The Quarterfinals of Canada’s eleventh Honens Worldwide Piano Competitors will launch with a complete of 51 pianists nonetheless within the competitors. They symbolize 19 nations (contemplating each nation of origin and nation of residence).
The standard quantity could be 50, however it’s 51 this 12 months due to a tie within the scores accorded to 2 of the submissions. The Applicant Screening Jury thought of 149 candidate submissions from 29 nations, the full quantity up 15% from 2022 (the latest competitors).
The Quarterfinal (Worldwide Audition) Rounds will happen in both Berlin (March 2 to 4), or New York (March 17 to 19).
“It’s each difficult and rewarding to select the Quarterfinalists,” says Honens Creative Director Jon Kimura Parker in a press release. “The Applicant Screening Jury has arrived at this record of 51 extremely achieved younger pianists who we consider could have promising careers in music, regardless of the result of the Competitors,” he provides. “We’re assured all of them have the potential to totally embody the philosophy of the Full Artist — a consummate collaborator, an inspiring virtuoso, a communicator, and a risk-taking explorer. We want them the very best of their performances in March!”
Members of the Applicant Screening Jury embody pianists Tanya Bannister (United States), Tema Blackstone (Canada), Karim Mentioned (Jordan), and Micah Yui (Japan).
The Candidates
There are a number of Canadian pianists nonetheless within the operating, together with:
- JJ Bui (Canada/Switzerland)
- Alice Burla (Canada/Switzerland)
- Chloé Dumoulin (Canada/UK)
- Carter Johnson (Canada/US)
- Élisabeth Pion (Canada)
- Linda Ruan (Canada)
Right here’s the total record:
What’s Subsequent?
On the Quarterfinals, every pianist will carry out a 40-minute solo recital. Together with the efficiency, they may take part in a 10-minute English-language interview with an arts journalist.
The First Jury consists of each pianists and humanities professionals: Sara Davis Buechner (Bronze Medalist of the 1986 Tschaikowsky Competitors in Moscow and Gold Medalist of the 1984 Gina Bachauer Worldwide Piano Competitors), Nicolas Namoradze (2018 Honens Prize Laureate), Marianne Perron (Senior Director, Creative Sector, Montreal Symphony Orchestra), and Robert Roux (Chair of Keyboard Division at Shepherd College of Music, Rice College).
They’ll choose 10 pianists to advance to the Semifinals in Calgary. That announcement can be made in spring 2025.
The Semifinal and Closing reside performances happen in Calgary, from October 16 to 24, 2025. Collaborating musicians embody Rachel Mercer, on cello, the Isidore String Quartet, and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra carried out by Elias Grandy.
Honens Worldwide Piano Competitors
Held each three years, the Honens Worldwide Piano Competitors will award Gold, Silver, and Bronze Laureates a money prize of $100,000 CAD, $40,000 CAD, and $20,000 CAD, respectively. The Gold prize is the most important of its sort on this planet.
Together with the money comes a complete three-year inventive and profession improvement program that can be tailor-made to the winner. The Gold prize is the most important of its sort on this planet.
The judges take into account not solely musical proficiency, however a Full Artist philosophy that features interpretative expertise together with work as a collaborator, a communicator, and extra.
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Anya Wassenberg is a Toronto Metropolis Editor at Ludwig Van. She is an skilled freelance author, blogger and writing teacher.
