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| From the Associated Press |
| Gyorgy Sandor |
| NEW YORK (AP) - Pianist Gyorgy Sandor, who was a protege of the Hungarian composer Bela Bartok and toured the world into his 90s while teaching at the Juilliard School, has died. He was 93. Sandor died Friday of heart failure at his Manhattan home, according to his son, Michael. A native of Budapest, Hungary, Sandor studied piano with Bartok and composition with Zoltan Kodaly at the Liszt Academy of Music there. He concertized worldwide in the 1930's, making his Carnegie Hall debut in 1939 and later premiering many of the piano works by Bartok, who died in New York in 1945. Sandor was best known for his performances and recordings of the music of Bartok, Kodaly and Sergei Prokofiev. He recorded the complete solo piano works of Prokofiev and Kodaly, and the piano music and concertos of Bartok, for which he won the Grand Prix du Disque in 1965. In Bartok's fiendishly difficult music, Sandor was praised for his subtlety and fine articulation at the keyboard. "His playing serves as a chastisement to those who play Bartok with percussive sound," critic Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times wrote in a review of a four-disc set Sandor recorded a dozen years ago. He gave his last public performance in Turkey last spring. In addition to Juilliard, Sandor taught at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He wrote "On Piano Playing: Motion, Sound and Expression," a book published in 1981, and finished the manuscript of a book on Bartok and his works. |
THE BARTOK-KABALEVSKY- PROKOFIEV
INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION & FESTIVAL
2008 International Piano Competition | Application | Competition History | Bartok Laureates
THE BARTOK-KABALEVSKY- PROKOFIEV
INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION & FESTIVAL
Dr. Eugene Fellin, Competition Chairman
Dr. Salvatore Moltisanti, Artistic Director
The 28th Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev International Piano Competition & Festival for all ages, presented by Radford University in collaboration with the IBLA Foundation, will take place from July 8th through July 13th, 2007 in Ragusa, Italy. This competition began in 1981 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Hungarian composer Bela Bartók's birth. Originally the Bartók Competition, it later expanded to honor Russian composers Dmitri Kabalevsky and Sergei Prokofiev. Festival events are free for the competitors and their guests.
| Bartók-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev Music Requirements |
Any work or any combination of works (solo, concerto, ensemble) by Bartók, Kabalevsky or Prokofiev are acceptable. Program choices with duration must be submitted to the competion office for commitee approval. Musicians are expected to perform by memory, unless specifically approved by the competition office. Qualsiasi composizione di Bartók, Kabalevsky or Prokofiev per solista, duo o solo e orchestra in riduzione pianistica. Esecuzioni a memoria a meno che autorizzati diversamente dalla segreteria del concorso. |
| Bartók-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev Competition Jury |
Marcello Abbado, former Director Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory Milan, Italy |
| Bartók-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev Master Class |
A very limited number of Master Classes will be offered during the competition. Each Master Class will take place only after your international jury performance. The Master Class will be presented by the full jury panel. A number of jury members will come on stage next to the performer and publicly share suggestions, recommendations, and artistic criticism. If you wish to be considered for a Master Class, please specify at the time of your application. Un numero ristretto di Master Class verra' offerto durante l'IBLA GRAND PRIZE. Si potra' ricevere un Master Class solo dopo aver eseguito la prova pubblica per la Giuria Internazionale. Il Master Class sara' tenuto davanti all'intera Giuria. Alcuni membri della Guria saliranno sul palcoscenico ed inizieranno un scambio artistico di commenti e critiche volti a sostenere e migliorare la comprensione ed esecuzione dei brani scelti. Per essere inclusi nella programmazione dei Master Class, per favore indicarlo nella domanda di iscrizione. |
Competition Guidelines |
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Level |
Age |
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Adult |
24 and over |
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A |
7-10 |
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B |
11-14 |
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C |
15-18 |
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D |
19-23 |
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| Prizes and Special Awards |
| 1st Prize Winners will be included in the following concert presentations: |
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| 2nd and 3rd Prize Winners will receive a certificate to attest to their accomplishment. |
| The Carla Giudici Award - $500 |
| The Rosa Cannizzaro Leggio Award - $500 |
| Travel |
Catania airport Fontanarossa is the closest airport to Ragusa, Italy, with direct flights from Rome, Milan, Frankfurt, Paris, London, Malta etcetera . The IBLA Foundation will provide discounted rates for hotels and restaurants as well as airport/hotel and local transportation services for contestants and their guests. Great beaches and historical sites surround the Ragusa IBLA area, should you wish to take a vacation during your stay. Ragusa IBLA is an astonishingly beautiful wonder of baroque architecture and is located approximately 15 miles from the Mediterranean sea and close to the volcano Mount Etna, Taormina, Siracusa and the Greek temples of Agrigento. During your stay, upon discretion of the artistic director, you will be offered the opportunity to perform in open stage evening concerts. However, you are not necessarily required to attend throughout the duration of the competition, should you have other professional commitments. |
| Hotel |
The IBLA Foundation New York Office will assist in making hotel and restaurant reservations and local transportation with special discounted packages. Please contact the IBLA Foundation New York office for more information. |
BARTOK-KABALEVSKY- PROKOFIEV
INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION
ADULT FIRST PRIZE WINNERS
PREVIOUS COMPETITIONS
2007
to be announced soon
2006
Maciej Granat, (piano soloist), POLAND
Fedor Elesin, (cello/duo) RUSSIA
Alina Kabanova, (piano/duo) RUSSIA
2005
Rajung Yang KOREA
2004
Nathan Carterette U.S.A.
2003
Milica Jelaca-Jovanovic SERBIA
Vakhtang Kodanashvili GEORGIA
Ketevan Badridze GEORGIA
Yuri Blinov BELARUS
Jorge Ilich Aguilar MEXICO
Anne Marie Nunez U.S.A.
Serhii Morozov UKRAINE
Craig Allan Ketter U.S.A.
Thomas Pandolfi U.S.A.
Matthew Rubenstein U.S.A.
Jerry Wong U.S.A.
1998
Jeongwon Ham U.S.A.
Charles H. Pettaway, Jr. U.S.A.
1997
(First Prize not Awarded)
1996
Mauricio Nader MEXICO
1995
Sergei Pavlov CANADA
1994
Robert Mayerovitch U.S.A.
1993
John Lascelles Solomons SRI LANKA/U.S.A.
1992
Thomas Michael U.S.A.
1991
Salvatore Moltisanti ITALY
1990
Victoria Fischer U.S.A.
E. Patocs U.S.A.
1989
(First Prize not Awarded)
1988
Anthony Pattin U.S.A.
1987
Louise Billaud FRANCE
1986
Takis Pizanis
Lin Raymond