Paderewski Piano Academy - AUGUST 7TH

XII Paderewski Piano Academy

AUGUST 9TH – 18TH, 2024

10 DAYS of masterclass: 11 lessons with pedagogues, lesson with conductor, 4 rehearsals with a symphony orchestra, acoustic rehearsal before the concert. Gala concerts on Saturday and Sunday for all participants who are sufficient well prepared for playing in public (our professors will judge it).

When?

AUGUST 9th – 18th, 2024

Who?

Paweł Wakarecy, the Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland

The Finalist of the 16th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.

Yingdi Sun, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China

The 1st prize winner of the 7th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht.

You will have lessons with both professors

Conductor - Przemysław Fiugajski
Orchestra - Torun Symphony Orchestra

Who can participate?

Young pianists of all nationalities.

RULES

APPLY

Fill in the application form from the website and supply references from a well-known musician. Deadline May 26th, 2024. List of invited pianists June 10th, 2024.

Which concertos you can play?

Each participant chooses one concerto from the list:

MOZART all concertos

BEETHOVEN No. 1 in C major, op. 15

BEETHOVEN No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19

BEETHOVEN No. 3 in C minor, op. 37

BEETHOVEN No. 4 in G major, op. 58

BEETHOVEN No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73

CHOPIN No. 1 in E minor, op. 11

CHOPIN No. 2 in F minor, op. 21

MENDELSSOHN in G minor, op. 25

SCHUMANN in A minor, op. 54

GRIEG IN A minor, op. 16

SAINT-SAENS No. 2 in G minor, op. 22

BRAHMS No. 1 in D minor, op. 15

* other concertos on special request and additional fe

Friday: Decision
One day before the concert the professors will announce the list of participants accepted. Theirs decisions are irrevocable and not subject to appeal.

Saturday & Sunday:
Public Concerts
* However, to guarantee the adequate level of performance, participants who are not sufficiently well prepared will not be accepted.

Cost:

The fee for the Paderewski Piano Academy (one week) is EUR 2500, excluding the bank charge.

EUR 1500 - fee for the masterclass
EUR 1000 - administrative procedures, accommodation (11 days) with 3 meals every day, local transportation (from/to Bydgoszcz Airport/train station to/from the Hotel) and to the concerts halls.
The pianists invited to the Paderewski Piano Academy should send the entrance fee by June 26th, 2024, after official e-mail from the Paderewski Music Association. Domestic transportation, lessons and practicing - included. We do not reimburse traveling expenses.

IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI

Ignacy Jan Paderewski was born in 1860 in the village of Kurylowka, Podolia, Poland. He studied at the Warsaw Musical Institute and with many Eastern European teachers. He became one of Poland’s world renowned pianists and composers. Although his own compositions are well known, Paderewski was widely praised for his renditions of Chopin. In addition to delighting Poland and the world with his music for over 50 years, Paderewski also became one of Poland’s great statesmen. At the beginning of World War I, Paderewski founded a committee to assist the people of Poland and established branches in Paris, London and throughout the United States. Paderewski’s efforts, with support from the American government and American people, helped Poland regain her freedom after World War I. He was also one of the signers of the Paris Peace Treaty which was responsible for reestablishing the proper boundaries between Poland and her neighbors. Paderewski became the chief framer of the Polish Constitution of 1919 and served as Poland’s delegate to the League of Nations in Geneva. Upon Poland’s Independence, in 1918, Paderewski became its Prime Minister and Secretary of Foreign Affairs.