International Tchaikovsky Competition 2011 – Piano

Born 1994 in Seoul, South Korea, Seong-Jin Cho has establishes himself as one of the foremost pianists of his generation. Seong-Jin Cho began to play the piano at 6 years old and gave his first public recital five years later, when he was eleven years old. In September 2008, the fourteen-year-old Seong-Jin appeared at The 6th Moscow International Frederick Chopin Competition. He won the 1st prize of the competition, that took place there. In November 2009 he won the First prize of The 7th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan and he also got the special prize for the Japanese composer. In July 2011 he won the Third prize of 14th Tchaikovsky competition in Russia.

Seong-Jin has performed with Mariinsky theatre orchestra under the baton of Maestro Valery Gergiev, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Myung-Whun Chung. Seong-Jin has performed with Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, Radio France Orchestra, Rundfunk sinfonieorchester Berlin, Festival Strings Lucerne, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Korean Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra in Sapporo, Ural Philharmonic Orchestra.

He has given recitals at the Tokyo Opera City Hall, Osaka Symphony hall, St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, among many other places.

Seong-Jin toured Japan, Russia, Germany, France, China, and the United States, and took part in numerous music festivals, including Musical Kremlin(Russia), Castleton Festival (USA), International Keyboard Institute and Festival (USA), Chopin Festival in Duszniki-Zdroj (Poland),Polish Music Festival in Kraków (Poland), Great Mountains International Music Festival & School(Korea)and the Seoul Spring Festival of Chamber Music (Korea) .

He studies in Paris at The Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.

Sara Daneshpour (USA)

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Day 2 - Thu June 16 19:00 - Round 1

Haydn—Piano Sonata in F major, Hob. XVI/23
Schumann—Abegg Variations, Op. 1
Tchaikovsky—Romance in F minor, Op. 5
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: December: Christmas Week
Prokofiev—Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Day 6 - Mon June 20 19:00 - Round 2 Phase 1

Scarlatti—Two Sonatas: in B minor, K.27, and in A major, K.212
Franck—Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Shchedrin—Concert Etude, “Tchaikovsky Etude”
Rachmaninoff—Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42
Prokofiev—Toccata, Op. 11

Day 9 - Thu June 23 19:00 - Round 2 Phase 2

Mozart—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20 in D minor, K.466

Andrey Dubov (Russia)

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Day 3 - Fri June 17 19:00 - Round 1

Beethoven—Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
Liszt—Transcendental Etudes, S.140, No. 10 in F minor, No. 12 in B-flat minor, “Chasse Neige”
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: August: Harvest Song, September: Hunting Song, October: Autumn Song
Mussorgsky—Night on the Bald Mountain (trans. Dubov)

Boris Giltburg (Israel)

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Day 5 - Sun June 19 19:00 - Round 1

Bach-Busoni—Chaconne in D minor for Violon from Partita №2, BWV 1004
Beethoven—Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, “Waldstein”
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: May: Midnight Sun, August: Harvest Song
Rachmaninoff—Étude-tableau in A minor, Op. 39, No. 6

Georgy Gromov (Russia)

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Day 4 - Sat June 18 13:00 - Round 1

Bartók—Suite, Op. 14
Haydn—Piano Sonata in G major, Hob. XVI/40
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: March: Song of the Lark, April: Snowdrop, May: Starlit Nights
Prokofiev—Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Ching-Yun Hu (Taiwan)

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Day 5 - Sun June 19 19:00 - Round 1

Tchaikovsky—Eighteen Pieces, Op. 72: No. 5: Meditation, No. 16: Valse á cinq temps
Mozart—Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K.576
Ligeti—Etude No. 10, “Der Zauberlehrling”
Rachmaninoff—Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36

Shinnosuke Inugai (Japan)

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Day 5 - Sun June 19 13:00 - Round 1

Beethoven—Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”
Tchaikovsky—Eighteen Pieces, Op. 72: No. 3: Tendres reproches, No. 4: Danse characteristique, No. 5: Meditation, No. 9: Un poco di Schumann
Messiaen—Vingt regards sur l’enfant Jesus, No. 10: “Regard de l'Esprit de joie”

Stanislav Khristenko (Russia)

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Day 1 - Wed June 15 13:00 - Round 1

Schubert—Piano Sonata in C minor, D.958
Tchaikovsky—Polka, Op. 51, No. 2
Tchaikovsky—Scherzo-fantaisie, Op. 72, No. 10
Prokofiev—Ten Pieces, Op. 12: March, Gavotte, Prelude, Scherzo

Dinara Klinton (Russia)

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Day 2 - Thu June 16 14:00 - Round 1

Mozart—Piano Sonata in A minor, K.310 (300d)
Tchaikovsky—Eighteen Pieces, Op. 72, No. 5: Meditation
Tchaikovsky—Twelve Pieces Moderate Difficulty, Op.40 №10: Danse russe No. 10
Chopin—Etudes, Op. 25

Pavel Kolesnikov (Russia)

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Day 5 - Sun June 19 13:00 - Round 1

Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: September: Hunting Song
Tchaikovsky—Waltz-Scherzo, Op. 7
Haydn—Piano Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI/20
Liszt—Transcendental Etudes: No. 10 in F minor, No. 11 in D-flat major, “Harmonies du Soir”, No. 12 in B-flat minor, “Chasse-Neige”
Liszt—Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 in E major

Day 7 - Tue June 21 19:00 - Round 2 Phase 1

Gubaidulina—Chaconne
Scarlatti—Piano Sonatas in B minor, K.447, and in D major, K.465
Scriabin—Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor, Op. 19, “Sonata-Fantasy”
Shchedrin—Concert Etude, “Tchaikovsky Etude”
Brahms—Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35, Books I and II

Jianing Kong (China)

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Day 2 - Thu June 16 19:00 - Round 1

Haydn—Piano Sonata in A-flat major, Hob. XVI/46
Tchaikovsky—Song Without Words, Op. 2, No. 3
Tchaikovsky—Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 2
Chopin—Etudes, Op. 25, Nos 1 – 12

Filipp Kopachevskiy (Russia)

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Day 3 - Fri June 17 13:00 - Round 1

Haydn—Piano Sonata in A major, Hob. XVI/46
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: October: Autumn Song
Tchaikovsky—Danse caractéristique in D major, Op. 72, No. 4
Tchaikovsky—Impromptu in F minor, Op. 72, No. 1
Chopin—Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53
Chopin—Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57
Ravel—La Valse

Day 6 - Mon June 20 19:00 - Round 2 Phase 1

Shchedrin—Concert Etude, “Tchaikovsky Etude”
Schumann—Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Rachmaninoff—Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36

Day 9 - Thu June 23 19:00 - Round 2 Phase 2

Mozart—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 24 in C minor, K.491

Eduard Kunz (Russia)

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Day 1 - Wed June 15 19:00 - Round 1

Scarlatti—Sonatas in D minor, K.213; B-flat minor, K.197; and A major, K.212
Beethoven—Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, “Waldstein”
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: June: Barcarolle
Tchaikovsky—Six Pieces, Op. 51: Valse Sentimentale

Day 6 - Mon June 20 13:00 - Round 2 Phase 1

Ravel—Gaspard de la nuit
Shchedrin—Concert Etude, “Tchaikovsky Etude”
Rachmaninoff—Moments musicaux, Op. 16: No. 2 in E-flat major, No. 3 in B minor, No. 4 in E minor
Liszt—Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 12

Alexander Lubyantsev (Russia)

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Day 3 - Fri June 17 19:00 - Round 1

Beethoven—Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, “Pathetique”
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: November: Troika
Tchaikovsky—Romance, Op. 5
Liszt—Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S.514
Debussy—Preludes, Book II: Feu d’artifice

Day 6 - Mon June 20 19:00 - Round 2 Phase 1

Rachmaninoff—Étude-tableau in C minor, Op. 39, No. 7
Shchedrin—Concert Etude, “Tchaikovsky Etude”
Chopin—Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat minor, Op. 58
Scriabin—Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53

Day 9 - Thu June 23 19:00 - Round 2 Phase 2

Mozart—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C major, K.467

Mamikon Nakhapetov (Georgia)

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Day 4 - Sat June 18 19:00 - Round 1

Mozart—Piano Sonata in B major, K.570
Tchaikovsky—Evening Dreams, Op. 19, No. 1
Tchaikovsky—Scherzo humoristique, Op. 19, No. 2
Schumann—Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13

Jong-Hai Park (South Korea)

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Day 2 - Thu June 16 19:00 - Round 1

Mozart—Piano Sonata in C major, K.330
Tchaikovsky—Dumka, Op. 59
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: October: Autumn Song
Scriabin—Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp minor, Op. 30
Liszt—Après une lecture du Dante: fantasia quasi sonata, S.161, No. 7

François-Xavier Poizat (Switzerland)

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Day 5 - Sun June 19 13:00 - Round 1

Tchaikovsky—Dumka, Op. 59
Mozart—Piano Sonata in C major, K.330
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: June: Barcarolle, August: Harvest Song
Liszt—Vallee d’Obermann, No. 6, S.160

Day 7 - Tue June 21 19:00 - Round 2 Phase 1

Shchedrin—Concert Etude, “Tchaikovsky Etude”
Prokofiev—Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29
Ravel—Le tombeau de Couperin
Paganini-Liszt—La Campanella (changed from Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S.514)

Alexander Romanovsky (Ukraine)

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Day 2 - Thu June 16 14:00 - Round 1

Haydn—Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob. XVI/52
Tchaikovsky—Dumka, Op. 59
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: April: Hepatica
Brahms—Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35, Books I and II

Day 6 - Mon June 20 13:00 - Round 2 Phase 1

Schumann—Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Shchedrin—Concert Etude, “Tchaikovsky Etude”
Rachmaninoff—Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36

Day 9 - Thu June 23 19:00 - Round 2 Phase 2

Mozart—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A major, K.488

Day 13 - Mon June 27 19:00 - Round 3

Tchaikovsky—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Day 15 - Wed June 29 13:00 - Round 3

Rachmaninoff—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Ekaterina Rybina (Russia)

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Day 1 - Wed June 15 13:00 - Round 1

Beethoven—Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”
Schoenberg—Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11, No. 1
Tchaikovsky—Eighteen Pieces, Op. 72: No. 5:Meditation, No. 12: L’espiègle
Liszt—Scherzo and March, S.177

Timur Scherbakov (Belarus)

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Day 3 - Fri June 17 13:00 - Round 1

Schubert—Piano Sonata in C minor, D.958
Chopin—Etude in G-sharp minor No. 6, Op. 25
Scriabin—Etude No. 12 in D-sharp minor, Op. 8
Revutskiy—Prelude No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 7
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: November: Troika
Tchaikovsky—Impromptu, Op. 1, No. 2
Balakirev—Islamey, Op. 18

Alexander Sinchuk (Russia)

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Day 1 - Wed June 15 19:00 - Round 1

Schubert—Piano Sonata in A minor, D.784
Tchaikovsky—Waltz-Scherzo, Op. 7 in A major
Tchaikovsky—Eighteen Pieces, Op. 72, No.5: Meditation
Prokofiev—Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 28

Day 6 - Mon June 20 13:00 - Round 2 Phase 1

Franck—Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Ravel—Jeux d’eau
Shchedrin—Concert Etude, “Tchaikovsky Etude”
Rachmaninoff—Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36

Natalia Sokolovskaya (Russia)

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Day 3 - Fri June 17 19:00 - Round 1

Mozart—Piano Sonata in F major, K.332
Tchaikovsky—Preludia, Scherzo, Op. 21
Liszt—Valee d'Obermann, No. 6, S.160

Yeol Eum Son (South Korea)

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Day 4 - Sat June 18 19:00 - Round 1

Beethoven—Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Tchaikovsky—Twelve Pieces of Moderate Difficulty, Op. 40, No. 8: Valse
Tchaikovsky—Nocturne, Op. 10, No. 1
Tchaikovsky—Children's Album, Op. 39, No. 14: Polka
Tchaikovsky—Scherzo from Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique" (trans. Feinberg)

Day 7 - Tue June 21 13:00 - Round 2 Phase 1

Schumann—Humoresque, Op. 20
Kapustin—Variations, Op. 41
Shchedrin—Concert Etude, "Tchaikovsky Etude"
Liszt—Rhapsodie Espagnole, S.254

Day 10 - Fri June 24 19:00 - Round 2 Phase 2

Mozart—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C major, K.467

Day 14 - Tue June 28 19:00 - Round 3

Rachmaninoff—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Day 16 - Thu June 30 13:00 - Round 3

Tchaikovsky—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Maria Tretyakova (Russia)

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Day 1 - Wed June 15 19:00 - Round 1

Beethoven—Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”
Tchaikovsky—The Seasons, Op. 37 bis: August: Harvest, December: Christmas Week
Rachmaninoff—Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42

Daniil Trifonov (Russia)

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Day 4 - Sat June 18 19:00 - Round 1

Scarlatti—Sonata in D minor, L.108
Haydn—Piano Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI/42
Prokofiev—Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28
Tchaikovsky—Valse sentimentale, Op. 51: Echo rustique, Op. 72, Tendres reproches, Op. 72, Un poco di Chopin, Op. 72
Chopin—Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
Liszt—Mephisto Waltz No. 1 in A major

Day 7 - Tue June 21 13:00 - Round 2 Phase 1

Shchedrin—Concert Etude, “Tchaikovsky Etude”
Scriabin—Piano Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 23
Chopin—Etudes, Op. 25

Day 10 - Fri June 24 19:00 - Round 2 Phase 2

Mozart—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A major, K.488

Day 13 - Mon June 27 19:00 - Round 3

Tchaikovsky—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

Day 16 - Thu June 30 13:00 - Round 3

Chopin—Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Performances - Round 1

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