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Competition program

Welcome Concert (Admission free)

Concert by the 2009 competition winners Hinrich Alpers, Jordi Bitlloch, Einav Yarden and presentation of 2011 entrants.

Date: December 1, 2011
Time: 8.00 p.m.
Location: Deutsche Telekom AG, Headquarters, Large Hall

 

First round (24 participants, admission free)

Date: December 2 to 4, 2011
Time: 10.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Location: Deutsche Telekom AG, Headquarters, Large Hall
Repertoire:

Item 1: A fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach or George Frideric Handel (without prelude)

 

Item 2: One of the last three sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven:

op. 109

op. 110

or

op. 111

 

Item 3: One of the following works by Ludwig van Beethoven:

Seven bagatelles, op. 33

Eleven new bagatelles, op. 119

Six bagatelles, op. 126

Six variations on an original theme in F major, op. 34

32 variations in C minor, WoO 80

Two rondos, op. 51 no. 1 in C major and no. 2 in G major

Fantasy in B major, op. 77

Andante favori in F major

or

Rondo a capriccio ‘Rage over a Lost Penny’ in G major, op. 129

and Polonaise in C major, op. 89

Out of consideration for the artists, the audience may only enter the hall between the appearances of two candidates. Breaks between the performances will take place as announced at the venue. The competitiors for the second round will be announced in the evening of December 4, 2011, after the jury meeting.

Second round (12 participants, admission free)

Date: December 5 to 6, 2011
Time: 10.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Location: Deutsche Telekom AG, Headquarters, Large Hall
Repertoire:

Item 4: A sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven,

but not

No. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1

No. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1

No 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2

No. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1

No. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2

No. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1

No. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2

No. 22 in F major, op. 54

No 24 in F sharp major, op. 78

No. 30 in E major op. 109

No. 31 in A flat major op. 110

No. 32 in C minor, op. 111

or

33 variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli in C major, op. 120

or

15 variations and fugue in E flat major, op. 35

Item 5: One or more works by Joseph Haydn, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Ferdinand Ries, Carl Maria von Weber, Carl Czerny, Ignaz Moscheles, Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt or Johannes Brahms

Out of consideration for the artists, the audience may only enter the hall between the appearances of two candidates. Breaks between the performances will take place as announced at the venue. The competitors for the semi-final will be announced in the evening of December 6, 2011, after the jury meeting.

Semi-final with chamber music (6 participants, admission free)

Date: December 8, 2011
Time: 10.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Location: Deutsche Telekom AG, Headquarters, Large Hall
Repertoire:

Item 6: One of the following sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven:

No. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1

No. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1

No 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2

No. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1

No. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2

No. 22 in F major, op. 54

No 24 in F sharp major, op. 78

 

Item 7: One or more works by Arnold Schoenberg, Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, Anton von Webern, Alban Berg, Sergei Prokofiev, Paul Hindemith or Dmitri Shostakovich

 

Item 8: A contemporary work from the 21st century (chosen by the performer)

 

Item 9: First movement of the Piano Trio no 1 in D major, op. 70 "The Ghost" (Allegro vivace e con brio) by Ludwig van Beethoven

with Mihaela Martin (violin) and Frans Helmerson (cello)

The competitors for the final will be announced in the evening of December 8, 2011, after the jury meeting.

Final round and prize-giving ceremony (3 participants)

Date: December 10, 2011
Time: 7.00 p.m.
Location: Beethovenhalle Bonn
Repertoire:

Item 10: Piano concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven:

No.1 in C major, op. 15 and No. 3 in C minor, op.37

or

No.2 in B flat major, op. 19 and No. 4 in G major, op.58

or

No. 5 in E flat major, op. 73 and the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61 (version for piano)

The jury will decide which og the two works should be performed in the final.

with the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn under its Chief Conductor, Stefan Blunier

 

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