Международный конкурс пианистов в Кливленде

На сайте конкурса пианистов в Кливленде, штат Огайо, сегодня опубликован список тридцати пяти соискателей, допущенных к участию.

Ниже привожу пресс-релиз оргкомитета конкурса:

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35 CONTESTANTS CHOSEN FOR 2005!


AUSTRALIA

Mr. David Fung, 21



BULGARIA

Mr. Pavlin Nechev, 25

Mr. Viktor Valkov, 24



CHINA

Ms. Jie Chen, 19

Ms. Chu-Fang Huang, 23

Mr. Xun Wang, 25

Ms. Di Wu, 20

Mr. Hong Xu, 22

Ms. Chen Xin Xu, 23

Mr. Xiang Zou, 25



FRANCE

Mr. Jonathan Benichou, 23

Ms. Sarah Lavaud, 23



GERMANY

Ms. Miao Huang, 21



HUNGARY

Mr. Marouan Benabdallah, 22



ISRAEL

Mr. Michael Namirovsky, 24



ITALY

Mr. Alessandro Taverna, 21



JAPAN

Mr. Masataka Goto, 20

Ms. Rui Shi, 21

Mr. Takashi Yamamoto, 22



KOREA

Ms. YeolEum Son, 19

Mr. Yung Wook Yoo, 27



LATVIA

Ms. Lauma Skride, 23



LITHUANIA

Mr. Andrius Zlabys, 28



RUSSIA

Mr. Alexey Chernov, 22

Mr. Stanislav Khristenko, 21

Mr. Sergey Kuznetsov, 27

Mr. Rem Urasin, 29



SERBIA

Mr. Mladen Colic, 22



SWEDEN

Mr. Martin Sturfält, 26



UKRAINE

Mr. Alexander Romanovsky, 20


USA

Mr. Ning An, 28

Ms. Inna Faliks, 26

Ms. Grace Fong, 26

Mr. Christopher Guzman, 24
Mr. Spencer Myer, 26





COMPETITION SELECTS CONTESTANTS FOR 2005



The Competition has invited 35 pianists from 17 countries to compete here from July 27 through August 7 at The Cleveland Play House and Severance Hall. Among those selected, the youngest two contestants are 19 and the oldest is 29. Eleven are women and 24 are men. China has the most contestants (7), followed by the United States with five. Serbia is represented for the first time.



This outstanding class is the result of a new rigorous screening process. In January, 244 applicants from 43 countries submitted applications and documents. The documents were studied carefully for evidence of professional activity in the areas of recitals, concerto performances, and competition prizes. After this review, 143 were invited to move into the second stage of the application process, which consisted of live, videotaped auditions. The auditions were held at five locations around the world, including Cleveland/Akron, New York, Tokyo, Munich, and London. Some applicants were permitted to submit their own videos because of distance and/or scheduling difficulties.



From April 7 through April 10 a screening jury viewed all of the recordings. Paul Schenly, artistic director of the Competition and head of the Piano Department at the Cleveland Institute of Music, chaired the jury. The two other members of this jury were James Giles, professor of piano at NorthwesternUniversity and Lori Sims, professor of piano at CentralMichiganUniversity.



“I am very pleased at the high quality and diversity of talent with this group,” Schenly said. “We are grateful that dedication, hard work, and a love of music has made this high level of pianistic talent a renewable resource around the world. As a result of this wonderful artistry, we look forward to a very exciting competition in 2005.”



Karen Knowlton, executive director, said that "this new rigorous screening process has yielded a world class group of pianists who promise to be among the next generation of renowned artists. We are proud to present this amazing group to our Cleveland audiences."







COMPETITION MOVES SOLO ROUNDS TO THE CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE

Because of the upcoming construction project at the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Cleveland International Piano Competition will hold its solo rounds at The Cleveland Play House in the summer of 2005. The final concerto rounds will be held with The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall as they have in the past.

"While the construction project has made it necessary to move our performance venue in 2005, we are pleased that our colleagues at the Institute will soon enjoy expanded facilities," said Karen Knowlton, executive director of the Competition. "We are also very pleased that The Cleveland Play House has stepped in to help us maintain the high standards of excellence that our audiences and competitors have enjoyed for the past 30 years."

Competition staff and officers, along with a team of acoustic, engineering, and recording experts, considered more than 15 sites. Each was evaluated on a number of criteria, including proximity to University Circle, size, recording facilities, acoustics, and convenience for the audience. The Play House was selected because it met or exceeded all of the criteria used in the evaluation process. The facilities are spacious and have all the rooms necessary for the audio and video operations. At 500 seats the Bolton Theater is comparable in size to CIM's Kulas Hall. The public spaces are attractive and appealing, and the in-house theatrical lighting will enhance performances. Audiences will be able to purchase tickets quickly and conveniently through the Play House box office, and will enjoy safe, secure and reasonably priced on-site parking.

CIM President David Cerone issued the following statement: "The Cleveland Institute of Music's expansion project will begin soon, with north- and south-side excavation and foundation pouring, as well as work on the ventilation and cooling systems, scheduled for next summer. In order to avoid disruption of the performances, we have recommended that the Competition seek a temporary, alternate primary venue. CIM will continue to provide contestant accommodations in Cutter House, practice facilities in the main building, as well as the technical, engineering, and recording services of our staff. All of us at CIM appreciate the Competition's willingness to work around the inconvenience posed by our construction project. We look forward to completion of the project and to having expanded facilities that will surely enhance our hosting the Cleveland International Piano Competition in 2007.

Michael Bloom, artistic director of The Cleveland Play House added: "We are thrilled that the Cleveland International Piano Competition has chosen The Cleveland Play House as its venue next summer. The Play House is committed to collaborating with other arts organizations, by providing space, sharing resources, and initiating partnerships that result in new arts programming for our region. Arts organizations must support one another, and strengthening the arts community is crucial to our city's economic resurgence. The Play House is delighted to welcome a new partner to its arts complex."

The 2005 Competition will be held July 27 through August 7. Solo rounds will take place from July 27 through August 3 at The Cleveland Play House. The final rounds, featuring concerto performances by the four finalists with The Cleveland Orchestra, will take place at Severance Hall on August 5 and 6. The Competition will conclude on August 7 with an Awards Ceremony and Winners Recital at Severance Hall. For more information call 216-707-5397 or visit the Competition web site at www.clevelandpiano.org.




PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR 2005

After the success of the 2003 Competition, new challenges lie ahead. An extremely important step has been taken for 2005. Mr. and Mrs. A. Malachi Mixon III have made a 10-year pledge of $350,000 to the Competition. Of this amount, $250,000 will be used to offer the Mixon First Prize of $50,000 for the next five Competitions through 2013. This is the largest cash prize being given at any international piano competition in the world! The remaining $100,000 of this pledge will be used for marketing. The initial marketing project is a national radio syndication produced by WCLV/Seaway Productions for broadcast of solo performances from the Competition nationwide in the winter of 2004.

Other plans for 2005 include inviting all contestants to perform for two rounds. This will make it possible for the jury to have more time to hear the contestants before making that important decision. This policy of necessity leads to limiting the number of contestants to 30. This also means that screening becomes more critical. To accomplish that goal, the Competition will require video applications, and will travel to selected locations in Europe, Japan, Cleveland and New York, to make videos for applicants who need this help. In 2005, after rounds one and two are performed, the number of contestants will be cut to eight semi-finalists. All of the pianists who do not advance will receive a honorarium of $1,000. This policy is a blending together of the travel reimbursements and quarter-finalist prizes awarded in previous competitions.

With the combination of many factors—the Mixon First Prize of $50,000, the finals with The Cleveland Orchestra, the opportunity to perform for two rounds, the $1,000 honorarium for everyone, a more intense screening process, and the national radio syndication, the Competition will greatly magnify Cleveland’s place on the international musical scene.

Ну что ж, Сережа, дерзай!
Будем даумены дрюкать. :-)

Сережа, я не сомневался! Болеем за тебя!

Спасибо! :-)
Спасибо! :lol:

Предлагаю всё же поболеть за четырёх москвичей...

Махнуть, что ли в Кливленд?
Успехов!

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Сообщение от Сергей

RUSSIA

Mr. Alexey Chernov, 22

Mr. Stanislav Khristenko, 21

Mr. Sergey Kuznetsov, 27

Mr. Rem Urasin, 29

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Христенко кажется представляет Украину.

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Сообщение от Александр Самойлов

Христенко кажется представляет Украину.

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Фамилия украинская.

А так нет наверное.

У Горностаевой учится.

Хороший пианист.

Cleveland International Piano Competition, Cleveland (Ohio, usa)
April 2005: Announcement of selection

35 pianists selected for participation in the
Cleveland Competition, July/August 2005

Ning An (usa)
Marouan Benabdallah (hun)
Jonathan Leon Benichou (f)
Jie Chen (chn)
Alexei Chernov (rus)
Mladen Colic (y)
Inna Faliks (usa)
Grace Fong (usa)
David Chinying Fung (aus)
Masataka Goto (jpn)
Christopher Guzman (usa)
Chufang Huang (chn)
Miao Huang (frg)
Stanislav Khrystenko (ukr)
Sergei Kuznetsov (rus)
Sarah Lavaud (f)
Spencer Myer (usa)
Michael Namirovsky (isr)
Pavlin Petrov Nechev (bul)
Alexander Romanovsky (ukr)
Rui Shi (chn)
Lauma Skride (lat)
Yeol Eum Son (cor)
Martin Sturfaelt (sw)
Alessandro Taverna (it)
Rem Urasin (tat)
Viktor Valkov (bul)
Xun Wang (chn)
Di Wu (chn)
Chen Xin Xu (chn)
Hong Xu (chn)
Takashi Yamamoto (jpn)
Yung Wook Yoo (cor)
Andrius Zlabys (lit)
Xiang Zou (chn)

Нашел подтверждение моих слов на Аргерич.

Если не ошибаюсь, он кажется родом действительно с Украины, но видимо имеет российское гражданство. И уж во всяком случае представляет Москву. 8) :-)

Действительно хороший пианист. :solution:

Цитата:

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Сообщение от Александр Самойлов

Нашел подтверждение моих слов на Аргерич.

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Кстати, Густаву не всегда можно доверять в вопросах географии. :-) К примеру, он Игоря Левита давеча обозвал "rus.". А Элу Карпухову и ещё некоторых пианистов упорно именовал "tat.", т.е. Татария, пока я ему об этом не написал. А Ольга Кюн, родом из Кишинёва, ученица Оборина, в его книге со статистикой за 100 лет конкурсов, отмечена им как представительница Китая. :-)