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[sphinx]

Hi there, you probably don't know but this piano competition is considered the "Olympics" of piano competitions and it also happens every 4 years, if you like Chopin's music and have time to watch the live stream on the first round, you can do so by clicking here

Day 1 Phase 1 = done

Day 1 Phase 2 = done

Day 2 Phase 1 LIVE = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQeQbVXmHI&pxtry=1

Germans and probably other countries will need Firefox with proxtube cause otherwise you get a "sorry, legal rights issue, can't display".

I will be coming here to comment on the participants.

The first Round is 4 days long! so you can jump in at any time the next days

Chopin Piano Competition 2015
3.X.2015 stage I (10.00AM - 2.00PM)

Tymoteusz BIES
10.00-10.25
Nocturne in B major, Op. 9 No. 3
Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8
Etude in A flat major, Op. 10 No. 10
Ballade in F major, Op. 38


Rafał BŁASZCZYK
10.25-10.50
Nocturne in B major, Op. 9 No. 3
Etude in C major, Op. 10 No. 1
Etude in A flat major, Op. 10 No. 10
Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Łukasz Piotr BYRDY
10.50-11.15

Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8
Etude in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10
Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Michelle CANDOTTI
11.15-11.40

Ballade in F major, Op. 38
Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8
Etude in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10


Luigi CAROCCIA
12.10-12.35

Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
Etude in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10
Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11


Galina CHISTIAKOVA
12.35-13.00

Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8
Etude in G sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 6
Scherzo in E major, Op. 54

Irina CHISTIAKOVA
13.00-13.25

Nocturne in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2
Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11
Etude in A flat major, Op. 10 No. 10
Ballade in F minor, Op. 52

Seong-Jin CHO
13.25-13.50
Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
Etude in A flat major, Op. 10 No. 10
Etude in C major, Op. 10 No. 1
Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49

5.00–5.30 p.m.
Ashley Fripp (Wielka Brytania/United Kingdom)

Fryderyk Chopin, Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
Fryderyk Chopin, Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11
Fryderyk Chopin, Etude in A flat major, Op. 10 No. 10
Fryderyk Chopin, Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39

5.25–5.50 p.m.
Yasuko Furumi (Japonia/Japan)

Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 No. 2
Etude in C major, Op. 10 No. 7
Etude in G flat major, Op. 10 No. 5
Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49

5.50–6.15 p.m.
Saskia Giorgini (Włochy/Holandia /Italy/Netherlands)

Nocturne in E major Op. 62 No. 2
Etude in F major Op. 10 No. 8
Etude in E flat major Op. 10 No. 11
Ballade in A flat major Op. 47

6.15–6.40 p.m.
Adam Mikołaj Goździewski (Polska/Poland)

Etude in C sharp minor Op. 25 No. 7
Etude in C sharp minor Op. 10 No. 4
Etude in E minor Op. 25 No. 5
Scherzo in B minor Op. 20

7.10–7.35 p.m.
Ivett Gyöngyösi (Węgry/Hungary)

Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8
Etude in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10

7.35–8.00 p.m.
Chi Ho Han (Korea Południowa/South Korea)

Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
Etude in C major, Op. 10 No. 7
Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8
Scherzo in E major, Op. 54

8.00–8.25 p.m.
Olof Hansen (Francja/France)

Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 7
Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5
Etude in G flat major, Op. 10 No. 5
Ballade in F minor, Op. 52

8.25–8.50 p.m.
Zhi Chao Julian Jia (Chiny/China)

Nocturne in B major Op. 9 No. 3
Etude in A minor Op. 10 No. 2
Etude in C minor Op. 10 No. 12
Fantasy in F minor Op. 49

4 October 2015, Stage I (9.50 a.m. – 2.00 p.m.)


10.00–10.25 a.m. Aljoša Jurinić (Chorwacja / Croatia)

Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
Etude in G sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 6
Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8
Ballade in F minor, Op. 52


10.25–10.50 a.m. Joo-Yeon Ka (Korea Południowa/South Korea)

Etude in A flat major, Op. 10 No. 10
Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11
Nocturne in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
Ballade in F minor, Op. 52


10.50–11.15 a.m. Honggi Kim (Korea Południowa/South Korea)

Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5
Etude in G flat major, Op. 10 No. 5
Ballade in A flat major, Op. 47


11.15–11.40 a.m. Su Yeon Kim (Korea Południowa/South Korea)

Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 7
Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5
Etude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11
Ballade in F minor, Op. 52


12.10–12.35 p.m. Yedam Kim (Korea Południowa/South Korea)

Etude in G sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 6
Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4
Nocturne in G major, Op. 37 No. 2
Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39


12.35 –1.00 p.m Yurika Kimura (Japonia/Japan)

Scherzo in B flat minor, Op. 31
Nocturne in B major, Op. 62 No. 1
Etude in G flat major, Op. 10 No. 5
Etude in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10


1.00–1.25 p.m. Dinara Klinton (Ukraina/Ukraine)

Nocturne in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2
Etude in C major, Op. 10 No. 1
Etude in A minor, Op. 10 No. 2
Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39


1.25–1.50 p.m. Aimi Kobayashi (Japonia/Japan)

Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1
Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4
Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5
Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op. 39

 

[Hyun Sai]

Crap, I'm working all day... Thanks for the link though...

 

[sphinx]

ok, second phase of day one is starting right now

 

[Himynameischris]

Damn...stuck in class

 

[Arrowgigantic]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAKb0nITW_4&t=50s

 

[NewFresh]

This is a thing? Sounds super interesting.

 

[mmazurkiewicz]

Looks interesting. Tuning in now.

 

[clav]

I would hate to be a judge at an event like this.

 

[ThusZarathustra]

Thanks for posting this, it's perfect Saturday morning listening!

 

[Kazerei]

I had no idea this was a thing, thanks for posting

 

[sphinx]

so the British guy just finished.

I don't think he had a "great" round, he played nicely and the Kawai sounds great, didn't expect it to but it has a nice sound but I think he won't get past this round.

some problems in the scherzo, I mean, it's too basic when you can't get the main octave theme at the beginning cleanly, this is the chopin competition ffs. He was about to nail the coda quite nicely but then missed that one bass tone after the arpeggio, he rushed into it and was a bit careless.

I think Chopin isn't his composer, I will take a guess and say he's great with greman repertoire.

Not lacking in passion though, nice parts.

 

[Silkworm]

Thank you very much OP! I'm so glad you brought this piano competition to my attention. I played piano in my youth for about 7 years but haven't played anything consistently since then. I can't critically evaluate the performances but I can enjoy listening to them.

 

[mmazurkiewicz]

She is sounding very good right now.

 

[Bodacious]

Thanks, great post! I got to see Rafal Blechacz play a few years ago at Duke. He swept this competition in 2005, taking all five 1st prizes.

 

[sphinx]

She is sounding very good right now.

dat nerves of steel, way more stable than the past competitor.

yeah, sounded a bit distant at the beginning of the nocturne but got better as she got more into it,

the etudes, the second one, the black key stude, damn fine: crispy and shiny that was competition level, perfect, it sounded like a CD recording,

will have to miss the fantasy in f minor, but I guess she may still be in the run depending on the rest of the field at the end

EDIT: Damn, beautiful last part of the fantasy.

 

[sphinx]

damn, it's hard to pull it off with that Op.10 Nr. 11 the girl from italy played well but doesn't looks as free and relaxed, not only the sound but her body language.

all things said: Boring :/ I don't think there was a moment of excitement

 

[dehydratedbabies]

Really cool, thanks for posting.

 

[texasairhead101]

Thanks for sharing. This is something that's is very interesting to watch. Going to have on the background while I try to to do some programming classwork.
Reading the chat full of piano players is showing they are seeing things I will never notice which makes me wish I was disciplined enough to make myself learn piano.

 

[sphinx]

Martha Argerich sitting to the side and chatting with Dang Thai Son ^_^ lolol

it continues

EDIT: this girl has her hands shaking... bad sign... but sounds nice, hopefully she can control it and relax

 

[Mixolydian]

Thank you for this.

 

[sphinx]

Korean guy (Chi Ho Han) taking the lead with that Scherzo, that was very nice

 

[sphinx]

the french guy by far the worst, so far.

*Hideous redention of the otherwise wonderful 4th ballade

(edit: *yeah hyperbole, but I didn't like it)

 

[sphinx]

I almost cried with the revolutionary etude by this chinese girl, she blew me away, as of now a HUGE fan.

at last a participant with a pair of balls, someone who plays with authority, first day didn't disappoint.

 

[ntropy]

I almost cried with the revolutionary etude by this chinese girl, she blew me away, as of now a HUGE fan.

at last a participant with a pair of balls, someone who plays with authority, first day didn't disappoint.

so blown away that you mistook him for a female lol

he was the best from today easily.
too bad he missed the climax in the Fantasy in f

 

[sphinx]

so blown away that you mistook him for a female lol

he was the best from today easily.
too bad he missed the climax in the Fantasy in f

WHAT?? I am sorry!!

omg, he's a guy!! awesome.

and yeah the Fantasy was the low point. still, the etudes bought him the ticket to next round, the best pair of etudes out there, I missed half of todays participants though, anyone heard them?? anyone excepcional today?

I am hearing Yiruka Kimura, correct but uninteresting piano playing, damn boring nocturne,

 

[sphinx]

Dinara Klinton, Ukraine:

gotta give it to her, great etudes, the 2nd one maybe a bit too fast but the first one that was great and I know damn well it's from the hardest lol

Aimi Kobayashi, Japan:

in her nocturne sounds like her right hand is dead, is all pianissimo but a dead pianissimo, no life.

the constants in most competitors is:

.- boring as hell Nocturnes
.- Good to Great/Amazing Etudes
.- o.k Ballads/Scherzi, mostly great codas

 

[sphinx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VIE3H3Ckrg&pxtry=1

might as well bump this.

2nd round has been going for the last 2 days and in the link, there are still 4 pianists to go

 

[jb1234]

the constants in most competitors is:

.- boring as hell Nocturnes
.- Good to Great/Amazing Etudes
.- o.k Ballads/Scherzi, mostly great codas

So basically, terrific technicians but mediocre musicians. Isn't that the way it usually is, though?

 

[Robot Pants]

My favorite of all time. He was the absolute best

 

[sphinx]

right now there are waiting for the final decision of the jury, regarding the winner... they'd been deliberating for hours, apparently they don't agree.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htVif2h2KIM

they'll announce any minute the winner