Here are the first round performers and repertory for Wednesday, July 31. Listen live on WCLV, 104.9 FM or on WCLV.com or access a live video feed here. Follow the links below for more information about the contestants
1:00 pm – Ruoyu Huang, 24, China. Scarlatti: Sonata in D Major, K. 45, Sonata in F Major, K. 17; Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28, Nos. 1-12, Etude in E Minor, Op. 25, No. 5, Ballade in G Major, Op. 23, No. 1.
1:30 pm – Pavel Yeletskiy, 30, Belarus. Kurtag: Seven pieces from Jatekok [1983-1998]; Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 [“Appassionata”].
2:00 pm – Jin Uk Kim, 29, South Korea. Messiaen: “Le Loriot” (Catalogue d’Oiseaux) [1956-1958]; Brahms: Klavierstücke, Op. 76.
2:45 pm– Konstantin Shamray, 28, Russia, J.S. Bach: Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV 910; Mozart: Sonata in F Major, K. 533/494.
3:15 pm – Nino Kotrikadze, 27, Georgia. Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Minor, Op. 87, No. 14; Mozart: Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457; Chopin: Etude in F Major, Op. 10, No. 8.
7:00 pm – Qi Xu, 18, China. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, WTC II: No. 24, BWV 893; Chopin: Etude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1; Beethoven: Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110; Carter: Catenaires [2006].
7:30 pm – Gehui Xu, 22, China. J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826; Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:48.
8:15 pm – Jiayan Sun, 23, China: Ligeti: Musica Ricercata, Nos. 3, 4, 6, 10 [1951-1953]; Brahms: Seven Fantasies, Op. 116.
8:45 pm – Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev, 20, Russia. Haydn: Sonata in C Minor, Hob. XVI:20; Chopin: Etude in D-flat Major, Op. 25, No. 8; Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38.