Second edition of the competition, september 2012

The second edition of the Paul Badura-Skoda international piano competition will be held from September 10 to 16 in Vila-seca (Tarragona), Spain.

Closing Date for Registration: 15 June 2012.

The international jury which is presided by Maestro Paul Badura Skoda will include internationally recognized artists and pedagogues.

 

The program should consist of the following:

Ist Stage, maximum 25 minutes:

a. One first Movement of a MOZART Sonata
b. One study by CHOPIN (opus 10 and opus 25)
c. One study by CHOPIN (another) or DEBUSSY OR BARTOK
d. One work free of choice of the contestant

2nd Stage, maximum 40-45 minutes:

a. Jeux d'eau de RAVEL
b. One complete BEETHOVEN sonata EXCEPT opus 10 n°1 and 2, opus 14 n°1 and 2, opus 49 opus 1 and 2 and opus 54
c. One work free of choice

Finale, maximum I hour:

a. Three Preludes of the Preludes by Frank MARTIN
b. Impromptu opus 142 n°3 of SCHUBERT
c. Barcarolle OR one Ballade OR one scherzo OR 6 Preludes by CHOPIN
d. rest of program free

 

Please note that the new rules are at this moment only available in English. French, Spanish and Catalan versions will follow soon.

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Previous competitions:

First edition of the competition, september 2010

Closing Date for Registration: 15 June 2010

Prizes:

First "Paul Badura-Skoda" Prize: 10000 euro

Second "Paul Badura-Skoda" Prize: 5000 euro

Third "Paul Badura-Skoda" Prize: 2000 euro

We are grateful for Dr. Herbert Batliner's sponsorship/Agradecemos el mecenazgo del Dr. Herbert Batliner/Nous remercions chaleureusement le Dr. Herbert Batliner de son précieux soutien/Agraïm el mecenatge del Dr. Herbert Batliner.

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Competition program

First «Qualifying» Stage

• The first movement of a HAYDN sonata, choosing from
  
  • C sharp minor, Hob XVI : 36
  • C minor, Hob XVI : 20
  • A flat major, Hob XVI : 43
  • A flat major, Hob XVI : 46
  • C major, Hob XVI : 48
  • E flat major, Hob XVI : 49
  • E flat major, Hob XVI : 52
• An etude from the SCHUMANN's etudes, Op. 3
• A CHOPIN etude
• A CHOPIN nocturne

Second Stage «Semi-Final»

• A complete BEETHOVEN sonata with a choice from sonatas
  
  • opus 31 n°1
  • opus 31 n°2
  • opus 31 n°3
  • opus 109
  • opus 110
  • opus 111
• A comtemporary work later than 1940
• One of the four CHOPIN ballades
• Two DEBUSSY preludes, of own choice

Third «Final» Stage

• A complete SCHUBERT sonata
• Some BRAHMS intermezzi
• MOZART's Rondo K 511 in A minor