Concours musical international de Montréal - III
Tuesdays in December
Throughout December, Stingray Classica continues its series of broadcasts from the Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal 2021 (CMIM) on Tuesday evenings. Earlier this year, 27 of the world’s finest young pianists took part in the 19th edition of the CMIM, which was organized online and recorded in over a dozen cities worldwide. The 27 pianists compete in two rounds. Out of the semi-final, eight competitors perform a final round recital.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Andrei Iliushkin
Tuesday, December 7 | 21:00
Andrei Iliushkin (Russia, 1995) performs Ferruccio Busoni’s transcription of J. S. Bach’s Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Herr, BWV 639, Johannes Brahms’s Six pieces for piano, Op. 118, and Alexander Scriabin’s Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, “States of the soul”, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Burgess Recital Hall of the Royal Academy of Music in London, United Kingdom.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Yoichiro Chiba
Tuesday, December 7 | 21:45
Yoichiro Chiba (Japan, 1997) performs J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826, and Franz Liszt’s Sonata in B minor, S. 178, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Yumeria Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Anna Han
Tuesday, December 14 | 21:00
Anna Han (United States, 1995) performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata in F-sharp major, Op. 78, Gabriel Fauré’s Barcarolle No. 5 in F-sharp minor, Op. 66, Béla Bartók’s Three studies, Op. 18, Sz. 72, and Robert Schumann’s Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Merkin Hall of Kaufman Music Center in New York, NY, USA.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Jiacheng Xiong
Tuesday, December 14 | 21:45
Jiacheng Xiong (China, 1997) performs J. S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 890, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2, and Samuel Barber’s Sonata in E-flat minor, Op. 26, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Merkin Hall of Kaufman Music Center in New York, NY, USA.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Ying Li
Tuesday, December 21 | 21:00
Ying Li (China, 1997) performs J. S. Bach’s English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808, Claude Debussy’s Images, Book 1, L. 110, and Sergei Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Merkin Hall of Kaufman Music Center in New York, NY, USA.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Krzysztof Książek
Tuesday, December 21 | 21:55
Krzysztof Książek (Poland, 1992) performs J. S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869, Karol Szymanowski’s Mazurkas, Op. 50 (Nos. 1 to 4), and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Pianosalon Riff in Warsaw, Poland.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Kyoungsun Park
Tuesday, December 21 | 22:40
Kyoungsun Park (South Korea, 1992) performs J. S. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853, Carl Czerny’s Variations on a theme by Pierre Rode, Op. 33, Ottorino Respighi’s Valse caressante, and Notturno (Lento) from Sei pezzi, P. 044, and Igor Stravinsky’s Russian Dance, Petrushka’s Room, and the Shrovetide Fair from Petrushka, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Burgess Recital Hall of the Royal Academy of Music in London, United Kingdom.
CMIM Piano 2021 - Semi-final: Marcel Tadokoro
Tuesday, December 28 | 22:55
Marcel Tadokoro (France, 1993) performs François Couperin’s La Visionnaire (25th Ordre, Book 4), Ludwig van Beethoven’s Six variations in F major, Op. 34, Igor Stravinsky’s Russian Dance, Petrushka’s Room, and The Shrovetide Fair from Petrushka, and Karol Szymanowski’s Variations in B-flat minor, Op. 3, during the semi-finals of the 2021 Piano Edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM). This performance was recorded at Salle Cortot of the École Normale de Musique in Paris, France.