by Mike Telin
After a three-day break, Competition first-round performances will continue on Thursday, July 15 at 7:00 pm. Audiences can also experience that evening’s session by attending the Watch Party at the Beachwood Community Center. Pack a picnic and bring your chairs to watch performances under the stars and on the big screen. Click here to register for the free event.
New at this year’s competition is the Trivia Night/Watch Party on Thursday, July 22 at 7:00 pm at the The Music Box Supper Club. Hosts Yaron Kohlberg and Zsolt Bognár (pictured) have created questions that are designed to engage every level of piano and classical music enthusiast. Teams can be up to six people, so bring your friends (or make new ones) and enjoy great music and a chance to win a Cleveland musical prize package.
The ticketed event will include the buffet-style menu on the Music Box’s website. The first drink is on CIPC, but after that, for the rest of the evening you can purchase your favorite beverage at the cash bar. Click here to purchase tickets online or call 216.242.1250.
Virtual PianoKids continues on Saturday, July 17 at 11:00 am. The series features musical ambassadors Admiral Emily and Captain Joe. Kids ages 3-8 are invited to join them on a worldwide adventure where they will learn different musical building-blocks and explore the countries of some of the CIPC contestants. The series will continue on July 18, 24, and 25. All videos will be streamed on the Piano Cleveland website and remain on the Virtual PianoKids page for viewing on demand.
The Competition will continue this week with First Round performances on July 15 and 16 at 7:00 pm. Second Round sessions will begin on Saturday, July 17 at 2:00 pm. Click here at start time to watch the free broadcasts. A complete schedule is at the end of this article. As a reminder, Semi-Final and Final Rounds are ticketed and feature both virtual and in-person options. Click here for details.
During the Second Round, contestants may present their choice of works in any order, provided that the performance does not exceed 30 minutes. Click here to read more about the Competition’s required repertoire.
What will listeners hear during the 26 half-hour recitals?
Bach: English Suite No. 3 in g, BWV 808
Bartók: Three Burlesques, Sz. 47 and Sonata, Sz. 80
Beethoven: Sonatas No. 2 in A, Op. 2, No. 2; (Two) No. 7 in D, Op. 10, No. 3; No. 11 in B-flat, Op. 22; No. 18 in E-flat, Op. 31, No. 3; (Two) No. 21 in C, Op. 53 (“Waldstein”); No. 23 in f, Op. 57 (“Appassionata”); (Two) No. 28 in A, Op. 101; and (Three) No. 32 in c, Op. 111
Brahms: Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Chopin: Etude in c-sharp, Op. 10, No. 4 (Two); Etude in f, Op. 25, No. 2; Etude in e, Op. 25, No. 5; Etude in G-Flat, Op. 25, No. 9; (Two) Etude in F, Op. 10, No. 8; Etude in a, Op. 25, No. 11 (“Winter Wind”); and Nocturne in c, Op. 48, No. 1
Debussy: Images, Book 1 and L’Isle Joyeuse
Guarnieri: Toccata
Handel: Suite in d, HWV 447
Haydn: Sonata in F, Hob. XVI: 23 and A-flat, Hob. XVI: 46
Liebermann: Presto and Presto feroce from Gargoyles, Op. 29 (1989)
Liszt: Transcendental Etude, S. 139, No. 8 (“Wilde Jagd”); Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141, No. 3 (“La Campanella”); Spanish Rhapsody, S. 254; Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 in a, S. 244/13; and Verdi/Liszt — Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto, S. 434
Messiaen: “Noël” from Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus
Mozart: Fantasia in d, K. 397; Ten Variations on “Unser dummer Pöbel meint,” K. 455; and Sonata No. 18 in D, K. 576
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 1 in f, Op. 1 and No. 8 in B-flat, Op. 84
Rachmaninoff: (Three) Sonata No. 2 in b-flat, Op. 36; Prelude in f-sharp, Op. 23, No. 1; in c, Op. 23, No. 7; in b, Op. 32, No. 10; and in B, Op. 32, No. 11; and Étude-tableaux in d, Op. 39, No. 8 and in D, Op. 39, No. 9
Rameau: Les Tendres Plaintes
Ravel: Alborada del gracioso, Gaspard de la nuit, (Two) La Valse, and Une barque sur l’océan
Saint-Saëns: Etude en forme de valse, Op. 52, No. 6
Scarlatti: Sonata in b K. 27 and Sonata in A, K. 113
Schubert: Klavierstück No. 1 in e-flat, D. 946
Scriabin: Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp, Op. 30
Stravinsky: Trois Mouvements de Petrouchka
Taneyev: Prelude and Fugue in g-sharp, Op. 29
Vine: Sonata No. 1 (1990)
Click here to read the Program Notes
THE COMPETITION CONTINUES
Go here and click on the individual photos to view each contestant’s program.
ROUND ONE
Session 5, Thursday, July 15 at 7:00 pm
Suah Ye (20, South Korea)
Philipp Lynov (22, Russia)
Intermission — 15 minutes
Clayton Stephenson (22, United States)
Arsenii Mun (21, Russia)
Session 6, Friday, July 16 at 7:00 pm
Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner (24, United States)
Lovre Marušić (28, Croatia)
Intermission — 15 minutes
Peter Klimo (30, United States)
Takashi Yasunami (29, Japan)
ROUND TWO
Session 1, Saturday, July 17 at 2:00 pm
Lin Ye (28, China)
Stefano Andreatta (29, Italy)
Intermission — 15 minutes
Ying Li (23, China)
Honggi Kim (29, South Korea)
Lucas Thomazinho (25, Brazil)
Session 2, Sunday, July 18 at 2:00 pm
Zhi Chao Juli Jia (29, China)
Jiarui Cheng (22, China)
Intermission — 15 minutes
Yedam Kim (32, South Korea)
Vitaly Starikov (25, Russia)
Anastasiya Magamedova (23, United States/Tajikistan)
Session 3, Thursday, July 22 at 7:00 pm
Ziyu Liu (22, China)
Daria Parkhomenko (29, Russia)
Intermission — 15 minutes
Rafael Skorka (32, Israel)
Bowen Li (24, China)
Session 4, Friday, July 23 at 7:00 pm
Roman Lopatynskyi (27, Ukraine)
Martín García García (24, Spain)
Intermission — 15 Minutes
Svetlana Andreeva (32, Russia)
Byeol Kim (31, South Korea)
Session 5, Saturday, July 24 at 2:00 pm
Suah Ye (20, South Korea)
Philipp Lynov (22, Russia)
Intermission — 15 minutes
Clayton Stephenson (22, United States)
Arsenii Mun (21, Russia)
Session 6, Sunday, July 25 at 2:00 pm
Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner (24, United States)
Lovre Marušić (28, Croatia)
Intermission — 15 minutes
Peter Klimo (30, United States)
Takashi Yasunami (29, Japan)
Published on ClevelandClassical.com July 13, 2021.
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