Leeds Piano Competition 2015

[LeMartinPecheur]

Quick before it's corrected:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b068slpj

Only just seen your post ff and can't spot anything obviously hilarious via the link. So has it been corrected, or am I just showing my usual ignorance?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Only just seen your post ff and can't spot anything obviously hilarious via the link. So has it been corrected, or am I just showing my usual ignorance?

It's been corrected - there used to be a photo of a violinist!

[EdgeleyRob]

Does any Alkan ever get played ?
That'd sort out the Wheat from the Chaff.

[zola]

People may like to compare and contrast with 22 year old Italian Luca Buratto who has just won the Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary ( most recent previous winner Pavel Kolesnikov ) His two concerto performances in the final can be viewed here.

Mozart Jeunehomme concerto

http://www.medici.tv/#!/honens-international-piano-competition-2015-final-1bis

And the current concerto of choice among young aspirants it seems, Prok 3

http://www.medici.tv/#!/honens-international-piano-competition-2015-final-6

[Nick Armstrong]

Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary ( most recent previous winner Pavel Kolesnikov )

Was at his London début, a lukewarm Rach 3 with the LPO, which wasn't the greatest advert for that competition. However, many thanks for the links - I'll watch and listen to the latest winner with interest.

[mercia]

I assume we've all found this page to conveniently listen by

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p031vf1c

[antongould]

I assume we've all found this page to conveniently listen by

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p031vf1c

No I hadn't mercs cheers.....

[Nick Armstrong]

I assume we've all found this page to conveniently listen by

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p031vf1c

Not had I! Brill, mercs, thank you!

[Barbirollians]

When is the final ? Can't be this weekend I assume as Halle/Elder are in Sheffield on Friday playing Rachmaninov 3 and the Third Piano Concerto with the excellent Sunwook Kim who is their artist in residence this year .

EDIT

I see it was last weekend - what idiocy was this to try and compete with the last week of the Proms . I thought that the competition used to be in the spring .

[Bryn]

When is the final ? Can't be this weekend I assume as Halle/Elder are in Sheffield on Friday playing Rachmaninov 3 and the Third Piano Concerto with the excellent Sunwook Kim who is their artist in residence this year .

EDIT

I see it was last weekend - what idiocy was this to try and compete with the last week of the Proms . I thought that the competition used to be in the spring .

Anna Tcybuleva won it last night, but for some unknown reason the finals are not available to Listen [to] Again via the iPlayer.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

When is the final ? Can't be this weekend I assume as Halle/Elder are in Sheffield on Friday playing Rachmaninov 3 and the Third Piano Concerto with the excellent Sunwook Kim who is their artist in residence this year .

Yesterday, Barbs - the afternoon and evening R3 schedules were devoted to it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b069wzvp

The Competition has always been held during the University Term "holidays" - so that accommodation and (more importantly) the pianos in the Music Department are available. Whether this used to be in the Easter Break, I don't remember.

[Nick Armstrong]

When is the final ? Can't be this weekend I assume as Halle/Elder are in Sheffield on Friday playing Rachmaninov 3 and the Third Piano Concerto with the excellent Sunwook Kim who is their artist in residence this year .

Sunwook Kim, indeed excellent, who won the Leeds 6 years ago with a terrific Brahms 1 which I still have on DVD and is a benchmark performance for me of that piece - truly magnificent. His Rach 3 with Bournemouth earlier this year was also a reference performance. He's the best winner (for me) for many a long year.

As mentioned above, you haven't missed the TV coverage of the 2015 competition - all the concerto finals performances starting this Friday evening on BBC Four. Set your PVR for 'series record'

[Barbirollians]

Sunwook Kim, indeed excellent, who won the Leeds 6 years ago with a terrific Brahms 1 which I still have on DVD and is a benchmark performance for me of that piece - truly magnificent. His Rach 3 with Bournemouth earlier this year was also a reference performance. He's the best winner (for me) for many a long year.

As mentioned above, you haven't missed the TV coverage of the 2015 competition - all the concerto finals performances starting this Friday evening on BBC Four. Set your PVR for 'series record'

SK is playing both Brahms concertos in one concert with the Halle in the spring !

[Bryn]

Last night's finals have now been made available to Listen Again in HD Sound via the iPlayer.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I thought that the competition used to be in the spring .

A quick check with WIKI (yes, I know) suggests that the competition has always been held in September.

It is also from that site that I learn that Tetley Hall - where the competitors used to be "lodged" during the competition, and site of very fond memories for me - is no longer a Student Hall of Accommodation.