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The International Competition

Above all, Piano Campus is an encounter which strives to be youthful, daring and dynamic. Classical ritual, formal clothes have to be forgotten! Let's think about natural and original behaviour! 

 

If "jeans" and "tee shirts" are not still compulsory, candidates are welcome to play in natural and modern contemporary dress.

 

A sure way of showing that classical pianists are also “with it”. 

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Katarzyna
Popowa-Zydroń

Chairman of the jury 2024

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Fabien
Touchard

Guest composer 2024

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Benoît
Girault

CRR of Paris Orchestra

 conductor

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Members
of the jury

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Welcoming diner for candidates

Thursday, February
1st - 8pm
Novotel, Cergy

The Hotel rooms are available on Thursday afternoon.

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Candidates will be able to use rehearsal studios at the "Conservatoire à Rayonnement Regional de Cergy Pontoise". The CRR will be open on Thursday 9th from 5pm.

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On Thursday evening a welcoming dinner is organized to mix conviviality and encounters between candidates. A draw will be held to determine the order in which candidates will play.

Semi-final

Friday, February 2nd
9.30am/1pm - 3pm/7.30pm

Conservatory of Cergy-Pontoise

4 pieces (30 mn maximum) including :

 

> an imposed piece (to play in the beginning of the program) : 

Gabriel Fauré - Improvisation Opus 84 n°5

+ 1 piece of the 18th century :

+ 1 piece of the 19th century 

+ 1 piece of the 20th century

 

After the first round, three candidates will be selected for the final. A random draw will take place organized by the Piano Campus competition direction to set up the finalists ordre of turn. All candidates have to be present at the announcement of the results. 

Meeting & Masterclass

Saturday, February 3rd  10:30 am & 3pm

Conservatory of Cergy-Pontoise

10:30 am - Meeting and lunch with the chairman of the jury

Meeting between not selected candidates and the president of the Jury, Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń and few Jury members. Questions about the competition.

Lunch break, organized by Piano Campus. Jury members, all the candidates and the Piano Campus Organizing Committee will be together.

 

2:30 pm / 7 pm - Masterclass with the professor  Katarzyna Popowa-ZydroÅ„ 

Interpretation lesson, by the professor  Katarzyna Popowa-ZydroÅ„, at the Auditorium Olivier Messiaen at the CRR of Cergy Pontoise. This masterclass is organised only for the not selected candidates.

Final

Sunday, February 4th
4pm
"Points Communs :
Théâtre des Louvrais" 
Pontoise

> The world Premiere for piano and orchestra of the imposed piece of the guest composer Fabien Touchard

> Concerto n°1 in D-flat major Opus 10 - Sergueï Prokofiev

> Vote of the jury and the public

> Results of the final

> Piano Campus Awards given by the chairman of Piano Campus

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