Fou Ts'ong International Concerto Competition
Aug 19-20, 2023
Boston, MA, USA

For all pianists of
age 35 and under
as of June 09, 2023.
Concerto 2023:
Tchaikovsky:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23
(1879 version, the 2nd edition. It is available on IMSLP as “Version B”)

NOTE:
(It is not the commonly performed third version from 1888 nor the first version from 1875.)

Application Deadline:
Friday, June 09, 2023

Details and Application Form:
http://www.chineseperformingarts.net/contents/concerto/2023/index.html

Application Fee:
USD $80

First prize: USD $5,000, performing with Mercury Orchestra at NEC's Jordan Hall,
Aug 26, 2023, 7:30 pm
and a returning solo recital at Summer FREE
Concerts @ NEC 2024.

Second prize: USD $2,000

Third prize: USD $1,000

Jury Panel:
(alphabetically)
(The judges will not give scores to his/her current students)

For Video Preliminary:

1, Professor Gloria Chien
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, USA, http://www.gloriachien.com/biography/

2, Professor Grace Chung,
Tainan National University of The Arts, Taiwan, https://www.musicfestperugia.net/artist-faculty/grace-chung-2019/

3, Professor Jianing Kong,
Professor of piano at Royal College of Music, London, UK.
https://www.rcm.ac.uk/keyboard/professors/details/?id=04237

4, Professor Anton Nel,
The University of Texas at Austin - Butler School of Music. USA www.antonnel.com

5, Dr. Yinfei Wang, Manhattan School of Music, USA, http://wangyinfei.com/


For Semi Final and Final Rounds:

1, Professor Bruce Brubaker, Chair of Piano Department, New England Conservatory of Music, USA, https://brucebrubaker.com/

2, Mr. Richard Dyer,
retired senior music critic of The Boston Globe, USA. Jury of international piano competitions including Van Cliburn, Cleveland, Sendai, among others. https://alumni.hiram.edu/page/awarddyer

3, Professor Michael Lewin, Head of Piano Department of The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, USA .
Artistic Director of the Boston Conservatory Piano Masters Series. www.michaellewin.com

4, Professor Sergey Schepkin,
Carnegie Mellon University,
New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory, USA, https://schepkin.com/

5, Mr. Channing Yu,
Conductor Mercury Orchestra, USA, http://channingyu.com/

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Fou Ts'ong International Concerto Competition
Aug 19-20, 2023
(for all pianists up to 35yr)
Concerto 2023:
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 (1879 version, the 2nd edition.  It is available on IMSLP as “Version B”
NOTE: It is not the commonly performed third version from 1888 nor the first version from 1875.
Application Deadline:
Friday, June 09, 2023

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August 10 to 26, 2023
Williams Hall + Jordan Hall

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