IV San Marino International Piano Competition

[allegrovivo]

From 16 to 26 September 2010, the fourth edition of the International Piano Competition “Republic of San Marino”. Compulsory pieces, two new works by Uri Caine, who will play a concert on 17 September at Teatro Concordia in Borgo Maggiore. Rich prize: 80,000 euros. To the winner also a management contract with the agency Studiomusica and the possibility to record a CD with the record company Naxos. Media partners of the event: San Marino RTV, Radio Rai 3, Classica, Classic Voice. President o f the jury the famous Polish piano player Adam Harasiewicz.
The competition, taking place every two years, is divided in two sections: “Solo players” (up to 30 years old) and “Piano Duets” (up to 30 years old). Candidates’ performances, divided in heats, semi-finals and finals, all opened to the audience, are taking place in ten days and streaming broadcast on the websites http://www.sanmarinortv.sm, www.allegrovivo.org and http://www.classicvoice.com.

The final are also being broadcast by Radio Rai 3 from 8.00 p.m.
The 63 solo players and the 18 piano duets, coming from 33 countries and admitted on the basis of their curriculum and of the DVDs they sent, have arrived in San Marino in these days and they are getting ready to take the sceptre away from Daniil Trifonov (who won the first prize at the previous edition with a wonderful performance of Prokof’ev’s Third Concert for piano and orchestra op. 26) and from the Sulkhanishvili sisters.

A mixed blessing for the competitors and the competition will be the two jazz compulsory pieces, written every year by big names of the piano scene. In 2008, it was Chick Corea, this year Uri Caine, who has composed Aria (Air) for piano and orchestra and Double Helix for piano duets. The famous American piano player, guest of the competition, will perform a free concert on 17 September at Teatro Concordia in Borgo Maggiore at 9.00 p.m. The programme includes music by Mozart, Waller, Lennon/Mc Cartney and Monk, and two original medleys: Mahler and Othello.
Uri Caine, who is enthusiastic about this event because it is the only one on the international scene of instrumental competitions which supports the meeting of different genres – classical music and jazz – being originally far from one another, said: «In Double Helix, "double" refers not only to the two performers playing one with and against the other, but also to the two styles being in contrast. The music structure is made up of a dramatic and dynamic component mixed with a slower and more thoughtful one. It is the contrast and combination of these two elements which shape this piece. Aria, for piano and orchestra, is formed by brief sections linked in three different contrasting movements. The first one is unpredictable, “mercurial”, light and rapid, with a piano part which makes slaloms in and out of the orchestra composition. The second one is softer and more lyrical. The music collects its energy to get to an intense and suspended end. Finally, the third part is assertive, virtuoso and dramatically ending».

The prize will be very rich too – 80,000 euros. 22,000 euros will go to the winner of the “Solo” section, who will win also a two-year management contract with the agency Studiomusica and the possibility to record a CD for the record company Naxos. 8,000 euros will go to the winners of the category “Piano Duets” and this partly explains the “attracting effect” of the competition on the young winners’ process of artistic and professional consolidation.

Web listeners will award a web prize, offered by San Marino RTV, to the best piano player. You can vote on the site http://www.sanmarinortv.sm. To the voters USOT will offer two week-ends for two people in San Marino as a prize.

Being the 200th anniversary of Chopin’s birth, a special prize, offered by San Marino Lions Club, will be awarded to the best performer of one of the Polish composer’s pieces. Besides the above mentioned special prizes, on 25 September, on the day of the final of the category “Solo players”, another prize will be awarded by reviewers.

Finally, the fame of the event will be increased by the members of the jury, this year presided over by the famous Polish piano player Adam Harasiewicz: Lilya Zilberstein, Tamás Vásáry, Alan Weiss, Joseph Paratore, Maurizio Zanini, Philippe Entremont.

In the finals, the latter will conduct the Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of San Marino, which cooperates for this event with the Teatro Comunale di Bologna Philharmonic Orchestra.

Being a member of Alink-Argerich, the Dutch reference fundation for international piano competitions, this year the event will have RadioTre RAI, San Marino RTV, Classica and Classic Voice as media partners.

You can find a thorough real-time archive of news concerning the competition, the candidates, the programmes and the calendar on the Association’s web-site http://www.allegrovivo.org.

[Bonusmalus]

And my ass, is that chicken?

Ici on est encore en France et la langue officielle y est le français. Alors une petite citation en étranger pour faire croire que c'est la classe quand on n'a rien à dire, d'accord (encore qu'en néerlandais, ce soit moins en vogue), mais faut quand même pas exagérer.

[CASSIS]

[quote="Bonusmalus"]And my ass, is that chicken?

excellent !!!!!!!!!

[allegrovivo]

Regulations for “San Marino RTV” Web Prize

The “IV International Piano Competition Republic of San Marino”, organized by Allegro Vivo Music Association, takes place in San Marino at Concordia in Borgo Maggiore from 16th to 26th September 2010.
All candidate’s performances as well as every part of the Competition, will be broadcasted live streaming video on the Internet, through San Marino RTV website http://www.sanmarinortv.sm.
Every piano lover can vote his favorite pianist directly on San Marino RTV website participating in this way in the awarding of the “Web prize” offered by San Marino RTV.
Among all voters, there will be drawed two coupon (voucher) valid for a Weekend (2 nights) in the Republic of San Marino offered by "Unione Sammarinese Operatori Turistici (USOT)". Each voucher includes accommodation B&B in a 4 stars Hotel and a dinner with typical menù for two person.
All prizes are expressed in their amount and exempt of taxes. The purpose is to make known the International Piano Competition and the Republic of San Marino to the wide international community of piano lovers.


Rules

The user of the site http://www.sanmarinortv.sm can vote, compilating a form. In the card they must insert their own name and last name, address, telephone number and e-mail. Compiling the form will be sent through mail a password, necessary to access the page of the votes.
You can vote just one name for the "Soloist" category. You can vote just one time otherwise your vote will be considered avoided. You must send your preference within and not over 12.00 pm on Saturday September 25th 2010. The formalities of execution of the drawing, for the assignment of two week end in San Marino, will be select to unquestionable judgment of San Marino RTV.

[Bonusmalus]

Sit down and rotate, you'll see Montmartre.

[Xiro]

And my ass, is that chicken?

Intéressant, j'utilise perso la forme: and my bottom, is it some chicken?
Question: qu'est-ce qui est le plus correct: is that ou is it?

[lecrouneur]

...
Ici on est encore en France
...

T'es sur?

[Bonusmalus]

And my ass, is that chicken?

Intéressant, j'utilise perso la forme: and my bottom, is it some chicken?
Question: qu'est-ce qui est le plus correct: is that ou is it?

Je préfère "is that" pour le style: l'assonance en "a"

[Gioparis]

Jy crois pas ! L'anglais est une langue internationale et tout le monde a la base doti savoir le parler. Surtout dans un milieu cultivé

[Bonusmalus]

Pour ma part, j'ai montré que j'en maitrisais les rudiments, ou si j'ose dire, les fondements

[Jypé]

Pire encore !
personnellement, l'anglais, ainsi que de nombreuses autres langues, je le parle courammant... mais uniquement avec les mains.
Et pour Gioparis... qui n'y croit pas, si l'anglais reste la langue du commerce, la langue de la culture, c'est bel et bien le français.

[Bonusmalus]

(...)la langue de la culture, c'est bel et bien le français.

Un bien belle langue, si ce n'est la plus belle.

[Jypé]

Certes, et ceci dit sans chauvinisme aucun...
N'en déplaise à la ho combien détestable et perfide Albion !

[sanne]

... si l'anglais reste la langue du commerce, la langue de la culture, c'est bel et bien le français.

Un bien belle langue, si ce n'est la plus belle.

La langue de la culture est le français??? C'est à dire?

La plus belle langue? Selon quels critères?



Faut ouvrir un peu les yeux (et les oreilles ): aucune langue est plus belle qu'une autre.. et dans chaque langue on peut tout exprimer et tout dire, si c'est dans le domaine de commerce, de la culture, ou n'importe quel autre domaine.
Faut arrêter d'être chauvin comme ça, c'est pénible à la longue...

[Jypé]

Et en plus, il en est qui mordent à l'hameçon !
Si on ne peut plus rigoler...

[sanne]

Et en plus, il en est qui mordent à l'hameçon !
Si on ne peut plus rigoler...

Bah oui, j'ai mordu.

Je suis contente que tu as dit ça en rigolant. Malheureusement il y en a plein qui pensent vraiment ça...

[Jypé]

Content que tu ne sois pas fâchée... un si beau piano !

[Bonusmalus]

Faut arrêter d'être chauvin comme ça, c'est pénible à la longue...

Ce qui est pénible c'est la demande d'ouvêêêêêêêrture, qui n'aboutit qu'à une soupe insipide où l'autre n'est plus un autre et où moi, je ne suis plus moi, et où, en fin de compte la rencontre de l'autre n'a plus aucun sens. En quoi affirmer son identité par sa langue est-il un manque d'ouverture?

Donc je dis que le Français est une langue que je trouve belle si ce n'est la plus belle parce que c'est la mienne, comme ma femme en somme . Et en tout état de cause, bien plus belle que l'anglais gloubi-boulga d'aéroport.

[Bergamotte]

Oui la langue de la culture: il y a encore 70ans les élites et noblesses du monde entier (donc les plus cultivés) parlaient tous parfaitement framçais. Pendant très longtemps, la cour russe ne parlait que français par exemple

[Jypé]

Ben voila !
Dont acte.