 2018).
Joanna Maja JASNOWSKA (Poland)
Tymoteusz DOBRZYŃSKI (Poland)
Paweł Mirosław WOJCIECHOWSKI (Poland)

Prize of the Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina. (Concert in Żelazowa Wola, June 3rd 2018).
Szymon JUCHNO (Poland)
Piotr Łukasz ORLOW (Poland)
Paweł Mirosław WOJCIECHOWSKI (Poland)

Prize of the Consul of the Republic of Poland in Navarra, Basque Country and La Rioja Angel Tellechea Goyena for the best participant from Poland in I age group (1500 zł).
Joanna Maja JASNOWSKA (Poland)

Prize of the thyssenkrupp Materials Poland S.A. for the best performance of Fryderyk Chopin’s work (selected works of Fryderyk Chopin).
Kaining WANG (Australia)

Prize of D. Mrs. M.A. Serabjit-Singh M.D of Buffalo, New York. U.S.A for the youngest participant. (500 zł).
Ta Yong HONG (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)

Prize of the György Ferenczy Foundation in Budapest for the best performance of a Fryderyk Chopin’s piece.
Jang Hung CHOE (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
Haowen GAO (China)
and an invitation to Hungary:
Mohammed ALSHAIKH (Palestine)

Prize of the Music Academy’s Rector in Bydgoszcz in the character of half recital at the academy legal address.
Piotr Łukasz ORLOW (Poland)

The special prize from the professor Joanna Maurer.
Sunny RITTER (Canada / Austria)


Programme of the prizewinners concert 20th of May 2018, 12 p.m.

GROUP I
Nguyen Anh DAO TRONG (Vietnam)
Fryderyk Chopin, Bolero op. 19

Anwen DENG (Australia)
Fryderyk Chopin, Fantasie-Impromptu cis-moll op. 66
Fryderyk Chopin, Etiuda cis-moll op. 10 nr 4

Sunny RITTER (Canada, Austria)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Suita francuska d-moll BWV 812, Menuet

 

GROUP II
Jang Hung CHOE (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
Ferenc Liszt, Parafraza Koncertowa na temat opery Rigoletto Giuseppe Verdiego

Haowen GAO (China)
Fryderyk Chopin, Rondo à la Mazur F-dur op. 5

Kaining WANG (Australia)
Fryderyk Chopin, Polonez As-dur op. 53

 

GROUP III
Mohammed ALSHAIKH (Palestine)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Rondo a Capriccio op. 129

Piotr Łukasz ORLOW (Poland)
Fryderyk Chopin, Ballada F-dur op. 38

Paweł Mirosław WOJCIECHOWSKI (Poland)
Fryderyk Chopin, Walc Es-dur op. 18