International Duo Piano Competition
Presents: "Liszt 200 Chicago"
International Duo Piano Competition
October 20-23, 2011
The Music Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Duo Piano Festival are pleased to announce the "Liszt 200 Chicago" International Duo Piano Competition. This special competition honors the bicentennial of Franz Liszt and takes place at the Music Institute of Chicago's historic landmark building, Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston, IL. From an initial field of of 28 leading young piano duos worldwide, seven have been chosen to compete in the final round.
** Announcement of Winners **
Prizes
Grand Prize “Liszt 200 Chicago” ($8,000)
Duo Vis a Vis (St.Petersburg, Russia)
Polina Grigoreva and Yulia Yurchenko
Second prize ($4,000)
Tsuyuki and Rosenboom (Hannover, Germany)
Chie Tsuyuki and Michael Rosenboom
Third prize ($2,000)
Liang-He Duo (Chicago)
Xiaomin Liang and Jue He
“Norman Pellegrini Schubert Prize” ($2,000)
Duo Vis a Vis (St.Petersburg, Russia)
Polina Grigoreva and Yulia Yurchenko
Honorable Mention
Duo Yamamoto (Vienna, Austria)
Ayaka and Yuka Yamamoto
Competition Finals Lineup:
Sunday, October 23 at 1 pm
1 pm: Tsuyuki and Rosenboom (Hannover, Germany)
Chie Tsuyuki and Michael Rosenboom
2 pm: Liang-He Duo (Chicago)
Xiaomin Liang and Jue He
3 pm: Duo Vis a Vis (St.Petersburg, Russia)
Polina Grigoreva and Yulia Yurchenko
4 pm: Susan and Sarah Wang Piano Duo (Rostock, Germany)
5:30 pm: 4handsLA (Los Angeles, CA)
Steven Vanhauwaert and Danny Holt
6:30 pm: Duo Yamamoto (Vienna, Austria)
Ayaka and Yuka Yamamoto
7:30 pm: Duo Fortin-Poirier (Montreal, Canada)
Amelie Fortin and Marie-Christine Poirier
8:30 pm: Judges deliberations and announcements
(Approximately 9 pm)
Four Days of Competition
Preliminary Rounds: (free and open to public viewing)
Thursday, October 20: 10am - 4pm
Friday, October 21: 10am - 5pm
Saturday, October 22: 9:20am - 5pm
Complete List of Competition Participants
Piano duo ranging in age from 20 to 35 years old from China, Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Italy, Germany, Canada, and across the United States will compete for the following prizes.
Judges
- Jeffrey Swann (U.S.) - Concert pianist; professor, New York University and Arizona State University
- Yong Hi Moon (Korea/U.S.) - Member of Moon-Lee Piano Duo; professor, The Peabody Institute
- Edward and Anne Turgeon (Canada) - Concert piano duo; professors, Florida Atlantic University
- Theodore Edel (U.S.) - Noted Chicago-based pianist; professor emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago
About the Chicago Duo Piano Festival
Called a “duo piano mecca” by Pioneer Press, the Chicago Duo Piano Festival was founded in 1988 by Music Institute of Chicago faculty members Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem. Its mission is to foster a deeper interest in the repertoire, performance, and teaching of music for piano, four hands and two pianos, in a fun and supportive atmosphere.
Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem, artists in residence and faculty members at the Music Institute, enjoy an international career as proponents of music for both piano duet and two keyboards. The duo has appeared with orchestras internationally, including the Chicago Philharmonic and the Vienna Tonkünstler. They have performed in recitals throughout the U.S. and Europe. Recent concerts include a 25th anniversary celebration concert at Merkin Hall in New York, an appearance at the Gina Bachauer Festival in Salt Lake City, and two recitals in Odessa, Ukraine. Aebersold and Neiweem have commissioned significant new works for the piano duo, including pieces by Joseph Turrin and Patrick Byers. The duo’s CDs on the Summit label include Four Hand Reflections and music of Brahms and Schubert.
For More Information: Contact competition directors Claire Aebersold and Ralph Neiweem
