PTNA Piano Competition announced 7 Semi-Finalists of Grade Superior!

2014/08/08 | コメント(0)  | トラックバック(0)  | 
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The 2nd round of the grade superior of PTNA Piano Competition was held on August 5th-6th in Tokyo, and 7 semi-finalists were announced. They will play 45-55 min solo recitals on August 18th from 10:30! Grade Superior is the highest grade and is open to pianists of all ages.

Here are the names and programs of 7 semi-finalists;

1. Yurina Tetsu
  Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.11 Op.22 B-flat major(1, 4 mov)
  Shumann: Piano Sonata No.1 Op.11 F-sharp minor
  *Katsuhiro Oguri: "Anger, grief and sorrow of seabirds"

2. Reid Kiana
  J.S.Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, vol.2 No.3 BWV872
  Mozart: Piano Sonata K.330 C major
  Schumann: Phantasiestüke  Op.12 
  Kapustin:Variations Op.41
  *Akihiko Kanai: "Kanata yori Kanata e" (From far away, to far away)

3.Ryota Yamazaki
  Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.21 Op.53 C major "Waldstein"
  Chopin: Etude Op.10-1 C major
  Chopin: Ballade No.2 Op.38 F major
  Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke(Erster Mephisto-Walzer) S.514 R.181
  *Akihiko Kanai

4.Tomoya Umeda
  Mozart: Piano Sonata K.280 F major
  Schubert: Wanderer Fantasie D.760 C major
  Wagner/Liszt: Isolde's Liebestod S.447
  Scriabin: Vers la Flamme, Op.72
  *Akihiko Kanai

5.Sayako Shinonaga
  Mozart: Piano Sonata K.330 C major
  Chopin: Fantasie Op.49 F minor
  Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
  *Akihiko Kanai

6.Mayaka Nakagawa
  Haydn: Piano Sonata G major Hob.XVI:40 
  Schumann: Piano Sonata No.3 Op.14 F minor
  Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No.1 Op.12
  *Akihiko Kanai

7. Kaoruko Igarashi
  Mozart: Piano Sonata K.333 B-flat major
  Liszt:  Réminiscences de 'Don Juan'  S.418  R.228
  Scriabin: Piano Sonata No.9 Op.68 "Black Mass"
  *Akihiko Kanai

* required repertoires of Japanese composition


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